The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-24
OLD JORDAN AND GALENA.
Lease of the Cuba Mine to A. S. Day
& Company.

& Company.
The Bingham Bulletin, in its weekly
mining review, says:
The Old Jordan and Galena mines
and mill, after a lay-off since the LIST
of the month, are this week resuming
their usual activity. The mill was
started several days ago, but imme-
diately broke a roll and shut down for
repairs until yesterday afternoon, when
its wheels were again turning This
is most welcome news There was I'M
certainty as to the course Superintend-
ent Holden might pursue owing to mar
ket conditions, and further suspension
meant idleness for a large number of
men and lighter local business. The
Old Jordan & Galena company. during
the latter part of 1897. marketed over
one-third of the entire product of the
camp, and thus its suspension long
continued would have been a serious
matter for Bingham. 1t is to be hoped
that the coming season will be pros
porous one, not only for the Old Jor
dan. but our producers generally; and
with equally favorable conditions and
a new mill in prospect Superintendent
Holden will in 1898. no doubt. more than
duplicate last years product of his
mines and mill-1S,500 tons.
Yesterday. Rogers. Coyle & Co. leased
their Cuba group to Day &, Co of Salt
Lake City. who will at once put in car,
track, blacksmithing outfit, etc, and
begin active developments. The Cuba,
adjoining the Argonaut placer above,
is a particularly promising claim no
ticed recently in these columns. 1t has
some development. throughout which is
showing an 1S-inch streak of OXidiZed
copper. carrying IS to SO per cent cop
per and other values. as shown by
number of assays. It is the only prop
erty in this district. so far as we know.
yielding the same character of oxidized
ore. and we are confident that it viii
soon give a good account of itself.
Work is progressing on the Eldorado.
. claim of promise. adjoining the Dick
Macintosh, in Bailey's gulch. In run
ming the upper tunnel 80 feet, 10 tons
of ore were taken out that averages Il
per cent copper. nine ounces silver and
carries lead and iron. The work is
being done by James Tuckfeld. and
the intention is to continue develop
ments indefinitely. Owned by Tuck
field Bros. and George Beer.
The Markham mill building is being
altered over for the reception of
stamps. Woefler tables. etc. A battery
of ten stamps and other machinery has
arrived. and the mill IN its new form
will be ready to start up in about ten
days. The discarded crusher was too
light for Giant Chief ore and PLAYED
out after a short run.
The company operating the West
Mountain and adjoining placers have
their machinery in place and will be
ready for business in about a week.
when the sinking of double compart-
ment shaft at the mouth of Dry fork
will begin.
During the month work on improve
ments and development has been the
order at the Fortune mine, and on
Monday Manager Hill will resume ship
ments He has just completed an as
say Office and is removing furniture
and supplies to it from his office in
camp.
The late strike in the Niagara. is
proving immense. The drift has been
-un over 40 feet all in galena ore, and
seven feet are now showing at the
face. Without d doubt the Niagara
people are strictly in it,
Ore is not moving very lively at
present, and shipments for the mor<h
Will show a considerable falling off.
Bad roads notwithstanding, the
Phoenix viii this month output about
$50 tons
An average of 80 tons of crude ore is
coming from me Highland Boy daily.
Sixty tons of salt were this week
hauled to the Muller copper plant.
Eight carloads of ore left the DEPOT
Monday