The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-17

Mc-H9oW camp coiiOei niiie i-iN-'
40. it sa@'s:
Developments made on
u the ground of the Constel-
lation Mining company within the past
two weeks have established the fact
beyond controversy that an independ-
ent gold-bearing quartz belt runs
through Uintah mining district from
east to west. 1t has been known for
years that a heavy quartz ledge existed
In the Constellation ground, but until
a week or len days ago it was not
thought TO carry any values. no work
having been done upon it. About two
weeks ago the company set a couple
of men TO Work sinking a shaft on this
ledge. and the first assays obtained on
picked samples ran as high as Sal in
gold and 10 ounces in silver. .NeSter-
day a representative of the Record
visited the ground in person and in
Spected the new strike. The point at
which the shaft is being sunk is about
200 feet south of the Constellation
hoist, and not more than 1000 feet in
southeastern direction from the
the Ontario mill. The shaft has reached
a vertical depth of % feet, ali the way
in ledge matter The vein is five feet
wide, and dips to the north at an angle
of about so degrees. Both the hanging
streak is on the hanging wall, is all Of
two feet in width, and grows wider
with depth. 1t is a brown, decompOSed
quartz. The ledge can be traced for
several thousand feet east from the
Constellation, and there is not the
slightest question that [ is the same
one that has attained such magnlf1-
cent proportions in the Silver King
Not satisfied to take the word of inter-
ested parties concerning the assay
value of the new discovery, the Record
man procured a general sample from
the two-foot streak and handed it to
F. A Bird for assay, with the follow
ing result:
Park City, May Il, 1895
Park Record: I hereby certify that
have carefully assayed your hand
sample marked Constellation ore,
and find it to contain as follows: Silver,
1.3s ounces; gold. Loo ounces; value at
$50 per ounces, S21.20.
FRANK A. BIRD, Assayer.
1t is considered that the above is a
very fine showing. and the Constella-
ton people are to be congratulated on
their new discovery. s croSs-cut has
been run in the direction of the dis
covery from the 300-level of the old
shaft for a distance of 800 feet, and it
is stated by Superintendent Sutton that
the ledge can be cut by driving the
cross-cut 25O feet further, which will
tap it at depth of about 400 feet.
THE ANCHOR.
The Record also says: AS outlined
in last weeks issue of the Record
number of improvements are being
made to the old Anchor concentration.
the work having been commenced the
frs: of the week under the supervision
of J. J. Whitaker, an experienced mill
wright A portion of the ore house Will
i H.. i e-,,1.
stantial timbers: the company has
purchased from the Ontario company
the 75-horse power Corliss engine form
erly used at the mouth of the Ontario
drain tunnel, and a foundation for its
reception is being built on the site
the old one occupied: two Ellis concen-
traitors will be put in and also a Bryan
mill which will grind the ore to the
consistency of gunpowder. The addi-
tion of the Bryan mill is necessary TO
the successful employment OF the Ellis
machines. All these improvements will
entail the expenditure of a lot of money
and months time at least Will be
consumed in making them. The patient
but enterprising stockholders of the
Anchor have expended more than $3.50.
600 in developing and operating the
mine and none of that vast sum has 6 ,
yet returned to them. but it is hoped
that the employment of the new
process for saving values will result in
q healthy crop of dividends.
THEY'RE AFTER GOLD.
Cyrus Mcbride came in from his
prospect near Charleston, Wasatch |
county, the first of the week for the !
purpose of procuring supplies. 1t will |
be remembered that a month or SIX |
weeks ago il was reported that Mr.. |
Mcbride and his associates had dis !
rornn0Sitinn |
Charleston from which We're obtained /
some very fattering assays. 1t is upon /
this ground that work is now beln@ !
done. A tunnel is being run which will
tap the ledge about 200 feet from the
surface, and that feat VIII be accom-
plished in about 30 days. The owners
think so we'll of their prospect that
they have resigned their positions in
town. and they are satisfied that they
will soon be basking in the sunny rays
of wealth.
STRIKE IN THE CROWN POINT.
Information has been gathered from
q perfectly reliable source that ricn
strike was made the first of the week
in she Crown Point fine ledge of high
Grade ore having been cut in one OF
the lower cross-cuts. Owing TO the
heavy flow of water in the mine the
mana cement was compelled to suspend
! ]
of sufficient capacity TO handle the
water has been ordered from Salt
Lake. and as soon as it is placed in po
sirion and the mine drained the shaft
will be sent 10 greater depth and
drift run TO the vein. The present sea-
son will see the Crown Point added to
the Parks list Of shippers.
CAMP CROSS-CUTS. :
ore hauling from the DAILY mine to j
the Marsac mill, which was suspended
at the time of the snowslide, March :. 5
was resumed yesterday morning TINS J
means that the mill viii soon start up {
again.
Following the the ore shipments from
the Macintosh sampler for the week !
just andei: Silver King. SeS.%SO pounds; t
Silver King concentrates, 3I2.160; 5
Garnes concentrates, 4,490; total. 1,24O,- +
$50 pounds. +
Weber and Kearns have decided to
purchase an Ellis conCentrator with :
IAr1ES A. POLLOCK. b