The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17

]. J. knight, of Provo, cousin of
Jesse Knight, VINO has made sucn a
ten strike in Tintic district during the
past year, was in the city yesterday a
guest at the Cullen.
Mr.. Knight is a representative of the
new blood that has been infused into
State Line district within the past few
months. and the future of this pronlis-
ing gold camp is assured If it can az
tact more men of his calibTe, push and
enterprise.
As stated previously in these columns
MI Knight had secured a bond and
lease on a two-thirds interest IN the
Creole mine from j. II. Mcdonald and
f. NJ. Millett. W. ]. McBurney retain-
ing his one-fhird interest in the prop
erty.
Now, however, a deal has been con-
summated SO that Messrs. Knight and
McBurney can push work in the de-
NelopmenS of the NINE, as yesterday at
Provo, Mr.. Knigh<'s tatner, Newell
Knight, took third interest in the
property, Paying Messrs. Mcdonald and
Millett $4,000 in cash Icr the same
while Mr.. J. J. Knight bought the
other third for $4,000 on time pay
ments, so that now there is no reason
why there should be any hindrance in
the development and ope.aIion of the
mine, as the younger Knight will con-
troll his fathers interest and his rela-
tons with Mr.. McBurney are such that
they can work hal.nonIOusly together
the intention being TO relegate the
Wheetbarrow TO the rear ana IN their
place put in track and cars, erect nee
essary buildings, etc, and begin work
IN earnest In The pleasing task of ex-
tracing gold from the rock-ribbed
treasure vaults of the camp; and MI
Knight states that one of the obJecls of
his visit to SalS Lake was TO make ar
rangements for the erection of a mill
at the mine, and this object he says,
is so far contaminated, that he is con-
fidenS that the plant VIII be treating
the free milling ores of the camp, and
all the mineral is of this character, be-
fore snow flies again. The mill will
consist of ten stamps, five of which
will drop on ore from the Creole mine,
while five will attend to custom work.
MI. Knight states that on the dump
at the Creole there are at least 300 tons
of ore that will carry average values of
seven ounces silver and $50 in gold TO
the ton, while no Stopping Whatever has
been done in the property.
As stated above, the ore is a fine free
milling proposition, and Mr.. Knight is
able TO show an analysis of the min
eral, which, besides giving the metal
lie values of the same. exhibits the /
presence of SO per cent silica and 1 per
cent iron to the ton.
In speaking of the mine Mr. Millet /
said:
4 really do not like to say much |
about il, as what l might report would |
probably sound like an exaggeration, :
bu0 it is looking better and better as
development work progresses. The tun- /
mel is now in distance of $50 feet 4
with 4-foot body c. solid ore in the /
face which can be extracted without /
taking ouG a pound of waste, and the |
falues are increasing as depth is at
tanned. About 300 feet a bove the mouth /
Of the tunnel on the strike of the vein
= 50-foot shaft has been sunk and a
,0-foot drifr run from the bottom on a
finch body of ore or blue quartz that /
s very rich in the yellow metal. and /
n which there is a large amount of |
free gold which is visible to the naked /.
eye, besides which the whole workings
are in a ledge of GRE of a lower grade
which can be milled at a profit"
MIR. Knight expects to leave for
State Line this afternoon, and upon
MS arrival in the camp he will make
he proposed improvements, and also
Increase the force at the mine to three
lie stated that ne had Travelled all
through California. Arizona and Mex
co, but that nowhere had ne seen its
equal in the way of surface showings.
When he first visited the district he
vas on his way home from Randsburg,
al, where he had acquired interests,
nut he freely makes the statement that
2andsburg is not in il when compared
With State Line.
There is considerable activity in State
line at the present time outside of the
perations of the Creole, and The Her
Id was informed by Mr.. Knight that
n Friday of last week the Smithson
listers, of Milford, had purchased a
ne-fifth interest in the Burro mine. of
Jan Baker, the consideration being
/ 600 in cash, and it is believed that it
viii not be long now before an incor-
GRATED company will have the man
cement OF this valuable properly.
The Lambert and Drake group is also
boxing we'll. and the tunnel in the Gold
BELT claim, which is embraced in the
roup. is now in a distance of 10 feet
II the way on a body of high grade
re.
Rome Hicks can show some of the
ighest grade of gold ore to be found ;
n the camp, but it exists in small (
tringers as yet. and the assistance of ]
apital is needed for the development ]
f this promising piece of property. {
A small force has just been put to
'ork in the development of the Utah
pur, it being the intention TO acquire
reater depth and then crOsscut for the
edge of rich ore that shows so plainly
I the surface.
At the Ophir small force began
Tork again the first OF the week. and
will not be long before the owners of
MS property viii be in the market
18th another consignment of high
rade silver ore.
There are many men in the camp
aid Mr.. Knight, who have been in
lie district for year or more. Most of
lese have valuable properties, but are
20 poor TO develop them. They need
ne help of capital. and l know of no {
amp on the coast where so many
maps are to be found almost for a
rub stake To take hold of a prospect :
State Line is more of a business
opposition than a speculation. and the 5
respective buyer need not even go to
ie trouble of having an assay made,
he can go 10 almost any dump in the
mp, shovel the ore in a pan and wash
1t enough colors 10 convince him on q
e spot that it is a paying PROPOSE
on almost from the grass roots"