The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-18
CAMP FLOYD MINING NEWS.
The Theories as to Different Veins
Causes Confusion

Mercur, Feb 17.-Camp Floyd has be-
come more of a problem this winter
than ever before, and it is becoming
confusing to listen to the talk about
upper and lower veins.
In Mercur there is the upper vein ana
the lower vein, with others still hlgheT
and lower, and the same thing is found
in the Sacramento and Geyser- Marion !;
and still there are the uneXpiored
depths where the existence of ore is not
only possible, but there are good rea-
sons for believing it is very probable.
Even below the silver ledge, which
until recently has been considered the
lowest point at which gold ore existed,
indications of large bodies OF ore are
being found, and at different places pc
tween Me-cur and the west dip, eNl-
dences of veins, hitherto unsupported,
have recently been found.
At the Mercur in the Lulu tunnel,
developments have reached the stage
when it is profitable to extract and
ship the ore. The tunnel is in little
over 400 feet. At the outcrop IT as
sayed only So or 81 per ton, but the
values have been steadily increasing
until now the face assays in the neigh
borhood of $40. At other parts OF the
mine exploration work is being contln-
ued with gratifying results. The tram
way between the Lulu tunnel and the
Matte ore bin will soon be in running
order and this part of the ground VIII
become as productive as the rest OF the
Mercur ground
At the Golden Gate everything is
nearing completion and the work is
going on night and day. The flag
floats from the highest point of the
building, and now the Incline between
the mine and the top of the ore bin
is all the framework left to finish. me
houses along the gulch where the road
formerly ran are being moved TO make
room for dumping and to be out of the
way of the caving ground when the
mill starts to run.
The electric fluid has been transmits
ted over the wire from Provo canyon
and the tests have been all that could
be desired, and only the finishing
touches remain to be finished before
touching the button and bringing the
monster crushers ana all the large, ele-
CANT machines into life.
The Geyser- Marion is also experience
ing the fruits of new discoveries, a-ad
the vein in the mill tunnel is opening
out in good shape. About u feet OF
ore is found, all of which is being run
through the mill, and the connection
between the old workings and the new
will be completed in a few days rem
dering the running of the old Marion
mill unnecessary With the addition
of rolls to crush the ore finer, the put
ting in of a few extra tanks and the in
PRODUCTION of electric power, the Geyser
mill will be able to handle as much ore
as both mills have been doing and at
a less cost.
One feature seen in the Geyser mill
not found in the others is small
device invented by super
Benner. A small electric bell !
is put on the edge of the tanks being !
filled with solution, and when a certain !
mark is reached an alarm is rung that |
can be heard all over the tank ROOM /
The device is simple, but its use saves |
the solution man much running |
around TO see when tanks are full and
prevents an overflow and the loss of
solution