The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26
SOME IDAHO MINES.
Prosperous Condition of Affairs
Around Silver City.

Around Silver City.
L. A. York, editor of the Silver City
Avalanche, who enjoys the reputation
of being one of the most popular men
in his county, arrived in the city last
evening, said the Boise Statesman. Mr..
York states that the prospects for the
mining industry at Silver are brighter
now than at any other time in recent
years. The district is prosperous, and
the developments being made are such
as to give assurance OF a continual
ton of this prosperity for many years
to come.
In the course of a talk with a repre-
sentative OK the Statesman, Mr. York
said that development work was being
prosecuted systematically and vigor-
OuslY on the Poorman. Under the SUI
perintendency Of Mr.. Britt. with Mr. Ir-
win as consulting engineer, they are
sinking and drifting below the Belle
Peck tunnel. This work opens new
ground, the mine having been worked
down to the level of the Belle Peck in
early days. The sinking is done from
a point in the tunnel, a gasoline hoist
being used. The incline has attained
a depth Of $50 feet.
Mr.. York says no information. is
given out respecting the developments
ticipate6 the property Will prove to be
equally as rich at this greater depth as
it was in the upper levels from which
such vast sums were extracted in the
early days. The company deserves sue
cess.
Working under great disadvantages,
and misled by erroneous information,
! it has in the past expended large
amounts Of money in a manner that
proved to be useless. During all the
years that it has been in operation.
/ said Mr.. York it has never missed a
pay day. nor secured any return for its
outlay. Beyond the desire of the public
to see the company rewarded for its
] perseverance,, there IS a general inter-
est in seeing it attain success that is
based upon the fact that the work
I now being done will prove up the
depths of that great mountain and in
! sure the future OF the camp.
Mr.. York reports very interesting
! developments in the Cumberland. This
property is located on a ledge that
runs parallel with, and but a short dis
lance from the Golden Chariot Some
months ago it was taken hold of under
/ bond by a syndicate represented by
! George Z. Sonnemann and j. Z. Brans-
/ comb Of Spokane, mining engineers
/ These gentlemen secured the property
I for their syndicate after having made
] a thorough inspection of the entire
! camp. It is an old location, older, il
/ fact, than the Golden Chariot. and was
1 developed considerably in the early
days. The former development was IL
/ the nature of d tunnel on the ledge, anC
shaft 90 feet in depth, also on the
J ledge.
The parties now working the mine
/ placed S. a. EastOn in charge as super
/ intendent They have put in a 12-horst
J power gasoline hoist. built 4 shat
house, ard arranged comfortable &C
! cOnamodations for the miners. They are
sinking the shaft with the intention o.
! Continuing il TO a total depth of 30
/ feet. They found some very fine orr
standing IL the sha1a.
From the tunnel above they IRE sink
/ ing a Wine at q point about 200 fee
south of the shaft. This winze has at
tanned q depth oe 55 feet. When the!
started the work there were IS inche!
| of gold ore showing; at the bottom
there is two feet. This ore is very rich
running over 500 to the ton in gold
Another Wine is located $50 feet fur
Their south. ard a fine body of ore il
showing there. It is the intention. afte
sinking to the 300-foot level to drift il
under the first Wine and upraise to
| connection with it Mr.. Branscomb
who lately visited the mine, wa
greatly pleased with the showing made
This property belongs to the Shaw
brothers.
Mr. York says he is informed it i
the intention of the syndicate working
the Cumberland to take hold of tn
project of running q .great tunne
! through War Eagle mountain