The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-30


a copper proposition located in Snake
creek district, says the Park City Rec
ord have a force of men doing assess
ment work and complete the required
amount this week. E. w. Berry, sec
rotary of the company, is firm in the
belief that the Steamboat is one
of the coming big mines of the state,
and saws an effort will be made next
summer to institute extensive develop
nents and prove the property up as IL
is now in such shape that II can De
worked to good advantage and at Snght
cost The group has a strong vein
that crops right TO the surface and
shows strong values in gold, silver and
copper and the tunnel through when
the company is now doing assessment
work, will tap the ledge several humid
dred feet in depth.
FLEW TO PIECES.
Word received in Park City this week
by letter from Cripple Creek, Colo,
states that the pulverizer in the Peck
mill at that camp flew to pieces last
week, not being able to Withstand the
high rate of speed necessary to handle
the ores The plant has been closed
down and il is a question whether
another pulveriZer after the same pat
tern viii be ordered or whether the
inventor
method OF structure. The machine has
always been considered dangerous ow-
ing to the high velocity at which II is
run Our informant was of the opln-
ion that the accident at Cripple Creek
would have an immediate bearing on
the plant being constructed III Park
City. but whether it viii or not, re-
mains for the future to determine. 1t
is TO be hoped that il will not.
TREASURY STOCK ALL SOLD.
Vallejo has been the leading topic in
mining circles in Park City during the
past week and a constant stream OF
visitors and experts has been coming
and going between town and the mine.
The result has been great activity in
the stock and the company sold every
share of treasury stock it desired TO
part with at 81 per share, and there IS
no more for sale. The last block of over
6 900 shares was taken by Charles
Rookledge for Salt Lake and Park City
parties. The general opinion of those
who have examined the property IS TO
the effect that il is a fine, rich pros
pect with splendid indications of de-
veloping into q pay mine, and three
sample assays taken by disintereSted
miner during the week holds up that
opinion. The rock yielded in gold.
silver and copper values as follows
S47S2. sos Il and SIS. 50--an average of
is Variously estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000 and besides being big
inducement TO purchasers of stock
makes the original owners feel good.
Three shifts are being worked in the
Wine being sunk on the vein and in
the lower tunnel, which latter IS eX-
pected to prove up the value of the
mine. The bridge being built across
the Provo is being pushed rapidly and
viii soon be completed, when ore haul
ing viii again be resumed.
LUCKY BILL CUTS THE VEIN.
Joseph Hatch. who is in charge of
the development work being done on
the Lucky Bill. was in the Park We'd
nesday and stated that the new shaft
being sunk TO catch the ore recently
found on the surface, had interSected
the vein at about 80 feet and that
two feet of ore carrying well in gold
and silver. had been uncovered and
that the bins were FULL The news is
gwen just as obtained, and though
the writer has not seen the strike he
is free to confess that the indications
in the bottom Of the Wine being sunk
on the new find were most promising
for such 4 result. We We're also in
formed by other authorities that ga
lena had been encountered on the 1000
level. though in small quantities. All
in all. the reports from the Lucky Bill
This week are very encouraging. We
understand that developments are be-
ing prosecuted in a most vigorous
manner.
CAMP CROSSCUTS.
The telephone line to the Silver King
mine has been completed and is now
III operation. The line will be a great
convenience to that property.
Ore hauling IS still light the roads
being worse than ever. The only ship
ment reported from the Macintosh
sampler being 70S,650 pounds by the
Silver King.
Spooner Bros. have until Dec. 1 to
take uD the option. held by them on
the Creole stock owned by Ed and
James Berry. The boys do not, of
course, know whether The deal will be
closed or not, but are inclined to think
il Will.
The great interest being aroused in
the Vallejo is having a direct effect
upon the adjacent ground and holders
thereof are making preparations to get
their holdings before the public eye.
There is little doubt but that next
summer Will see some very active and
extensive developments instituted in
that part of Blue Ledge district early
next season Much, however. depends
on the results attained in the lower
tunnel being driven in the Vallejo
The project of opening the Crescent
tramWay for the purpose of bringing
down the jig ore belonging to the Cres-
cent and to NJ. L. Houston. has been
abandoned, the task proving mueh
more difficult than anticipated. Mr..
Houston came down from the mine to
spend his Thanksgiving.
There was much talk on the street
this week of a strike of good ore hav-
ing been made by DR.. Kjos, Joseph
GTeenough and others who are develop
ing the Alice claim in Woodside can
yon. An investigation developed that
a fine ledge had been cut. but no ore.
The vein was encountered at a depth
of 10 feet and at present the entire
Shaft is in tine looking vein matter
Sinking wiz continue until the other
wall is reached. when the company
VIII decide whether it viii drift on the
ledge or continue to sink. The matrix
is a heavy. oxidized iron quartz and
looks very promising