Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-26

The GrnovIevs 10 lie worked also
tho pocahontas.

tho pocahontas.
Ia lie weekly write-up OF the mines,
the Silver CITY STAR announces that
the shalt on the Wheeler has row
reached u depth Of 24J est anI Is still
going down. Messrs. Lowry an
Dewitt aIe working the PROPERTY
under o lease aud advise US that taey
occasionally run ON to small buuch
OF ore in the vein. The vein In the
bottom OF the abait Is six leet wide
aud 10 beginning t. fiji with itoo
pyrites, which Is considered a favora-
bic cbauge.
The first 100 feet OF the contract on
the Sea swan was completed the hrst
OF the week and dirt has common ced
to fly on the second hall OF the con-
tract. A within will shortly he nut on
the properly which will greatly iacili-
tate huistiDg. Small seams OF ore are
frequently encountered while sinking
hut no ore will be looked Tor until the
400 level is reached When the grouud
viii be thoroughly prospecled.
The necessary ,wofk Tor securing a
patent on the GensvIeve group has
been completed, and while In Salt
Lake this week w. ii. Wilson Will
make arrangements for having the
survey. The shalt on The property Is
said b. be In as good shape ne any In
the district and the showing in the
property is very fl ttering. The group
CONSISTS OF the Vernon Mary, Queen
VI ,Sheba and Silver bullion iyiug
northeast OF the Joe Daley and be.
longs to w. II. Wilson aud q. X,
McC0rUick.
A new contract was this week
awarded +. Ii. Beck Tor an additional
100 feet OF tunnel on the Bryant lode.
This property lies on the southwest
side OF Rising Sun mountain ana joins
the Bull Domingo. The property he.
longs to 4. III. Beck, g. IL. Robinson,
q. III. Potter anu Wa. Shale, The
tunnel 10 already in 100 feet on the
vein and some ore has been eucoun'
tered but not In suffice quantities t.
pay. Mr.. Beck says by tue time the
new contract Is completed they Will
have ppy ore.
The contractors on the Homestake
throw up their contract last Saturday
on account OF the flow of water. Frank
Harris was out sand y 10 make ar.
rangements for letting "a new cJntrsol
aud II is probable that work will be
moving at that properly again next
Wtths uc lhCl thut bbt IL
encol ntered in this property is no
great detriment as water iu hat sec.
ION OF the district ia very useful anu
IL by many cousid rel as an indics-
tion OF the Gloss proximity OF large
bodies OF ore.
The shalt on the Valley View has
reached a depth OF A. feet and Is sui
going uowD, The vein has been
opened the entire width OF the shalt
and lies between two well defined
granite walls and is heavily mineral
zed qusr,z in which Is iound kid.
neys Uf ore running from four to
twenty.sx ounces silver. Captain
Bari advises us that the work will be
uusned 10 a depth OF 100 feet as rapidly
10 possible and II the showing at thai
depth Is as encouraging as at present
an additional 100 feet will be SUNK.
Work will DC commenced on the
Pocahontse Of bout August lstal some
extensive development may be looked
for. This Is well known property on
the Sunbeam vein and belongs to ex-
Governor Merrill of Montana who Ii
now In Salt Lake CITY. This property
was at one time the Sunbeam No.
which in the early days Of the camp
was one OF the leading properties OF
the district. The property was sban-
doned years ago and located as the
Pocshontas In 1895 and subsequently
purchased by Gov. Merrill. 1nero is
u shaft ON the property over 200 feet
deep Ia which can be found large
bodies OF pyrltes the came as In the
Sunbeam. A steam hoist will be put
on the property aud the sbaft eontin.
upd downward until the barren py-
rite zone Is penetrated and pay ore
encountered.