The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
AT THE HTYU MINE.
Important Disclosures Made in This
Idaho Property.

Idaho Property.
Having heard of another big strike in
the Hiyu last Wednesday, says the
Miner, of Florence, Ida, a representa-
tive of the Miner visited the property
and, through the courtesy of General
Manager n. B. King, examined every
Stope, drift and croSScut in the mine;
and, Notwithstanding former visits
the showing made since the systematic
development work under the present
mana cement was adopted, proved as
interesting from mining mans point
OF view as thought it were seen for the
first time. The recent strike was made
in the 90-foot drift, about 136 feet east
of the shaft, and shows practically a
full face of ore, part of which is ex-
ceedingly rich. The ore chute was not,
however, unexpected, as the same body
was encountered on the level so feet
above, but smaller and of somewhat
lower grade. Aside from the intrinsic
value of the ore encountered, the strike
is of much Importance as furnishing
further support to the now generally
accepted theory that ore bodies in
crease both in size and values with
depth.
East and west drifts on the 9O-foot
level shows a continuous vein over 100
feet long, from four to 20 feet wide
and faces of said drifts filled with rich
ore. -Four Slopes have been opened
on this level, and everything made
ready for rapid extraction as soon as
this ore is needed. Two upraises to
connect with the upper workings are
now under way, and double shifts are
driving the drifts as rapidly as possible
Practically no ore has yet been stopped
which leaves body of 80 by 100 feet.
averaging perhaps seven feet in width,
ready for STOPPING. On the usual basis
OF l6 cubic feet of ore per ton, it will
be seen that there is sufficient ore in
sight to keep the fve-stamp MILL with
a capacity of u to IA tons per day. now
on the property, working many months
before eXhauSting the supply. No mill
test for ascertaining the average value
OF the ore has yet been made, and as
says vary from S1.70 to S297.7S per ton.
The mine is worked by an incline
shaft which follows the dip of the lead,
and the ore is raised to the surface in
buckets with q portable hoist. This
spring, however, a heavier plant Will be !
installed, and a skip with a capacity
for carrying ton of ore will be used. !
A track leads from the shaft to the |
mill, about $50 feet distant, where the !
ore is dumped into large bin and fed |
TO the battery without further hauling. |
The mill is of the usual type of mod /
ern lVe-stamp mills, though somewhat |
eNAAo - C4UApPCQ Will dn du- !
tomatlc feeder, large plate area, traps, |
etc, and to this will be added a Whitley !
table before starting up. A 25-horse |
power engine and 36-horse power
boiler will furnish an abundance of
power While this mill is quite COM
Olete and does excellent work. the man
agement realizes that its capacity is
much too small for the mine, and it is
more than probable that one or more
batteries will be added as soon as the
'oads are in good condition for freight
ng.
Florence can boast of several prop
erties that undoubtedly have great fu-
ures before Them and well at the head
II the list stands the Hiyu mine.