The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
WILLOW CREEK MINES.
Fine Body Of Ore Disclosed In the
Birthday.


The Willow Creek correspondent OF
the Statesman of Boise. Ida, describes
some of the mines of this promising
gold camp as follows:
The Birthday mine is producing some
very high grade ore. A mill run of -four
tons was made in the Richmond mill
and produced SCI per ton in free gold
In the lower workings they have drift
! ed So feet and have from four to ten
! inches of base ore of remarkably high
grade. This ore pans in free gold at
least 500 per ton. The owners will
ship it to a Smelter.
Owing to water they cannot sink the
winze any lower by hand, hence will
be forced to put in machinery before
any greater depth can be had. There is
| a fine body of ore above the lower
workings which the owners are prepar-
ing TO take out The old works have
been retimbered. The big tunnel will
be driven on the ledge and will make
in depth foot for foot.
AS fast as room can be made for
more men they will be put on. An
upraise has just been made, giving
plenty OF good air for driving at least
800 feet further. This mine will be a
steady producer from now out.
Saturday night the leasers of the
Red Warrior struck ore in their east
drift The ore is the same kind as the
Last Chance and is opening up fully
as large a body; in a few feet a seam
developed to ten inches of solid ore.
The leasers will continue drifting and
make room for a large force of men
as soon as possible. The ore is a ship
ping grade. It's value is in gold, very
little silver being found
The Last Chance is shipping good
ore. 1t is in d better body of ore at
present than for some time past. This
is a fine property and has produced q
wonderful amount Of ore for a mere
prospect.
The Checkmate is producing good
shipping ore. The same is being sacked
for shipment. The company has located
a 3,000-foot tunnel site covering the
present tunnel, which is about 300 feet
under cover. They will drive forward
at once. This site crosses several of
the best lodges in the camp. The devel-
opInent of the site will be watched with
great interest.
The Friday mine began drifting and
stoping last week. It has a. good body
of ore in the face of both drifts. A
car load was shipped during the past
week Mr.. Hill is running hang gig
with great success, two men handling
five tons per day. The ore concentrates
about three to one. This mine has
paid from the grass roots. 1t produces
some very rich ore and has large
ledge.
The contractors on the Levithan
have the whim working. They have
rais.ad the water and are now ready for
sinking. The present depth is IS feet.
The contract was let to sink to a depth
OF 200 feet.
The Middleman has been bonded for
$4,000. The old shaft has been pumped
out and retimbered. 1t will be sunk
deeper at once. The Middleman has
shipping ore within three Geet of the
surface. The bottom of the shaft has
Is inches of firSt-class ore. The same
people have q bond on the Alpine, the
east extension of the Middleman.
The SacramentoS big strike is the
talk of the camp. The ore body is
large and very high grade. Develop
ment of the same will be pushed. This
is supposed by many to be the same
ledge as the Niddleman.
Poston Bros. have an elegant show |
ing of base ore on the Mount Vernon. |
The lower cross cut on the 1 K L has !
cut through a large body Of ore. Its |
value is not known; it is a feeder to
the ledge. The ledge is known to be
ahead of the cross CUT % feet more !
should tap it 100 feet deep. This COM i
oany is putting the Ida in shape for |
the new gasoline hosting and pump |
ng plant.
The Blue Bucket made a mill run on
several tons which gave good results.
It has also made a shipment to Den
yer. The McKinleys, owners Of the
property, are developing the claim into
/ good mine.
Smith & McCumsey of Long Valley, |
owners of the Arasta and Blaine
claims, are building a road TO the
Blaine to get timber to their tunnel,
which will be worked at once.
The Emmett mine viii soon have
he whim ready for sinking. A large
supply of timber is on the ground.
The Dewey company has just COM
,leted a large ore house at the Judas,
md will now have a place for the ore
which they are taking down daily.