The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-03

your correspondent has failed to send
out "a line or two" for a couple of
weeks, it does not follow that every
thing is not moving along to a success
full outcome in our new camp. Since
my last letter enough work has been
done here to establish beyond a doubt
the value and extent of some of the
lodges.
On the Comstock No. 4 q tunnel has
been run which cut the vein at 80 feet.
AT the present writing the tunnel is in
ore for 10 feet. and there are no evil
dences of approaching the hanging
wall. The ore is of fine texture, free
milling, and assays show an average
value of So to the ton in gold. AS soon
as the wall is cut the vein will be
drifted upon and developed on a large
scale. The Comstock No. 4 is one of
the properties of the Eagle Valley Min
ing company. The Italian is another
Of this company's big properties. A
tunnel on this property is in ore for 50
feet outlining the vein at right angles,
all of which carries good values.
A recent assay of the face of the
tunnel in the Red Eagle, which carries
the same lead as the Italian showed an
average of SIC TO the ton in gold.
At the Charlie Ross, Mr.. Mcleod is
pushing work in the shaft. 1t is his
intention to sink to the 5O0-foot level
as soon as possible, and cross-cut the
vein every 100 feet. All the rock taken
out in sinking is good milling ore and
is being saved for the mill.
Mr.. Mcleod left for Salt Lake Tues
day to consult with DIR. W. J. Mel
son about some very important matters
connected with the future operating OF
the Ross and Comstock properties. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. James Mason is
in charge Of both properties.
The stamp mill is now at Milford
awaiting shipment to Nelson. Some
parts of it are now on the ground. 1t
is expected that grading for the site
Will commence as soon as DR.. Nelson
comes down, which will be in a week
or ten days. 1t is said that the order
has been given for a change of the
plans to 80 stamps instead of ten.
Enough ore is in sight to justify the
change. and the mill Will be kept busy
from its start.
The sawmill was started today cut
ting lumber for the Comstock boarding
house. One boarding house is to be
used for both mine and mill. Truman
Bros. of Hebron have the logging con-
tract, and have now over $4,000 feet of
timber at the mill ready for saw
ing.
An assay office has been put in on
the A.OtlSIOth llAOIelLA lbI bbAI II dlAQ
the Ross mine. Frank De GrOob is the
assayer.
Mr. LATE Burton. who has been do
ing the surveying here for the past
month. left for Salt Lake Monday.
Brooks G. Nelson. son of DR.. Nelson,
has gone to Salt Lake for a couple of
weeks.
r. r. Davis of Park City has been
in camp for few days looking after
an ore hauling contract Mr. Davis has
looked over the camp. and is well
pleased with the outlook here.
D. c. Davis. formerly of Park City,
and Nj. Hirsh. are prospecting here,
making headquarters at Deer Lodge.
The Mammoth mine at Deer Lodge,
belonging to Johnson, Campbell and
Lund. is proving to be all that its name
implies. The tunnel is now in, run
ming on the ledge. for over 100 feet, all
in ore a cross-cut has been run for
40 feet and is in good milling ore all
of the distance. This ore will averag e
at least IS per ton in gold 1t is not
known how much wider the ledge will
be.
Deer Lodge is growing quite rapidly.
a number of new houses have been
built lately, and families brought in.
Colonel Akin is now at Deer Lodge
and has commenced work on the Lytle /
group. which he has bonded. He eX-
poets To develop II INTO a Dig property /
at no distant date.
A force OF men are at work above |
Deer Lodge developing some springs |
with a view TO piping the water to |
Nelson. four miles distant.
Mr. Ben johnson has been down to |
A. G.. Campbell's ranch looking after |
il in the absence Of the foreman for a |
few weeks. Mr.. Johnson says he likes /
mining better than ranching, and will |
soon be back again in the hills.
Mr.. Jesse Knight and W. J. McBur- |
ney were over from Stateline a few |
days ago, and were delighted with the /
prospects of Nelson.
Nelson is making a start and will /
soon have a saloon and livery stable. 1
A number of residences are contem-
plated.
There is considerable activity about /
a mile east of Nelson, a number of good |
claims having been located there re-
Gently by parties from Stateline. The
finds are Just east OF what is known
as Johnson's well. The lodges are very
large, from five feet to so feet in
width. The values run from 81 to $50
in gold There are a number of paral-
lei lodges Among those from State
line who have made locations there are
Tom Coffey, r. J. Nugent, Ike Higbee,
Jesse Knight. w. J. McBurney, Drake
and the Leamaster brothers.
1t is rumored that w. ]. McBurney
will soon move his store from Stateline