The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21
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LION HILL MINES.
a Section That Is Prolific With Its
String of Wealth Producers.

A Section That Is Prolific With Its
String of Wealth Producers.
Returns were received yesterday from
the second shipment OF ore from the
new workings of the Northern Light
mine on Lion hill.
This consignment consisted of q 81
ton lot Of second-class ore from this
property, mineral which was sacked
for shipment as it came from the mine,
and without being sorted, the assay
certificates TO govern the sale of The
lot showing metallic values OF 126
ounces silver. 81 in gold and 3.5 Icr
cent lead to the ton, the shioment to
be followed in the near future by an
ether consignment which VIII De of
higher value. and as rich, if not richer
than the carload lot sold by the COM
pany ii few days ago.
superintendent Legs, the efficient su-
perintendent of the Northern Light. TO
whose experience and ability the recent
splendid discovery in this property can
be accredited, was in the city yester-
Gay, and. in speaking to the officers Of
The company regarding the mine. ne
made the statement that it was show
in@ up most encour2gingly with d0Vel-
opment; in fact, better than ever while,
with the fine bodies Of high grade snip
ping ore which are being bloclle, ont
=
considerable good milling ore was also
being uncovered, the outlook for this
old wealth-producer being all that
could be desired.
While it is not generally known in
mining circles in this city, still 4 is q
fact that in years past Lion nil has
been justly famous for its larSa num-
Der Of wealth-producers, the Northern
Light Monarch and Winter Quarters
mines, now embraced in the holdings
of the Northern Light company, hav-
ing made more than one fortune for
their fortunate owners, the prOpcrtT rs
consolidated being accredited with the
production of many thousands in the
precious metals, more than one old
timer in this city havirg been enriched
by the operation of these mines while
there are a number of fine buildings
and edifices which grace the strea1s Of
Salt Lake which owe their origin to the
old mines above referred to.
Another old mine of note in that %
cality is the Len, which, it is stated
on good authority, has produced over
half d million in the past from a Very
small area, While the Chloride FONT,
when worked only for its high grade
ores. sent out q regular stream of iIli-
Derishable wealth into the channels Of
trade and commerce. besides which
there are numerous other mines in that
section which have made enV.able rec
ords as wealth-Droducers
At the present time five companies
are operating on Lion hill. Two OF
these. the Northern Light and the Chic
ride Point, have built up-to-date reduc-
1ion works. and it is confidently expect
ed that 5he latter will soon pose as a
regular dividend payer. The Columbia.
adjoining the Chloride Point, is work
ing in fine bodies of shipping and mill
ing ore; the Wachusett. which in a
manner, is wedged in between these
two properties, is most favorably To-
Gated. with a good showing of mineral
to follow. while to the east OF the
Chloride Point and the Northern Light
IS the Hercules, which is uncoverine
large ore zones, and which, it is be-
lieved, is on the same ledge recently
uncovered in the Northern Light by
Superintendent Legg. The Mckinley
company has also resumed active work
IN the development Of its property on
the west Of the Northern Light, while
the Circle Gold Mining company the
Incorporation OF which was mentioned
in yesterdays Herald. VIII soon begin
extensive work in the active eXplora-
lion Of its valuable ground.
Isolated as ii is from the mountain
range paraIleling it on the east, Lion
hill could well be compared to a sugar
loaf whose interior is flied with sweets,
She difference being that work so far
done in the past would indicate that
the exterior of this mountain covered
one vast mineral deposit, many believ-
ing that this section is the mother Of
the naturalization Of Mercur, the West
Dip and surrounding country.