The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15

Home Stake, is working on a. small
vein of 175-ounce ore and are prepa1'-
ing a shipment that will go to market
in a few days. It is found that the
gold in this as in most of the proper
ties in this part of the district increases
in values with depth.
The work of grading the wagon road
to a point on the Godiva mine where
the new vertical shaft will be started,
was begun the first of the week. AS
soon as completed materials will he
taken up and the superstructure for
the hosting plant will be built and
machinery put in place.
Professor M. A. Lyman a graduate
Of the university of Michigan, is ex-
pected here in a few days and will
make a thorough study of the geology
and metaiiurgy of this district. The
professor desires TO fortify his theo-
retical with practical knowledge having
recently been appointed to a professor
ship in his Alma Mater
The Beck concentrating mill is still
running on the old-time schedule and
whether it comes within the new
eight-hour law as an institution for
the reduction or refining of ores or
metals seems to be an open question.
Legal opinions appear to differ upon
TINS matter and it is probable that a
test case will be agreed upon to settle
it.
All the preliminaries have been per-
fected for the incorporation of a group
of claims near Diamond. consisting of
the Eva A, Blind Lode and Great
Eastern. B. F. Woodward, of Spanish
Fork, is the principal owner of this
group and has associated with him
some prominent local capitalists There
has been a large amount of work done
on these claims, and there is good ore
exposed in the present workings. This
property will be equipped with a
modern hoist and developed in a
thorough systematic manner by the
incorporators.
Judge LIE Grand Young of Salt Lake
was in the district last Saturday con-
ferring with local associates with a
view to starting work at once upon
properties here which they control.
Lennon, Anderson & Co. continue
group and have a small vein of high
grade ore in the bottom which gives
promise of develoing into a bonanza
DR.. NJ. A. Hughes, of Salt Lake was
out Saturday 10 look over some of his
Godiva Mountain mining interests.
The doctor has some promising hold
ings in that favored part of the dis
trict.
DR.. A. J. Lanterman and G. c. Howe
are expected i'm the district in a few
days and will devote some time to the
further exam nation of some proper
ties they gave some superficial atten-
ton while on a previous visit.
Some Of the finest samples of horn
silver ore are being taken from the re-
cent strike on the 600-level of the Bull
lion-Beck mine that have ever been
developed in that famous property,
and the best part of it is there is
| plenty of 1T.
George Hyde and party of mining
men passed through the city the first
of the week on their way to Deep
Creek where they expect to spend some
weeks in thoroughly prospecting a
portion of the country. These gentle
men have but recently returned from
Skull Valley range where they have
been examining a group of nineteen
claims they own there. They report
encouraging results and obtained as
says ranging from nil to 81 in gold.
The working shaft at the Home Stake
mine has been re-timbered for the first
| fifty feet, the grading completed, the
| gallows frame for the whim hoist is
up and as soon as the whim arrives il
will begin. At the same time a drift
has been started from the 140-fooi
station where the main shaft has cut
the vein, which shows face of gooC
shipping ore. A force of four men are
now employed under ground and more
wifi be put on as soon as sinking be
| gins and more ground is opened.