The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-15

Tom and ]. K. Busby have returned
from the Century mine, in Box Elder
county, where they have been for the
past two months engaged in the de-
velopment of this promising gold
property.
The Century some time ago passed
from the prospect stage to that of a
mine, and the indications are that it
viii not be long now before it will be
classed as a regular dividend payer.
ii is but little more than a year
now since the discovery of the. property,
but during that period some extensive
work has been done in its development,
and fine bodies of ore have been dis
closed in several of the claims en-
braeed in the group, one of the most
important of which is on the Lizzie
lode, where a three and a half foot
body Of solid mineral is exposed that
carries general averages of $45 to the
ton in free milling gold, and it is esti-
mated that there is all of 800 tons of
this class and grade of mineral on the
dump while on the Century, in the
upper workings of another prospect,
there is a streak that runs up into the
thousands in the yellow metal, but this
mineral is base. and will have to be
shipped to the shelters.
On the Century claim the company
has been hard at work during the past
year in the driving of long tunnel.
which is being run for the purpose of
cutting the main ledge on this prop
erty at considerable depth, and it is
believed that when the connection is
made one of the finest bodies of good
gold ore ever exposed in any mine in
the state viii be uncovered. This tun-
ao1 ies f7Dfo hi 1se~fa
and it is but a question Of a short time
now before the desired connection will
be made.
The showing of ore already in sight,
however. is such as to lead to the be-
lief that the company would be justi
fed in the installation of a small mill,
and, as previously mentioned in these
columns, a plant has been purchased,
and MIR. BuSby states that by the first
of January it is expected that it will be
in successful operation.
The mill is 2 Crawford, with a capac-
ity Of treating about ten tons of crude
ore daily, but the power capacity is
such as to allow additions to the plant,
and early next spring it is more than
likely that another Crawford will be
added to the equipment of the works.
The power consists of a % horse
power engine and boiler, the mill en-
bracing q rock breaker and rolls good
for twice the capacity of the present
mill
Besides the work in hand in the cree
ton OF the reduction works. the COM
pany has been making Improvements
in a number of other ways, and ar
engagements have been completed so
that work can be continued all winter
without discomfort. A fine boarding
house With accommodations for II has
been erected. good bunkhouses an
assay office fully equipped. besides sta
bles and other outbuildings, from which
it will be seen that the company means
business, and has an abiding and I'M
limited faith IN the outcome of the
enterprise.
Nearly all of the gold camps of Utah
are located south of Salt Lake, and
Park valley, for this is the home of
the Century mine, and a number of
very promising prospects, has received
but little attention at the hands Of min
ing men. who. no doubt. will wake up
some fine morning and learn that in
this section of Utah can boast of some
of the most prolific gold producers to
De found in the west.
Box Elder has also another gold camp
in old Ashbrook district. where a mill
has been in operation during the last
few months, the bullion from which
frequently finds it way to the Salt Lake
banks.
The Century company is working a
force of u men under the superintend-
ency Of p. S. Smell.