The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

Gently and Work Will be pushed all WIN
ter.
THE YANKEE GIRL
The Showers company have put two
shifts at work on the Yankee Girl,
which lies in Silver City, and win deep
en- the main shaft Twenty-Five years
ago this property produced some very
rich gold ore. and last year several
carloads OF lOw-grade silver ore were
shipped from it. Systematic develop
ment viii surely make a mine of it
again. Its history is the history of
hundred other properties in and about
Silver City Rich deposits near the
surface yielded big returns-wits them
exhausted, the mine was abandoned;
but now, after holding it's buried treas
ure for a quarter of a century, it will
probably soon take its place among the
producers of Tintic.
THE RABBITS FOOT.
The property of this company con-
sists of two full claims which lie on
the ridge a short distance from Silver
! City, and near the Sunbeam. During
| the year the shaft has been sunk from
a depth of 100 feet to $50 feet. and
drifts run from the 100, $50 and 26O-foot
levels, which cut through small veins
of ore. The shaft is being deepened,
and it is the intention of the company
to sink it to a depth of 500 feet, where
they have every reason to believe a
rich deposit of ore viii reward their
efforts.
THE WHEELER
lode was one of the early locations of
the district under the name of the
Butcher. and in the early days of sur
face mining was productive of some
good ore. 1t is now the property of
the Silver City Cold & Silver Mining
company, and is being worked under
a two years lease by Messrs. Lowry &
Dewitt. The property adjoins the Rab-
bits Foot, and is said to have a good
showing in the shaft, which will be
sunk to a greater depth.
THE MARTHA WASHINGTON.
Twenty-one years ago William Hat
field and George c. Schen located the
June Rose. Hatfield needed a mule
shortly afterwards and traded to his
partner his one-half interest in the
June Rose for a member of that meek
but treacherous family. The mule has
long since laid down it's earthly bur-
dens and Mr.. Hatfield, as a member,
of q leasing company, is seeking the
hidden wealth of the June Rose, now
known as the Martha Washington. Mr.
Hatfield demonstrated his foresight and
Judgment in the development of the
mine of the Martha Washington. The
property lies east of and adjacent tor
the Sunbeam, and has a 350-foot shaft,
in the bottom of which is a good show
ing of ore. Like the Sunbeam, it pro-
duced some very high grade ore in thes
early days.
THE SUNBEAM.
This famous old property has beeni
worked steadily during the year, and'
several small streaks of ore uncovered
The shaft has been sunk to a depth
of 430 feet, and considerable drifting,
done. A contract was let for 100 feet
of sinking in November but the men.
were forced to abandon the work on
account of a strong flow of water. A.
pump of sufficient capacity to handle
the water has been purchased, and
when it is installed the work of sink
ing the shaft will be resumed. The
company is entirely out of debt. and
the last assessment provided a sufficient
fund to continue the development of
the property The Sunbeam was the
first location in What is now Tintic min
ing district, probably the richest min
ing district in the Rocky mountains, in
the extent and diversity of it's ore
bodies. Eight men, returning from a
prospecting trip west of Tintic, camped
on the present site of Silver City one
winter night in 1869. The following
day, Dec 13. they discovered a prom
Using ledge of galena, and located the
Sunbeam lode. At that time the United
States mining laws allowed each lOca-
tor 200 feet of the lode. The party
proceeded to their homes in the val
ley, but the assays from samples taken
were so rich that they FASTENED back
on New Years day. and on Jan. 2, 1870,
located the north and south extensions
mining district, and named one Of their
party, Mr.. S. B. Moore, as recorder. He
served until 1873. The Sunbeam was
worked by them until the middle of
May of that year. and then was seq
regated because of a difference of opin-
ion regarding the work Much val
liable ore was taken from the ledge by
the first owners, but like all the prop
critics in that end it was almost entire
ly abandoned after the barren zone of
sulphides was reached. 1t is today one
of the most alluring prospects in the'I
district. and has q record of over $5OO,-I
600 production in the past. South of and
adjoining the Sunbeam is the
ELMER RAY,
Made famous in the palmy days Of Sill
yer City by it's product of immensely
rich native silver. 1t is on the same
lode as the Sunbeam, and is now ownedI
by L. E. Ritter and G. E. Loose, who
acquired it in 1896 by purchase. 1t is
generally regarded as a future bonanza
of the south end of Tintic district.
THE ALASKA
is situated at the mouth of Ruby Hol-.!
low, and was located in 1870 as thell
Ruby Under that name it has a reel
ord for the production of high grade
galena and silver ore, but when theI
pyrites were reached it was Abandoned
About eight years ago it was relocated
as the Alaska, and until recently was
operated on a least and bond by the
Alaska Mining company. At present
the personal property of the company
is under attachment for a debt due for
labor. 1t is well equipped, and has
yielded some good ore to the Alaska
company Numerous other properties
with almost forgotten records of pro-
duction lie all around Silver City. No
mining district of the west offers finer
opportunities for the investment of
modest sums, with almost certain re-
turns Every shaft that has pierced the
barren zone has proven the faIlacT o.
the belief that no ore bodies lie be-
low. On the contrary, they are larger
and more productive than the veins
nearer the surface that first called Tin
tic district into existence. Southeast Of
Silver City a group of mines lies around
DIAMOND
that yielded many fortunes to the pio-