Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
SOUTH END on MERCIR
/, Development Is Opening Up Line Of
Bonanzas.
rHs OLD FRED AND OVERLAND MINES
mtg ore Bodies and sp'end'" ""''''A
eood HusIne.s In the fit-str'ke
Near ~. George.

ter part uf laEt Wcths ihA N'S W.
plsassd with conditions as they
,5und them was very evident from the
marks made By Mr.. Lloyd when seen
by "A News" reporter today and cate
chistd concerning the mines Of the To-
cail,y visited.
uelng interested In the Old Frsi at
sunshine. Sir. Lloyd naturally turned
bile attention to that particular proper
IN arst. said he. 1--WE are sinking a
shaf. a, the mouth Of the tunnel for the
rurpose Of catching the second vein on
he dip. and according to survey We Will
have TO 20 10 or 20 Zee; further In order
tn accomplish the deslrcd end. this dis
lance giving " dep,h OF 40 10 100
feet. The formation In the bottom OF
the shaft IL now changing for the bet
Cor. and we are much ENCOURAGED over
d. outlook. knowing fun well that We
have the making Of good minn.'
Air. Lloyd stated that the company
vas now receiving bids for the sinking
N "A Wine at the end OF the f0n-fout
funnel TO catch the third or back vein
nn he DIP. The Wine Will strike the vein
at a vertical depth u 40 feet. and AZ.
lord 1000 foet Of stopping ground ON thc
and south from where the Wine WI
strike che vein Will open up sufficient
ore. 10 10 thought. % keep mli In COM
tlnuous operation fuf u number OF yeafa,
and az soon as the presence " thls min
erni IL demonstrated beyond dnuh'.
just 20 soon will the Old Fed people
begin work on the nee, aary plant Tho
ihird Or back vein hero mentioned has
been developed ~ On incline Hhaft So a
depth Of iiG frr.=-rutiiriontly deep 60
demonstrate thni The vein goes down.
u IL for shlH reason the Wine from The
nee of the Ions tunnel Will be sunk.
The Old frci ailolns thr Sunshine mine
un the north. ana he Overland on the
west, ana u lookd upon by expert min
lnE men ~ an a ! properly
A. the Sunfhinc force ~ men was
pui 10 work Thurlday morning. and
Manager Jacobs " authority Tor the
statement that she mines development
viii be pu'hgll rlEht ahead. Nothing
IL Sald regarding ihe iuill, sfihough lt
j. believed thai before long. power will
Do applied and tho plar.s wheels set In
motion In the treatment " good ore
bodies.
The visiting party paid 81 respects
60 che overland, who're. said Mr. Lloyd,
ihty have she most MAGNIFICENT and
s.lsnuncaily bulk min IN the district,
daddy capacHy Of go tons. Tho mill
l. opfrated by electricity throughout.
,as poSer being Brought In ~ thc
Telluride company from Provo canyon.
~ wa my GOOD fortune" said Mt.Lloyd
30 ~ through an examine the work
inEs, aDi 1 can say shai ! was grwtly
fufpfltrd az thc biz sfc bodies In sNl-
dtnrr. I should Judge they have be-
tv,sn 1000 and 5000 feet Of drif,lnFs
"a ihs vein, aud probably a iarEsr and
m8rs continuous ore body IA not found
in the Mcrcur district. y esemed ~
though there was not a fault In the en-.
tfs Wufklngf. The vein seemed % be
tf1m I. % - feet wide. and y hard
fld1ua ore which mak.A u admirably
tiip.el 20 successful treatment by the
rylfde process"
n Win a gentleman who has chafre OF
tns Of the LARGEST mines In the MVrcur
iyfic'. but whlae name ne pfei
~ % mention, for obvious featnna.
MS gentleman stated that the over
hni VA second 10 no mlns Ia che dls-
tHfs-l statement whlta h. repeated A
number ~ times az the party trlVrled
10 and around she property. Coming
from such y man thu words were iahru
az suhiiluiiai evidence % the farm OK
mining mtn ~ that particular pfoHoa-
Son.
Adfluiny the ovoraud on the ror'h
Z che Glencoe, where systematic
oilfrs 81 deyoilpmefg u Fohg On. A.
fhs property q steam hoist ia lis AT 4
ara there 4 an tncilne fhlr O. % deem
q 90 feff. This company 10 ju. ready
90 comm nrr cfaHa-1uf.iHg ~ ihf Nglh
shiloh lies bE a shot dsiAn.r below
~ ifciifr. The south end ~ the M"r-
cur district. says Mr Lloyd. II ishirE
60 a lively air and every house nri sent
Do sunshine u now occupied, Whlc
oihen are bolrG erected az fas, aa ha-
man hands can ~ che work.
Ths patty boxed through the Mercur
mine ard then repaired 70 Lion hill,
where the Northern Llgis ara chloride
fpifs were visited. As 60 what ] saw
b the Northern Llghs," faid Ar LLOYD.
Il prefer nj 90 state for pfudeffial
feaslfr. and for che special reason
that ! unders.lrd no person cxccp, the
eompnny's officers raj worismen have
hser allowed through the .mlre for SOW
sfh u'urhs. ] can ray. however. that
ne minr In ~ new a1rkings Is 81 ex-
csleff rhaps, and flImly believe chat
10 present development j. scientific ana
e.nnw help but win. I assume thuN
Ehfn the proper flme comes fhe man
aremsrs Will make known analrs a.
We NINE, and therefore having boey
srm''fd 10 examine the mine a. !
h.Ns undsr these oonIFitAa. l deem Il
aiVisl6lo % say rs little about y rs
srple, except as above pesncd, that
we mine Il In Ruud shape uud l.aiAa 40
WY way epcpnfagng g stlci'hll1rir.
Ahom ! would advise 10 stay with sheir
Irfh holdings. All interfa.cd should
Efalned In the Hclcc.iva OF Mr..
fF o. huperlntcrdetg. a. ne n cap
~ pA.pgiaklng mdn. una one Nh1
~ make mine II conditions sur
VI, "'N"' e"'" 'h'As psA"'
ihs party passed che Hercules but
ioa. ~ ssamine w. II seems 20 b"
pats well. however. The Chloride
49, hsy found In good shape, f1f
en itNperiy a force OF mon i nov
nkasfd tapping the uold Ben pips
~. - ~ fank On the aumma bftwron
~ ~ and cphlr, They also visited
y, Voc Dip but ala not examine any
he mines, although shey Hnticod
al Fold deal Of work was bsinR
~. az she Ia clgale mine and n,iii.
~. w" shafts 900 fedt apart are
v.s hlnk w the Omaha, apparently
NJ. sHisaolory results. The Daisy
~, "hu mn seem 90 be pr0Ereasin <
vhs' ne does also the south Daisy.
sns good force Of men h emphiycd
w." tvam hfist IA working. 1'ho
L., DIP Is booking 10, nays Mr.
iootsa az all Ia all Mrreur neyer