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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
SHAFT HOUSE LOOMS UP.
New Ridge Valley Building Prom.
inent Feature of Eureka.
Especial Correspondence)

y
Eureka, May 20.-The great big new
shaft-house of the Ridge Valley group
almost completed, looms up with gil
gantic proportions, above the town, and
just east of the Gemini. The structure
has length of seventy feet by thirty
six in width and the gallows frame
reaches to a height of thirty-six feet
from the collar of the shaft, covering
perhaps one of the most perfectly APP
pointed shafts now in the district
every feature revealing the work of a
skilled artisan. 1t is timbered to the
bottom of the main workings with
closely and perfectly put together that
sand could scarcely pass through any
crevice.
The big perpendicular shaft, COM
prising two cage compartments and a
manway, indicates that the manage
ment contemplates deep workings and
propose doing all the preliminary mat
tiers right at the commencement. All of
the carpenter work has been in charge
of John Mcpherson. a skilled and thor
ough workman and the product of his
labor and ingenuity reflects the highest
credit to his profession.
The general manager, Charles Fields
said the present equipment is certainly
ample for performing all necessary
work at depth OF 1000 feet, and we
possess plenty of conveniently arranged
space to set additional boilers and en-
CINE force in, wherever the occasion
demands more power for lifting pur-
poses. The company is supplied with
Rand compressor and will employ the
use of power drills as soon as prac-
ticable. In fact the premises denote.
in the presence of everything modern
and serviceable, not only the means TO
procure them, but that an experienced
and master mind is directing all opera
tiOns. Literally nothing can be said Of
the company's prospect possessions,
other than the locality justly warrants
the belief that the ore chute in the
great Gemini group, which practically
adioins them on the west, must exist
to a greater or less degree in the Ridge
Valley, and that it is the determine
ton of the directory to pursue diligent
explorations in their valuable ground
until the rich bodies of mineral are
uncovered
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FULLER'S EARTH MINE.
Sanpete People Expect to Make
Money Out of One.
(Special Correspondence.

tSpecldl 0OTTeSpOnueIce.J
Mt. Pleasant, May 20.-The fuller's
earth mine, located west of Fairview
and about eight miles from this city, is
attracting considerable attention just
at present. 1t has been known for
some time that the product of the mine
was of a first-class quality, but the
owner, William Young of Fairview,
has been financially unable to develop
it or get it on the market.
W. II. Woodring of this city has be-
come convinced of the great value of
the deposit and has lately secured an
option on the property He is prepar-
ing to take active steps towards open
ing il up. He is corresponding. through
some Salt Lake parties, with an eastern
firm which uses large quantities of the
imported article and is attempting TO
induce them to use the earth from the
Sanpete mine.
This attempt has been partially sue
cessful, as the firm has signified Will
ingness to purchase its supply here II
the article will stand a test. 1t Will
either send an expert here to test it on
the ground or samples will be forward
ed for testing. If it is accepted, and
no one doubts that it will be who is &C
quainted with the earth and has seen
the official analysis, the mine will be
developed without delay and will prob
ably soon change hands. Another de-
post of the same article, located in Sc
vier county, but owned by X. Whit
taker of this city is being figured on
and may be included in the same deal,
if it is consummated.
r. Whitaker went to Salt Lake yes
terday to arrange for the commencing
of active work on his West Tintic min
ing properties, recently Incorporated.
He says the outlook is favorable. Some
S15, 600 has been set aside for develop
ment work, which will begin immedi-
ately A small plant for hosting pur-
poses has been ordered, and building
will be erected over the shaft of the
Utah right away. The shaft will be
pushed to depth of 500 feet without
doing any drifting or prospecting. Al
ter that depth has been reached, oper-
atoms will be pushed rapidly and ore
extracting will begin. Mr.. Whitaker
is sanguine that the mine is good ont
and that it only lacks development
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being W. E. Hubbard and George N.
Lawrence
AND NOW ITS ALUMINIUM.
An Immense Deposit of That Metal
Close to the City.

The Ensign Aluminium Mining COM
pany has been oragnized, to develop a
discovery of aluminium on the hills
northeast of the city cemetery, and
distant about two and one-half miles
from the temple. The find was origi-
nally made by Edward A. Simpson,
who, with his brothers, located and did
the work necessary to hold the five
claims taken up. The vein is described
as a assure, cutting through shale,
lime and sandstone. 1t is fifty feet
wide, and has been developed by a
shaft seventy-five feet deep and a tun-
mel run in on the vein distance of 1S7
feet.
Analyses of the vein matter have
been made at different times. and the
lowest returns from any test has shown
the presence of 80 per cent of alumni
mum, while some of them have run as
high as 56 per cent. A recent test on
samples taken at random from the
big dump at the mine, showed over 3S
per cent. When it is known that the
commercial value of the metal runs be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000 per ton, the
value of this deposit can easily be i'm
agined.
The property is now being systemati-
cally opened up under the management
of c. d. Harding, who is preparing to
go east for the purpose of learning
what kind of a plant is necessary to
best work the ore, and The Herald is
Informed that an effort will be made
to install such machinery as may be
necessary during the next few months
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SHIPMENT FROM GoDIvA.
Mine Is Now Producing Good Ore,
With Great Regularity.
Especial Correspondence


