The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

hDOL VI the IldCnlueIy IOF -lIe 24S
plant has arrived. Three-fourths of
the structural iron is in place, the
roasters are completed and it is prob
able that a couple of months viii see
the immense plant ready to run. 1t is
proposed to run so days on 500 tons
per day, after which the capacity will
be increased to 500. tons, which will be
the daily output
All the motive power in both the
mine and mill will be electricity, and
will be furnished by the Telluride
Power Transmission company, which
will also furnish lights for the prop
erty. No timbering will be used in
the mine; the ore will be taken cut
clean and the ground allowed to
cave in.
GEYSER- MARION.
The commencement of the year
found the Geyser and Marion COM
panies engaged in veXatious law suit,
neither company caring to do much in
the way of improvements. Soon after
the opening of the year, they CONSOLE
dated their interests, thus putting a
stop to litigation. BY this deal the
new company became the possessor of
nearly 200 acres of ground, more than
enough water for their own wants, two
mills and a, large scope of country in
Early in the spring a new crusher
was put in operation at the Geyser
mill, and a. number of new teaching
tanks put in place, and the value of
the property has been steadily increas-
ing under the superintendency of Mr..
Benner, during the year.
Nearly $4,000 tons of ore have been
extracted from the mine during the
year, and about $500, 600 in gold added
n The 11rO11Iot of TTtaI
Dividends, aggregating $685. 900, have
been paid to the stockholders, and a
like amount distributed among the
workmen.
Up to the present year, only the up
per ore vein in the property had been
touched. in fact, the existence of
lower vein was only made known to
the general public a short time since.
The old workings have not been worked
out, as many suppose, large bodies of
ore, from eight to 10 feet thick, and
averaging So per ton have been blocked
out for stopping. During the early part
of the year, a large vein was found in
the West Geyser, a part of the property
hitherto UNEMPLOYED. Although COM
paratively little ore has been taken out
of this part of the ground, enough work
has been done to show that the vein
is IS feet thick in places, and carries
values of from so to SIS per ton. The
lower vein has been opened up dis
tance of several hundred feet showing
an extensive ore body at least equal
to that above from which most of the
ore used has been taken. In what is
known as the mill tunnel, started to
tap the lower vein, the ore was reached
short distance from the mouth, and
of sufficient value for milling. In short
Superintendent Benner puts it: There
are five tons of ore in sight today, for
every one in sight at the beginning of
the YEAR
The directory was recently changed
John Dern, of Mercur mine fame, be-
coming president of the company, and
manager, in place OF S. B. Miner.
SACRAMENTO.
The Sacramento is one of those in
situations that makes but little noise
but keeps on in the even tenor of its
way. No additions have been made
to the mill the present year, and NO
hearts of stockholders. a great deal
of development work has been done,
however. and the mine shows up vast
bodies of valuable ore.
During the year the output of 100 toys
per day has been pretty steady, the
total being about $4,000 tons for the
year. About $4,000 worth of gold has
been produced, and their monthly
wage bill amounts to about $4,000.
Ore has been found in nearly every
part Of the ground, and the veins are
thicker here than in other parts of the
camp being about 20 to so feet. The
average values are high SO per ton
being a fair estimate. With the great
amount of development work done in
this mire, there are millions of tons
of rich ore in sight, and the mill can
run for years on what has already
been found
Some trouble has been experienced
in teaching ores that contain magnesia,
and the company are experimenting on
/ the effect OF heat on the ore. Should
! the experiments prove that baking the
ore assists in teaching, large roasters
/ viii be installed at the. mill, and it is
! very probable that the mill will be
/ enlarged at no very distant date
NORTHERN LIGHT.
The Northern Light is an old mine
and had a record as a silver producer
\ many years ago, but litigation and adj
verse legislation interrupted its career
/ The new company purchased Il claims
and proceeded to clear out the old
workings, and build a mill of 400 tons
capacity. To run the mill, it was
necessary to lay pipes from the Box
! springs il, 400 feet, and the beginning
of the year found the company, putting
the finishing touches to the MILL and
! working against serious difficulties in
! pushing through the pipe line.
1t was not until the middle of April
that everything was ready, and the
mill started on its trial run. The re-
suit was all that was expected practi-
cally all the gold and a large percent
age of the silver was saved but 1t was
! found that an average of ten days was
| required TO do the teaching.
To increase the tankage an addition
put in position. 1t was also thought
best to continue the Woodruff tunnel
until it connected with the lower
workings of the mine. This work was
completed about month ago, and the
mill has now started running to its full
capacity.
During the summer, about 80 tons OF
ore per dav has been treated, the re-
suits being satisfactory, and the pro-
ceeds sufficient to pay all the expenses
of the company.
In the old workings, there are miles
of drift work, in ali of which the ore
is of good milling value The drifts
are choked with ore, broken by former
workmen, and left as being of too low
value. Sinking through the footwall
in one part of the workings a body OF
good ore was discovered of good value
In the face of the Woodruff tunnel g
face of ore is exposed i2S feet in thick
ness, which has been opened up dis
lance of 200 feet.