The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-20
AMONG MERcUR MINES.
Shipment From Daisy-Activity II
the Camp.
Especial Correspondence

Mercur Nov 19-The Daisy made a
shipment Of cyanides today, which are
richer than any that has been made
lately. The mill is treating 112 tons
per day and yesterday a lot of new pre-
cipitating tanks were put in operation,
which will permit a larger tonnage.
Conditions in the mine are such that it
has been decided to still further in
crease the capacity of the mill, and
work will soon commence in that line.
1t is scarcely likely that q, dividend will
be declared in December, as it is evil
IDENTIFY better to enlarge the mill. The
directors may, however, conclude to
give the stockholders a Christmas Sift
in the shape of dividend.
While a great dealis being said about
Lion Hill, comparatively little is said in
relation to the claims on the east side,
near Box Springs, although considerable
work is being done there, and good re-
suits are being obtained. In the Antler
group Superintendent Snyder has a
21s foot vein in sight, which assays S760
gold and 5 ounces silver per ton. The
vein seems to be improving and the
owners of the property feel encouraged
to keep on with the development work.
In the Dewey group good values are
being found, and have been from the
surface. Two shifts are at work and
the shaft is being rapidly sent down.
A deal is pending for the purchase
of group of claims which have been
worked by Mr.. Veitch for years, and in
which a. good vein has been exposed.
MI Veitch owns one-third and his as
sociates, who are wealthy men of Ak
ron, O., are anxious 70 obtain full pos
session of the ground and do some eX-
tensive development work on the prop
erty It is probable that the deal will
so through.
Notwithstanding the criticisms of a
New York mining journal, good work is
being done in the Mercur mine The
new hoist is running and the single
track incline" is fgoing down as fast
as three shifts can send it. In the
Matte gulch, the open cut is furnish
ing a large share of the ore being treat
ed. and filing all the expectations of
the directors. The Lulu still continues
to furnish good ore, although values are
not quite as high as they have been,
but high enough to sustain the asser-
ton that here has been opened the larg-
est and richest body Of ore in the
mine.
In the Hillside, although values are
still low, they are improving, and there
is no question about their having reach
ed the upper vein, and that good milling
-
One of the reasons for the upward
tendency Of Sacramento stock, and
there are several, is the fact that large
holders are buying up all in sight. a
number of eastern holders of stock
have been visiting the bonanza vicinity,
and in each case have endeavored to
increase their holdings. 1t has been
definitely decided, it is said, that
whether the property changes hands or
a 10, 1Na he
ground. 1t is safe to say that the value
of ore in sight at present is thrice what
it was three months ago, and there is
no apparent reason why 500 tons should
not be treated deily.
It was mentioned some time ago that
an incline had been sunk in the Rover
to the silver ledge, cutting three veins,
and showing a body of ore aggregat-
ing about sixty feet of ore. Since that
time drift has been run on the upper
vein. The drift was run on a level,
and the vein raised and was entirely
lost. A couple of days ago the drift
broke into the vein again, and a good
quality of ore is being taken out The
ore body in this part of the workings
is large and Colonel Heffron declares
that an average value Of 81 per ton
can be worked at. q profit and there is
apparently plenty of that grade in the
property.
The new electric hoist for the Over
land mill has not yet arrived, but the
company is doing as well as can be
done with the steam hoist. Not more
than 100 tons per day can be hoisted,
and this much is being treated with
success. Considerable experiment work
is being done and by the time the new
hoist is ready for operation Professor
Orr will have determined the best
strength of the solution and length of
time necessary fer teaching, and every
thing will be ready for a successful