The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-21
mining ROUNDUP FORTHE WEEK

that arrangements will be made
whereby the work of developing the
property may be continued.
Assessment work for the year 1896
has been done on the Antietum and Ida
Musson group of mining claims, lying
north of Deer valley. Some very favor
able ASSAYS in gold and silver have
been obtained from that part of the
district during the past year, and par
ties owning ground in that section are
we'll pleased with the developments
made. Gold. to the value of s5.25 per
ton, has been obtained from quartz
coming from a tunnel fully 80 feet in
width, and tunnel now being driven
on the Antietum will tap the ledge at
depth of 300 feet and prove it up. The
tunnel is now in fully 200 feet and will
have to be driven 200 feet further he
fore the ledge is reached. The ground
is owned by the Hasson brothers.
Patriot: OF the many prospective
mines in the vicinity of Park City. the
Columbus, in the Blue Ledge district.
is second to none. a ledge of two and
half feet in lime and quartZite
formation was exposed in the tunnel
three weeks back. 1t dips downward
at an angle Of 80 degrees. a shaft is
being sent down to explore the ledge,
which increases in size with depth.
That shaft is now down 45 feet. Recent
assays made at Salt Lake run high in
gold and copper but as none of the
stock is now for sale, the owners do
not desire to take the public into their
confidence YET awhile. 1t won't be long,
however, until we shall be able to give
a good account Of the Columbus.
The new double compartment shaft
in the Creole is down 290 feet The
formation gives every assurance of a
mine. The shaft win be sent down
500 feet before the work of drifting for
the ledge will be taken up. Two car
loads of ore were sent from the Creole
this week to the sampler. Lumber for
building a new ore house at the mine
has been ordered. and taken all in all.
the future looks bright for the owners
of that property.
The great Ontario drain tunnel has
reached No. = shaft of the Daily mine
To connect No. 2 shaft with the tunnel
Will require the sinking of that shaft
about $50 feet vet.
The Park City stockholders of the
Rescue. a gold proposition in Elko
county. Nevada are feeling jubilant
this week They are asking $3.50
share and say that not one dollar will
be sold for less. A meeting of stock
holders is in contemplation for next
week for the purpose of electing a new
board of directors.
The condition of the Naleo remains
about the same as it has been for the
past two weeks. Work in the new
tunnel is progreszsng. Ore is being
sent to the Macintosh sampler daily
1t is rumored that work in the Began
will be resumed after the holidays
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Silver King will be held
at Park City, Monday, January IS, 1897.
Ore shipments from the Macintosh
sampler this week:
Silver King first class. .722, $40
Valeo first class ....... % 300
Creole first class. % 700
Barnes concentrates. ..... 1850
Varcoe & Flindt concentrates. -. $500
Total number pounds. ~ S11 ,46O
Work has been resumed on the Com
stock and will continue during the win
ter.
Martin McGray has finished assess
ment work on his Treasury Hill prop
erty.
Ex-Mayor Henry Newell, who. with
John Shields, owns the Newell Consol-
idated group in Bonanza Flats, was
seen in town last week by the writer.
Asked about the report published in
the Patriot about an assay which
showed $2S III gold, he said: Yes that
is the truth. l took the rock TO Salt
Lake myself and had it assayed by an
asSayer whose reputation for thorough
work is known all over the state. There
is no doubt in my mind but that the