The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-24

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Northern Spy Sunday. He advises us
that he is now cutting out a station at
me zfo level, as well as .equipping the
different levels with new tracks. He
says he has a good shipment of ore
ready. but will not send it for some
time vet. Mr.. Beck expresses himself
as most sanguine over the prospects of
/ the Spy.
The leasers on the Wheeler claim at
Silver City struck into body of quartz
In the shaft a few days ago. which
/ shows ASSAYS of so ounces silver and SO
gold The Wheeler promises to be an
other addition to the list of shippers
from the Silver City end of the dis
/ trict.
The extraction of ore from the new
strike in the Uncle Sam was COM
menced TUESDAY. In the meantime
the tunnel is being timbered and put
in good shape. Mr.. Knight advises us
that the hauling of ore for shipment
Will probably commence today or to-
morrow.
We are able to positively verify the
report of new ore strike. in the Ajax,
reported by the Salt Lake dailies.
Managing Director Ryan says that the
new strike is a big one, and that it
promises TO add greatly to the profit
able OUTPUT of the mine The ore is
high grade silver-lead.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
licn-Beck mine, Is carloads ore; from
the Centennial-Eureka, carloads ore;
from the Eureka Hill mill, carloads
concentrates; from the Swansea, 4 car
loads ore; from the South Swansea, 5
carloads ore: from the North Star. l
carload ore: from the Dragon Iron
mine, carloads ore daily.
The Bullion Beck cOmpaDV has made
contract for its output during the
next year with the Germania smelter.
We expect as a result of the closing of
the contract to see a great increase in
the output of the mine and mill which
has been cut down since the termina-
ton of the contract with the Mingo.
Jesse Knight and ]. w. Jackman
have let contract to the Straw Bros
for p feet of drifting in the Miners
Delight claim. which joins the Carisa.
The drift is now in 40 feet and the
owners expect to tap the ore vein be-
fore the termination of the contract.
Mr.. Knight says the Miners Delight
will be shipper inside of 80 days.
George Naylor advises us that the
newly incorporated Murray Hill COM
pany viii commence sinking on their
property in few days. The property
of the company consists of the Murray
Hill, Sego Lily and Silver Dick claims
lying Just east of the Rabbit Foot
There is already a 52-foot shaft on the
ground and in past years the mine has
produced considerable shipping ore.
1t is reported that William and
Charles Miller will contest the patent
application of the Rabbit Foot COM
pany on the ground that the property
was abandoned by failure to do the
assessment work for 1885 Work on the.
Rabbit Foot was suspended the fore
part of the week pending an investiga-
ton, but has since been resumed.
President McGhan advises us that there
is no foundation for the claim of Mil
Ter brothers and the company will go
ahead as usual.
DR.. McCurtain was I'D from Provo
Monday and visited the Last Chance
mine at Diamond. in which he is in
terested. The doctor states that the
100-foot contract on that property is
completed and that the appearance of
the mine is most satisfactory. He also
states that arrangements are being
made for the immediate RESUMPTION of
operations and that the property will
be thoroughly developed. The owners
intend making application for a patent
at once.
President L. Holbrook of the Grand
Central was out Tuesday inspecting
that property. Mir. Holbrook advises
Us tudL Tie new Slllkt Oh lilt tuU--OOl
level of the mine is all that. was re-
ported and more. The new strike is
in a Wine from the 7OO-foot level and
ore extraction will not commence un-
til a donkey hoist has been erected on !
that level which will be in q few days. /
Mr.. HolDrook expresses the grandest |
confidence that the Grand Central is |
going to develop into a big mine.
NJ. D. Hewlett has purchased the |
ar int Of
erty in the Lucky Boy group. and ar
engagements are now under way for the |
Incorporation of the property The |
Lucky Boy lies about a mile SOUTHERN |
IF the Buckeye mine and makes a very l
favorable showing for the amount of |
development done. The sinking of a
00-foot shaft was just completed a
few days ago and work has been tenn
suspended pending the COM
Oletion of the Incorporation. The other
owners of the ground are Charles
Hanks, Gus j. and E. ]. Henriod.