The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09
MILL FOR STHTELNE
The POpkees Plant to Be Used For
Custom Work.
SHOWING In THE AGGIE D
TO WORK THE INDEPENDENCE
IN PIXIES DIGGINGs.
SHOWING In THE AGGIE D
Mining In Nevada = Hobble Creek
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Afternoon Call-New Exchange.

Thomas Martin, of Stateline. who is
n the city, talks most Interestingly re-
gsrding this promising gold and silver
camp and its outlook for the future,
and he says that there is now more
activity there than for months past,
and that quite a number of sales Of
mining property nave been recorded In
that section Of late. ii being more easy
than of yore for the prospector and
claimholder and the investor to get To-
gether in The matter Of prices and
terms, in consequence of which more
men of means are becoming identheo
with the camp. and more extensive and
systematic development work is the
order of the day.
Mr.. Martin is the gentleman in whom
the ownership of the Popkees mill was
lately vested, the plant being taken ny
him on execution. and, as previously
announced in these columns, the iniIl
was recently purchased ny y. T.
Dooley of De Lamar. who, according to
Mr.. Martin, intends to add to the equip
ment of the plant. putting in concenr2-
tors If required, with the Intention OF
doing custom work for the mines OF the
district besides which the ores from
the Little Johnnie, a producer IN Inc
near vicinity in which he is interested,
viii be treated. Mr.. Marin being Of
the opinion that the running OF
custom mill in the camp Will help "ery
materially in bringing the merits OF
that section to the attention OF me
mining world generally
To begin with. test run is soon 10
be made on gold ore from tie Utica
mine, a short distance uD Left Hand
canyon above the millsite. while eH-
oil lae a
gold rock from other properties, and 1t
will not be long before the plant Nill
have all 1t can do from all indications.
In speaking OF the mines of the camp
Mr.. Martin stated that a survey was
being made of the Ophir, in which line
bodies of shipping and milling Gre are
blocked out, and that il was the lnten-
ton OF the owners OF this prospective
bonanza 20 resume work AT an early
date in its extensive operation. AT the
Utah Spur, in the same locality,
Warner and Houtz, Of Provo, are push
ing work in the driving of crosS-cut
tunnel for the purpose of cutting the
ledge at a considerable depth, and 1t is
believed that the desired connection VIII
soon be made, and SO s5tnguine are
these gentlemen as to what the result
of this exploitation will be that already
they have made arrangements to have
their ore treated at the Dooley mill. At
the Valentine on Rice Hill, the Rice
brothers have extended their working
tunnel into the mountain a distance of
$50 feet with splendid indications to go
on, while at the Aggie d. mine. be-
tween Right Hand and Left Hand
gulches the fifty-foot shaft shows a
five-foot ledge of quartz which carries
excellent values in the yellow metal.
This ground is being worked by Nc
Rprney and Erickson on a bond and
lease, ana it is evidently the making Of
4 mine.
In Pixies Digeings, according to Mr..
Martin. the outlook is most flattering
and considerable development is in
progress there, the Independence Min
lnE company, of which L. ?. Mark is
president, having just let 4 contract for
200 feet of sinking and 100 Ieet of drift
ing 10 George Blakeley. of the Blakeley
group, which is showing up In most
gratifying manner with development
work, Mr.. Martin stating that the
Ccffey group has just been secured by
DIR. Harvey of this city on bond ard
lease.
In Deer Lodge work is progressing
nicely in the deepening Of the Horse
Shoe shaft on a fine body OF ore. while
a force of ten men is at work in the
development Of the Buck.
Resides gold SJateline is likely to be-
come famed for its copper mines. as
Mr.. Martin says that before leaving the
camp for Salt Lake some fine SAMPLES
OF copper ore We're brought t. Stateline
by prospectors from the same range at
& point about fourteen miles distant to
the northeast.