The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-21

between hay and grass" for mining
news in this camp, but, as the huge
snow banks melt and disappear, signs
of renewed activity are everywhere
present, and the bump of hope CORE
spondingly enlarges.
A couple OF California experts were
here last week and spent several days
in looking through the Deer Trail
workings. A rough survey of the ore
in sight and the results of assays have
entirely satisfied the experts of the
| great value of the Deer Trail group,
and one of the gentlemen has returned
| for thorough examination. There is
not the slightest doubt but that reduc-
! ton works will be put UP on this fine
property in the near future.
The camp is being stirred to it's pro-
foundest depths over the magnificent
undertaking shortly to be inaugurated
by Mr.. Dignowity and others of Salt
Lake City, who propose TO start a tun-
nei near the Deer Trail mine and drive
it (the tunneD under Horse Heaven and
force the treasure chambers of that To-
cality to give UP their wealth. The
eastern face of the mountain. where
the tunnel will be started, is very
abrupt, and at least foot for foot" can
be obtained in driving under the
mountain.
In connection with this great work
and to facilitate it, an electric power
plant will be established at the falls
of Bullion creek, a mile or so north of
the proposed tunnel SITE and the cur
rent applied to run the Burley drills to
be used in the development of the
Horse Heaven gold lodges.
A company of eight practical miners,
with ample funds, has bonded F. NJ.
Houghey's No-You-Don't group of fine
claims situated on the south side of,
and about midway. in Webster fat,
Bullion canvon. The bond calls for
1000. A member of the company is
now in Salt Lake City to purchase a
boiler and air compressor with which to
run the Burleys. AS the No-You-Don't
group has a very fine surface showing,
great results are expected as develop
ment work progresses.
The irrepressible, enthusiastic and
er-gfve-up- the-ship Mike Hennessy
has been Drawing old Boreas and the
drifting SHOWS all winter, and now has
his tunnel on the Standard group of
eight claims in a distance of about IT'S
feet. The group is situated on Beecher
Hill, Bullion CANYON, and presents the
unusual feature of two parallel seins
separated by a clay streak about four
feet thick, and into which Mike" has
driven his tunnel. He certainly has a
soft thing so far as digging is con-
cerned, and Will surely have soft
thing when he gets the wealth which
he is now so .industriouslv developing.
One of the veins is a gold-silver propo-
sition, the lowest and highest assays
for gold being respectively S35 and $40
per ton, and silver from 16 to 60 ounces
per ton. The other vein is silver-lead
and runs from a trace TO GO ounces in
silver per ton. 1t may be a tax on
the credulity of Herald readers to say
those veins are each not less than so
feet wide but lmy reputation for We
racity is not at stake on the statement,
because the identity Of the writer will
be held sacred tby The Herald.
Mrs. Lisonbee has bonded the Chatta-
nooga, also in Bullion canyon, to a Mr..
Lowe of Colorado. Charley Hanks of
Salt Lake and two other parties. who
will proceed at once to develop the
property, which has a fine surface
showing.
In the Webster mine Messrs. Cham
bers and Goliath are working the usual
force. The long tunnel is now in 1000
feet, and the face is in a fine body of
ore.
Nothing is being done in Cottonwood |
canyon, except by the Crystal people, |
who are pushing DEVELOPMENTS. Su- |
perintendent Hon. Tom Ferguson has !
proven that his ability to unravel geo. |
logical problems is equal to his skill as |
a LAWYER and legislator, for under his |
mana cement the Crystal is rapidly |
forging ahead as a producer. Ore sort |
ers are now busily engaged in prepar-
ing a shipment of extra good ore.
During the winter development work |
has been going on uninterruptedly in |
the Monte del Rey, situated on Gold |
Hill. about seven miles south of this !
town. Amid snow banks Is feet deep |
the owners have worked and broken |
trails and kept the road open to town, |
and although il has been one of the |
hardest winters. so far as snow is con-
cerned. but ones day work has been
lost to the mine. Roadway in sinking
is being made at the rate of three
feet per day. with not a discouraging
feature The owners have virtually
the tortuous dip of the vein
for nearly 100 feet, and are now re-
varded by seeing the vein rapidly as
suming its proper and nearly vertical
course downward between walls of lime
and trachite.
From present indications the vein
will enter the contact within 20 or 80
eet, and when those stringers of rich