The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-02

1t will be nearly two weeks before
to commence operations. The great
depth of the snow and the stormy
weather has imDeded the work so
much that progress has been very slow.
Out of six days work recently, the
actual progress was about what two
days should accomplish. Superin-
tendent Hines is showing that he is
indeed a rustler, as he has ac-
complished what was usually supposed
to be an impossibility. The difficulties
have been great, and he has sur
mounted them in a creditable manner.
The Chloride Point company is doing
all it can to put the property in shape.
and is succeeding in proving that it
has wonderful property. 1t has
demonstrated the fact that the rich
vein worked so long on the Chloride
Point mine is present in all the ground
ii now owns. The plans for the cya-
hide mill are completed and as soon as
the weather will permit il will be built.
The mill will be located near the
bottom OF the canyon, where it viii be
possible to take all the ore downhill
from the workings to the mill. Like
most of the mills being built now, the
machinery will have a capacity of 200
tons, although but 100 tons will be
the daily output for some time. The
company has springs enough 10 sup
ply a mill of 800 or 400 tons capacity,
which means a saving of nearly 5000
per month il run TO its full capacity.
1t is probable that shipment of high
grade ore Will be made as soon as the
roads are in good condition.
The Little Pittsburg, which joins the
Chloride Point On the south, is likely to
have a surprise before the close of the
year. AT different times some very
rich ore has been found in the work
ings, and il lies in a straight line with
The Northern Light and the Chloride
Point So far the working OF the vein
has been done without any definite
plan, and nothing but surface scratch
ing mas been done. The assessment
work has usually been done by the
lowest bidder, who has picked the east
est places to do the work. A company,
composed for the greater part or
Northern Light people, has taken hold,
however, and when the snow goes of
Frank Hines will begin the work of
systematic development of the prop
erty. There are good reasons to be-
lieve that a large and rich body of ore
will be found on this ground and that
the Little Pittsburg viii prove TO be as
valuable as its near neighbors.
Jack Green has a force of men at
work on the Cumberland group, and
has good indications of reaching the
vein in the near future. Other prop
erty owners are doing all they can to
find the Lion Hill vein, and with the
opening of spring there will be great
of work in that vicinity.
Work on the Marion ground was
commenced today, and soon the
Geyser- Marion will be running every
thing up TO their full capacity.
The workings at the bottom of the
Hecla shaft have been temporarily
abandoned, and a drift is being run
in at a depth of $50 feet. At this point
a formation was reached where it was
believed and reported that the ore had
been broken into, some time ago.
Three shifts are working and the
drift is. in nearly 20 feet. The character
of the formation is very much like that
carrying values in the surrounding
mines. bue the values seem to be lack
ing. It is possible that barren part ]
of the vein has been reached, which is
not an uncommon circumstance, by the
way; and it is believed that by follow
ing it up will lead to ore carrying good
values