The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-26
MERcuR MERCURY JoTrrNGs.
''The Northern Light One of the
Greatest Mines in Utah.

Greatest Mines in Utah,
McEvoy. Egan and partners have re-
sulned work on the Orc group, in the
western foothills.
Grading was commenced yesterday on
the spur from the railroad to the Golden
Gate millsite.
The addition to the Sacramento mill is
about completed, some of the new tanks
being already in use.
The Buckeye company are running n
tunnel ON their property to cut the vein
200 feet below the present working.
I. +. Mckay, one of the owners of the
Elma, Mckay and Scribner, was here this
week making Preparations to patent the
J. c. Taylor was in camp yesterday.
He has. bonded some galena property w.
ing near the Chloride Point, on Lion hill
and owned by McEvoy and Clark.
Last week we mentioned the discovery
OF SS ore in an upraise from the drift.
from the working shaft of the Brickyard
This week. in continuing the drift, ore
running $3.50 was encountered
The assayer at the Northern Light. on
Lion hill, is confronted by q, peculiar state
OF affairs, that in his teaching test he
gets more good out of ore than the fire
assay shows. Explain it who can
Great interest was taken here in The
Leadville troubles during the week. MANY
Of our miners and mining men having
formerly lived in that camp, and being
ton.
J. NJ. Davis reports a large body of ore
in the Annie mine, running 50 and better.
Being about half way from Mercur to
sunshine. strike in this property means
a great deal, and we trust the Annie will
soon become a milling proposition.
a II Mayne struck some very nice
looking quartz OF the Transvaal property,
in the western foothills Wednesday. 4
good force of miners are kent constantly
at work on this group, and indications
are that important developments will soon
be made there.
c. II. Scheu continues the DEVELOPMENT
of the La Cfgale group, in the western
foothills, and has just let another con-
tract for fifty feet of sinking which Win
give the shaft depth of 200 feet While
doing some prospecting on the surface
this week. ore was uncovered in the vein
which gave returns OF 81. This vein is
ninety feet in width on the surface. and
IS the same one Tor which the shaft is
being sunk.
Counsel for the respective sides are
making preparations to go to trial in the
case OF Thomas Parker against NJ Mahn-
ken and Others an action involving the
that involves the welfare OF every mine
and miner in Camp Floyd mining DIS
trict The plaintiff claims the first and
prior right to the use of all the waters
on the creek, and in the event thai sl1rb
is established the present system of sup
plying the great gold camp and its in
hah.tants with water threatens TO be Sc
rioCsiy deranged. The defense claims that
the right upon which The plaintiff sues is
the junior right OF all upon the stream,
and denies that he has any right at all
except by defendants Sufferance. The wa
Ter was taken up by the early settlers m
on the margin of the stream. which was
known as East Canyon creek.
Then the Opnir Mining company made its
appearance and the name was changed
TO Ophir canyon.
NJ Bush and the writer visited Lion
hill Saturday and Frank Hines, superin-
tendent OF the Northern Light, piloted