The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-08
TRAIL CREEK MINES.
Fine Body of Ore Found in the Even
ing Star

On the first of the year the mining
management of the Evening Star I'M
derwent a decided change, and work in
the long cross-cut tunnel from which
a shaft was started on a chute of known
nlSh grade ore at the top of Monte
Cristo mountain, right on the apex of the
vein, says RosSland British Columbia)
dispatch to the Spokesman-Review. This
shaft has now reached a depth of 80
feet, and chute of ore varying in width
from II inches on the surface TO three
and one-haf feet at the bottom has been
followed for the entire distance. Wednes-
day at this depth a drift to the west,
in the direction of the old Bailey shaft
was started and this afternoon though
only penetrated for a distance of three
feet, the face of the drift shows a body
or ore fully four feet wide. The ore is
an uncommon one in the camp, being an
arseno-sulphide of iron in very vitreous
calcareous gangue. About 20 tons of this
ore is already on the dump, and in the
event of the ore chute Just discovered
retaining its present dimensions, at least
ten tons of ore can be hoisted daily. For
the present work has been discontinued
in the shaft, but will be resumed as soon
as the miners in the drift have gotten
far enough ahead so that the Workmen
will not Interfere with one another. A
force of men went to work Thursday
clearing the wagon road so that i'm
mediate shipments can be started, as ar
engagements for the entire output of the
mine have been entered into with the
SIIltlltT dl Trail. IL NlCnOlS
of Spokane. the general manager of the
Evening Star Mining company, informed
the writer that the mine was in posi-
ton to to-; ship LEO tons So of ore per month
present openings. The first carload will
leave for the smelter on Saturday.
Another mine, splendidly equipped with
a 30-drill power plant, and which is max
ng steady shipments of pay ore is the
Kootenay and Columbia. For the present
but one Slope is being carried along and
high grade ore This ore also goes to
the Trail smelter. In addition to oDer-
ating all the necessary drills in the
Kootenay and Columbia mines, the air
compressor of the Kootenay company
furnishes the power for the drills, a hoist
and pumps of the Iron Horse, a distance
of 5000 feet away. The drills at the Iron
Horse are often worked under pres
sure of 100 pounds.
In the south belt development work
goes steadily on and many properties are
couraging results. In the Sunset No.
the Canadian Gold Fields syndicate have
undoubtedly gem. The shaft has been
sunk to depth of 80 feet in almost
solid four-foot streak of high grade ship
ping ore. AT this depth drift was run
to the west for a distance of 20 feet ard
showed up a body of ore of the same class
of ore, on the average being sc inches
wide. In one place in this drift the -ein
was faulted, being cut by one of the usual
east and west dykes: however. the dislo-
cation was but slight, and the ore body
was easily found upon running cross
cut for distance of a few feet to the
north. The Sunset has all the earmarks
of great producer
The ore body recently struck in the
White Bear continues to improve in
width and grade, and is now fully Is feet
wide, the last four feet of which, says
John Y. Cole. one of the principal stock
holders, is of good shipping value at the
present rates of transportation and treat
ment The White Bear is being continu-
ousy and rapidly developed. To the west
lies the ST. Paul, the owners of which
are working two shifts in the tunnel with
the view of reaching the White Bear
ledge.