The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-13
WAR EAGLE GOLD.
Satisfactory Showing In the Old
Cumberland Mine.

An Avalanche reporter visited the
Cumberland mine, on War Eagle
mountain, last Saturday This property,
says the Avalanche, of Silver City,
Ida. is being worked under a lease and
bond, secured about Sept. 1, last by
Messrs. Sonnemann & Branscombe, OF
Spokane The Cumberland formerly
known as the Crane 81 Driggs'), was
one of the earliest locations made on
the mountain, and was opened by
shaft to a depth of about 12O feet, at
the time of it's discovery. In 1870
Messrs. Bruce Bros. operated the mine
and took out considerable ore from
which they realized about $50 per ton.
They worked through the shaft and the
adit tunnel south of the shaft. Subse-
quently the property came into the
hands of Messrs James and Thomas
Shaw, who have operated it on small
scale for some Is years past. occasion
ally milling a small lot of high grade
ore, sufficient to meet all expenses of
mining, and giving the owners spend
ing money for the long winter months
spent in recreation and idleneSS.
When the present operators bonded
the mine, it was developed by tunnel
about $50 feet in length and a winze,
from this tunnel, about 60 feet deep.
The old shaft, previously mentioned,
wash from the hillside above. Con
tracts were Immediately awarded for
cleaning out this old shaft and for
sinking another Winze from the adit
level, between the one spoken of, and
the old shaft. In opening the shaft,
the lessees found a strong vein eX-
posed from the surface to the stump
and about foot of good grade ore the
entire distance. This discovery was
almost wholly unexpected upon their
part, for while common report in
formed them that such was the case,
they had long since lost all faith in
fairy tales of rich ore left standing
in old workings" The showing was so
encouraging however, that steps We're
| Immediately taken to open the prop
erty upon a scale commensurate with
its worth, and a hosting plant and
other supplies We're Immediately order
ed, and q shaft house, boarding house.
office and other buildings erected. Mr.
Stanley A. Easton, a mining man of
known ability was put in charge of
the property by the lessees and work
has since been prosecuted with all dis
patch.
At the time of our visit the new
hosting plant was in operation and
everything made snug for winter work
The ore chute has been proven for a
distance of about 400 feet in length
and 100 feet in depth, and it's value
is such that the management has no
hesitancy in saying that it is more
than satisfied with the property, and
will push work vigorously. They are
now sinking the shaft with three
eight-hour shifts and will send it to the
500 mark as rapidly as possible. Sta
| tions will be cut every 100 feet, and
from the second level down, drifts will
be run on the vein both north and
south. At the first level the north
drift will be extended south, under the
! adit tunnel and connections made
with the wines from that level, and
the ore blocked out for stopping. About
/ 20 men are now on the pay roll. and
we were informed that the force would
! he increased as rapidly as room" was
made in the mine. Ore cars and track
| iron are now en- route for use in the
| lower levels of the mine. The adit
tunnel is being extended south, and
the face Of the same, which has been
in barren ground for some time, is
now entering another body of ore
which gives promise of equaling the
other chute.
| Speaking of the ore found standing
in the old shaft, Mr.. Sonnemann stated
to our reporter that the showing was
almost incredible; that they have
sampled the vein from the stump to
the surface, and that they had failed
to secure an assay below $50, mostly in
! gold -
The hosting plant is a 12-horse
power Hercules gasoline engine, and is
! giving splendid satisfaction. The shaft
has been put in fine shape, being fitted
with guide rails" and a cross-head
used with the bucket.