Eureka. May LIT is a remarkable
but nevertheless established fact that
after a period of continuous idleness
from the time of the discovery of the
Godiva in 1888. followed by occasional
attempts at development, the property
has practically been shut down until
1895, when it passed into the manage
ment of John II. McChrystal, since
which time, ably assisted by j. II. Dris-
coll serving in the capacity of super
intendent, the great ore resources of
the property have been disclosed, and
the mine is rapidly taking it's place in
the front rank of regular shippers. The
scope of exploiting at present is chiefly
confined to drifts on the 200 and 400
levels, the ore bodies on the 400 giving
values of so to So per cent lead, 40
ounces silver and SO to IS gold, nave
assumed most gratifying proportions.
but Mr.. Driscoll informed the writer
that the management has decided to
resume sinking to the 600, and opera
tions in that direction would commence
June 1, and, in order to obtain lmple
power two new Bay State 60horse
power boilers will be added to the all
ready splendidly equipped require
mentS.
The company possesses a very COM
plete electric plant, and perhaps the
largest air compressor in the camp,
furnishing power for twelve drills in
the mine and supplying the needs CT
the Tetro and La Refine, besides we'll
appointed and convenient surface
buildings, including ore bins with a
capacity of 600 tons. An almost in
calculable tonnage of milling ore IS
. l. ftaer of
diva, but no specially is made OF cut
ting or hosting it. other than the vol
ume necessitated by breaking the
smelling grade. One hundred and fifty
tons of the milling character was ship
ped this week, which was settled for on
the basis of SO per cent lead, ounces
of silver and 81 gold Mr.. Driscoll
estimates the condition of the property
as favorable in the extreme, assuring
your correspondent that at no period
in the history of the mine. has the ply
steal aspect been so prosperous.
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The mining stock market closed the
week in badly demoralized condition,
and altogether the value of the stocks
sold was about 80 per cent under the
sales of the previous week.
Nothing took place during the week
to cause any sensations. The market
was inactive. and there seemed to be
light demand for stocks. Very few
advances We're noticeable, and North
ern Light. Emerald and Valeo were
the principal securities to go upwards.
On the other hand. there was a gem
eral decline. and Daisy. Chloride Point
and Sunshine were, perhaps. the most
susceptible to the depressing influences.
On whole, the most active traders
were Tfntjc securities. while some of
the cheaper stocks of Mercur recorded
heavy transfers.
Park City stocks were strong, and
held up to good figures. Considerable
sparring was done for 1t, but holders
are not anxious to unload.
Very few sales were closed during the
past week. but there are number
pending of considerable Importance.
The San Rafael group, near Milford,
was bought up by local parties
The sales of stocks on the two ex-
changes We're as follows:
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Superintendent Roundy of the Uncle
Sam Makes a Talk.
special Correspondenceo


Mammoth, May 19-While witnessing
the unparalleled activity in the vicinity
of Knightsville yesterday. your CORE
spondent had the pleasure of a short
interview with John Roundy. superin-
tendent of the Uncle Sam, who volun-
teered the information that the mine,
like the owner Uncle Jesse Knight, was
in a high state of physical prosperity.
The property is contributing it's further
usefulness by giving employment to
eighty men, divided in a three-Shift
service from whose labOrs $50 tons of
ore per week are extracted from Uncle
Sans treasure vaults. Further sink
ing from the 500 is contemplated. but
at present the ore chutes on the 100, 300,
500 and 500 levels are being vigorously
worked, which maintain very crafty
ing grades of ore estimated to average
80 per cent lead, 80 ounces silver and Sc
in gold. Like so many of the mines in
the Tintic district in which extensive
exploring work is contemplated, the
Uncle Sam folks doubtless will be
compelled to employ additional power.
Lying about 700 feet west of the
Godiva is situated the Crusader Con-
solidated group of mines. embracing
the Smuggler. Smuggler fraction.
Crusader, and TOpsy. owned by Messrs.
Williams, Lake and others. Active
work was commenced on the company's
ground about March l, since which
time continuous labor has been directed
in sinking, a depth of 40 feet having
been obtained, and a contract to per-
form 100 feet additional work recently
let. The present workings. reveal a
most promising quality of quartz in the
ledge matter. pronounced by men
familiar with the surrounding country
to be identical to that found in the
GOdiva and Humbug at a similar
depth, both in appearance and char
acter. The natural location of the
crusades. group gives the property
prospective value of more than ordin-
ary estimate and much interest is
manifested in the progression Of work.
When the 300 is reached it is the intel-
ton of the management to search dill
gently for the Godiva. treasures.
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UINTAH's MINING BOOM.
Colorado Experts Surprised By the
the Showing Made.
Especial Correspondence.


