The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-07
"WIDE OPEN AT bgERcUR.
The Fireworks Display at the Gold
en- Gate Miilsite.

Everything is now running wide open
at the Golden Gate, says the Mercur
Mercury. Superintendent McYichie is
in charge at the mine, and has put on
a large force OF men underground, the
working shaft is being materially en-
larged and the mine placed in condition
to furnish the immense tonnage that
soon will be required of it. On the
nillsite the work of excavating goes
rapidly ahead. The mason work, com
menced last week, is going ahead with
a full force. and already makes a good
showing. The only drawback to pro-
gress has been the non-completenent of
the railroad branch, the delay being
occasioned by an unexpected scarcity
of ties.
Some grand blasts have been made
on the millsite this week Friday at 3
o'clock Is holes were fired by battery
and Sunday at the same time % deep
hurley holes, containing 1000 pounds Of
black powder. were fired by the touch-
ing of an electric button. On each oc-
cesion there was tremor of the earth
in the vicinity, mufIled report, and
the bench of rock which is being ex-
cavated was lifted bodily into the air
and fell amid clouds OF smoke and
dust, followed by rattle as of mus
kerry as the flying fragments from the
explosion hit the earth at the bottom
of the hill. The contractors have very
efficient powder men, who can lay the
broken rock almost where it is wanted,
and we are glad to note that they take
every precaution to prevent injury to
their own men or the people of the
town.
A surveying corps in charge of w. B.
Searles, which has been running the
lines for the electric line from Provo
canyon, which is to supply the Golden
Gate mine and mill with electricity,
reached camp Sunday. 1t is reported
that the difficulty between the power
company and the Rio Grande Western,
which threatened for a time to retard
the construction of the line, has been
amicably adjusted, and that the power
will be able to deliver the re-
CURED amount of electricity at the time
named in the contract.
w. T. McFarlane, foreman at the Col
den Gate, since the property passed
under the control of Captain De La
mar, has resigned the position to ac-
cept one more pleasing TO his taste,
that of master mechanic at the same
mine. The position of foreman so made
vacant has been accepted by John Nc
Donald. a Wisconsin miner, who has
worked under Superintendent McVichie
at other places.
Great ore reserves have been added |
to those already blocked out at the
Sacramento since they commenced the
open Dit work. At the mouth of the |
tunnel Superintendent Flynn has a
body of ore developed As feet in thick |
ness which will average from SO to $40 |
per ton, and he proposes to strip it at !
once for a distance of $50 feet The |
mine in all parts is 10 fine condition, |
and is proving to be one of the great |
properties of the camp. In the mine 20
men are employed, while at the mill /
.en more men are at work, and the
plant is running to its full capacity. 1t
S possible that a dividend will be de-
dared this month, and it is the inten
ion of the company to pay the .divl-
lends each month after they are once
esumed. The regular semi-monthly
shipment of cyanides was made Tues
lay, comprising $50 pounds.