The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01

There is not a mining man in this
city who has been here for the past
six wears who does not recall the eX-
element that followed closely upon the
heels of the discovery OF the Dalton
mine at Marysvale, in Piute county.
1t was not long after its discovery
before a company was incorporated for
the operation of the property and it
was not many days after the stock OF
the company was put upon the market
at % cents before it was quoted at 40,
then 80 and finally up 10 90 cents and
then 81; and then the bubble burst, for
the body of high grade ore had been
lost and although the company had
erected a mill for the treatment of its
w-grade ore, the process proved to be
a failure, and it was two months before
the stock was quoted at 90 cents once
again, and step by step II has since
suffered a decline until short time ago
when it could have been picked uD at
almost a song.
Instead of paying dividends the Dali
ton has been paying chloride of as
sessinents'' during the past five years,
and during all this time there has been
more than one man who expressed the
belief that the lost ledge would be
found in time, and this belief has been
strengthened since the company gave a
lease on the property few months ago
to Dalton and Ferguson, the two MEN,
of all others, who should know about
the intricacies of this mine, as they
were familiar with ii in its palmiest
days; and if anyone knew where the
lost vein was to be found, they would
know.
Ever since Dalton and Ferguson be-
gan operations a few months ago in the
development of the Dalton, min
ing men and the stockholders of the
company in this city have been wait
ing anxiously the results of their opera
tions, and they will be pleased to hear
that a shipment of Dalton ore is eX
pected in today, and that there is an
other lot at the mine ready for the
market as soon as the sale of the first
shipment demonstrates the character
and value of the ore, which has been
sorted and sacked.
From parties who are in a position to
know The Herald is informed that
there is every reason to believe that
the long-lost body of high-grade ore
has at last been found. and that from
this time on there viii be a radical
change in the history of the Dalton
mine
The ore from the rich ledge in the
Dalton mine was full of free gold and
carried high in tellurium, and it is just
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mine in the early days that the officers
of the company and the lessees are now
carrying around in their pockets: and
this ore, it is claimed, is from the long
lost ledge that has been re-discovered
by Messrs. Dalton and Ferguson who
are now following this body of rich
ore and who expect to make a stake
out of the mine before their lease ex-
pires.
Some of this ore has been tested by
interested parties by fire and It hs=
been shown that it carries values of
$3.50 in gold to the ton, besides some in
silver and average samples of ore
taken from the ledge and sacked went
all the way from $40 to S54 in gold to
the ton, besides from 1 to 20 ounces in
silver; but it is believed that the pres
ent shipment. which has been hand
sorted, will go from 500 to $500 in gold
to the ton.
After the thousands that have been
expended in the search for the lost
lode in the Dalton mine it is refreshing
to hear that there is some likelihood
of this property fulfilling the early
prophesy made concerning it. and that
in the future there is some chance that
it viii redeem itself and give back the
dollars that have been expended in its
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