The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-25
TO START NEW WORKINGS.
Tunnel to Be Started On the Fairday
Claim of the Northern Light.

The Herald is officially Informed that
1t is the intention of the Northern
Light management TO begin new work.
ings in the operation of its Lion hill
mine. and that superintendent Legg
will soon start a tunnel on the Fair
day claim, embraced IL the Northern
Light group the mouth of the tunnel
10 be within less than 200 feet from the
workings on the Hercules mine, ad-
loining the Fairday on the south. 9
This action on the part of the COM
oany will be taken on the advice of
Superintendent Legg, who mas traced
the vein from the Hercules into North
ern Light territory, and it is believed
that with but little work and the eX-
penditure of a very small amount or
money a new body OF ore similar IN its
characteristics TO the splendid chute OF
high grade mineral disclosed in the
Hercules property will be uncovered
in the Fairday, which, in the opinion of
mining experts. is a continuation OF the
mammoth zone of milling and shipping
blocked out in the Chloride Point NINE
which also adjoins the Northern Light
as we'll as the Hercules properties, and
ST success crowns the efforts of Mr..
Legg in this new work it is more than
likely that a tramway for the trans
portation of the ore Will be erected 10
the mill, only about 1,50O feet distant.
Mr.. Legg is thoroughly familiar with
the formation Of Lion hill and he IS
firm in the conviction that but little
will be found by pushing the workings
of the Northern Light to the west. He
is Of the opinion that small bodies Of
ore will be found in this direction,
which is west of the anticline, but he
looks for nothing big in TIPS locality.
On the other hand. however, he has IN
bounded confidence in the mlneraliza-
tion of the east dip of the hill, and it is
here that he expects to open up large
and permanent bodies of good grade
of mineral, and his opinion as to the
east dip and its value is being daily
verified by the operations IN the her
cules mine. where, il is stated, and by
different parties. a magnificent body Of
high grade ore has been penetrated,
and as the strike Of the ledge IS north
and south and the dip to the east, It
is believed that with further develop
ment this will in time rank as one Of
the big mines of that camp
In speaking of the condition of the
Northern Light mine. Hon. James
Chipnan, one of the managing dlrec-
tors of the company, states that the
story in circulation to the effect that
the ore in the mine has given out, IS
absurd, as there Is now enough mineral
in light in its workings to keep the
mill in operati ton for some time to come,
while the plant is working very sat
isfactorily. Mr.. Legg, it is reported
is feeling encouraged over the condl-
+ion of the property, and is of the
opinion that when the proposed new
workings on the east side of the hill
are into ore, the future of the property
is assured.
In regard to the probability of an
other assessment. Mr.. Chapman stated
that the board had not discussed the
al 1F ire NM
her were opposed TO such action being
taken. the probabilities were that it
would be some time yet before this
would be done, if ever.