The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-17
Eureka Democrat Notes.

A force of ten men will be put on the
Herkimer in a few days.
Development work has been resumed
on the Alaska property in Ruby Hol-
low.
The Ajax Mining company made their
monthly disbursement for labor on
Wednesday,
Wednesday was nay day at the Eu-
reka Hill and Gemini mines. We are
advised that about the usual disburse-
ment was made at each, both proper
ties working full complement OF men.
A report is current that a large body
of high grade silver-lead are has been
broken into on the lower workings of
the Old Lucky or Yankee Girl mine,
south of Dragon Hollow, owned by
Wally and Hancock.
The Bullion Beck received their dia-
mond drill yesterday and will soon
have it in operation in the lower work
ings of the mine, and virgin ground to
the east and north will be systematic
ally exploited.
Jim Kay of Willow Creek, is just in
from Mt. Nebo and is showing some
fine looking ore from that old district
that is claimed assays about so ounces
in silver and IS in gold. Parties from
here are going out tomorrow to investi-
gate the matter.
The Brookline mine in North Tintic
owned by Pat Shea and Mike Murnane
has just started up for the season. The
tunnel which is being run to cut the
ledge is now in 10 feet 1t is esti-
mated the ore body should be reached
in from 80 to 10 feet from the present
face.
The group of claims in North Tintic
comprising the Baer, Norway, Annie
and Chapmen have been consolidated
and will be developed during the year
Preparatory work is now being done
and a site has been selected where
the work for the group will be con-
centrated. The property is owned by
Morgan. Baer and Swanson.
The Northern Spy has again resumed
operations after a temporary suspen-
sion. Recent developments have ex-
posed some excellent ore bodies in the
lower workings of the old and well
known property that has heretofore
yielded fortunes in gold, silver and
copper bullion. During the past year
the Spy shipped somewhere about 300
tons of ore by the lessees and there is
no doubt but that this amount will be
largely increased the present year.
Development work is progressing sat
isfactorily in the Silver Belt mine, join
ms IiiC i4Cl SIOup Oh The SOulH.
From the bottom of the 200 foot shaft
drift has been run so feet to the
east in very favora BILE ground; punches
of quartz and StringerS of vein matter
have frequently been met with that
nave given good assays in gold and
silver. The owners, Hagan, Larson &
Co, feel so much encouraged by the
showing they have that work will be
carried ahead as expeditiously as pos
sible
Preparations are being made to re-
sumo work on the Colorado CONSOLIDATE
ed property, on the eastern slope, ly-
ing between the Sioux and Utah mines.
There is a shaft down about so feet
from the surface that shows the ore
body uniform and continuous. 1t is
the intention of the owners to work
the property in the future by tunnel
site for which has been selected.
that will cut the ledge somewhere over
a hundred feet in depth. Joe Wilson
and Albert Hagan own this valuable
ground
The Lakeview and Stockton Consoli-
dated mines have lain idle about a
month owing to an ore blockade. The
uprise for a chute was completed the
first of the week and the storage is
now being released and sent through
the Sioux tunnel to the Farrell mill bv
an advantageous arrangement entered
into last October. The output of this
property has been about fifty tons per
month of ore that carries we'll in gold.
silver and lead, averaging some $50
IN value; beside there are large slopes
OF medium grade that at this time is
not being broken. The Lakeview and
Stockton have a great future.