The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-29

The Cumberland Mining company
has just purchased a new steam hoist
ing plant TO replace the gas engine
which has done service at the mine for
several years, says the Park Record.
The new plant consists Of 4O-horse
power boiler, a 35-horse power double
geared hosting engine and NO.
Cameron sinking pump. Last April, in
the shaft. which had attained depth
of about $50 feet below the tunnel level
and some 700 feet beneath the surface,
a water course was struck Whlch
stopped operations the water raising %
feet in. the shaft in two hours. AS a
sinking pump became an absolute ne
cessity, it was thought best by Man
ager Lawrence 10 put in a steam hoist
at the same time a pump was secured.
The machinery is now, all on the
ground with the exception of the neces-
sary steam pipes to connect things
up, ana grading for the new boiler
house and blacksmith shop is now pro-
crossing. AS soon as the new hoist Is
in readiness to run the work of sink
ing in the shaft will be resumed and
prosecuted TO depth OF 1000 feet be-
low the tunnel level, if ore is not
sooner encountered. The Cumberland
discloses some nice ore in the ledge on
vein at depth that the shaft is being
sunk. The company deserves success,
and if the ledge improves with depth,
as it ought TO, there is little or no
doubt but what the Cumberland viii
be mine when the shaft cuts the vein
Continuing, the Record says:
Surveyors have been at work this
week determining the lines of the On
tario and Daily Mining companies mill
sites and other property with view
to keeping people from trespassing for
building and other purposes.
Last week the Marsac refinery
shipped nine bars of silver TO Wells,
Fargo & Co. in New York, that was
1000 fine absolutely pure silver. 1t is
believed that no refinery in the country
can show the same result. The product
was from the Ontario tailings, which
are now being treated at the Marsac
mill under the direction Of r. b. Wat
son.
Superintendent William Kneale of
the Creole says the story in the Salt
Lake papers regarding the shipping OF
ore from his mine is entirely false, as
no shipment has yet been made. Next
week, however, a good-slZed Shipment
will be made from this property-which
promises good results. Mr.. hneale
says the mine is looking splendid, and
will yet make name for itself among
the great producers of this camp.
The Marsac mill is now closed down
for repairs caused by last Sunday
mornings blaze. 1t will be about a
week longer before the necessary re-
pairs are finished. All the wooden con-
Veyor boxes burned out will be replaced
with iron and placed on the dryer floor
above the battery, where they can al
ways be seen and handled much easier
than behind the battery, as formerly.
As a result of a suit against Martin
I'll o1l- in nil1
judgment was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff-the NJ. S. Aschheim Mercan-
tile company-Sheriff Lindsay sold the
following-named claims in this district
on Monday last to satisfy the judg-
lnent, amounting to SS25.9S: The May
flower Nos /, ?, B. and and the La
dies Drum Nos. l, , and 3, consisting
of one-half interest in each. Also one
fourth interest in the Dream, Mario
RE and EQuinoctial claims.
The Copper King made a trial ship
ment of ore last week from their prop
erty ia Big Cottonwood. The shipment
sampled about Il per cent copper, be
tween 50 and Sc in gold, as we'll as
lew ounces in silver. AS the ore had
not been carefully sorted, the showing
made was very gratifying to the own
ers, particularly as it came practically
from the grass roots. A force OF men
were put tc work at the mine this week.
day morning last and is now pounding
away regularly. About 65 tons of crude
ore is being worked every "a hours and
the results attained appear to be per-
fectly satisfactory. Aside from sew
eral hundred tons OF ore now on the
platforms at the mill. 1000 tons or more
of leaSers' secOnd-claSS ore is being
hauled from the mine over the tram
way to the mill The plant has not yet
been enclosed, but before bad weather
comes this will undoubtedly be done
and everything put in shape for
steady winters run.
Work was resumed on the Whitehead
sroup of claims on Thursday and will
be prosecuted steadily from now on
drought the winter. This promising
ground is located south of the Constel-
lation. and much work has already
been done upon it. There is 3OO-foot
tunnel. A 5O-foot shaft, together with
drifts and cross-cuts that will run the
total amount Of feet eXcavated up to
between GOO and ZOO The object of the
work now being done is TO advance the
face of the tunnel some 200 feet farther
into the hill where it is expected to
encounter the ledge, which is very
strong and promising on the sorface-
The apDroaching Crown Point-Onta-
rio suit. which will come on for trial
in the federal court before Judge Hallet
of Denver who will try the case at the
request of Judge Marshall is bringing
many experts and engineers TO the
camp these days. On Monday last W.
s. KEYS and Martin Hardness. experts,
together with Mr. o. a. Palmer, the
Ontario company's civil engineer, came
out from the city to examine the
ground in dispute, make measurements,
etc. and on Tuesday morning Mr.. w.
A. Wilson also arrived on the ground,
presumably for the purpose of prepar-
ing himself to give expert testimony
at the trial.
ORE SHIPMENTS.
Following are the shipments of ore
from the Macintosh sampler for the
past week:
Silver King first-class ......... 70S,0OO
Silver King, concentrates 49,. $4,000
Ontario, first-class 800. $4,000
Anchor. concentrates $500. $4,000
Loring Bros, concentrates 49,. 10,S40
Total number of pounds ......L $40
GROWTH OF A MINING CAMP.
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