The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-01
ion that the whole of Camp Floyd dis
trict is underlaid with the Mercur ore

ion that the whole of Camp Floyd dis
trict is underlaid with the Mercur ore
zone
Colonel H. G. Hebron. who has had
in contemplation the starting up of his
Bingham cyanide mill this season,
says that he fears that he cannot do
SO under the provisions of the eight
hour law, as the low-grade ore would
not pay at such an additional expense
incurred.
DR.. &. W. Shores returned yesterday
from Bingham. where he has been for
the purpose of concentrating q deal
with the owners of the Crown Point
mine, in Carr Fork gulch DR.. Shores.
with many others. is firm in the opln-
ion that Bingham is one of the most
permanent camps in the west.
The strike in the Tetro mine, at Eu-
reka, exclusive mention of which was
made in these columns, consists of a
siX-foot ledge going 4 ounces in silver
and 81 in gold 10 the ton A drift is
now being run on the vein, and it is
confidently believed that the values of
the ore will increase with depth. James
a Pollock of the Tetro will make the
mine visit today.
At the Walker house curio store
there is on exhibition a very rare and
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malachite-st alactite, coated with calcita
of lime; also some samples of red oxide
of copper from the Ajax mine, which
VIII run about so per cent in copper.
Another rare thing is a specimen of
arsenical copper in crystals. Any one
of these would make fine additions to a
mineral cabiret
At the present time there is consid-
cradle activity in the Hardscrabble
district, in Morgan county, just over
the divide from City Creek canyon. In
this locality, about 200 yards west of
the Morgan mine. body of very rich
Bonanza claim; while in the Porters
claim, half mile south of the Be-
nanza, ten-foot ledge of rich copper
ore has been recently discovered.
Work has been resumed on a small
scale at the Osceola placers, in Nevada
AT present the hydraulics can be used
but short time each day, as the COM
pany depends for it's water supply from
melted snow from the foothills, as the
spring freshets from the mountains
have not begun as yet. At Osceola
about 200 men are engaged in quartz
mining with more or less success. In
some instances miners are making a
living by crushing gold quartz in a
iiiOi oIlQ lne DuID.
a short time ago it was stated in
these columns that strike had been
made in the West mine at Bingham,
the property of the Bingham Copper
company and it is gratifying to learn
that the new discovery is Improving
with development, as yesterday word
was received by telephone from the
foreman of the mine that the ore body
was steadily widening out as work pro-
crossed. A connection is being made
Tor air at the present time and when
this is done the company can break
down ore at four different places, when
regular and heavy shipments will be-
gin.
Work is being pushed in the drift
from the long tunnel in the Cave mine
in Bradshaw district Beaver county.
the object being to get under the in
cline shaft on this property, at which
point 1T is estimated that a large ore
body exists, as when work was dis
continued in the shaft the bottom was
in ore which at that time was consid-
cred as being of too low a grade to
admit of shipping at profit, but which
at the present time is in good demand
al paying figures by the smelters as it
is very desirable as a flux, and fiuxing
ore is a scarce commodity in the mar
ket at the present time. According to
the survey recently made the drift
will have to be run about $50 feet fur
Their before the desired point is reached.
will drain the shaft, which now holds
about a hundred feet of water. When
this connection is made and the mine
drained, this old producer will again
come to the front as a paying PROPOSE
ton.