The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
YELLOW JACKET.


area of eighty acres, consisting of the
Yellow Jacket, Brooklyn, Big Dlpper
and Little Eddy claims. There has been
no attempt at display in the way OF
surface improvements. the members OF
the company being determined to ex-
pend every available dollar IN under
ground development which, at the
present time consists of a tunnel driven
400 feet into the mountain. from which
a fifty-foot shaft has been put down.
So far the company has not been for
tunate enough to cut any ore bodies,
though large masses of mineraiizeo
lime and heavy quartz have rewarded
their efforts. Far from being discour-
aged or showing any signs of abandon
ing their project, the company has de-
cided to erect q. roony shaft house, and
install a steam hoist, SO as to continue
sinking the shaft to any depth requir-
ed. The men back of the enterprise
conservative, experienced and practical,
are as follows: George Ryan, presi-
dent; F. H. Holzheimer, secretary and
treasurer, who, with Pat Donelly, Pat
Shea and NJ. Murnane. complete a
strong board
NORTH MAMMOTH.
The North Mammoth company was
incorporated in August, though the
companY's possessions are among the
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for many years were induStriously
worked by Belthazar Christensen, the
original owner. The company's posses
sions aggregate forty acres of patented
ground including the Medea and Jason
properties, situated in Gardner canyon
and literally surrounded by the Godiva,
Grand Central and Mammoth COM
panies, almost inevitably insuring the
new owners rich compensation for their
expenditures and energies. In the past
all the work was confined to the Medea-
on which a tunnel has been driven 100
feet, and q shaft sunk fifty feet. Since
the formation of the company work
has been directed toward the Jason on
which tunnel has been commenced,
is now in fifty feet and is projected to
be continued southerly nearly or quite
200 feet to the end lines of the Grand
Central and Mammoth mines. A site
has been excavated at the mouth of the
Jason tunnel for strong plant, to con-
siSt chiefly of a cognpresso as the mo-
tive power will be electricity. Such
mineral as has been encountered ap-
pears in quartz between bedded planes
of lime running north and south, and
occasional cross breaks east and
west, generally in connection with iron
and manganese. Such tests as have,
been made on the ore have invariably
yielded fairly good gold values, asso-
ciated with silver. The officers of the
company are: J. D. Wood, w. NJ. Brad
ley, Josiah Barnett, serving in the re-
spective capacities of president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer.
with A. Hanauer, sr., and BelthaZar
Christensen completing the directory.
The company's ground affords them
most favorable possibilities.
WEST CABLE.
p The West Gable company is one of the
legitimate mining enterprises being
prosecuted with systematic and bust
ness-like vigor on the north side of
Eureka ON the outskirts of the town.
The company's holdings embrace "a
trifie over sixty acres of land, includ-
ing the West Gable. Gable Fraction,
Columbia Hancock, San Juan and Argo
claims. The work on the property had
progressed in sort of desultory way,
owing to a combination of causes, until
the present directory and management
assumed control. Now a working pro-
gramme has been outlined and observed
and development is proceeding in a
methodical way. This summer a new
shaft house was built and a steam hoist
installed, the shaft sunk past the $50
point, and a station cut at the 400 level,
preparatory to performing some eX-
ploration work. Drifting, which here
tofore has been confined to the 200 level
duG VICINITY pTODdDly dSSTtSdieS -VU
feet. So far the ledge, which one may
naturally conclude to be the northerly
extension of the Eureka-Hill and Cen-
tennial-Eureka groups, has disclosed
no character of pay ore, but the quartz
is identical in nature and appearance
to the big properties mentioned The
company has decided to crosse TO
the ledge from the 50e but possibly may
defer such action until the 600 has been
reached. where they are canguine of
encountering a valuable ore chute.
There are no trachyte or quartZite bar
rierS intervening and the conditions
prevailing are identical with those of
the nearby bonanZaS
Hon. c. S. Varian is president;
George Ryan is vice presideI,e; ]. P.
Nichols, secretary and treasurer
ILLINOIS MINING COMPANY.
The Illinois group of claims just a
short distance north of Eureka, in fact
jutting against the Gemini territory,
is one OF the notable instances of Sys-
tematic and methodicsl mining on the
north side. Occupying as the company
surely does some of the most desirable
and favored ground in the district.
much is expected of the Illinois, and,
as several well posted men of experience
put ii, IF the Illinois folks don't get
ore where they are, there is no use in |
others out that way looking for it.
Something over a year ago the Illinois
was Incorporated on strictly |
business principles, W. ]. Adams, c. w. |
Clark, G. A. Wilson of Eureka and D. |
A. De Pue and F. II. Peyton of Robin |
son being the leading spirits in the en- |
ferprise. Stock was issued at minimum |
with the distinct understand |
ing that 50 long as the emergency or |
situation required it monthly assess |
ment of one-third of a cent would be /
levied on the stock. Starting Alright, |
with sagacious, practical men at the |
head, the company's affairs have never |
been in q snarl. nor has the treasury |
ever been depleted. The first thing |
pany was TO obtain everything neces-
sary TO mine in the right way, and |
then they commenced to do il. All /
spring. summer and fall the shaft has
been steadily going down, until the |
present depth of 600 feet has been at
tanned. A station has been cut at the
600 and a level driven to encounter the |
ledge and work on the strike of the
vein. Several times it was believed
the ground was making ore and assay
tests gave good values. 1t is likely
that the Illinois may re-
port on ore find before this is in print. /
BUCKEYE MINING COMPANY.
This company owns some patented
ground en- the north slope Of Rising Sun
consisting of the Salt Lake
City, Parallel, Protection and Buckeye
claims, and though the working shaft
s sunk on the first named property, it
has always been called the Buckeye
Unfortunately for the mine an APP
parently endless series of controversies