The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30
Operations at Park City During
the Week.
AT THE VALEO AND began
JOHN SHIELDS LOOKS THROUGH
THE DALY-WEST.
Mineralized Quartzite Found at
Charleston-Some Curious Fea-
lures Connected With the War
Eagle Deal-The Gold of Alaska
Mining Notes and Personals.


week as follows:
Ore bearing a close resemblance to
that found in the old workings was
found Monday in small streak in the
new tunnel of the Valeo at a distance
of 275 feet from the place of beginning.
The next day white spar, pretty sure
indication of the proximity of an ore
body, was found. The porphyry for
nation is much harder than it was
when first encountered. 1t is believed
that the same ore body which is now
being worked in the old will be struck
in the new tunnel at a distance of
about 800 feet from the entrance. The
Valeo seems to be all right and will
continue to improve.
On the 10th of this month the Began,
which suspended operations about four
months ago on account of not being
able to handle the flow of water, re-
sumed work. On examining the shaft
it was found that the water had fallen
20 feet. i is the opinion of John Bo-
gan, manager of the mine, that the
water has been tapped at some point
as the water was lowered in two hours
tanking to the 500 foot level. This
rapid decline in the water is proof posi-
tive that the source of supply is di-
verted from the Began. This being SO
Manager Began will resume the sink
ing of the shaft in the near future.
The Began is considered by disinter
eSted mining men to be on as good
ground as there is in the camp. 1t will
require a greater depth to reach the
ore than was necessary in the Silver
King. 1t is claimed that the dip of the
Silver King ledge is in direct line with
the Began.
John Shields. whose reputation for
being a judge of gold mines is second
10 none, spent several hours sauntering
through the DAILY West this week. The
trip to the mine was made through the
Ontario tunnel which begins near the
Ontario mill and terminates at the LOO
foot level of the Daly-West. The OIn
mel is planked, cross-tied and laid with
lS-pound rails from the place of be-
ginning to the 500 foot level of the
Ontario shaft No. 5. When completed
it will be used as q subway for haul
ing ore from the Ontario, Daily, Anchor
and DAILY West to the new Peck con-
contractor That, at least, is the pro-
gramme at present. Mr. Shields grew
enthusiastic in telling about the great
ore bodies he saw in the Daly-West in
every level below the 900. 1T is simply
immense 1 don't think it's an over
estimate" said he, that there is now
blocked out in the mine in the neigh
borhood of $3.00O,000 worth of ore"
The samples he brought with him seem
to be solid lead and silver.
A new shaft is being sunk in the
Constellation about $50 feet south
east of the 300-foot shaft. This shaft
is sunk for a two-fOld purpose; one
to tap the apex, the other as an air
chamber for the main shaft, which is
down 300 feet and timbered equal to
the best timber work in the camp.
The excellent condition of the property
must be credited to the careful man
agement of Henry Sutton, the foreman.
The force of miners at work in the
Constellation was increased eight men
this week. This would indicate that
the management of the property are
reasonably certain that the span OF
time which separates them from an
expense paying mine is not far distant.
On next Saturday, jan &c. the
Ontario will distribute $15,0 900 in divi-
dendS among the lucky holders of its
stock. The last $4,000 distribution
took place Dec. 81. This one will bring
the total dividends paid up to the snug
sum of $13, 385, 900. If the present indi-
cations in shaft No. are not delusive
the grand old mine will make, ere the
close of this year, a bigger showing
than it has made in the past three
years.
dreams of being rival mining camp
to Park City in the future. Some
weeks back mineralized quartzite was
struck in tunnel on the Dayble ranch
at the edge of the town. The first
assay showed a trace of gold, a small
per cent of copper and silver. A secH
ond assay, from a few feet further in
the tunnel, gave much better results
and still another shows SO in gold, II
per cent copper and IL ounces of sill
yer. The discoveries feel much en-
couraged with the prospect and will
continue the work of prospecting.
James O'Sullivan until recently at
the Ontario mine left today for Silver
City, Utah, where he and associates
have bonded lease on a group of
mines. The property adjoins the Sun
beam which is producing ore in ex-
pense paying quantities.
The writer had a talk this week with
a gentleman interested in the Con-
stellation. The property is about 900
feet southeast of the Ontario mill The
present operators have a bonded lease
on it for a period of five years
Ore shipments this week: Silver
King, 1,11S,030 pounds; DAILY West, ia
920. Owing to the thaw ore hauling
from the Daly-West was suspended to-
day again.
The Ontario mill shipment this week
consisted of 33 bars of base bullion
equivalent to $1,000 ounces of fine sill
yer.
John Diem, president of the Rescue
Gold Mining & Milling company of
Elko, New, went to Salt Lake yester-
day for the purpose of witnessing two
tests, in as many new mills, of 600
pounds of the ore. Much depends on
this test. If either test is satisfactory
it means that a force of men will be
put to work at once to take out ore
and that the mill now on the property
viii be equipped with the new ma
chinery. That would mean employ
ment to a hundred or more miners and
mill hands.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Daily mine will be held
at Salt Lake Monday, Feb. Is, at
which time a board of directors will
be elected. Considerable prospect
work continues to be done in the DAILY.
The shipment of bullion goes on weekly
about the same as it has been for the
past year and the stockholders keep
on wondering why a dividend is not
declared occasionally. The last, a 25-
cent dividend was paid Aug. e.
THE WAR EAGLE.
Soma Curious Eeat11rac Coppaa4ad