Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-03
MINING IN PARK CITY.
a New Discovery by JSmoa Gray
Latest From the yaIe0.

a New Discpvoty by J#mnA Grns-
--latest From the yaIeo,
Summing up the weeA's operatio ns
In Park City, the Record says that
Dolwiths,an Ing that the snow is still
very deep in the mo u ltains, pTospec.
tors, urged on by Visions OF fabulous
wealth, havs thus early taken TO the
field and are following closely the
receding voiums OF snow. Inc first
to report discovery is James Gray, u
Silver King miner, who has been taxi
Ing brief lay Of, pending he re-
sumption Of ore.bAullng. He has
been over in Wasaten county and re-
turned to town this week with specl.
meme OF his discovery. The specimens
are puzzle to local geOloglsts, some
pronounclng the material black man
ganese while others say 1t is graphite.
II certsinly resembles the latter, anu
mixed with vinegar, makes an elegant
stIve polish. II lie strongly mineral.
lzed, ana nothing but chemical
analysis will de ermine lite constituent
properties. Should II be graphite, MI.
Gray Will be fortunate in possess ny
combining OF high commercial value.
Specimens have been sent TO Salt Lake
and Denver Tor analyzitl0n.
Charles Loo borrow depatled Wed.
nesuAy morning Tor Cassia county,
Idaho, whittier ne goes TO enter the
employ OF the Black Pine mimi
company as superintendent of devel.
opmsnt work on certain OF the COM
psny's properties.
The latest authentic reports from the
Valeo are 10 the effect that the lower
tun u ell has attained a length OF 665
feet. Its face Ia in n blush black line,
which Is strongly mlneralized. The
owners feel greatly encouraged at the
outlook, and believe they are In close
proximity to the ledge.
the teams OF Judge, Ivers Il Keith
on Thursday resumed ore hauling from
the Silver King mine, and their ap.
pearance Ga tns streets helps to break
the duil monotony the town has been
experiencing since tue roade broke up.
IL lie quietly limited that the great mine
will produce a larger tonnage this
year than in any former year, and
there Ia no question OF her ability to
DO 30.
Milo ShurillH and associates left
Wednesday Tor American Fork, W here
they have made what 10 thought to be
a valuable discovery on a claim ad-
Joining, the Live Yankee NINE, and
1t is to commence development
operations on the find that their
departure Ia made thus early
in the season. The writer visited
The ground soon after the discovery
was made, and 1t 10 certainly
promising looking prospect. A four
foot leIge was uncovered close to the
surface, an average sample OF which
assayed 1872 ounces in silver, 22S per
cent lead anu 80 go In gold. Tue boys
believe they have good thing, and II
tue vein holds its own they undoubtet-
ly have.
Alderman Thompson, Or. KjOs and
l.. IL. Hubbard have lease and bon d
on the Alice ground. the property OF
Chas. Barnicott, which lies.just above
the mouth OF WOodside canyon. They
have had force Of men at work tine
past year sinking shaft, whicn has
attained a depth OF 230 feet, anu as
soon as the 800 loot level is reached
cr0tscutting Will be commenced with
the object Of cutting the SILVER King
iree.mllling vein, which is believed to
run through the Alice ground. Some
highly mineralized matter has been
encountered In the shaft, aud the
lessees are sanguine Of developing the
Alice into q paying proposition.
A Gates No. 2 crusner anu set OF
Cornish rolls for Weber & Kearns ar
rived In the Park the fore part CT the
week. In day or Two an engine aud
two Wall jigs will arrive. all OF which
will DO used in the concentration OF the
Silver Kings second-class dump.