The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-19
FROM LEVEL AND STOPE
Underground Developments in
Many Camps.
LEADVILLE is HUMMING
Conditions at Republic-The Seven Dew
lis Country-Activity at Stock
Il ton, Utah-Developments
Elsewhere.

Work in the Seven Devils country
goes steadily onward, and even the
deep SHOWS of winter can only par
tally stay the tide of progress. The
P. & I. N. railroad that is to open this
great field is already grading in sight
of the mines. A sensational discovery
is reported to have been made in Gus
ter county, near the Bull Dog mine.
The ledge is said to be 10 feet wide
and the very rich streak five to 10
inches. Assays went 1000 ounces gold
and $3.50 ounces in silver; other as
says went nearly as high.
A report came from Silver City,
Utah, during the afternoon that al t.le
Shcebridge Bonanza the superntend-
ent had made connection with the vein
under the old slopes that were pro-
ductive of SO much ore in previous
years and that there was considerable
rejoicing on the ground Colonel Heff-
ron. manager of the property, who will
leave for camp this morning. could
neither affirm nor deny the informa-
ton. To him it appeared reasonable
in that he has been expecting to break
into ore under the old workings for
several shifts.
1t is reported that in a 30 hours run
with No. 4 Bryan mill $12,00 was
saved at the Golconda mine at Sunp-
ter. Eighty-five per cent. of the gold
was saved on the plates. On the 200
foot level they have 12 feet of pay ore
carrying free gold and tellurdes. This
mine has a double compartment shaft
fitted with a steam hoist Rich ore is
found al a depth Of 800 feet.
2 The Spollesman-Review says that
the ore body in the Tom Thumb at
Republic is larger than the drift on the
ledge, but how much larger is not
known. Some of the ore being taken
out assays above s100 per ton and all
of it will pay fair profits after pay
ing for treatment if the ore is treated
in this camp. A careful estimate
places the average value at about $35
per ton. Some assays have shown
values up in the hundreds. but these
were picked samples. The ore is hard
and white, carrying streaks of dark
colored ore. While the white quartz
carries some values, the dark car
.ries higher. The mine employs 13
men. The work is in charge of Nor
ris Downey and he has demonstrated
that the right man is in charge.
. The Honorine mine at Stockton, Utah,
is the scene of great deal of activity,
since the property was bonded to c.
II. Scheu and others. Preparations are
going on for the installation of the
huge air compresSOrS and pumps. While
these are being installed considera BILE
development work is going cn above
the water level. AS soon as the pumps
are in place it is the intention to lower
the water in the mine and begin sink
ing on the ore bodies, when the prop
erty will again be on a regular ship
ping basis.
A dispatch from Rossland. B. c., to
the Spokesman Review says that the
Sunset has struck a large body of ore
In its southwest cross-cut and has
thereby also proved two things of
general interest to the camp. One is
that its No. ledge keeps it's general
course and the other is that faults or
breaks throw the lodges to the left
instead of the right, as in the north
belt. The main fact of interest to
Sunset people, however, is that they
at a good depth Three lodges have
SO far been discovered and prospected
on the property, but work is now in
progress on No. ledge.
1t is reported that the cross-cut on
the intermediate level of the Keep Cool
mine, which has been in high grade ore
for several feet, has finally crossed the
pay chute, proving it five feet and two
inches thick. An average sample
across the whole of this width gave
value Of $50 in silver and lead. Pick
ed samples ran as high as sos, as
shown by certificates on file in the
company's office. The mine is near
Lakeview on Lake Pend dOreille. The
superintendent has resumed the work
of prosecuting from the No. 8 tunnel
to catch the pay chute on that level.
the deepest workings of the mine. 1t
is expected that the pay ore will be
found here within Is or 20 feet. The
ore from the pay streak is being sack
ed for shipping.
Leadville Is humming these days.
Five new shafts, all of them with the
Intention of reaching a least 1000 feet.
are being sunk further to the northeast
than ever before. p K. Connolly is
sinking the Board of Trade. L. Green
wald the Statesman, Ben Brooks the
Diamond and J. Johnson the Best
Friend, The Resurrection has already
under way deep shaft, which will
not stop much under 1900 feet. 1t is
estimated that close to half million
dollars will be spent in this section
in development before a pound of ore
Is mined.
A valuable strike has just been open
ed up by the Midland shaft, on the
property of the Nubian Mining COM
pany at Leadville. and in consequence
Superintendent Schlessinger's counte-
nance is wearing an expression of un-
usual satisfaction, says the Leaiville
Herald-Democrat. The shaft, which
has been in operation hardly three
months, cut into a rich stratum of yel-
low carbonate at depth of 4o0 feet
The vein is about four feet in thick
ness and is almost level. with a slight
dip to the eastward. The face of the
vein bears thin crust of dolomlte
and is closely wedged between the por-
phyry above and the white lime De-
meath. Assays of the ore show from
40 ounces to 200 ounces of silver 10 the
ton. with about Ii per cent. Lead run
ming with it
The management of the Tesora at
Silver City, Utah. is exulting over ores
that are now being loaded for the mar
ket, a sampling of. which shows as
much as S42 in gold, 10 per cent copper