The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-05


with the Utah. This insureS the con-
tinuation of the work on both proper
ties, and as there is large bodies of
ore in sight, the leaSers ought to make
a good thing out of them.
Joseph Dedrich, the we'll known
Mammoth contractor, left last Mon
day for the Blue mountains TO super
intend the erection of the Gold Queen
mill. In converse ton with the Miner
man, Mr.. Dedrich spoke in most glow
ing terms of that district and predicts
for it a great future.
The Shoebridge Bonanza company
has struck two foot vein of good ore
in the bottom of the old shaft which
they have just finished cleaning out
A little ore was encountered in the
shaft all tine way down and the pres
ent showing looks ike a big thing.
This property viii soon be on the ship
ping list.
A good wagon road is to be built at
once from the North Star and Boss
! Tweed into Mammoth, and we are adj
vised that the contract for same has
already been let for $500. This road
will have the effect of taking the out
put from these properties by way of
Mammoth, which with a good road
will be the most convenient point.
The North Star company is grading
out for new shaft and Will commence
! sinking in a few days. The new shaft
will be a good working. double COM
paItment perpendicular shaft, and
| viii tap the Ola workings of the mine
which were developed by inchnes. 4
new hoist for the North Star is also a
certainty in the very near future.
The new whi5n was placed in position
on the Kappies ground Sunday and
hosting commenced E. N. Jenkins,
who is working the property, advises
US that they have an eight inch streak
! Of fine galena ore, and that they will
! be ready to make two carload ship
ment in about three weeks. The Kap-
pies ground joins the old Park mine
and IS regarded as one of the most
/ promising properties in the Silver City
end of the district.
We are advised that the Grand Cen
! trail company will at once let a con-
tract for sinking new we'll on the
/ Grand Central No. millsite, which
| lies northeast of Eureka adjoining the
PaXman millsite While the Grand
Central company has plenty of water
/ for immediate use, they propose to
secure enough now by the development
of their water rights to guarantee an
adequate future supply as their opera
| tons may require.
Scarcity of water is causing consid-
cradle anxiety both at the Eureka Hill
and Bullion-Beck mills. An average
of only about 40 stamps can be run at
the Eureka Hill and it is currently re-
ported that it will be necessary to lay
off one Shift at the Beck, although we
! are unable TO positively verify the re-
port. Both companies are Industrious
| ~ prospecting at Homansville and we
understand a daily improvement is
noticeable.
Manager J. w. Green of the Buckeye
! advises US that he has made a, new ore
strike on the 200 level of that property.
Assays of the ore show values of So
ounces silver, 65 per cent lead and $l3
! gold. Manager Green also states that
he will be able to send out a. good ship
ment of high-grade ore in a few days.
AS to the rumor of a contemplated as
/ sessmeult ON Buckeye stock, he states
| that so far as ne knows no such action
is contemplated by the board of direct
orS.
The shaft on the Boss Tweed is now
down $50 feet from the tunnel level, 225
feet from the surface. The shaft has
followed the vein all the way down.
the vein at the bottom being from eGree
to four feet wide, and have taken ollt
200 tons Of ore which is now ON tine
| dump. a r. Holcomb, who is in
| charge OF the mine, states thar they
will drift on the VEIN and block out the
ore preparatory to commencing regui ar
/ shipments.
Jesse Knight advises US that a. new
! tunnel TO tap the vein on the HuGnbug,
/ was commenced Wednesday morning.
The new tunnel is about 400 feet north
of the old one and will be about 800
feet long and will tap the vein 125 feet
/ below the present level. In the mean
time the work on the wagon road and
| the widening of the present tunnel is
being pushed as rapidly as possible,
/ and it is expected that shipments from
! the property will commence in two or
| three weeks
Director Ryan of che Ajax company
advises us that the proposed mill for
that company is a, sure go. He states
| that they are now engaged in taking.
samples of all the different grades and
characters of ore in Clne mine and that
different lots, aggregating several hun
bred tons will be run through the Sioux
mill to determine as to their adapt
ability to that process of milling. The
mill run will commence tomorrow. Mr.
Ryan also states that most satisfactory
progress is being made in the great
SiouX-AjaX tunnel
The extremely low price of lead and
the resulting order for closing down the
Mingo smelter at Sandy took effect in
1intic this week by the practical shut
down of the Sioux and Utah mines,
which took place on Monday Only
about ten men are now employed in the
Two mines and we are advised that the
mill will stop running as soon as the
run on Ajax ore is completed. We are
unable to hear of any other companies
who propose to follow the example OF
the Sioux and Utah. but the fear is gen.
e1'al that others may be forced to close.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bullion
Beck mine. twenty-five carloads ore;
from the Bullion-Beck MILL five car
loads concentrates; from the Centen-
nial-Eurela, twelve carloads ore; from
the Eureka Hill mine, four carloads
ore; from the Eureka Hill mill, twelve
carloads concentrates; from the Gernini,
/ carloads ore; from the Mammoth mine,
six carloads ore; from the Mamm0th
mill, e.even carloads concentrates !;
from the Utah, five carloads ore; from
the Sioux mill, five carloads concen-
trates; from the Swansea, seven car
loads ore; from the Four Aces, one car
load ore; from the Dragon Iron NINE
two carloads ore daily.
AS we go to press we are reliably in
formed that a foot vein of grade
ore was struck in the Blue Bird yes
terday afternoon The Blue Bird lies
in the vicinity of such well known pro-
ducers as the Joe Bowers, Butcher Boy,
Showers and Morning Glory, and We
! have no doubt Will develop into rich
regular shipper.
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.