The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-21

that it would become a paying propo-
sition within 1000 feet of the tunnel
face. The hill is thickly intersected
with rich mineral veins. as it is need
| less to state and believed by many to
be destined to prove the great treasure
house of this district.
The plan of the promoters is TO form
a consolidation or association of a ma
| jority of the properties to be traversed.
This should be feasible on a showing of
thorough business organization, as
costly litigation and tying up is liable
to result from existing surface con-
fiicts, while a consolidation for mutual
/ interest would circumvent this bane of
the mining camp.
We have not obtained all particulars,
and names of parties backing the
proposition are for the present with
held, but it looks so fair and genuine
on its face that we are inclined to be-
lieve the business will be perfected and
work begun on the Markham tunnel
within so days.
DIPS AND SPURS.
Several shippers will dig OUT with
in a few days should the present ia
vorable weather continue.
Very favorable reports continue to
come from the Frisco, and indications
are that it will make a big record this
summer.
Billy Clays got a number of rich
assays this week from one of the
leases on the Tiewaukee. The old mine
is surely getting its second wind.
Now that the price of lead has taken
another step up, it is about time for
the smelters to absorb the difference
by working the mineral spice" racket
on some new tangent.
The leasers on the Julia Dean are all
doing well and the mine was never
looking better than right now Man
ager Dan Clays is working three shifts
of five men each, and as result will
make a good shipment about the 1st of
the month.
They cannot tell all the time just
which is the best ore in the Julia Dean
Tuesday Dan Clays broke open a piece
of rock weighing about 100 pounds that
had been thrown over the dump, and
found it wired all through with native
silver.
Possibly the Cleveland claim is crawl
ing out from under hoodoo. Just as
the great stuffed prophet steps down it
is showing some streaks of galena af-
ter many months of drifting through
white iron. Newt Jarrard and partners
will change the name of the property
if necessary to throw off the spell.
The Bingham Copper company is
placing an order for a hoist at the
StdrluS, WHICH Will De planted over the
shaft at the tunnel level, where a sta
ton is partly excavated. The shaft is
now 10 feet in depth and making
fine showing of ore that runs 10 to 20
per cent copper. Further hand sinking
being impracticable, work has been
transferred to the 100 level pending the
arrival of machinery, which includes
new skip and complete hosting out
fit
The Mast group has passed from the
control of the Bingham Copper COM
pany, which was operating it under
bond and lease, and reverted to the
owners. There is little definite infor-
nation here in regard to the matter,
but several rumors are in circulation,
one that the owners are soon to begin
operations on the property and an
other that the copper company has
been rendered a renewal of it's bond
and lease. It is known that an i'm
portant deal contemplating the trans
fer of this famous group of mines was
recently knocked out. There are now
about II tons of first-class and 40 tons
of second-class in the bins of the
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