The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-17

J. B. Taylor, the veteran mining OPP
orator. is down again from Alta, where
he is employing a force OF four men in
the Outcast mine, from which he has
made several ore shipments of late,
and he states that a few days ago a
fine body Of solid ore, 10 inches in
width. had been encountered in the
lower tunnel.
The mineral is carbonate and
chloride. and although it has not been
subjected 10 fire tests as yet, it looks
as if it were ore that would run from
500 to $3.50 per ton in value, ana the
men are now sacking it for shipment.
Mr.. Taylor states that there is more
activity noticeable in the mines of
Alta at the present time than since
1890, and that it begins to look as If
this famous old camp. with its splendid
naturalization, would make magnlf-
icent record for itself during the pres
ent year.
In referring TO the producers of the
camp and what is being done with
them this winter, Mr.. Taylor says:
John MatsOn has five men at work
on the Darlington and is pushing work
on a nine-foot body of ore that nets
about $50 to the ton in gold, silver and
copper.
ION the old Grizzley, five men are
employed under the superintendency of
Hans Peterson, who is breaking down
ore from an immense body of silver
and lead ore that nets $17 a ton at
Sandy. In the lower workings of this
property, II. c. Wallace, superintendent
of the city waterworks. will begin op-
erations about the 1st of February, and
as he has nice body of ore already
exposed on which to begin, he should
make nice stake during the coming
summer
The Nicholson boys are working four
men at the Vallejo. They have ten
tons of ore at the smelters now and
expect to send another lot down this
week. They have a breast of solid
silver. lead and iron ore exposed, IS
inches in width, and look for a success
full season this year. The Vallejo is
owned by NJ c. Fox of this city.
AT the Montezuma, Jack Bettiss is
giving employment to three men, who
are engaged in cleaning out this old
producer. with the intention of doing
some heavy work this spring in the
way of ore extraction and shipments.
Billy Green. at the City Rocks is
doing wonders with a force of two
men. and now has IFS tons Of good ore
on the dump, which will net $50 or $23
q ton at the smelters. He win not
ship until spring, when he expects to
send down at least 400 tons. The City
Rocks is owned by r. c. Chambers
and L. L. Goliath, two well known
successful mine owners
with only one man to assist him,
]. J. O'Neill IS taking out considerable
high-Srade mineral from the William
J. Bryan mine. The ledge in this prop
erty-all solid ore-is three feet wide
and is rich stuff. as assays have been
taken, showing values of 722 ounces
ell Z in, 70 1,a 70, 10
the copper contents average from p to
80 per cent.
Fritz Rettich is cleaning out the old
Frederick tunnel, preparatory to active
work in the spring, and he has good
showing.
at the Oregon, Alex Thompson is
seeking wealth, and with five men in
his employ is taking out mineral ga
lore from an immense body of iron ore
encountered on the 300-foot level two
weeks ago, and although he has cross
cut the ledge for a distance of 80 feet,
both walls have not yet been found.
The ore is a good shipping product, and
Mr.. Thompson expects to have a thou
sand tons ready for the market as soon
as the roads become passable in the
spring.
opened up in the Last Chance by
Charlie Collins. but its value has not
yet been determined
Mr. Taylor is working three men on
the Wild Dutchman, On which a large
body of base ore is expected. a small
shipment of which he brought down
with him for q mill test. He is very
sanguine as TO the outcome of the
camp during the coming summer, and
saws that even now about 80 men are
working IN the mines there. while this
number will be greatly increased in the
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