Vernal. May 1S.-Mining is just now
the popular fad in this section, almost
70 the exclusion of everything else
Prospectors are arriving daily from
every direction, and indications point
to a yeritable boom this summer. fsu-
mors of big deals all around in the mis-
are thick, and to all appearances the
world has at last become aware that
Uintah county is the home or almost
every mineral on earth.
Prominent mining men from Colorauo
who have dug among the hills around
ieadvII1e, Aspen and other big camps
of the Centennial state for years, are
even more enthusiastic than local men,
and express surprise that a country
with such mineral possibilities should
have been UNEMPLOYED so long.
George f. Londsberry of the Dyer
mine, who is familiar with all the Dig
mineral propositions of Colorado, as
well as many other states, expresses
the opinion that Uintah's lime belt
shows better indications than any place
he ever saw.
The Dyer management is steadily
pushing matters. T. T. Holloway, who
has the contracts for the erection OF
several buildings at the mine, left for
the camp yesterday, with force OF
men to commence work.
DR.. A. Rose of Vernal, who owns val
liable ground in the vicinity of the big
mine, is making preparations for active
development. The report comes from
reliable quarters that r. c. Chambers
will shortly take hand in the AFFAIRS
of the camp.
Favorable reports continue to come
in from the Jesse Ewing country, and
also from Douglas mountains, across
the line. and indications point to rush
of prospectors all along the mineral
belt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
Much Work Contemplated at the
Overland.

Great improvements are in contem-
elation for the Overland at Mercur, and
before very long things will just sim
ply hum at that property, over which
Gill S. Peyton and Judge W. y. Sher-
man preside. The mine is to be sup
piled with powerful machinery, and
from all reports it will not be long I'M
til it will be an easy matter to re-
move from 1000 to 1000 tons of ore
daily.
One of the well known machinery
houses has been given an order for large
air compressors, along with which will
be shipped ten large Burleigh drills The
order has gone in for this machinery,
and it will be on the ground as soon as
transportation facilities can get them
there. Extensive development work is
going on at the south end of the Over
land ground, where ore is being taken
out and run through the company's
mill, which has a capacity of 100 tons
a day.
The ore bodies of the Overland are
enormous, and for a distance of sew
eral thousand feet the vein now being
worked has an average width of over
ten feet. This same vein extends on over
into the Sunshine property, and the I'M
foreground workings of the Overland
will be pushed across the boundary line
of the Sunshine.
Some big things may be looked for
this year, when it is considered that the
two properties are under the same con-
troll, and that the underground is to be
mined from one central point with this
powerful machinery.
Just what the plans for the future
are has not been definitely announced
from headquarters in the Dolly block,
but with the added improvements it is
not likely the management of the prop
critics intend to use the full capacity of
the machinery in the mine, unless cor
responding improvements are made in
the way of milling facilities. A 800
ton ore bin is being constructed in one
of the drifts of the Overland.
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Mining Notes.

The Tuscarora Chief is putting up a
new hoist, and it will soon be ready to
run. -f
The Centennial-Eure reported at
the samplers with eight cars of ore
yesterday.
]. W. Neil. manager of the United
States Mining company, is in Butte on
legal business.
Four cars of ore from Tintic were
reported at the Taylor & Brunton sam
pier yesterday.
Two cars of concentrates from the
Silver Shield at Bingham appeared on
the market yesterday
a car of ore is reported on the way
to market by the officers of the Ne
yada Mining company.
Frank Dalton has returned from a
long trip to the Acorn, in Horse Heav-
en-. Gold Mountain district.
Colonel Nick Treweek has left Bos-
ton for New York. and will be home
again some time during the coming
week
Aiming circles were quiet yesterday.
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Emery County People Wild Over
New Find
RUSH FOR THE DIGGINGs
EVERYBODY TRYING TO GET IN
THE FIELD FIRST.
Towns Are Practically Deserted,
While Business Men and Others
Hurry to the Scene of the New
Discovery at the Head of the San
Rafael River-Tuttle Discovers It.
Especial to The Herald.)


