The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-01
SHIPMENT OF oPH1R ORE.
State Line Camp of Merit and
Great Promise.

Great Promise.
John T. Lynch and son and J. R,
Clark are in from State Line with a
shipment of six tons of ore from the
ODhir mine that was sold on controls,
showing assay values as follows:
No. $50 ounces of silver and IS in
gold TO the ton.
No. PIP ounces of silver and "a in
gold.
From a grab sample of about fivs
pounds taken from the SHIPMENT an
assay was made since the arrival of
these gentlemen in the city that went
1895 ounces silver and S14 in gold TO
the ton, and in his room at the Cullen
Mr.. Lynch has a 72-pound chunk of ore
from the mine that carries values cor
responding to the assay last men
toned.
This specimen was taken from the
ledge, from is inches to two feet wide.
exposed in the face of a 10-foot drift
from the bottom Of the 115-foot shaft
The ore body averages about this in
width and is one solid mass of mineral.
The drift is being run to the east, and
it is believed that with development
and depth the ore zone will increase in
size and as the mineral is free milling
and carries no base whatever there is
no reason to doubt but that the mine
will soon rank as one of the heavy pro-
ducers of the camp.
In answer to inquiries regarding the
reported sale of the Creole mine, it was
learned that w. J. McBurney of Line
City, who was the owner of a one-third
interest in this promising gold prop
erty, had Joined in with a Mr.. Knight,
a cousin of Jesse Knight of the Hum
bug and Uncle Sam mines, az Eureka,
and purchased the other two-thirds in
terest owned by F. NJ. Niillett and J. H.
Mcdonald. It was also learned that
Messrs. McBurney and Knight would
develop the property in thorough
manner, and that already they had put
on q force of men, and that since re-
sunling work the first shot had dis
closed fine body of free milling ore
that was well sprinkled with the yell
low metal, and that the outlook for the
property was most encouraging.
At the present time there is consider
able work being done in the develop
rnent of the prospects of the district,
and at least 20 or 80 properties are be-
ing worked, the latest strike reported
being on the -tmerican Eagle claim by
Thomas Charles, who has discovered
three-inch vein of very high grade sill
yer ore on the surface, and it is be-
lieved that with depth this will open
out into another producer for the
camp.
4 short time ago the first arastra for
the camp was put in al Clark 5 springs.
This little plant has a capacity for
about ton of ere a day and is being
run on ore from the Crown Point mine,
owned by Kelly and Anderson. The
ore from this property is entirely free
milling and carries values, according to
tests made. of about $40 TO the ton in
gold and silver, the former metal pre-
dominating. McCloud and willis put
in the mill. and therefore have the
credit of putting in the first plant in
the district Mr.. Clark has the first
button run from the product of the
plant. and he prizes it highly and VIII
give il a place in his cabinet.
There is considerable talk of the in
stallation of ten or 20-stamp mill at
Line City. but it is not known as yet
when it viii be erected, but, from all