The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-18

Many Salt Lakers are interested in
the development of mining properties
in Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and with
varying success, but there is probably
no venture of this kind which gives
better promise of ultimate success than
the Gold Flint mine, near Leesburg, in
the last named state.
The Gold Flint is owned by Salt
Lake company, and although it has
been steadily worked during the last
two years and has all the -earrnarks of
developing into a rich and heavy pro-
ducer of the yellow metal, but little
has been said of il and there are doubt
less many Salt Lake people who are
ignorant OF the existence of such a
property and of what is being done
in its development and operation.
A number OF years ago the gold plac-
erS of Leesburg were renowned the
world over. and it is stated that the
output of these diggings viii total up
70 the handsome sum of $20,OOO,OOO 1t
is generally considered that this state
meut is about correct. and these placers
are still unexhausted and give promise
of still enriching the world for a long
time to come
On the mountain side, just back of
these diggings, is located the Gold
1IOup u lOul pdN0iltEh NAcAAiAiof
through two of which a strong ledge is
tractable, and il is on one of these that
the company has concentrated its eff
forts and performed its development
work, the workings consisting of two
tunnels run in on the vein.
The upper tunnel, or tunnel No. l,
at the present time is in a distance
Of $50 feet, the face being at a vertical
depth of 12e feet below the surface
groupings, the same exposing a 12-foot
body of solid free milling gold ore,
which will carry average values rang
ing from SO to $500 to the ton, and on
this splendid body of mineral an up
raise is being made to the surface, il
being anticipated that the entire dis
lance is a solid body Of good milling
ere
The lower tunnel has been run in on
the same vein, but at a vertical depth
of 25G feet below. This tunnel is now
in a distance of 400 feet. AT go feet
the vein was cross-cut showing body
of mineral IA feet in width, whose gold
contents viii average S13 to the ton;
while at $50 feet another cross-cut was
made exposing the vein for IA feet. as
says showing the presence of gold to
the extent of SO to the ton and up to
$780, besides some silver, and il is the
intention of the management of the
company to extend this lower tunnel to
a point TO where an upraise will make
connection with the face of tunnel No.
I. when a magnificent body of high
grade mineral will have been blocked
out
This is a most promising showing and
it is estimated that in the workings of
the mine quarter of a million has
already been blocked out.
The two tunnels have recently been
equipped with steel tracks and cars,
and under the efficient management of
superintendent z. Magner, who has the
reputation of being one of the most (
capable and successful mine managers !
in the west, work is being pushed with /
a force of seven men, it being the in I
teation OF the company TO begin the !
erection of 2O-stamp mill in the |
spring. it being possible that the Pela- /
tan Clerici process of reduction will /
be employed in the treatment of the (
ore
The property is all clear and paid for /
and there is money in the treasury to I
pay for contemplated improvements
and developments, and as nearly all the /
stock is held by officers of the COM
pany, and by officers of the Illinois /
Central railroad. at Chicago, there is
no doubt but that the enterprise Will |
coon be on a footing so that it can
be classed among the regular dividend
payers of the west.
The officers of the company, who are
Salt Lake people, are as follows; Judge
J. W. Burton, president and financial
agent; Ed Wagner, vice-president and
manager; N. Stout, treasurer. and J.
c. Creighton, secretary.
On the property of the company there
is heavy pine timber and an abundant
supply of water, sufficient in fact for
ali necessary mining and milling pur-
poses.