The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14

! Mercur, Sept 1S-Owing to the in
/ creased price of lead the mines in Dry
. Canyon are prospecting as they have not
! done for years and over SO men are at
work on the various properties there.
! The Hidden Treasure. uader the
management of the Lynch Bros. is
shipping at the rate of a carload eI leau
carbonates per week. and TIE vein is
! large enough to continue this record
indefinitely
The Kearsarge is being worked by
the Petersen Bros and a carload of
high grade ore is being shipped every
month Another shipment viii be made
in a few days The ore from this prop
Srty IS sure to bring at least $40 2er
son, even with the low price of silver.
The Brooklyn has q shipment CT lead
ore. almost ready and Chamberlain &
Angel, the lessees, are making good
wages for their labor.
John Nicholas of the Buckeye is in
Mercur. He is preparing to make an
other shipment of lead carbonates, of
( which he has g large quantity on hand
a carload Of ore Der week viii be the
output OF this mine for some time to
come.
The Utah Queen still contributes her
share of good pay ore to the general
output
The pipe line at the Mono is nearing
completion and within two weeks the
company WIZ have the stream at their
lNdunlp ready fer business. The steam
hoist VIII then be put in operation, and
the business of working over the old
dump wild commence. 1t is estimated
that there Is at least $4,000 tons in THIS
dump, averaging from SIS to 500 worth
Of silver and gold per ton, which can
be saved as soon as sufficient water is
on the ground.
c. E. Ford is busy at the Chloride
Point, ard already the grading for the
millsite is completed and work on the
mill has commenced. But little Of the
material is as yet on the ground, but
this week it will be arriving at Mercur,
and it is the proposition TO have the
building so, far advanced by the Tina
the cold weather comes that no delay
will be experienced The total length
of the mill viii be n feet, while the
tank room will be 212 feet. From the
tank room floor to the top Of the ore
bin will be height of 81 feet
The Gre from the main tunnel will be
carried 30 the crusher in a chute and
from the other workings and tramways
VIII reach the top of the ore bin. A 500
Gates crusher will be below the ore bin.
and from there the ore will PISS on
down through three sets Of Cornish
rolls, and will be ground up very fine
before reaching the ore bins.
At the start 10 tanks, each 20 feet in
diameter and six feet high, VIII be in
operation, each tank holding about so
tons, which viii give the mill capacity
of 100 to $50 tons daily and later on 10
more tanks will be added, which will
duobIe the capacity Of the mill.
The precipitating tanks will be on the
third floor, as VIII also the dynamo. A
20 horse power dynamo viii furnish all
the power needed, and the electricity
will be supplied by the Telluride COM
pany, from the Provo river.
The water viii be brought from the
springs, about 1000 feet from the mill,
and by force Of gravity viii reach a
point about 80 feet from the mill and
from there pumped to the reservoir.
It is expected that the mill will be in
readiness to make the initial run by
Jan. 1.
a large and commodious boarding
house is now in process of construction
aas we'll as assay and general office
buildings.
In the mine everything is in a
fourisihing condition. The recent strike
,ihas been supplemented by another,
equally rich. and there is no indications
of q limit to the high grade ore. AL
ready three shipments have been made
this month. and another will be made
in a few days. Four men are kept busy
sorting out the richest of the ore for
shipment, while the dumps on various
parts Of the hill are sufficiently rich to
make milling q profitable business.
Four men are at work on the Tioca
in running a tunnel from the west side
of the hill. The contract is for 100 feet
of tunnel, but the work will be con-
tinued indefinitely.
The finishing touches are being made
to the tanks at the Northern Light, and
as soon as completed they are put into
operation: The pipe fitting is nearly
completed, and in few days every
thing will be ready Tor an increased
output