The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

ties Of ore blocked out. A new deal was
made recently whereby c. S. Peyton
obtains control, and work will COM
mence soon after New Years. 1t is
proposed to build a mill in the spring.
SUNSHINE.
The Sunshine has been idle all the
year. but it is thought that the new
year will see renewed activity in this
mine and mill. Experiments have been
made as to the best method of reducing
the ore, and it is believed the problem
has been solved.
The Searchlight company has recent
ly reached the vein, and is drifting to
explore it's extent and value. The An
ME, Molly Gibson and others have done
but little this season. The Glencoe has
been bonded to Colonel Wall, who has
a force of men at work on the property,
and the indications for finding a large
body of ore before long are really excel
lent. Other properties will be worked
in this district, and the coming. year
promises to be a lively one in the Sun
shine end of the district
On. the, east Dip. but little develop
Inent has been done this year, although
there has been some development work
done, notably in the Crown Point, the
Moonshine and the Mignon. The two
first named have been sold to- eastern
parties.
ON LION HILL
On Lion hill, among the less import
ant properties there has ben considera-
bic activity, and some good strikes have
been made. The C. L. c., Rosa, Wa
chusetts and others have made some
rich discoveries. The Little Pittsburg
has been explored to some extent, and
both the silver and gold lodges exposed.
Lack of money and bad air has some
wis ir1te he 1Erl mt
working. Considerable work has been
done on the Mckinley group. The Her
cules tunnel has been driven a. long dis
tance into the HILL in the course of
which several small veins have been
| discovered. A consolidation of this
property with some of the adjoining
claims makes a third large property
which may, in time, become as valuable
as the Northern Light or Chloride
Point.
BOSTON & MERCUR.
Ore was discovered in the La Cigale,
in what is known as the Lillian Russell
shaft, a little over a year ago. This
Shaft is about so feet north of the line
| between the La Cigale and the Omaha.
Ore was found at a depth of 80 feet, af-
| ter which the vein was followed on its
! dip. 1t is now 445 feet deep.
| About the middle of June the Boston
| SIdIl WdS COiIlUleuc6u ana II mas now
! reached a depth of AS feet 1t is 565
feet north of the Discovery shaft. Later
in the year the Mercur shaft was COM
menced on the north end of the proper
! ty, and has reached depth of 260 feet.
Ali of these shafts are connected with
each other every 100 feet, thus opening
UP vast body of ore LOCO feet in
| length. The vein varies in thickness,
| but will average probably 20 feet thick.
The common experience has been that
as depth is reached the vein widens and
values increase. It is estimated that
| an average of the mine will reach as
high as 50 per ton.
| In March, it having been decided that
there was sufficient ore in sight to JUS
| tify the erection of a mill, contracts
were let, and the largest mill in the dis
trict, except the Golden Gate, has been
erected on the property this year. The
mill has a capacity of 500 tons daily
with a teaching capacity of 200 tons per
day. The building is 40x120 feet, so feet