The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-04

various mines still continues to bear
encourag ing results and more men are
being employed now than formerly.
Quite a number of new residences are
being built and among the business
houses there is evidence of increased
activity. The building erected by Mr..
Hornbuckle, on the site Of the one re-
Gently destroyed by the fire is quite
an ornament to the camp.
Some of the business men are pro-
tectfng themselves against fire and
flood. Mr. Mahuken, ONE of the lead
ing merchants, is constructing a fire
proof cellar. large enough to store all
his goods in in case of fire, and pro-
poses to build a rock wall to protect
his store. Others are considering the
advisibility of the same sort of safe
guarl.
The report of Ex-Governor Nance,
which appeared in Sundays Herald,
that Mercur would become a greater
camp than Cripple Creek or Johannes
Surg. is no surprise to tine people here.
Those who have visited our mines here
are aware of the fact that there are
billions of dollars worth of ore in sight;
but are almost afraid to say SO to
stranger for fear of being disbelieved.
It is a. fact, however, that the ore al
ready uncovered in the camp is almost
inexhaustible. One of the things that
cause a disbelief in the richness Of our
mines is the foolish assertions of those
who do not realize that 1T takes time
to develop mine before it can possibly
be a producer. Whenever a company
has struck ore, q report is circulated
THAI a mill Will be erected before many
weeks. No company will go to the
expense of erecting a min until il
knows something OF the extent of the
ore body, hence, after the ore IS found,
q great deal of work in the line OF eX-
pioring has to be done. After it is
demonstrated THAT enough ore is in
place to justify investing in the neces-
sary machinery, development work
must be don't, to enable the miners
to supply the ore fast enough 10, keep
the mill busy. AN of this takes time,
. and as month after month passes and
no outward indications are seen. these
important ones begin to doubt whether
there has been any ore discovered. In
the meantime the company keeps on
in the even tenor Of it's way, and in
due course of time the mine becomes
producer.
Your correspondent has repeatedly
read in the papers of some rich strike,
or some new mill to be erected, but
inquiry at the property has excited the
information that there was NO founda-
tion in fact for the rumors. The camp
is all right. however, and the mines are
getting richer every DAY.
The Hecla has at last reached a
sort Of white lime stone formation,
- o. loH iDh ora
body at the Golden Gate, and its man
egement is therefore feeling good over
the matter.
At the Sacramento work OH the mill
extension - being pushed as rapidly
as possible, and the force of miners
has been increased.
At last something definite about the
Golden Gate mill has been learned.
MT Colln, the superintendent, while in
the camp yesterday, stated positively
that work on the mill would be com
menced ait once. 1t is a well known
T. It that when the owners of the
Golden Gate commence anything they
crowd it through as rapidly as it can
be done, so that there is every reason
70 believe that another month viii see
two more mills in Mercur.
change has taken place at the
Mercur mine. Mr.. TreWsek retiring
from the management, and Mr.. Ed
wards taking his place. Mr.. Edwards
is the gentleman whom the Sacramento
had engaged As superintendent, and
who at the last minute cancelled his
contract with that company. He is a
man Of experience. we'll qualified to
handle the mine and the mill also.
Work at the Annie mine has been
temporarily suspended but 1T is an
open secret that the ore body has been
encount ered in its workings. and it is
a safe bet that the work will soon be
resumed.
The Sunshine mine still continues to
send forth its regular supply of gold
to increase the worlds visible supply
The Overland, the Red Cloud and the
Search Light are busy developing their
swaisns. the first preparing for the cree
rfion of a mill.
The other mines in the district con-
tlnue their work of development, and
several properties lying idle for some
time, are preparing for active meas
ures
The political pot is beginning to
simmer a little but there has been
nothing yet to cause it to boil. Interest
is awakening in the matter. however,
and Mercur will cut a wide swadh in
the politics OF the state this fall
Labor day win be observed here. All