The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
BUSINESS, MINING AND STOCKS

Meeting the mine and the mill, and la
ter this was extended around into the
Brooklyn gulch so that the waste ores
of the mine of the same name were
treated at the Lead mill. The total
length of the tramway is now little
over eight miles, and the demands for
transportation from other mining com
panies is such that daily extensions
are being made.
Three groups of mines were lncluu-
ed in the transaction whereby the Dal-
ton and Lark Mining company secured
control of one of the greatest aggre-
cations of rich mineral ground seIdom
found under one management. one OF
these, the Brooklyn group, consists OF
the Banner. First West Extension Tele-
graph, Telegraph, Revere, Summit,
Trinity spring lodes and the Trinity
Millsite.
Upon the Brooklyn ledge the new
owners have a Iun Of 1900 feet on the
vein. The bottom of the Brooklyn
shaft has reached the 1900 foot level,
where the ore body widened out to IS
feet. Work has not been started up on
the Brooklyn since its purchase from
the Lead Mine company; but it is the
intention to run q cross cut from the
southwest face Of the Lark mine on
the 500 foot level to interSect the
Brooklyn shaft about 200 feet below the
lowest workings in this property.
By this means the Brooklyn will be
drained to the Lark shaft. and pump
/ ing and hosting will be done through
this opening.
The Lead mine group, also purchased
from the Lead Mine company, consists
of the June Blossom, Clara, Fraction,
Murray, Carlisle, Peurith, Louise, Lead
Mine, Carbonate, Rustin, Nash. Rich
mond and Richard claims, giving to
the Lead Mine vein or what is better
known as the Dalton lode, a range Of
$500 feet
I The purchase also included the Key
stone group, comprising the Keystone,
Keystone No ,. Freedom and Blaine
mining claims, giving about 1000 feet
in length on the keystone lode. This
is productive property. and it is now
under lease to Bingham parties who
are extracting and shipping ore. This
lease expires about March l, when the
Dalton and Lark company intend to
work 1t themselves and, also. to do
/ some extensive developments thereon.
The company also purchased the
Lead mill near the mouth of Bingham
canyon and large tract of land, on
! which there are a number of mill
buildings, including offices, blacksmith
shops, boarding houses, etc The mill
is capable of treating about 100 tons
of ore daily, and is considered one of
the best plants in the country. The
company also acquired title to the
I Lead mine tramWay, running from the
Lead mill to the Lead mine, a distance
OF SIX miles, besides about two miles
of extensions.
The Dalton and Lark also owns and
operates the mill at the Lark shaft
when has a capacity of about 80 tons
Of ore daily.
Upon the Lark lode the owners can
lay claim to about 1900 feet. From
the top of the Lark shaft to the 500
loot level, and the various workings of
the mine, there is a continuous and
unbrokan ore chute, or chimney. 800
feet in length. which has been devel-
oped with but little stopping having
been done. The first-class ore from
tins magnificent body. of ore runs
about so ounces in silver and 40 per
/ cent lead, and picked samples have at
times gone as high as $50 ounces in
silver.
In the Dalton vein two ore chutes
have been uncovered that are about
100 feet in length, and are still contin-
uing. The ore body on the foot wall
is about twenty feet wide. while on
/ the hanging I'll is about five This ore
runs in the neighborhood of so ounces
in silver and from % to GO per cent
lead to the ton and ore is now being
/ Shipped from this district.
The lead mill is being ref1tted. after
remaining idle for several months, and
1 will start up about March 1 with
full force Of men, and it is also the
intention to begin extensive develop
! ment in the various properties en-
braced in the consolidation.
An important feature in connection
with this enterprise is the Bingham
tunnel now being constructed by the
Bingham Tunnel company This tun-
mel. as projected, runs nearly parallel
with the Lark lode. and between it
I and the Brooklyn. This tunnel, which
will be 5000 feet in length, will drain
! the group and develop the ore bodies
| at a depth of about $50 feet below the
! lowest workings, which will give an
addition to the life of the mines of
many years.
The four parallel Iodes above men
/ tioned-the Dalton, Lark. keystone
and Brooklyn, and their extensions
northeast and outhwest-embrace a
( greater part Of all the productive
/ ground in that portion of West Noun
! tain mining district, and to say that
/ this is an immense proposition, is put
/ ting it mild, for it promises to develop
! into an enterprise of great magnitude
| and one from which large dividends
! can be expected almost from the
start.
The output of the Dalton and Lark
/ last year amounted to about 100000,
! and with this new territory to draw
! from, and with increased facilities,
! this should be quadrupled within a
1 year
! A company will be organized within
| a few days to develop this consolidated
/ property under the name of the Dali
J ton and Lark Gold, Silver and Lead
4 Mining and Milling company, and the
/ projectors of the enterprise are even
] now preparing the data for a prospec-
I tus that viii be exhaustive and com
plete in every detail.
In passing, il is no more than just
! to state that the contamination Of this
! big deal is due very largely to the
high executive ability of Manager ].
/ Schenck of the Dalton and Lark mine,
owned by himself and H. II. Rea. AL
| though this is a proposition of magnifi-
cent proportions, Mr.. Schenck as prln-
cfpal has carried it through without a
| hitch, and we are safe in saying that
he proposes to make this the greatest
! producing group Of mines under one
control in the west.
AMONG THE BULLS AND BEARS.
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