The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-01

very neaVy item. The output of the
eight miners and two ore pickers on
the war Eagle is interesting as a basis
| for comparison
The Silver Bell machinery passed
through the city today on it's way out
to the property. The machinery has
! been delayed in transit, so the build
ings were all ready for it's reception.
George A Founder, the president of
the company, went up to the mine to
direct the installation of the hosting
machinery, and he believes that the
two drills will be at work by the end
of the week. The shaft, which is now
| down IS feet, will be continued to the
1OO-foot level, from which a drift will
be run and a cross-cut made on the
ledge.
The Silver Bell, it will be remem-
bered, has one of the best surface
showings in the district, but some time
ago work in the shaft was suspended
owing to heavy inflow of water The
men, however, were kept busy on the
buildings and on an excellent ore road
that has been made from the mine to
the Red Mountain railroad
D. d. Birks has returned from visit
to the Royal Gold Mining company's
property on the reservation. The in
cline shaft is now down distance of
about 80 feet, and the showings con-
tinue excellent. The best ore is found
near the hanging wall, though the
whole shaft shows very fine-looking
quartz, carrying considerable iron The
company now has seven men employed,
and is working a night shift. This
week another man will be sent down
and work begun on the 40-foot ledge
on the Gold Crown, of which Captain
Webb, in his report, speaks so highly.
The two last assays gave total values
of $3.50 and s49.56 respectively.
The shaft house on the Red Eagle is
nearly completed and the machinery,
which has been delayed in transit, is
expected to arrive today. In ten days
it is hoped TO have it in working order.
The cross-cut tunnel is now in so feet,
and as soon as the ledge is struck an
upraise will be started to the surface,
and then the shaft viii be sunk. 1t is
intended to carry the shaft down 200
feet and to run drifts along the vein.
The cross-cut TO the north from the
st. Elmo main tunnel has encountered
a change. For the first 20 feet the
cross-cut was run in highly silicious
ore but now a three-fOot streak has
been cut. which carries a high copper
percentage and shows a slight improve
ment in gold values. This streak
averages about 6 per cent in copper.
The shaft on the Copper Queen,
which adjoinS the Mayflower on the
west, is down about 20 feet and is all
in ore. No footwall has yet been found.
The ore is similar in appearance to
that of the Mayfower, and assays up
to So ounces in silver and SO in gold.
The present shaft will he sunk about 80
feet when work will be started on the
south vein, the same ledge on which
the Mayfiower is now working. The
Copper Queen belongs to the Eastern
Mining syndicate.
The International Gold Mining COM
pany has purchased the Sullivan claim,
for which negotiations have been going
on for some time. The Sullivan is on
the creek of that name, half a mile
from the Columbia river and four miles
from the Trail smelter. The company
will start development work on the
claim at once, and also on their Look
out mountain property, the Snowdrop.
The Josie is not shipping ore now,
and has taken one of its machines off
ore to work in the drain tunnel that is
now being run on the south side line of
the mine at the 100-foot level. The tun-
mel is being worked from both ends and
has yet 80 feet to go.
The lie Roi tram will probably be
in operation tomorrow. A great effort
has been made to get it finished before
the snow was off the mountain, and
with the thaw of yesterday the man
agement was pleased to know that the
tram would be readiness to take the
place of the sleighs when their use will
be impracticable. The completion of
the tram will make little difference,
however. in the LIE .Roi shipments. as
the present shipments of between 500
and 600 tons weekly is the full capacity
of the present shaft and machinery
The new hoisting machinery, however,
is on the ground. The huge beams are
cut out ready for erection and work on
putting it I'D will be begun in few
days.
The LIE Roi is working on a new tun-
mel, called the Peyton tunnel, above the
Black Bear and near the Josie line. 1t
is now in about 80 feet. AT 20 feet the
lead was struck and the next ten feet
is in a splendid ore body The tunnel
is to be carried forward to the No. 2
shaft, about 80 feet, and in the mean
time the water is to be pumped from
this shaft and sinking begun
The new compressor engines at the
Black Bear will be started with i'm
pressive ceremonies at , o'clock today.
and the immense engine will be
christened The Senator" in honor of
Senator Turner.
A company has been organized to
work the Ellen mine, in the Ainsworth
camp. This property was acquired
some time ago by C. F. Clough &c Co.
of Spokane and the Reddin-Jackson
company of this city, and they are
largely interested in the new company,
which is capitalized at $1,000, 900. The
officers of the new company are: f.
P. Hogan of Spokane, president and
treasurer: F. j. Walker of Rossland,
vice-president; C. F. Clough of Spo-
kane. secretary, and L. j. McAlee. gen.
eral manager. The Ellen is crown
granted and consequently somewhat
developed. The showing consists of a
vein of solid galena, from is to 90
inches in width, assaying up to So
ounces in silver and 20 per cent in lead.
Park Record Notes.