The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-02

1t was experiments with this method
which necessitated remodeling the mill
three times in the past year, but the
main difficulties appear now to be over
come, and the process is so satisfac-
tory that half the old dumps in town
will be worked over at profit, while
there are thousands upon thousands
of tons of ore stored away in the old
workings of the mines hereabouts
which can be made to pay a profit
when worked in this way.
Unless cold weather interferes, not
less than so men will be working in the
mine and mill a month hence, and with
that number under regular pay, we
predict that many an old Piocher will
be making his way back here before
spring.
But we are not confined entirely to
Phoebe for our hopes of 1898. Several
outside districts are steadily coming
to the front, despite the low price OF
silver and heavy transportation
charges. Among the first is old Comet
district to the west. The Lyndon
claim and those adjoining promise to
be steady shippers. The Lyndon has
been worked by the Freudenthai boys
for three years past, except for few
months last summer, when it was
leased to John Vietti. 1t is one of the
claims that has paid from the grass
roots down.
The wagon haul permitted only the
best ore to be shipped and the dump
which alone if estimated to contain
5000 tons, would pay a good profit it
self if silver were worth but so cents.
The claim is q big blow out in lime
and iron gangue, and like the DAILY
mine. would be a splendid shipper for
smelling purposes, if we only had rail
facilities.
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this district has improved wonderfully
of late and promises soon to be a steady
producer.
Joseph Poujade and Mark Church
are keeping up their claims there and
will undertake considerable work next
February.
West of town and within four miles
we have the Half Moon group of the
PiCche Consolidated company; the Old
Timer group, and Bob Schofeld's and
other claims, all of which carry gold in
sufficient quantities to make them pay
ing properties under the new methods
of reduction.
These various properties are all di-
rectly tributary to Phoebe and the town
will feel immediate benefit from OPP
erations upon any of them, so that at
our very doors are found means of re-
demption in abundance from the retro
grade movement which we have expe-
rienced for the past few years
Eagle Valley district also, distant
only p miles east of us, will turn out
a big shipper or bullion producer dur
ing the coming year. unless all signs
fail Every few days brings reports
of further improvements in the claims
there.
The large group in which A. G.
Campbell is interested leads in value
and extent of territory. 1t has leaked
out recently that within the past so
days a bona fide offer of 500, 600 was
made for the group, the purchasers to
put up a 30-stamp mill within so days
and operate it. A division of opinion
existed among the claim owners and
the sale was not effected. To the pub
lie, however. it indicates the value of
property. which is larger than is gen
orally supposed.
The group recently purchased by
Mcleod & Lane, and DR.. w ]. Nelson,
is being developed. Every week adds
to the value of the property and by
spring the purchasers expect to have
it opened UP so that work can be pros
ecuted on a large scale.
The claims of the Barney Brothers
also are looking we'll and three months
hence should find a mill under con-
struction on this side of the state line
Other good prospects exist, but those
mentioned above can be relied upon to
create a bullion output for this place
and vicinity. They mean a prosperous
coming year for us and possibly many
of them and justify us in looking
cheerfully into the future, conscious of
the fact that many another section has
less to hope for in the new year than
have we.