The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-16
IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.
The La CigaIe Strike-The Omaha
Property Changing Hands.

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MERCUR, Nov. 15-When Mr.. Schue
went down on the western dip and
commenced operations, the knowing
ones smiled and predicted failure. Re
cent developments are bearing him out
in his opinions and the interest now
taken in property in the foothills is
rapidly assuming the appearance of a
! boom. The Omaha has now become the
! property of Walker Bros, and the fact
that such an experienced firm should
invest money there goes for a great
deal. While the vein, in extent and APP
! pearance, is the same as the Mercur
vein, the values are higher and the
same formation has been traced from
Ophir canyon, south, as far as the hills
go.
rhe La Cigale is one of the first
properties located in that neighbour
hood, and the same vein which showed
such heavy values in the Omaha can
be traced through this group. A shaft
in the La Cigale struck the vein at 80
feet. The vein at this point is about
u feet thick. Five feet of this gives
values of so per ton; three feet of 81,
and the balance from Sligo to 1925.
With mill facilities it would all be good
milling ore, and we are informed that
the ore teaches easier than that at
present being milled in Mercur. The
property consists of Il claims, and the
new shaft is within 200 feet of the work.
ings of the Omaha. Eight men are at
work on the property, and they will be
engaged all winter working along the
vein, which pitches towards Rush val
ley, at an angle of about So degrees.
Just east of the Omaha lies the Ed
itOr group of claims, the property of
Frank Jardine and others. On this
group both the gold and silver ledge
can be easily traced. a shaft % feet
deep was sunk on this property last
spring, and the ore body was reached
at that depth. The values were low,
as is commonly the case. The owners
Will probably resume operations al an
early date and hope to obtain higher
values before long
The Valley View is another property
on which the formation reveals the
presence of the precious metal. AL
though no great strike has been re-
corded there yet, they are in a good
location and values have been found |
on the property.
Colonel Wall, c. H. Dignowity. and a
number of others have claims in the /
same locality that give promise of fu- /
tuTe fame.
Another sale has been recorded to !
the credit of the west dip. Mr. Clay |
CT Pittsburg purchased the Alta group !
of u claims. The purchase price could /
not be learned, but it was said to be
pretty steep.
There are several deals on the tapis |
here, but the parties concerned do not |
care to give particulars until mat !
tiers are definitely settled. Eastern men |
are the most active in hunting up prop |
erty that is for sale, and if as gener-
ally asserted, they intend making an
earnest search for the precious metal.
the western foothills viii soon be full |
of men.
At the Omaha it is reported that the
vein is steadily increasing in values
and that the hanging and foot walls
are well defined
1t is reported that the Lillian Russell.
which is also in the foothills, has made
strike, but the report has not vet
been confirmed.
Yesterday the Chesapeake, Kappa
hammock, Delaware, Green Mountain,
Arctic and Potomac were bonded to |
eastern parties, j. A. Harris of Merc1r
acting as agent. The bond is for S25. 900.
$1,000 OF which is payable in 50 DAYS.
The property lies along the ridge at
the head of SilVeradO canyon, and
JOINS the Chloride Point on the north.
Jack Green and Mayor Frank Hall are
the owners of this group. There are in
dlcations that a large body of ore will
ne found In that locality, and on one.
the Rappahannock, ore has been found
on the surface that shows 1913 in gold.
IN the adjoining properties, the Cum
berland and the Susquehanna. con-
siderable work has been done. and n
vein of y feet has been discovered
yielding values from 81 to So So far
little more than surface digging has
been done, mainly in the line of as
sessment work
Work on the North Star and the
Patriot will be commenced next week.
n the latter a tunnel 200 feet has been
iriven, and the vein gives ASSAYS of
. ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold. Tho
ormer has shaft 100 feet deep. which
ouches the same vein. The owners
mink that so feet further will reach
he large body of ore known to be in
existence On Lion Hill. The propertv
olns the Northern Light
Inc drill at the East Golden Gate has
again resumed its descent and the
'earch VIII be continued for some time
II this way @----e
The Hecla people seem to be meeting I
With success in their drift, and The in. I
hcatlons are certainly very encour-
ging. g
AT last a reason has been given for /
ne delay IN erecting a mill at the {
iolden Gate 1t is reported that there J
; a llkehhood OF consolidation of the Z Z
dercur, Golden Gate and Bricl1vard |
nd that between now and Nav III O
hose three properties will be owned nv v
ne company, and under one manage, !
nent. s
Now that there is snow on the L
round, there is some talk of opera &
ions beginning at Five-mile pass. The
lstance from water makes work in
nat locality during the summer. very
Expensive, so that little or nothing has t.
cen done in the way of development =.
ithln the next two weeks the Penn :.
yIVanaa Gold company proposes 10 I
oinlnence the sinking of a shaft 100 Il
eet: The work viii be under the di- d
sctlon of Superintendent T. E, Lewis. s
Iiu VIII probably be continued during r;
ne winter. The COMPANY has n o,,o,,s7 T.
{ five claims, and they are in direct
ne With the Mercur and Sunshine n
ood ASSAYS have been obtained from 4,
aims IN the neighborhood. n
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