Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-09

| erhliZed aut con nina much ledge
matter. The Lily is east OF Go1iva
mountain and well located. Develop
ment work will no doubt place the
property Ia first-olass shape ard add
her TO the list OF producers.
Additional men are being added
nearly every day to the force OF miners
ct tue Eureka Hin.
| Another shipment OF ore Ia being
| prepared at the Homestake and viii
soou bs placed on the market. 1t is
| reported that new body OF copper ore
has been encountered this week In the
6O.foOt level drlIt, wnich was run from
| the 300 level.
George Schnellml II came up from
| Provo Friday and nas begun WORK on
the August Ia company with VIII
| Burrows anu lJOhD, Bestelmyer. The
shaft ia being rapidly sunk, and when
| 100 feet 10 reached IA station Will be
| cut and drifting will be done toward
the ledge. This property lies east OF
| GOdlva mountain in very promising
| locality.
Scott Hamilton. f. Muhlenhruch
and John HUT went 10 Salt Lake
| Tuesday TO attend o meeting OF the
| May Day Mining company, for the
| purpose OF eleCtiug Ulii cere for the
ensuing year. The property is In
good shape, two shifts puehing the
tunnel ahead In very promising rock.
| The ledge matter taken from the york.
| ings Ia well minernlz,u and hae every
indication oil the nesT presence OF an
| ore body.
A shaft is being sunk on the Last
Hspe, adjoining the LILY, aud depth
| OF about hlteon feet mas now been
reached. A tunnel had recently teen
| run through the ledge, but upon find.
ing that 1t dipped toward the bottom
OF the hill, perpendicular shaft was
| started below the mouth to catch IL a.
| a lower depth. The rock encountered
| in the shalt Is well m neTslized ledge
| matter and becomes better with depth.
a very important strike was made
| In the Bertha, located In West Tintic
district, last week, anu which tends 10
strengthen the faith OF many VINO are
turning their attention to tnat locality.
The Bertha auj0ins the OHent Mining
company's property ana is owl ned by N.
| N. Brown. The strike was made III the
shaft at a depth OF 80 feet, anu IS q sill
ver.lead propositions, with email per
| cent copper, the vein being about
iour feet WIDE. Assays show 50 ounces
IN silver and 50 in goid. Much develJp.
ment work wlIi no doubt be done Ia
West Tiutic district this year. The
! many properties there wulch have
| goou ore in sight, and which Will DO IN
| tho chipping list soon, Will draw capital
and create much Interest among mlu-
| ing men.
The Orient Mining compso y of Wet
| Flntic mining district Is preparing Tor
IN active campaign so soon AS tho roads
settle sufficiently to allow the haullDg
OF heavy I5uds. There Is considerable
snow between Eureka aud West Tlntic,
and 1t will necessarily delay work some
| what. AT "a M seting OF the board Of
directors MONDAY Willis Knapp was
chosen superintendent and he WAS in.
slructeu TO go ahead and erect a board
lug house 2Ox4S ieet at once. A shalt
house and blacksmith shop " i'll also be
| built. The Orient mines are looking
well and development work Will put
them upon a paying basis In short
time. The Orient company has enough
| ore In sight 10 make 40 tJu shipment
OF $50 ore within thirty Gays. MIR.
Golusborp OF Nephi has q claim join
log on the southwest corner OF the
Orient, which has shown assays Of Sli0
| in goiu. All the ore ID the Orlent
ground runs from S. to SIS IN gold, so
| per cent lead and about "a ounces In
| silver. Since the Orient company in-
| corp rated two weeks ago IL has secured
| the Golden Hope claim, anu negotia.
tons are in progress ~ tecnre iour
more clsimt. When operations be.
gin two shifts Will be put to work al
| once aud development regularly pros
| eCuled.