The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-06

of Y per cent lead, SO ounces silver, sc
cents in gold and Is per cent in iron to
the ton. The Lawrence is owned prin-
cipally by T. A Wickersharn. and is
one of the most promising lead proper
ties in Columbia district. There are
five claims embraced in the Lawrence
group, and the showing on all of them
is excellent. Not far from this pro-
perty is to be found the Alpine mine,
owned by w. H. Remington, Jack Boil
ton and others.
Manager John Montgomery returned
yesterday from Bingham, where he
discontinued the work being done by
leasers in the Spanish mine, which is
part Of the Niagara group. 1t is the
intention of the company, however. to
put up a. steam hoist and resume sink
ing in the Spanish shaft on the ore
body until the level of The Niagara
tunnel is reached, if the vein continues
to this depth. The lessees of the Span
ish have been taking out a good deal
of ore from this ledge, which is from
ten to twelve feet between walls, the
value Of which ranged from $40 to $25
a ton.
G. H. Schue is working six men on
his La Cigale group Of claims in the
western foothills, in Camp Floyd min
ing district. The ledge on the surface,
on this ground, assays from 81 to S1.4S
in gold TO the ton, but in order to
thoroughly develop the mine Mr.
Schue has sunk a 150-foot shaft some
prosecuting TO the ore body, which
he expects to encounter within fifty
feet more. The La Cigale is on the
Omaha ledge, and is located between
this property and the Valley View
group. The latter is owned by Omaha
capitalists, who have a most excellent
showing and are pushing developments
with good force of men. The Omaha,
which is considered as one of the best
prospects on the slope, is lying idle, as
the management cannot agree as to the
course of procedure.
c. H. Wilbur, general manager of the
Golden Eagle mine, in Central mining
district, Humboldt county, Nevada, has
just returned from the west, and when
seen by a Herald representative was
IN excellent spirits over the future out
look for the property. When Mr.. Will
bur left the Golden Eagle the new tun-
mel had been driven 200 feet on a body
of ore averaging from three to four
feet in width and which assays about
$50 in gold and 20 ounces in silver to
the ton, which makes a good milling
proposition. There are StrataS in the
ledge, however, that run much higher
than this and two carloads of high
grade ore will soon be placed on the
Salt Lake market. On the strength of
the promising condition of the mine the
company will erect mill this fall for
the treatment Of it's second-class ores.
The Herald made mention yesterday
of the accidental discovery of a mineral
bearing ledge in West Mountain dis
trlct while enjoying the excitement of
chicken hunt. Some men, with a
pick and drill, with no other company
than a mountain canary will pros
pect in the hills all summer without
finding anything; all of which goes to
show that no one is equal to a. tender
foot for luck" especially if he is out
on chicken hunting expedition, and
that this is so is proven by the fact
that yesterday The Herald was in
formed that another chicken hunter, a
boy this time, had just found a strong
ledge of ore not far from this city while
out after the feathered tribe, and it is
said that the ore shows free gold in
abundance. Hunting should prove
both pleasant and profitable if the
above results are always obtained, and
The Herald is of the opinion that
henceforth the nimrod had best take
a prospector's pick along with him as
an important part Of his equipment.