The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-21
MINING NOTES.

The last shipment Of ore from tho
Utah, at Fish Springs, averaged 100
ounces silver and So per cent lead.
II iscstimatod that there Il sufficient
ore ia sight In the Pacific tunnel, Ne
vada. 10 keep the mill running for n
period Of three ears.
The railroads have modified the rate
on cyanide, changing II from frst TO
third class. This will save the camp
OF Mercuralonc about 81 900 per month.
The Golden Eagle, at Humboldt.
Nevada, has n ledge from which assays
Of nearly 500 In gold have been Oh.
tanned. Utah parties own the property.
Cass lIitc aud others have located
a2u ac,cs of bituminous lime asphaltum
near Soldier summit on Clear creek.
Deep snow will prevent further work
until spring.
Tho ore bodies In the Golden Star.
Gold Mountains first dividend payer.
arc increasing aud Il "a predicted the
property will become steady shipper
as soon as the weather will permit
Press accounts tell Of exciting races
for coveted claims ~ Grand Encamp-
mont ON January at early break Of
day. Several good claims were open
20 relocation owing to nonperformancc
Of assessment work
AZ Granite mountain. nugway dis
trict, much development work Il be-
ing done. There are two distinct gold
yicns In the camp, but 80 far from the
market that they eau be handled only
With small margins.
Shipments from Alta have ceased for
the winter The tramway Il showed
under aud will not bc operated until
about the frat Of May. Work will be
vigorously prosecuted In the mean
time, however, Ia the best properties
IN the camp.
A strike Of rich ore was made by n
sheep hcrdcr near Fish Springs re-
Gently that has almost dcpopulntcd
that camp Tho district IA only about
ten miles from the Utah aud Gaicna
mines, yet from lack Of water tho
district has not been prospected.
william Arthur OF Taylorsvllle,
superintendent, and other owners OF
the New Moon, In Skull Valley, arc
driving 50O.foot tunnel TO Intercept
the main orc body. while they have
not yet found II. they have encountered
plenty of ore that assays sii.oo In gold.
The old Virtue mine at Baker City,
Gre, promises TO eclipse all records OF
deep gold mines. A big body Of high
grade ore has been encountered on the
lower level, enough now being In hight
10 Necp twenty s,Hinpa hummlng Cor
the next six months, and the number
Of miners has been increased.
In the Galena mine at Fish Springs.
n drift has been run from the o0o.foot
I level, which has encountered as good
ore % found anywhere In the mine.
With this encouragement II II thought
the company may put down deep
ahaft and make explorations At
greater depth than has yet been at
tainod In the camp.
The assertion Is frequently made by
mining men that the Ontario Is too big
proposition 10 remain closed. There
are about hundred miles Of workings
which must be- kept In repair, ana
force Of about twenty men Il required
for this purpose There Is plenty OF
good ore In sight, but the company
does not care TO 10 market II at pres.
ent prices
The Record says an important dis
covcry OF gold ore has been .,ade In
the Thundcrer at Park City. For sew.
eral months development has been
made Of a lead showing varying
amounts Of gold, until now samples ara
obtained showing about $500 10 tho
ton. There IA enough Of this ore 10
warrant the management 10 lease Il
portion Of the Alliance mill, where the
ore VIII be treated ~ the cyanide pro-
cess, 10 which II is said To readily
yield.
Charles l.. Lowe Of ogden claims 10
have been the FIRST white man TO dis.
sover gold In what Is now known as
Klondiko. II was Ia 1864 that he and
three others spent about two years In
Ainslta. lie will return soon rs the
manager OF u mining syndicate.
Two more bars Of gold and silver
bullion were last week marketed by
the Ashbrools mine In Box Elder ooun-
~. The eompany's little mill is kept
running night and day and plenty OF
good ore Is In sight Seventeen men
are employed In the mine and mill.
Work has been resumed In the de-
yelopment Of the Checlsmate mine, ia
Willow Creek district, Idaho. This
property, which is a producer Of high.
grade gold ore, Is owned by Joe, II.
Young Of Salt Lake, r. J.. Chaplin OF
Ogden aud other Utahnians.
Mining men claim 10 have discovered
! 100 Mounds NJ uunrty mot "A ,rraat dfs-