The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-22
TO INsPEr ROSEBUD DISTRICT.
Discovery of Copper Prospects on
Little Lost River.

Mercur Mercury, and was shown
through by Superintendent Hines. The
mill is solidly built and equipped with
enduring machinery of the latest de-
sign, having great power, and capable
of grinding up several times as much
ore as it now being put through the
oTusher. There are two boilers, run
alternately, and these furnish power to
a Corlfss engine which is a. thing OF
beauty aS~well as power. Starting al
the TOD of the MILL where the crude
ore is dumped in from the mine, the
ore passes through the crusher, Wall
rolls, Cornish rolls, revolving screens
etc, automatically, until it reaches the
pulp bins in a finely crushed condi-
ton. The tank room is 56x4z feet and
contains six tanks of 80 tons capacity
each. The contract has been let TO add
to the plant by the erection of an ex-
tension Of 4Sx130 feet, which will con-
tain 20 tanks Of a capacity of 20 tons
each. This will enable the company
to mill large tonnage and at the
same time allow a longer period for
teaching, in order 10 increase the per-
centaSe of silver saved. Even now the
gold values are being saved to a high
percent, scarcely more than a trace
remaining in the tailings.
In the mine important developments
are being made, and Friday, in what
is known as the Holman tunnel, a
body Of ore four feet in thickness was
encountered giving returns of 256
ounces in silver and ST. in gold per
ton, and the reporter brought back a
picked sample from the strike which
will probably assay 500 to 500 ounces
silver The mine is looking good IN
all the various workings, the only
drawback being the water from the
melting snow, which sometimes pene-
trates the tunnels and drifts, making
them unpleasant to work in.
People acquainted with the work
ings of the Mercur mine were sur
pr1Sed at the verdict rendered last
week at ToOele by the jury in the case
of Bryan VS.. the Mercur company, in
which damages " ere awarded of IS, 000
The main tunnels and drifts of the
property are timbered mainly with
square sets, and timber is put in at
all points where needed. 1t is the
standing order of the company for the
miners to work in no place which they
do not deem safe and they are told
that in case they think more timber is
needed to call for it, and not to resume
work at the point until the timbermen
have made it as safe as it is possible
TO make it. The writer recently took
the deposition of II of the old miners
and timbermen employed in the prop
erty and they were without exception
to the above effect No mine can be
made absolutely safe but we believe
the Mercur company comes as near at
tanning that end as any corporation in
Utah. Such verdicts will prove to be
nothing less than a serious detriment
to legitimate mining enterprises
The shaft in the lower workings of
the Gold Dust recently passed through
nine feet of pay ore and stopped at a
strata of lime, supposed to be the foot
wall. Last week it was thought best
connect with other workings, and then
it was discovered that the lime strata
was only few inches thick, and under
it was found p feet more of the best
ore ever found in the property. An
other lime strata has now been en-
countered, but whether it is the foot
wall or the covering of another large
ore body is not known yet. Parties
connected with the company say that
the report published elsewhere, that
the Marion mill is to be rented, is
without foundation and that in less
than two weeks the people of the camp
will see work commenced for mill on
this property with a tank capacity
to commence with of a hundred tons
a day. We hope and believe that our
informant may not prove a false
prophet
Amazing discoveries have been made
at the La Cigale this week. In grad
ing for the mill on the Boston the
heavy lime Gaping of what was sup
poSed to be the footwall country was
removed and it was found that under
lying il was an immense body of ore
at least 100 feet in width all of which
appears to be good milling ore. Assays
show returns from $40 to $500
!
can scarcely be estimated. and will
add immeasurab bly, to the value
and permanency of the west dip mines.
The timbers for the mill are coming
in rapidly now and some of them are
81 feet long. A large force is already
employed in freighting, grading the
mill site, and attending TO other pre-
liminary arrangements. The cottage is
about completed and also the assay Of
fee and in a few DAYS work will COM
mence on the pipe line.
Where four or five years ago there
were only few prospectors in Mercur,
Lion Hill and Dry Canyon, there are
now many working mines and pros
poets. In this district 500 men are at
work: on Lion Hill. place almost de-
serted two years ago, many properties
are being operated, a fine mill is run
ming daily and much high grade ore is
q year ago, about so men
are at work, The Mono, Buckhorn,
Queen of the Hills. Heffner Queen and
many other properties are in operation
and some of them making an excellent
output.
Parties who visited the West Dip
nine. al Sunshine, during the week, re-
port that it is looking exceedingly Well.
The shaft is down 50 feet and a drift
s now being run to the vein. Some
more free gold was found last week.
ard from the Oxidized ores assays of
$50 have been obtained. The ore close
Y resembles the product of the La CT
gale and it is very probable that ii
overs the same vein. The owners feel
much encouraged and propose TO keep
pushing ahead.
Encouraging reports come from the
Overland this week, and it seems that
his property is destined to be one OF
he greatest producers of the district 1t
seems that the miners this week sunk
| hole through what has always been
TO be the fool wall and broke |
nto a larger body of milling ore than
las ever been had in the mine before. |
There were previously great ore re-
serves in the property, but this strike |
Increases them By more than half
At the Chloride Point this week the
work OF strengthening the working tun-
lei and leveling the track has been go |
ng on, and from now on il is probable |
hat shipments of the hish-grade ore |
viii be made weekly. There is a large |
mount of this ore in the ore house and !
great deal in sight in the mine. The /
Preparations for the mill still go on and |
here is little doubt that ere MANY
vesks actual construction Will be COM
nenced.
NORTHERN LIGHT SHOWING.