The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

mine, at Bingham, is showing up in
excellent shape and the ore is of high
grade, some of the samples showing
values of 1900 ounces silver and So
/ in gold to the ton. The mineral, in
places, is a crystaliZed spar, ruby sill
l yer and gray copper and if the ore
chutes increase with size as work pro-
crosses, there will not be a richer mine
4 in Bingham than the old Winnemuck
1 j. H. Marriott, of Osceola, Nevada,
is in the city en- route to the Grand
/ gold placer diggings in Oregon, near
+ Baker City. Mr.. Marriott is superin-
tendent for the Osceola Placer COM
pany, which is the owner of some of
the most valuable placer diggings in
/ the state of Nevada; but, he says, the
dry season has prohibited extensive
operations this year. In the shallow
diggings, however, several companies
are making cleanups Of from $1,000 to
So, 600, which will give good net re-
turns after paying all eXpences. The
quartz deposits of Osceola, according
to Mr.. Marriott, have been but little
developed; still they prospect well,
carry free gold and would well repay
investigation and prospecting.
The precious metals do not always
supply the biggest mining stories, says
the Butte Miner, for the papers. Tin
Will probably hold the record for
| time now with the story telegraphed
this week from Guannajuata, Mexico,
of the discovery of deposits there with
100,0G0,000 in sight, which at $500, which
is about the usual market price, would
be worth about $40, 600 900, 900, and at the
present rate of consumption would last
the whole world LOO years. The tele-
gram, however, is not so very definite,
and speaks of it's assaying 61h per cent
pure tin. Even that is not bad. 1t
would give $500, 900 tons of pure tin,
worth $500 000,O 600, and would supply
the world at the present rate of con-
sumption 700 years. Truly, mescal is
a marvellous drink.
Mention was made in these columns
a few days ago concerning the rich
strike of ore made in the property of
the Austin Mining company ut Austin,
New. AT first 1t was the impression
that the find was made in the long tun-
mel which is being driven for the thor
ough and scientific development of this
splendid property, but Hon. P. r. Earns
worth, the manager, informs The Her
aid that it was made in the face of the
200 drift that has been driven east from
the 7OO-foot level in the shaft in the
Union mine, embraced in the company's
property. The vein Of high grade ore
is two feet wide and already it has been
stripped for distance of forty feet.
Mr. Farnsworth expects to ship two
carloads of this ore a month regularly.
Although there is but little stir in
mining circles in Hot Springs mining
district, the fact still remains that a
number of Salt Lakers are quietly but
earnestly pushing development work
in the foothills by which this city is
more than half environed. In fact, the
dumps on the hillside can easily be
seen from the business portion of the
city. especially the dumps on Long
Ridge, a short distance north of Cap
itol hill, where it is claimed that some
very rich float has been found. One
claim on the ridge has been developed
by an S0-foot tunnel, which has been
run in on the ledge, and it is claimed
that free gold ore has been found run
ming from 81 to SIS to the ton. The
ground will be thoroughly worked this
fall.