The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-26

A year ago The Chloride Point mine,
on Lion Hin, had 1 local reputation
as an occasional shipper Of higA grade
ore.
II is scarcely seven months since the
Chloride Point company began Vae
active operation and development OF
che mina and vet today it is a revela-
ton to the officers Of the company and
10 The punuc at large, and in Camp
lloyd Il is lhe task Of the camp, and
these no possess claims or prospects
anywhere near Lion Hill describe them
as being such ana suc1 distance
from tle Chloride Point
Seven mG1ths ago When the COM
Iany began working and developing
the nina in earnest The workings 0f
the property consisted Of a tunnel 700
feet in length, frCm which former
operators and lessees had taken out
quite a quantity Of high grade min
eral, but, outside of this. the mine had
not been opened up OF proSpected- To-
day, however. Immense reserves OF
good grade OF milling ore are blocked
out in the numerous underground
workings, besides which fine veins Of
3high grade ore have been disclosed
from which the company is making
heavy and regular shipments.
During the time specified above the
company has transformed a prospeCc
into mine. The tgnneI has been eX-
tended a distance 0f 800 fest, ali she
way in ore, and drifts and crOsS-Cut6
60 the extent of 350 fee- have Deen run,
besides which shaft has been sunk
10 a depth of $50 feet and connections
made in the same with the lowe
workings, adj Of which has been done
in an Incredibly short time and the
disclosures Of ore made in doing uAis
work is indeed astonishing. as the
smallest vein Of ore exposed would
measure all Of ten feet. While in One
portion of the mine q breast Of mineral
has been uncovered which measures
more than so feet across, and in this
ZoEe there are large areas OF high
grade shipping ore.
The mine, at It's present stage, is a
surprise TO all who have seen ii and
its promise for the future is indeed
fattering, to say the least and TO
George Clark, the foreman Of the prop
erty, much credit IS due for its excel
lent condition.
II has always been the understand
ing that the Chloride Point company
purchased the mine for its vast de-
posts Of low grade ores. Or what it
promised TO yield in this direction,
yet 1T the same time that work has
been in progress in blocking out these
zones Of secoDd-ciass mineral ship
ment5 Of high grade ore have been
made to the value Of nearly S14, GOO,
which is a spleu6fd showing and en-
titles the mine 70 she credit Of being
the only producer IN the district that
has raid for its development with its
ore shipments. While 81 the s2ma time
the company is busily engaged in the
erection Of a mill FOR she reduction on
the ground Of the low srade ores.
Work as progressing nicely in the
erection Of this plant, which, # is
expected, VIII be in running order BY
the first Of the year. This mill. it is
understood. WiH have a crushing
capacity OF 250 TINS daily but az the
start the tankage capacity VIII be only
100 tons, but this can be easily in
creased at any time. The mill will be
strictly modern in all It's appliances,
and arrangements have been perfected
70 utilize electricity for motive power.
wlleh VIII effect saving in many
ways
Another important saving VIII be in
the water supply, and the officers Of
the company are coGSl atulatin3e them-
selves that they have succeeded in
arranging SO that this expense will
be reduced ia q nominal figure. In
fact, the expense for water Viii be al
most nothing, as during the past three
months q force OF men has been on
gagged in running a tunnel in the can
Yen. below the mtne, with the result
that q volume Of water has been de-
Neioped sufficient to supply all re-
QulrenenJS al the mill ana also for
culinary purposes, ana a few rods Of
pipe viii bring the water within 800
feet of the niI. from where 1t can be
easily pumped 10 the works
This. in itself is cause of CON
gratulation. rs Tor aUGle the company
was litsle dubious % The water ques-
5i9n. which has now been so success