The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
WEST DIP DISCOVERIES.
De Lamar Locates 2,O66 Acres on
the Slope.

Mercur, Dec. ga few days age
mile and a, half west of the La Cigale
commenced sinking a shaft, and hav-
ing reached depth of about Is feet
! broke into ore, a sample of which as
sayed $4.60. The circumstance has
caused considerable excitement, for il
further development shows that the ore
body is extensive it will serve to con-
firm the theory that the slope all along
the east side of Rush valley, from
Ophir canyon to Five Mile Pass, is
underlaid with gold ore and at an easy
depth to work.
Captain DeLamar seems to have a
great deal of faith in this theory, as
for some days past he has had men
locating claims until he has now 100
claims Staked off and the discovery
work is in progress.
The extent of this location can be
better understood when we say it
covers 2,066 acres, and as laid out is a
little over half a mile wide and nearly
covery work and recording will cost
about 1000 and it will be necessary to
expend $4,000 yearly in assessment
work. 1t is probably the largest min
ing claim in the world. The prospect
ing will be done with diamond drills,
and a series of holes will be made,
numbering 20 in all, beginning near the
La Cigale, and extending out into the
valley at distances of 1,500 feet apart.
The 100 claims are not the full extent
of DeLamar's locations. South of
Lewiston canyon another party of his
men have located 60 claims and still
the work goes on.
1t is reported that Major Bohne, who
has been at work on the Fairfield Flat
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fore long and get in the swim.
In this way the existence or non
existence of the vein will soon be found,
together with the depth necessary to
sink: the thickness of the vein and the
richness of the ore.
Parties of locators are busy stalking
claims far out into the valley and be-
fore the end of the year ground will be
scarce.
South of Lewiston canyon, a party is
preparing for a similar experiment on
a smaller scale, and without doubt
companies will be formed to thoroughly
explore the foothills down to the bot
tom of the valley.
1t has even gone so far that men are
going out to the west side of Rush
valley in search of groupings, and to
make locations if their search is sue
cessful.
Among others who have been out
west is Mr.. Mitchell, the South African
expert, but his conclusions are of
course unknown for the present. Evil
IDENTIFY he believes the ore can be
found all along the slope on the Mercur
side of the valley, as it was after his
visit to the foothills in company with
Messrs. Cohen and Kislingbury that
the Golden Gate people commenced the
work of location.
Mr.. Buffers is expected in Mercur
next week, and it is possible something
will be heard to drop when he reaches
the camp.
The trouble with the Lewiston and
Big Flat people. which it was hoped
would be amicably settled, seems about
to break out again in a worse form
than ever, as charges are being made
that some of the parties have been
dating their locations as much as 30
days ahead. In the meantime the
work of exploring the property by sink
ing shafts at various points is going
right along.
At the Daisy the incline being sunk
on the vein is altogether in ore, as the
foot wall has entirely disappeared. and
the thickness of the vein is unknown.
The company is not losing any sleep
over the matter as they have good
values and plenty of ore to work in.
The shaft house is finished and a whim
will be put in after the holidays An
assay office. bunk house and boarding
house have been completed, and the