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

Colorado parties are negotiating for
the purchase NJ the rich llOpcwell VII.
yer mine nt Bonita Lincoln county.
New Mexico. mud also Tor the stamp
min In connection with the mine.
l.. II. Pcnncld NJ Grand Rapids.
Michigan. ~ IN the city on his return
from un inspection NJ the Grand En-
cnmpmont mining district NJ Wyoming.
MIR. pcnhold Is enthusiastic over the
prospects Of the new camp, and says
that shipments viii be- mndo nll winter
from three or four OF the principal
mines.
The big Bessie min OF the san Juan
Gold Mining Company In Gold King
basin. san Miguel county. N completed
nnd started ~ last week The mill has
capacity Of 100 tons per day. which
can he Increased 10 100 tons by trlnlng
additions 10 the machinery plant and
n operated 10y nn iOO.horsc power olec'
/ trlc motor.
The mills at Idaho Springs are doing
good work. They are saving every.
thing Of value. one ~ the concen,ra,
tors N saving 90 per cent. OF the nHany
value In fact, there II nothing Of value
going Into the creek. This II much dlf-
fcrcnt from the earlier systems or
treatment under crude stamps when
the saving only amounted to about 80
per cent
A rich strike has been made In the
Clyde mine. located about quarter OF
a mile north of Wilbur. Fremont cOup.
~. Assays run from $40 TO 500 per
ton. The mine Il developed by 300
foot tunnel aud iO.foot shaft. with n
total depth from the surface OF 100 feet.
The formation u phonollte, with a
strong resemblance iu that of the Vic
tor In cripple Greek.
The Morning und Evening Star con.
solldnllnn. ON the west slope VI. Car
donate hlll, has produced eight million
dollars In the past twenty years. The
group embraces about eighty acres.
The Carlton and Waterloo claims have
produced some very high grade chlor-
Idle silver lead ore. one hundred men
are employed NJ leasers ana their em-
plOycs II now looks IN N the Star
combination would be- a producer of
iron and lead FOR years. Thirteen
shafts are Ia active operation. Lend
VILE Miner.
The big strike ON the old whale
mine. near Shnynno muuninln, Chance
county. turns out Ia be better than was
expected The mine II under bond and
lease 20 Mr.. Jones Of Victor ana the
Fox Leasing Company of Victor aud
the loasers were Ia work In the upper
workings. Instead Of doing that. how
ever. they sunk a new shaft ON nm out
crop aud within q few feet struck a
nne body Of gnlona from which they
took ont seventy sncks ~ ore. The ore
runs from id IN 20 ounces In silver and
from 40 tn ~ per cent lead.
4 remarkable chimney Of ore has
been discovered Ia the Cory city
mine. Georgetown district. Chlmncys
are ~ frequent occurrence, but they
are usually mere extensions Of regular
veins This chimney, however, Is eX-
tending straight upwards through the
solid granite rocks. II n circular In
form, like the trunk NJ tree, nnd Is
about ten feet In diameter. maintain
Ing about the same width ns FAR as IL
has been followed 4 min run NJ seven
tons NJ ore from this peculiar formn-
ton gives returns " 3Dl ounces In sill
yer 10 the ton. u ls worked by a les
see, Chris Hanson,
Pumping operations nj the down
town mines are proceeding In real
earnest. The four big Shows nt the
Bon Air nnd Pen Rose are sending
|. 1000 gallons per minute 10 the surface,
aud thus far there has not been sim
Gle hitch or difficulty encountered. The
100 feet Of shaft already recovered h
IN good condition. aud hut little repair
Ing viii be necessary If everything
runs as smoothly until the lst of Feb.
ruary the great work OF unwnierlng
the properties VIII have been pructlc'
ally accomplished Steam IS now up
at the Bohn shaft, and preparations
are being made To lower big Hooker
sinker with a capacity of 800 gallons
per minute. II Is expected that by the
first OF the week the slnker viii bee In
position and throwing lbs full capacity,
that the total ouipour from the three
shafts viii be $500 gallons. The Hook
or sinker Is pump made In 81. Louis,
ana Is considered 10 be one OF the very
best made.-Leadyille Herald.DemO'