Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
MgRUUE NEWS.
What tho Mercury Says About ;ho
lines Of the District.


iines Of the District.
q. Il. Dignowity has been in camp
this week pushing work on his Black
Horse group on the west dip.
The Geyser company have just pur.
chased u q ltes crusher and VIII soon
have 1t in operation. 1t is capable OF
crushing twenty-five tons an hour.
The Northern Light mill IL rapidly
nearing completion, and will be ready
for operation before the $4,000 feet Of
pipe Ia laid to connect the plant with
Box Springs and the Col en- Belt
compauy's line, A car o. the pipe
was received at this point during the
week.
Fred Leonard, of the Hecla. was In
camp this week. He Is affecting q
reorganization OF the company and
hopes to nave all debts paid and the
minp In oper; tim again in few days.
1t is the general belief that a little
more work will put the operators into
ore, and the people OF the camp will
be glad TO SEQ the property operating
again.
During the week ii. A. Andrews
negotiated deal whereby the Sego
Lilly the Golden Zone ana the Alton,
on the west dip, with the exception OF
one.slxth interest, passed into the
hands OF q. Y. Wallace, Nat Brig
hum, ID. 3. Murray AMI w. IL. Irvine,
ona bRsis OF $4,000 for the property. Ii
wac a cash deal, the whole amount
being paid down. The property was
owned by DR.. Castleman and s. +.
Hunt, VINO have always had great
faith in that section. A force Of four
men arc employed in the development
of the property.
THE WEST DIP RUSH.
Tho rush to the west dip has been
something unpreceden this week,
and developments have been oil that
could be desired. The South Daisy
got down through the wash into the
vein and are now occurring values.
Captain De Lamar has secured an
option OF few days on the Daisy and
South Daisy for $4,000, and the prop
erty ia being thoroughly prospected
under Superintendent Kisiingbury's
management. 1t IL the general belier
that the sale will bo contaminated,
The Big Flat and SnowstOrm people
VINO own valuable ground south Of the
Daisy, and who conflict with each
other, are preparing to settle the matter
in court. A four-horse Stage makes
two trips to the dip daily anu IL al
ways well loaded. The Italians who
located a group tar out in the valley,
where the vein crops, have obtained
values OF over 81, and it Is safe
to cay that In less than ten
days every foot OF the valley
viii be- located. The De Lamar
company had their large group in the
valley surveyed, and the location work
is being done. Both Manager Cohen
and 5upt. ISlslingbury have great
faith in the new discoveries and will
spend great deal OF money on the
west dip during the year. They have
already purchased large number OF
valuable claims. q. l.. DignOwity is
developing the Black Horse group
with good reeults. A. L. Benson, OF
Omaha, having large interests on the
west dip, was here during the week,
and ia eiated over recent developments.
q. w. Clay has large force OF men at
WORK on the Alta. Salt Lake and
Eastern capitalists nTe coming in by
twos, threes and dozens. There are
rumurs OF plumber OF strikes this
week. The La Cigale and Daisy ore
bodies continue to improve as develop
ment progresses. There are hundreds
Of men on the dip prospecting, locating,
bonding and buying, and their num-
Der 10 increasing with every revolu-
ton of the sun.