Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-01
EXPLORED THE AJAX.
4 Party Of Salt LaksrS Go Down Into
the hin6
AND VIEW OPERATIONS THERE.
II Was Their lay in the Tinlic Dis.
trlct--H. III. Ryan the Host
General Mining News.

Very few people, comparatively
ipelking, have had the pleasure OF
going into and exploring a mine. To
be dropped down a shaft 400 feet or
more in an iron cage In less time than
1t takes to blink tho eye. to those I'M
duced which one is not apt to forget
in n hurry. Such an experience
number of persons had Tor the first
time yesterday.
A party OF Salt Lakers, amo lg the
number iow OF tue members OF To e
Legislature, had bsen invited by II.
NJ. Ryan, Egg, one of the owners o.
the famous Ajax mine at Mammoth,
to accompany MIN to the property.
The trip was made yesterday over the
Union Pacific, the party leaving Salt
Lake on the 7:sO train. Mammoth
was reached as II O'clock and upon
arriving there the party was taken In
conveyance 10 the mine, which is
located on the brow OF hill, northwest
of the depot.
Arriving at the shalt q descent was
made to the 4J0-ioot level. The first
thing brought to the party's attention
by Mr.. Ryan was fissure feet wide,
mixed with spar, lime and ore, the ore
carrying golu, copper and silver. From
here an ascent was made tc the 200.
foot level, to tue extreme east on the
champlain, where a large body OF
gold, copper and silver ore 10 being
driited ON and which is believed to De
one OF the finest bodies OF ore yet dis
covered in the property.
AT this point another ez qlorlng parry
wae mot with, among whom were
Frank Knox, president Of the com.
pany, Superintendent j. II. Tucker,
OF thB Germania smelters, and Brokers
Il. q. WOOlley anu Harry s. Joseph.
Returning towards the snait, The
visitors were taken into q beautiful
md picturesque copper etope, where
copper averaging 80 per cent Is now
being extracted. The shaft was then
crossed anu direction taken 10 the
west, where another fl ituro was seen,
carrying 80 per cent copper
to the ton. Going to the
north numUer OF men were at
werk driving a Sargent air drlll-n
drill by the way. the invention OF
George II. Robinson, one OF the Ajax
directors, saiu to be the most powerful
OF its kind in tue world. While stand
ing here watching the working OF the
drill, twelve shots Of giant powder
were fired of in vari u parts oil the
mine, the liret Of which frightened the
party BADLY. The last explosion blew
all the candles cut, aud but for Mr..
Ryau,s presence of mind, in calling
mon all to "keep sill, there 10 no
danger" panic or stampede might
have enHued.
The 100 foot level WAS next visited.
Going To the last they Viewed one OF
the largest ore chambers In the TIntic
distric. The signt meeting the be-
holder in this place was lndeed won-
oeIful one. II resembled an immense
cavern, or the interior d an ancient
cattle. The visitors spent some time
viewing this sight, when they were
taken to the west OF the shalt where
chutes were found filed with copper
ore from another fissure, running north
and south, in the old CopperopOlis
claim, right in the direction OF the
Mammoth mine. From here the
party wap taken to the engine
house, which is located ct the
CDllhT Oh tnb 5Htit anu ~ hup AuhASI
that cunuerte with the boiler house,
a distance OF 440 feet from the entrance.
AT The opening to the mine is t1uud
the compnDy's offices, assay sc,
carpenter snOp, factory and every
necessary convenience for the working
OF the mine. Two hours had been
spent In viewing The mine and then
Senator Harbour doubled II more than
"fifty per cent''ot the interior had been
seen.
"A visit was next paid to Hotel Mann
moth, run by Mrs. Dix, where q
first.class dinner was served and eaten
with relish by the now hungry
mining "expsrte." The return trip
was begun at O'Clock, the party ar.
irving in tho city at $50. All Were
delighted with the trip ard visit 10
the mine, and hearty vote OF thanks
was voted Mr.. Ryan for the royal
manner In which he had treated all.