The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13

Bullion Canyon, near Marysvale,
Utah, July 9-In a recent letter from
this part of the Ohio district. the Bully
Boy and Webster group received ex-
elusive attention. because of the large
amount Of work which has been per-
formed on it. and the absolute certainty
that its development work furnishes of
tie pemanency Of the veins in Bullion
canyon. And we can now proceed with
more confidence TO the examination of
other claims in this locality.
Just bslow Webster basin the north
ridge, or boundary of the canyon,
turns abruptly to the north 1000 or
1000 feet. then turns easterly again.
BEECHER HILL.
The area inclosed in this widening Of
the canyon is called Beecher fiat. and
to the north is Beecher hill. Up the
hill is located the Star group of four
claims. owned by Frank Wright and
Joseph BrethWaite. In the early days
the vein on which the Star is now To-
Gated was scratched a little along the
surface, just enough to discourage the
owners and TO give the locality a BLACK
eye" The foot wall is lead of quartz
lite, ana has a Slightly uphill dip to the
north. Limestone caps the vein. and
further u, or TOP Of the ridge. trsch-
lite ca2s the lime. No one seemed to
believe the veiH would be continuous
except Wright and Brethwaite. With
indomtrable pluck and admira BILE con-
fidence. they began a tunnel in the
qrartzite, and have now reached a
point 300 feet from the mouth The
owners figured on the vein turning
down, but it didn'- and. like Mahomet
with the mountain when they discov
cred the vein would not come to them.
they drove an upraise and went after
the vein, whion thev found, and which
carries lea1 cart. ates and galena.
The best of the ore runs 40 per cent
lead. So ounces silver. and 2.15 gold per
ton, and the owners claim they have a
vein from to u feet thick. OF course
the ore viii not average the figures
given above. but is first-class cOncen-
trating product and is certainly worthy
of investigation.
SHOWING OF PERAIANENCY.
word or TWO regarding thu chances
for its Dermanency viii not be amiss.
The presence of 1rachite higher up on
the hill is Significant That kind Of
has come up in a fissure or contact fur
Their back. and If the tunnel is driven
in to where the trachite goes down,
the vein viii be found going down in
the same contact or assure. and il can
hardly be possible that = viii require
more than 600 or ZOO feet of tunnelinE.
and Dossibl.- considerably less. With
the ore now in sigh. and a small con-
centrating plant on the creek. a few
hrTr1l hal he Nc r,
pay all expenses Of development.
GOLDEN CURRIE GULCH
In the northwes. corner of Beecher
fat is a gulca known "a the Golden
Currie. In the gulCh ic found the work
ings OF the Standard group of nine
claims. Here is found anOthe- monu-
snent of supreme faith in the possibili-
ties Of human fore continuously an
piled. and serenity as TO results. Mich
ael Hennessv began work here several
years ago. and has continued right
along. and alone. until recently. when
others believed Mike" had a good
thing and joined him. II is now known
as the Standard Gold Mining and Mill
ing company, incorporated Michael
Hennessy is president, F. NJ Haughey
is secretary. NJ. Bartholdi is vice pres
1dent and general manager. and Patrick
Holland of Eureka is treasurer OF the
$50 900 shares OF 81 each. 115.000 have
been cOnsecTated 10 development work
and a reduction, plant.
When The Herald man found the
president he was swinging a pick in
the face Of the tunnel The secretary
was re-airinE a car which had just
gone over the dump. the vice president
and general manager was building
large and cOmmodious boarding house
down by Bullion creek, and the treas
urer is absent probably hustlins funds.
There are no corduroy suits and laced
tan leggings as a part Of the assets of
the men or company Blue over
ais flannel Overshirts. heavy nailed
boots and hardened muscles are the in
sigma OF office.
Seriously. il is just this class Of men
who find and make mines. and the
STANDARD is a promising property The (
tunnel is now in $50 feet. and was run /
in on a clay streak about four feet I
wide which separates twO large veins I
running parallel with the tunnel. Cross ]
Gus have beer driven and other de- /
velopment ..ork done. Mr.. Hennessy /
gives the assay values, per ton. as fol- /
lows: Silver. : 10 IS ounces, and gold 4
from $3.50 10 so. ard some lead.
From start TO finish there is marked I
in the ledge matter and I
ore
The tunnel is well timbered and |
everything about the works is tidy and f.
bespeaks the work IF careful and prac- /
teal miners.
THE GREAT WESTERN.
The next claim Of special Importance
on the north side is the Great Western.
about midway along Webster
basin. This patented claim is the
property Of y. W. Lawrence and others
Of salt Lake.
Until recently it was being worked
under a bond and lease but disa-
ereement among the lessees has caused
a te.nscrarv suspension of work. The
vein crops almost continuously for 5000
feet. and runs northeasterly. with dip
Of 200 v ester,y. II IS a contact. the foot
wall being euarlZite. and syenite hang
ing. The incline shaft is down l2O feet.
ore all the way. The vein is six to
seven feet wide. and samples s 10 10
per cent copper. and carries some high
grade lead. Six inch streaks on the
foot wall averages well in copper. 80
ounces silver. ard $3.50 gold per ton.
THE CASCADE.
Crossing over to the south. and be-