The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-06

Mercur, Dec. 5.-Mr. Morton Lindley
of San Francisco Cal, has been in Mer-
cur a couple of weeks and has beer
examining a number of the properties
here. Having spent a lifetime in gold
mining, and having used his brains as
well as his hands in the search for the
precious metals. he has been looking
pert. Your correspondent called on
him yesterday and in. a very interest
ing conversation about the camp,
CLEANED the following:
Mr.. Lindley has spent several days
in the Mercur mine, and has given some
attention to the other mines. He has
also visited the west dip and taken
several trips into the surrounding
mountains. He thinks the ore bodies
here are something immense, and be-
lieves that it is much more extensive
than most people seem to think. His
opinion is that the vein Will be meas
ured in hundreds of feet instead of 70
10 70. In short he sees great possibili-
ties for the camp and thinks it Will be
one of the greatest gold producers
known.
In answer to the question as to
where Mercur differed from others he
said the difference was merely in de-
tail. There was the limestone, which
was always found near gold mines; the
pophyry, the shale and the silver. He
| had been informed before he came TO
Mercur that there was no silver in the
neighborhood and concluded that Mer-
cur was an exceptional case, but found
the silver vein here as it was in every
case he knew of.
In relation to the west dip, the Cedar
Hills vein was as easily followed as any
vein he ever saw and for miles it could
not be mistaken. 1t looks as if there
was an immense body of ore there, and
ii lies close to the surface. He knew
of no camp where prospecting could
be done so cheaply as here. 1t would
take no more to develop a mine here
than to do the preliminary work in
California.
In relation to the chances for finding
free gold, Mr.. Lindley could see no
reason why it would not exist here.
The ore is of low value, but condi-
tions could easily exist that would
bring the gold in certain combinations
where it would be precipitated. In such
a case the vein would be impoverished.
He thought as development progressed
more attention would be paid to the
shales and porphyry than at present.
With the advent of capital many things
could be done in the way of prospect
ing that at present are impossible.
But the capital will come all right"
he said. In the meantime the best
way TO develop the camp is just as you
are doing. Find the ore as easily as
possible and make the mines -produc-
tive as soon as it can be done. Later
on strong companies will come in and
open up the country in such a way
that its values will be readily esti-
mated.
Mrs. Lindley accompanies her hUs-
band and IS enjoying the trip. She is
one of the few successful lady journal
lists of the country and is interested in
the question of equal suffrage and
kindred subjects, and while her hus-
band investigates the mining POSSIBLE
ties she. finds much in her surroundings
to keep her pencil busy.
Martin o. Malley of Pocatello was in
Mercur yesterday making arrangements
for the working of assessments on his
claims near the Badger.
The machinery for the Northern
Light arrived in Mercur today and the
mill will now be completed in short
order.
The Daisy has a shaft house COM
pleted and other buildings will be
erected soon on the property.
Work on the Monte Christie will be
commenced at an early date. This
property lies northeast from the Cedar
hills and is on the same vein. Con-
siderable exploration of the property
has been done and about % or 80 feet
of ore has been uncovered which runs
from 81 TO SO. and it is hoped that a
little more work will bring them into
paying ore.
In the Cedar Hill mine the tunnel is
being extended along the vein which
is clearly defined and it is reported that
it carries good values; According to
Colonel Wall the work is dragging
along until the ground is patented,
when it will begin to take a more
definite form.
The Rush valley farmers are begin
ming to catch the mining fever. a
shaft has been started on the Bates
ranch at the mouth of Ophir canyon
and is now about Is feet deep. The
intention is TO catch the Omaha vein
far fetched when the strikes in the
near vicinity are taken into considera-
ton.
At the Rex mine on Lion hill quite
a lot of silver chloride has been taken
out which assays about Sc in gold and
from Is to so ounces in silver per ton.
It will pay to ship ore of much lower
grade from this mine than can be
shipped at = profit from the Chloride
Point Work will be commenced in a
few days to obtain enough TO make a
and the matter Will be tested
as to whether the ore is of sufficient
value to pay the cost of mining, trans
portation and milling.
1t is reported that a body of ore has
been found in the High Ore. near the
Mercur mill, that assays as high as 81
in gold to the ton.