Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

DIR. g. ID. Oregon, Smith Ehreuger. n.
g. Williamson and VIM. j. Wilson. In
the Snake Creek mining district, dis
tant about four miles from PARK City
and southwest OF the much'lalksd.oi
and from which much Is expected
Valeo (not ValleJj) m ne. The own
ers OF the property nave now uuder
consideration plRu 10 stock and ue.
velop the property on On extensive
scale. In tbs assessment done on
every claim OF the group for the pasL
nine yeste, orc that aseayed nigh IN
copper, pcid, silver and lead has been
tskon out. The company has on the
property q good living house, wbim
mouse, and q double com partment
shaft about sixty feet deep. w. J. VII.
son, with a small fofce of men, Is sink
ing tha shnit at present, and expects to
catch the contract Mt q depth OF about
zoo feet.
The writer iesrnod this week from a
kauns gentlemln that there ~ oOn.
sicerable prospecting being done IN the
ittfitoty ndjace;t Ia the forks OF the
Woner some parties who recently
locate some claims a halt mile south
Of j. G. LrmUert's sEw mill on tho
North Fork ~ the Weber, enc0un.
HttNh hAig ApGkEN VI 4At hhAt d-NAF Eh
81 uer cent Iced and lew ounces Of
silver. he thirks TINT Is an excellent
country for prospeotors.
rhu pfsfeut status Of tho Vsleo Ia
scout as iollows. rne new tunnel is
% 245 feet. Il is thought shat The ole
ia1y encountered In thp Old tunnel
VIII be encountered In thu new tunnel
about 800 feet. Gao ltd OF orc 10
icing delivered NJ tho sampler daily.
The iowa Mine.
Idaho City Worle:Dsva Coughau-
0nr Jr., OF Q iar gbusg, called on ihe
WorlI last rhu,s iay evening. He
had some very fiue sampl-s Of ore
from the Iowa mine, owned by Dave
CUughsnour Sr One Of tile spBcimsna
was very rich tn iteo void, IN tho form
o. wires, end WAC taken from high
grads voin inur inches thick., Tue
Iowa tunnel IL lob ieet long. The
tir>t lelge struck was m a distance Of
9I7 ieet. rnis ledge vRrieo from six
inches TO throe Get in width. After
WORKING orc Tor some time FROM
this ledge, dave hal lingering
1pubt a. TO i, being the Iowa proper,
anu that duubt .mpplicu him to
push the tunuei nhe d. After rum
ming 80 feet Oeyond The tiTst ledge he
struck the Iowa leuge, which Is I'm
extension OF the Gold HUI. The edge
Is IL het wide ana Nil pay Gre.
II Is worked rom wall 10 wall AM
returns profit OF from s. TO 50 tor.
itis crusaed IN the Iowa m,i, wnicn
IL lost The tunnel tApB the
Ledge nearly 6Up feet deep, and By fol-
lowing the L. 4ge into this mountain "a
depth OF $50 feet Will BE- attained. The
ore carries very large percent OF iron
sulpnurets OF good grade. Only Il
small per cent OF tbs gold in this ore IS
obtained In the IN Hing process. These
sulphurets arc coi'eeu,rated. Tine
ote gives profit Ul 81 or 81 psr ton
without taking into socougt tnIs base
ore. Tbs eulphurets permoata the
entire ledge, ana solid ledge OF il
10 two feet wide. The permRuenoy q
tho Iowa Is proven by the depth at
which " has been tsppeui Rnu the
q, o. tho ledge and srada OF ore rauks
u with the best gold mi6ss In the
STATE. The am unit Of ore this mine
will turn OuL tom the tunnel level ~
tho suriGcs is ennrm ue. MIR. COugha-
nonr VIII move hia iine 2O.stanp mIll
sc. rem Silver mountain next Bum.
meE.