The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10


by the advantage thus given. and may
this season develop il on quite an eX
tensive scale. The company is still
using its best endeavors to secure re-
duction works suitable for treating the
immense bodies of conceBtl ating ores
in its mines. and we understand. with
good prospects of being successful, but
in any event it can operate the placer
with the main difficulty removed, which
has heretofore rendered all bed rock
| placers of Bingham practically forbid
! den ground. Meanwhile Manager
! Schenck, in connection with c. p. Wat
terson. is experimenting on the east rim
of the Dalton and Lark placer with a
| gold saving machine, invented by Mr..
| Watterson, and good results are eX-
pected, as the ground carries 81 and
upwards per cubic yard.
WILL BUILD A SHELTER.
One of the probabilities of the near
| future is a roasting furnace and smell
ter for the Highland Boy mine. When
ever developments are sufficiently adj
vanced to guarantee a return for the
heavy expense of such a plant as the
company Will procure. if it enters into
the smelling business at all. there is no
doubt but that it will be forthcoming.
Quite a per cent OF the sulphide ores
return but a small margin over trans
portation and treatment charges,
whereas at Butte City much lower
grades are treated at home and yield
the largest part of the immense in
comes of some of the mines. The pres
ent outlook at the Highland Boy indi-
Gates that the management will soon
decide on more economical methods, as
a purely business proposition.
NEW CONCENTRATING MILL.
T. +b~oo dove ,,-;tl, fa;,. ,,-ao+bar Sf,
perintendent Bemis of the new Swan
Bemis concentration Will have the
building under roof. Construction has
been slow, owing to bad weather, which
has caused several StoppageS and up
set calculations. The work viii now be
pushed to completion as rapidly as pos
sible. A fine 65-horse power boiler is
nearly enclosed in brick, and will soon
be housed, together with a 40-horse
power engine, now on the ground. y
heavy crusher, also arrived. with Corn
ish rolls, four jigs and two Witty ia
bles. will complete the plant at the
start, subject to any additions or
changes that may be found necessary.
STRIKE IN THE CUBA.
Recent reports were to the effect that
the Cuba mine was not looking so well
as when H H. Green & Co. began
working it under lease. Sinking was
begun the other day, however, and the
property is now showing a fine chimney
of ore, with good indications that an
other shipping proposition will soon be
added to Bingham's list. number Of
assays of Cuba ore show that it runs
high in "copper" \ test from the pres
ent strike gives % per cent, with 81
gold and u ounces silver. This strike
will have the effect to renew interest
in Argonaut hill. Ned COyle, whose
sad death we record in this issue, was
one of the locators of the Cuba.
CRYSTALLIZED LEAD.
In the north drift of the 65O-foot level
of the Antelope a streak of crystalHzed
lead was broken into yesterday morn
ing, and last evening about u inches
was showing. The streak widened out
rapidly like a wedge, and promises to
prove of great Importance. An assay
of the truck shows 81 per cent lead, %
ounces silver and 1925 in gold. Judg-
ing from a specimen shown us it will
average even better. results.
DIPS AND SPURS.
A 16-ton lot was shipped from the
Amazon yesterday.
Manager Strickley of the Montezuma
marketed a two-carload lot this week.
Lee Jones is making another ship
ment from his Tiewaukee lease this
week.
We understand Colonel Wall and A.
w Noble contemplate the erection of
combination mill on a site north of the
Rogers mill.
The Winnamuck is at last free of
water. and the 4O0-foot level is being
cleaned out preparatory to resuming
developments in that level.
A broken line shaft caused another
n 81, r. Of ha- nj af
mill this week. The stamps were drop
ping again yesterday afternoon.
1t is understood that a shaft is soon
to be sunk on the Dick Macintosh
group, and that Colonel Wall contem-
plates having considerable development
work done on the group this season.
The Last Chance mill is limbered up
at last and making a very satisfactory
run. Upwards of 100 tons of ore are be-
ing treated daily, with excellent results.
All the machinery is working perfectly.
Wednesday afternoon the weather
was very threatening. but yesterday
was warm. clear and breezy, and con-
ditions seem favorable for speedy dry
ing up Of the roads. Shipments have
been much impeded during the past
three weeks by mud and slush.
At the Julia Dean there has been
lively work during the past few days
putting in timbers, the character of
ground recently opened being such that
it is quite difficult to hold. In q day
or two it will be made safe. On the
dump is about 80 tons of very rich ore, !
which will probably hit the market next
week.
The Highland Boy bins have capac-
ity of between 200 and 500 tons. Only
work is being done at this
time in the sulphide areas, but there is
a steady output of about 30 tons day,
and il will not be long before shipments
will of necessity be resumed. The gold
mill is treating an average of so tons
&c cold orc nor day