The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

| Mercur, Aug. 5.-B. S. Lloyd is in
Mercur preparing for to resume work
on the Gold Coin. A little over 500 feet
of work has been done on the group
mostly in the nature of exploration,
and in each case values have been
found. The work has been done to
definitely determine the position of the
vein, and having settled that point,
working tunnel was driven nearly
hundred feet last winter and it is esti-
mated that the vein should be cut at
distance of $50 feet from the mouth
OF the tunnel. A contract has been let
for 300 feet of work, to Crowthers, Page
q Clark, and work will be commenced
tomorrow. The property is in a good
location, and assays from S1.20 up to
as high as $500 have been obtained.
The Mercur West Dip company is
preparing TO have its property, the
1oIopolist and Syndicate groups sur
Veyed for patent. Later on work in the
development Of the ground will be pro-
ceeded with.
H. E. Carey OF Provo, has been
spending a few days in Mercur, and
arrangements for incorporating the
Daisy property are we'll under way.
The work in the mine is being con-
tinued but as soon as the incorpora-
ton is completed arrangements to
build a mill will be proceeded with.
Quite a number of men have been
put to work under ground al the Golden
Gate and more are being added daity.
It is intended to have a hundred men
at work in the mine before the close of
the week. Superintendent McVichie
seems to have completed his plans for
the work, and is losing no time in
perfecting them. Three shifts are at
work in the enlargement oil the main
shaft which it is intended to have COM
pleted within ten days. AT other parts
IN the mine great deal OF work is be-
ing done and there is yet a great deal
to do. From every part of the mine
the ore will pass down hill to the main
shaft, from where it will be hoisted to
the mill. Nearly every day a large
crowd assemblies in front of the Mercur
hotel to see the big blasts go off. 1t is
Thompson certainly have very efficient
men in charge of that part of the
work.
James Healey, of De Lamar, New, is
in Mercur, and spends most of his
time at the Great Bonanza. He has
been in the employ of Captain De
Lamar a long time, and is an interested
visitor at the mine.
George P. Brown, chairman of the
Democratic campaign committee of
Tooele county, and an employee of the
Golden Gate, has accepted a position
in southern California, and will leave
here in a few days. He is one of the
men that will be missed. but as his
interests lead him to another field, we
can only wish him good luck in his
new home.
A party of ladies came out to pay
Mercur a visit the other day, the
guests of Superintendent Jacobs, of
the Salt Lake & Mercur railroad.
Among them were Mrs. G.. S. Holmes
of Salt Lake City and Mrs. T. NJ. Book
walter, wife of the superintendent of
the Lefell Turbine Wheel company.
E. J. Radditz of Stockton is in Mer-
cur preparing to commence operations
on the Glencoe. This property joins
the Overland on the north, and a great !
deal of work, probably as much as
1000 feet, has been done there. Profit |
ing by the experience of others Mr.. |
Radditz feels satisfied that he is better |
prepared to do intelligent prospecting !
on the property now, than could have /
been done before, when all parties had |
only vague ideas in relation to the /
veins. He will commence operations in |
a few days, and will do a great deal of |
work in trying to locate the ore body 1
carrying a sufficient value for milling /
PURPOSES AS the vein has been found |
that it exists also on the Glencoe.
Mr.. Radditz is operating the Double |
Standard in Dry canyon, in which they /
are running an incline to tap the vein.
The vein is teaching ore and values OBJ
tanned so far have been very"encourag-
ing. Mr. R1Iditz is also interested in
the Eagle and Lion groups located on
the hill back of the Mercur, and work
viii be commenced on those properties
at an early date.
F. R. Leonard is in town in the in
terest of the Jordan River Electric
The company will apply for
a franchise for lighting the city, and
propose 10 be ready for business
within go days. The company is also
with the Mercur, Geyser-
Marion, Sacramento and La Cigale to
furnish power for operating the ma
chinery The Telluride company have
also applied for a franchise.
The Salt Lake & Mercur railroad is
running to its full capacity. The
freight coming into the camp is as
Stunning large proportions. Not only
the Golden Gate, but number of other
are shipping large qUanti-
ties of machinery and supplies.
SOUTH SWANSEA SHIPMENTS.