The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30

It is more than likely that the Mer-
cur NINE in years to come, will be re-
ferred to as one of the wonders of the
age in the mining line, and its devel-
opment and operations will be some
thing in the way of a revelation to
mining men who are wrapped up in old
fogy ideas as to how mines should be
worked and the formation in which
gold should exist.
The Mercur mine has been surprise
so far to the mining world, and it is
safe to say that it still has surprises,
and pleasing ones. too. in store for its
stockholders and the public at large.
A Herald representative had the
pleasure yesterday of meeting R. D.
Millett, a gentleman of 80 years ex-
perience in mining in this western
country and as Mr.. Millett has just
returned from making an exhaustive
examination of the Mercur mine, he
was able TO give a good account of the
development now going on in this bo-
nanza proposition and the condition of
the property at the present time.
Il have visited the mine a number of
times before" said Mr.. Millett, in an
swer to a question put to him by The
Herald scribe, land 1 never saw it
looking so well as it does at the pres
ent time. | made a, careful eXamina-
ton of the property and l feel that /
am safe in saying that there is all of
100000 tons of milling ore exposed in
the mine that will assay from IS TO S12
a ton on an average, and l am satisfied
that the stock of the company is bet
ter worth $40 a share today than it
was worth S. a share year ago; and,
according to my idea, the company
should build a mill at the mine with a
capacity of 500 tons of ore daily.
I'm speaking of the ore blocked out
and in sight, continued Mr.. Millett,
Il include the new ore body just dis
closed above the Ruby and Resolute
tunnel levels. and these, in my opin-
ion, almost double the value and the
resources of the property, as this is a
new ore zone entirely-one that no one
believed existed before, and which
promises to open out into something
both big and rich. This ore body, so
far as disclosed, covers an area that
is $50 feet in length and $50 feet in
width, and within this space a series
of upraises have been driven from the
Ruby and Resolute tunnels, and from
inclines and other portions of the old
workings of the mine, and these up
raises have disclosed new ore bodies
ranging in width from to Is feet,
which, | understand. carry excellent
milling values in gold. and the ore, so
l am informed, is a splendid milling
proposition and free from any deleter-
ious substances. More of these upraises
are to be made, and the Indications
are that the new ore zone just disclosed
will be more valuable and extensive
than the original ore body that has
made a name and fame for the mine.
Il have been mining for over 80
years." Mr.. Millett went on to say.
"and I can truthfully state that never
but once before have I seen such man.
moth ore bodies disclosed as are
blocked out today in the Mercur mine,
and this exception was the Homestake
mine. in the Black Hills, in South Da-
kota. I feel that ] am safe in saying
that the people of this city and of
Utah do not fully appreciate the value
and true merits of this magnificent
and I have no hesitancy in
making the assertion that it has a
wonderful future before it.
There is one thing more that I
would like to say said Mr.. Millett. in
land that is that l am OF
the opinion that another ore body-a
third one-will be found with depth,
and l am confident that If the company
ever goes down to the deep it Will dis
close another zone of gold, which, in
extent of value, Will hold its own in
good shape with the bodies opened up
a hove"