The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-07
THE SALT LAKE HERALD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER = 1896

reliably informed that the lumber for
the mill has been ordered and VIII be-
gin 70 arrive in a few days.
The Hecla is seiA sinking and has now
reached deEilh Of go feet. For the
last thirty feet the owners have OBJ
tanned values, but they have not yet
reached the real ore body. They are
in quartzy lime formation, similar To
the cropping in t1i,e Backyard, and
should reach tlhe ore in the next ten
feet. Judging from the experience OF
others, they viii reach the Golden Cate
ledge in about eighteen feet from the
present depta-
The HeTschel tunnel is now in about
800 feet, and for some time has been in
ore, buE not OF a sufficient value for
milling purposes. II improves as work
proSreSses, however, and d strike of
Soou values may be announced at any
lime
AT the Sacramento the new tanks are
all in operation although the building
lacks considerable of being finished.
The ore BODY is still showing good val
ues. and the aIttension of the manage
ment is being directed to a more sys-
temadc course in mining than has pre-
vailed so far The report that Films
were TO be imported TO work in the
mines does ncE seem to have any
foundation in fact, as so far none of
them have put in an appearance.
A. ]. White, who has the contract
for tire carpenter work in The con-
struction OF the Northern Light mill,
was in Mercur on Sunday Mr. White
is an experienced mill builder, having
built, among others, the Sacramento
mill. He is getting everything in shape
TO rush the work as soon as possible.
Graders have been at work for several
days, and everything is being pushed
ahead.
The Wonder has reached a depth of
45S feet and has been working in gray
limestone for the last thirty-tour feet.
At the present depth porphyIy ic
found in one part of the shafI, and the
lime is stained with mineral. The rock
is similar to the ore cropping in the
Golden Gate, where it was forty feet
thick, SO that it would seem that the
shaft is approaching the ore body.
The search for wealth. has been in
augurated on the Song Bird. Mr.. Tel
Ter, the contractor has been engaged
for several days in timbering the shaft,
which is hundred feet deep. This
work will be completed in day or two
when sinking will commence. A whim
has been put in place and everything
put in order for prosecuting the work.
The shaft is about fifty feet higher
than the Wonder, 50 that a depth of
at least 500 feet will be necessary to
reach the ore.
The gold refinery at the Marion is in
shape now for business. There is not |
q great deal of it and it is not an ex-
pensive plant by any means. OF course |
the parties concerned are very reticelt /
about ii, and mo admittance" is a !
strictly observed rule. 1t will be |
closely watched, however, and if it is
in its operations, it viii be /
the means of saving considerable |
money in the camp, as well as furnish /
IIg more labor at home. The pro-
cess is a secret one and viii remain
so until it is patented. 1t is claimed |
that all the refining of TIE gold cyan
des for Mercur can easily be handled
by the Marion plant.
Work on the East Golden Gate has
been suspended for a couple of weeks
On account of the breaking of q drill.
Unsuccessful attempts to dfslodge the
broken Implement have occupied ttae
attention OF Mr. Kellogg, but the prob
en- is as far from settlement as ever.
The reported sale to q Chicago million
tire was untrue, the stock having been
purchased by New York parties.