The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-28

participating in holiday festivities, con-
firms the report of an important strike
recently made in that property, only he
says there are seven feet of high grade
ore exposed, instead of six, as at first
stated.
Frank Hines of the Northern Light,
who was in the city over Christmas,
states that the mine is looking exceed
ingly well and that he expects a big and
satisfactory run will be made at the mill
during the month of January. All reports
from this Lion hill producer are OF 3
most pleasing character.
7. As Valley who has been up in Uintah
county directing assessment work on
asphaltum deposits owned by a company
in which he is heavily interested, is home
again. Mr.. Valley states that Varnal is
the center of a stretch of country that
is rich in it's mineral resources and
natural advantages and that in time to
come this will prove to be one of the best
portions OF the state.
Enterprise, Virginia City, Ida: The
Mono Lake hydraulics will operate on an
extensive scale next year. With gold in
the ground, an abundance of free water
and no debris commission to Interfere
there ought to be some profit, but the last
venture there was so fearfully bungled
up from start to finish as to cause a con-
siderable measure. Of doubt regarding the
sanity Of the promoter.
L. H. Curtis, Gill S. Peyton, Professor
W. H. Tibbals and Frank Hines are
booked for Lion hill this morning, and an
inspection will be made of the workings
of the Northern Light and Chloride Point
mines. Before returning to Salt Lake
Messrs Peyton and Tibbals will make an
examination of the Overland, in the sun
shine country, which, ii is anticipated,
will make a wonderful showing during the
coming year.
Charles Staley, who has been with the
Centennal-Eureka, at Eureka, for the
past y years. is in the city, and after
remaining here for few days he Will go
it'll fNll-
which he will leave for Klondike. Mi.
Staley has been faithful employee at
the Centennial-Eureka and the best
wishes of host Of friends go with him
in his search for the yellow metal in the
wilds of Alaska.
Abe Taylor, manager of the Washakie
mine, on the line between Utah and Idaho,
is in the CITY. Mr.. Taylor confirms re-
cent reports relative to an important
strike made in this property 4 short time
ago, and states that in the No. / incline
Il three-foot body of steel galena ore has
been disclosed from which mineral is
now being taken for shipment to this city.
Besides this ledge of tirSt-claSS ore large
bodies of good milling ore are uncovered
in the property.
A correspondent from Granite, Ore, to
the Baker City Democrat says: There
are % men at work on quartz creek III the
Belcher mine, formerly belonging to Andy
Larson, an old time resident OF Pendleton.
The property was purchased for 100000 by
a Utah company. Thev have a small mill
now at work crushii-s out the yellow
metal. The Virginia mine is also employ
ing large force of men, who are sinking
on their ledge, and will no doubt increase
their milling facilities in the spring.
The Denver Ores and Metals says that
the mud pockets encountered in driving
the big Stricken tunnel under Pixies Peak
is proving far more serious than was at
first anticipated, and a proper solution
is question of considerable moment to
the contractors. The mud continues to
cave in and despite the utmost efforts of
the men at work no h9adWaY can be
By the use of air the contractors hope the
mud can be frozen and then cut through,
timbering heavily as they proceed. The
experiment will be watched with consid-
cradle interest.
A special from Butte. Mon, says: The
Overland, near old Montana City, has
made new strike on the 300-foot level
of the mine in the west drift, chute of
ore being encountered 10 feet in width,
a large portion of it being thickly stud
ded with the single standard metal. The
discovery was made soon after commence
ing work on the drift and where the high
grade was supposedly all taken out last
summer. No particular search was made.
Orders were simply given to commence
work on the drift at the 300-foot level and
the discovery was made. The effect of the
strike viii be far reaching on the great
gold lode. The Overland people are fixing
found impossible to do with the present
machinery on the mine. A new 60-horse
power boiler and No. s Cameron sinking
pump is now being placed in position,
when the Overland will be opened to
greater depths.