The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
AFFAIRS AT THE GOLD DUST.
A Brief Description of This Mag
nificent Property.

Mercur, MAY 12.-The Gold Dust is
one of the properties that will add to
the fame of Mercur before the end of
| the season. The owners of the prop
erty are we'll known in the mining and
| business circles of the west, and are
known as solid business men. McCor-
nick, Street. Bamberger, Burnett and
w. V. Rice are in the control, and the
work of developing has been under the
direction of Mr.. lesson
The company own go. acres of ground
adjoining the Geyser- Marion, and large
bodies of ore have been found on the
property. Most of the work has been
done on the Gold Dust No. claim.
and on the Free Trade.
On the Gold Dust No. a shaft has
been sunk 100 feet, cutting an incline
from the surface on the edge of the
gulch. The incline was continued 45O
feet on the vein, and at different points
levels were run. The drift work on the
levels amount TO 500 feet, and the vein
averages from six TO ten feet, although
it has been found in pfaces to be as
much as % feet in thickness.
In this part of the mine a, great deal
of cinnaba has been found, in some
cases running as high as $50 to $40 per
ton. and the average through the whole
workings is from IS to so per ton.
On the west part of the property two
tunnels, the Gold Dust and the Free
Trade have been run. The workings
in these tunnels are in ore almost from
the surface, and a drift $50 feet along
the vein connects the two. Here te1e
vein is from six TO ten feet thick, and
the ore averages from 81 to S. per ton
The characteristics of the ore here
would indicate that it is a different
vein from that found below. The val
ues here are lower. and no cinnabar
has been found so far. A Wine is be-
ing sunk to connect with the lower
workings. and connections will be made
at a. depth of so feet When this is
completed the workings will all be con-
nected.
In the incline some time ago water
was struck which gave from 5000 to
10. 900 gallons per day, and raised 20
feet in the incline, stopping all work
in that direction. Above the high water
mark a WfnZe has been sunk, WAlch
reaches the vein below the water. The
main shaft is now being sunk 100 feet
further, where drift VIII be run 10
the winze.
AS soon as this connection is made.
which your correspondent is informed
will be in about 80 days. work in the
erection of a mill Will be commenced
The mill will be built at the mouth of
the winze, and will have a capacity for
crushing 200 tons per day. burt the
tankage will be 100 tons. 1t is eX-
pected that the water in the mine will
be sufficient to supply this plant, the
capacity of which will be increased as
circumstances will permit.
At the Wonder work is being done in
both levels The first level is 500 feet
from the surface, and here a drift was
started a few weeks ago. The drift is
now in so feet and the ore vein was
reached a few days ago. The drift is
being run along the vein and three
shifts are kept going. About 100 feet
below is the second level, in which
considerable work has been done. The
machine drill is at work here and two
shifts furnish as much material as can
be conveniently hoisted. Here also the
drift is following the vein in the hope
that ore in larger quantities and high
err values viii be found.
The report that the Backyard peo-
pie are getting ready for building a
mill is confirmed by members of the
company. Before Mr. Cohen left he
assured his fellow directors that when
ever they were ready for a mill, the
DeLamar interest would be with them.
The directors have decided that every
thing is now in readiness, and while
nothing will be done until Mr.. Cohen
returns, it will not be a great while
before the initial steps will be taken.
1t is almost settled that Tooele coun-
ty will be represented at the Semi
Centennial by a miniature cyanide mill.
The people of the county-farmers and
miners alike-are in favor of it, and
the county comm issioners will be asked
to add a little to the state appropria-
ton, while a popular subscription will
be added to make the affair a success.
1t is generally conceded that the best
advertisement the county could have
would be something new and out of the
common. A display of farm produce
would be too common, but a cyanide