The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-10
Interesting Developments In Many
Well Known Properties.
RABBITS FOOT ACTIVITY
SEVERAL CARS OF HIGH GRADE
COPPER ORE.
Heavy Flow of Water Interrupted
Work On the Rich Ore Chute
Output of the Week Shows a
Slight Decrease-Settlement of the
Burnham Claims
Especial Correspondence,

Especial OOrreSpOnuence.D
Silver City, Dec. s.-viewed from the
town, the Rabbits Foot mine, with its
additional surface improvements and
newly added smokestack. takes on
greater proportions and presents an
imposing appearance. About the prem
ises the conditions bear out the impress
sion. The new 100-horse-power boiler
is in place, and yesterday it was
warmed and made ready for work. 1t
is doing nicely today. The ore house
contains more than four, possibly five.
cars of high-grade copper mineral, but
Mr.. McGhan stated that ne did not
think they would market it before the
new year. intimating that more favor
able smelling arrangements would be
effected. Asked if the ore chute con-
tinued to look well. Mr.. McGhan re-
piled that it never looked SO big and
strong and never assayed as high as
at present. But continued the gen.
tleman, 1.-The water drove us out COM
pletely, and was obliged to take the
tapped the big guSh that came in on us
like river. the ore was widening beau
tffully. going down bright and strong
like pure metal. An average assay
yielded 81 per cent copper. / want TO
commence sinking in the vertical shaft
by Monday. From the collar of the
shaft to the bottom of the stump it is
just 402 feet, and we will drive to the
500 before prosecuting again. l figure
that by the middle of March or the LIST
of April we Will have mine here that
will justify all the things we have
hoped and worked for
At the Silver Park.
Superintendent Towle reports every
III - r. l.
tinue work in the Wine sunk on the
north drift of the $50 level. The skids
are in on the incline and the donkey
engine in place. Sinking on the vein
and ore cutting will be resumed by
Monday. The winze is about seventy
five feet deep and ore is disclosed pretty
much all the way. The company has a
shipment in the ore bins now.
E. H. Buchanan of the Picnic showed
the writer at noon today some samples
of the recent finds made in drifting
both ways on the Park vein off of the
600. Such ore as they have encoun-
tered has been of sufficient value to
handle advantageously, if the guam
tity would only materialize, particular
ly the lead ore, which comes in little
streakS and punches, invariably fol-
lowed by. seams of white iron. The
white iron carries silver values to the
extent of twenty -four ounces, but there
isn't enough of that 1.-THE truth isl
as Buck" said, 1--WE haven't got her
yet, but we are liable to drop into a
nice body of ore any day. We did figure
on Thanksgiving day as a time to cele-
brate, but it looks as if we would have
to go on over to Christmas"
Captain j. A. Bard reported things as
quiet but gratifying at the Cleopatra.
Drifting was being carried on in the 3S5
level. with nice but scattering ore, not
concentrated enough. -Inasmuch as so
many of the men have expressed a wish
to close the year in holiday celebra-
tions. sinking in the perpendicular
shaft will be abandoned until after
Jan. /.