The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02

Colorado parties are negotiating for
the purchase ~ the rich llupcwcll 81
Yer mine nt bonita. Lincoln county,
New MrNlcn. aud also Tor the stamp
min la connection with the mine.
l.. H. Pcnncld " Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Ia IN the city ON his return
from an Inspection NJ the Grand En-
campmcnt mining district Of Wyoming.
MIR rcnncld Is enthusiastic over the
prospects ~ the new camp. and says
ihnt shipments viii be- mndc all winter
FROM three or four OF the principal
mines.
The big BESSIE min ~ the san Juan
Gold Mining Company Ia Gold King
basin. san Miguel county, u completed
aud started Mp last week. The mill has
u capacity of 100 tons per day. which
can I've increased 10 lnO tons by trlling
additions To- the machinery plant aud
h operated by an iO0horsc power cleo
tric motor.
The mills at Idaho Springs are doing
good work. They are saving every
thing OF value. one Of the concenlrn'
tors Is saving ~ per cent. Of the assay
value. IN fact. there N nothing Of value
going Into the creek, THIS IN much dlf.
fcrcnt FROM the earlier systems OF
treatment under crude stamps when
The saving only amounted TO about 10
per cent
| A rich strike has been made In tho
/ clyde mine. iOcniod about quarter Of
a mile north Of wilbur. Fremont coun-
| ty. Assays run from so 10 500 per
ton The mine a. developed by 800
/ foot tunnel aud iO-fout shaft. with a
total depth from the surface OF 100 feet
The formation ~ phonolltc, with a
strong resemblance In that of the Vie.
tor Ia cripple Greek.
The Morning aud Evening Star CON
solldntiun. ON the west slope N Car
honnte hill. has produced eight million
dollars In the past twenty years. The
group embraces about eighty acres
The Carlton und Waterloo claims have
produced some very high grade ohlor.
Idle silver lead ore. one hundred men
are employed NJ icnsers and their em.
ploycs. II now looks ms " the Star
combination would be- producer NJ
iron aud lead for years. Thirteen
shafts are In active operation. Lead.
vile Miner.
The big strike ON the old Whale
mine. near Shnynno mountain, Cbaffee
county, turns out ~ be- better than was
expected. The mine IL under bond aud
lease To Mr. Jones ~ Victor aud the
FOX Leasing Company ~ Victor aud
the lpnscrs were 10 work In the upper
workings. Instead Of doing that, how
ever, they sunk new shnft on an out
crop and within few feet struck "A
tlue body of gnlcna from which they
took ont seventy sacks Of ore The ore
runs from M 10 % ounces ln silver aud
from 40 To 80 per cent lead
4 remarkable chimney of ore has
been discovered Ia the Cory City
mine. Georgetown district. Chimneys
are ~ frequent occurrence, hut they
are usually mere extensions OF regular
veins This chimney, however II eX-
tending straight upwards through the
solid granite rocks. II N circular Ia
form. like the trunk NJ u tree, ana h
about ten feet In diameter. maintain
ing nboui the same width M far as IL
has been followed 4 min run Of seven
tons NJ ore FROM this peculiar f0rma-
tlon gives returns of SOL ounces In sill
yer To the ton. II rs worked by "A les
see, Chris Hanson.
Pumping NIlNA NNNNNN ~ Wv NNM ~
town mines are proceeding Ia real
. earnest. The four big SHOWS at the
Bon Air nnd Pen Rose are sending
! 1000 gallons per minute 90 the surface,
aud thus far there has not been a sim
gle hitch or difficulty encountered. The
100 feet Of shaft already recovered Is
! iu good condition and but little repair
! Ing will be necessary II everything
runs as smoothly until the lsi Of Feb.
, ruary the great work OF unwaterlng
D the properties win have been practic-
/ ally accomplished. Steam rs now up
at the Bonn shaft. and preparations
/ are being made 10 lower big Hooker
sinker with capacity Of 500 gallons
i per minute II Is expected that 10y the
/ first OF the week the slnker win be In
, position and throwing It's full capacity,
, that the total Outpour from the three
! shafts win be $500 gallons The Hook
er slnker Is a pump made In 81. Louis
. and h considered "a he one Of the very
/ best made.-Ieadyllle Herald.DemO
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