The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-20
WILLOW CREEK MINES.
Work Progressing In Checkmate
DEVELOPMENTS.


The Pearl Qda.) correspondent of the
Boise Statesman, in speaking of the
mines of Willow Creek, in which Utah
people are interested. and especially so
in the Checkmate says:
The Friday mine, owned by ]. c. Hill.
which was bonded to B. F. Parish six
weeks ago and since then operated by
Parish, has proven so satisfactory that
the bond was taken up and the mine is
now the property of Parish At the
bottom of the shaft a drift has been
run 60 feet, and every foot of it shows
good ore and large body of it. There
Il on the dump about 100 tons of ore
waiting sorting for shipment A large
portion of the ore will warrant ship
ment, and the balance will be worked
In the town of Pearl by concentrations.
The new owner put a full force of
men at work and will in a very short
tire make the Friday mine paying
one. At the present level, 125 feet, the
ledge will be drifted upon both east
and west and the shaft will be sunk TO
greater depth. Mr. Sorenson will act
as superintendent and be permanently
located in the town. A large shaft
house, ore house and all necessary
buildings. will be erected at once for
operating the mine during the coming
winter.
The citizens OF Pearl are greatly
pleased that Messrs. Parish and Soren-
son. have at last become interested in
the camp, as they are financially able
TO thoroughly demonstrate the value of
the Friday mine. They inform the
writer that no money will be shared
to prove the extent and value of the
mine at depth, and they do not hest
tate in saying that they have the ut
most confidence in the district making
permanent camp.
The Checkmate mine, under the able
management of our townsman. George
II. Wyman, has the large double com
partment shaft sunk over 100 feet The
mine is also working three eight-hour
SHIFTS IN prosecuting for the ledge at
the 10O-foot level. The mine will soon
be shipping ore again.
Messrs. McDougal and Pollock are
working upon the King, opening it
up in fine shape. As soon as the con-
templated concentrating works are in
operation the King will be a big pro-
Queer and in connection with the
King number of other properties will
be producers in paying quantities.
Soderberg, Kyle & Siebert owners
OF the Challenge mine on the Payette
side below Horseshoe Bend, are driving
a crosscut to tap their ledge at about
250 feet deep. They cut a blind ledge
2S6 feet from the mouth of the tunnel
mills see per ton. This ledge showing
up so vel is being drifted upon both
ways, and is a lucky strike for the
owners as the ore now in sight and
upon the dump win more than pay all
expenses of continuing the crosscut to
their original ledge. some $50 feet be-
yond the blind one
Ben Hall has a one-stamp mill
pounding ore taken out of the Nellie
Fraction, which is milling more free
gold than any other ledge or ore. body
ever opened in the camp. The mill
has been in operation two weeks and
has demonstrated the ore to carry over
500 per ton free gold.
r. r. Robb during the past few
weeks has opened up a body of coal
near the Boise road near the Bend. that
is said by coal men to be as fine a DUAL
ity of coal as the Rock Springs. It is
fully five feet thick There has also
been large body of Ignite opened up |
by a 140-foct drift two miles north of |
Pearl. Nearly all the families and no.
tells in Pearl are burning this coal
now. 1t is improving with depth.