The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-16

near approach OF winter, says the Oguen
Press, there is renewed activity all along
the line in the mines in the Vicinity OF
Ogden and most of the properties VIII be
worked, for all they are worth tbs
winter
AT LA PLATA
Work on most the La Plata proper
tics has been suspended for some weeks
past.
Mr.. Porter has been trying to wake
up the Red Jacket people to do some
thing with the properly. and has finally
offered TO take q TWO years lease and
bond on the property But through some
mistake or negligence the deal has not
yet been consummated and the property
is still idle. 1t is expected the D-o.osi-
Tan will carry however, before the end
e. the month, in which case Mr.. Porter
will go TO the mine at once and work at
= all winter. In case he does SO the
Sunrise people viii also put a force of
--e:; TO work on their property for the
winter. IL is to be hoped the deal will
go through.
All the properties in La Plata are in
good shape, the assessment work done.
and everything in readiness TO start
work at any time between now and
spring.
WILLARD HILL.
One of the busiest mining districts
anYwaere just now is Willard Hill. All
the developed properties. there are work
showing is splendid all around.
The American company have just
SAM a force of men 10 their Inir.e, with
supplies 10 last until Christmas, by
which time they expect to reach me con-
tact in the drift off the main tunnel The
showing has improved ali along aL0 it
& expected that the next q fees IN the
drift VIII show up the ore.
The SuperiOr's big tunnel Is now in $50
feef. and there is but little doubt that
the vein has been touched. In The breast
c. the tunnel there is now seven Ieet of
pretty quartz just encountered SDecked
LEr0LOE win 2a.enl tIf C(aQTlV Tla
same appearance as in Inc vein in Ike
shaft. Inc tunnel strikes the ledge Tpcn
which the shaft is sunk, and III G.:,ch
t-ese is a vein Of fine ors carrying good
values, in gold, oOnquely, so that one
corner only of the i-elge is as YET eX-
posed. But there IS i.ttle doubt bur iJdt
= last to be rewarded and that before
Winter closes in the Superior vii. be II
shape TO make SOME. gOOd returns.
The CARRIED is d hard DrODos'tion TO
tenGent is very retic2at Az, the miners
are clOSe-mouthed. |. mas leaked ont.
however. that the vein has orG2dened
out again, and that a good quality and
as soon as the tramwa3 $ completed 1t
is expected some shipments viii be
started. The contract for the ore houses
Ct the end OF the tram have been let.
The North Star owned by Armstrong,
Knauss and others is showing up timely
just now Some Of the last ore sent
down is very good, and if the cevelo3-
ments show any body OF it. as they prob
ably will, the mine viii be a winner.
Messrs. Graves, Brough, Brick, PEBBLES
on6 Schramm are in luck. They have
some property near the famous C,leC X
mate IN Idaho, and had sunk i00foot
shaft without running into anything very
encourag ing. Recently they went to work
g. hoe That had been sunk al some
prior time, and in a few feet struck a
vein of free gold quartz that is eQ"ally
as good as anything yet found in the
Checkmate; and that is saying a Sood
deal. 1t IS out of sight.