Price, Utah, May 20-Parties who
drove in today from Emery county, say
the people down there are simply wild
over new discovery of copper ore
made some twenty miles south of Fer
ron and of which there is said to be a
whole mountain. The towns are prac-
tically deserted and merchants and
clerks have locked up to go out and
stake off claims.
Ranchmen and stockmen have left
their fields and herds, and everything
that can be used to pack prospecting
outfits has been brought into use. The
new discovery is at the head of the
San Rafael river and in the foothills of
the Sinbad and Cedar mountains.
Sergeant at-arms futile of the Utah
house }Of representatives, was one of
the first to locate on the new deposit.
He went out through Price a few days
ago with samples, and upon his getting
word back the excitement broke out.
From a party who was near the new
find today, it is learned that there is
any quantity of ore on top of the
ground that can be shipped, and much
of this will be brought out to Price
soon by wagon for shipment. He says
the roads in that direction are simply
lined with persons going to the new
Eldorado
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FAVOR THE FREMONT.
Knowing Ones Predict Good Things
For This Group.
Especial Correspondence

tSpcSidi SOFItSpONueUCe.D
Diamond, May 20.-The Fremont
group OF five claims, including the
Eastern Star Eastern Star No. l, Par
allel No. 2. Fremont and Victoria No. .,
are generally spoken of quite favorably
by the knowing ones in this vicinity,
not so much because of anything there
is in sight, but on account of the posi-
bilitieS in their great cross-cutting
country. Their territory joins the Joe
Bowers Extension on the east and
north, and is surrounded on the south
and west by the Buckeye & Scoville
Mining company's group. 1t may be set
down for a fact that unless the veins
of the Buckeye, Showers and Estella
snap right off short, just as they reach
the Fremont group, they all pass
through the property owned by the
company. Judging wholly from what
one could obtain by casual observation.
it would appear as if the Fremont peo-
pie had resolved to develop their ground
in a business-like manner and purposed
going after everything that might eX-
list in their lines.
The work shaft, as straight as an ar
row and almost water-tight, is down to
the 200, and the writer learned that
Foreman j. w. Green had been in
structed by the directory to start a
drift east, presumably to catch the
Buckeye ledge. Their hosting plant
consists of a gasoline engine and ap-
paratus-a clean. cheap. noiseless and
powerful equipment, ample to hoist
from a 1,000-foot depth. The engineer,
Mr.. Jacobs. is charmed with the SIM
plicity and economy of the gasoline
plant, saying that the total cost for
fuel did not exceed So cents per shift.
and that one man can run the engine,
dump buckets and sharpen tools. This
section of Tintic will surprise the coun-
try this year, and it is likely that the
Fremont folks may come in as a fac
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
LITTLE CHIEF LOOKS GOOD.
Development Believed to Be the
Only Thing Necessary.

Eureka, May pa piece of ground
being closely watched at present is the
Little Chief. owned and operated by
Tim Sullivan and j. p. Driscoll. The
Little Chief joins the Eagle & Blue Bell
and Snowflake on the east and south,
and is believed by old-timers to be a
sure winner. The property recently has
been completely overhauled and put in
good working order. A new shaft
house has been erected. new hosting
equipment placed on the workings, the
shaft retimbered and at depth of 124
feet three shifts are working constant
ly. The Little Chief is believed to be
one of the claims in which all that is
necessary to accomplish great results
is work and depth.
Viewed from the standpoint of a
prospect, but most excellent and
promising one, the Silver-Apex ground
is regarded with much favor. Sur
rounded on all sides by big pay pro-
ducers. such as the Humbug. Uncle
Sam, May Day and others, il is not
astonishing that great things are ex-
pected of and predicted for this young
ster. The claims We're originally To-
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JONES INsPECTS NORMA.
Provo Mayor Pleased With His EN-
cry County Properties.
Especial Correspondence.)

Provo, May 19.-Last night Mayor s.
S. Jones returned from a short trip
into Emery county and a visit of in
spection to the Norma group of mining
claims. Mr.. Jones is much pleased with
the property and has high hopes for its
future success. He says that the whole
country there is full of copper and that
ii wouldn't be at all surprising TO him
if the Norma and Copper Globe turned
out big in a short time. He said that
the Norma is one immense reef of cop
per ore and that he has every reason
to believe that it will be a good thing
some day, though he has doubts that
that kind of a proposition can bring in
any immediate returns. 1T has an
excellent showing" he said, land we
have put a new force of men to work
We intend to push development work
from now on and see if we cannot
make something out of it. We have
every chance in the world and / cannot
see why we should not be successful. ."
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Gated by Frank Taylor and S. E. Allen,
but three months ago were incorpor-
ated under the present title. DIR. Stauf-
fer and w. A. Holzheimer, serving as
president and secretary, respectively,
have taken up the treasury stock and
will develop the ground under contract.
An award for 100 feet has just been let.
and it is the policy of the gentlemen
having the project in control to pursue
vigorous exploiting, after proper depth
has been attained. The vein is a very
strong one, and the crevice matter
shows the presence of mineralized
quartz and occasionally small bits of
ore similar to that taken from several
of the rich neighbors.
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COPPER IN BEAVER.
Company Formed to Develop the
Calumet Group.

The Calumet Copper group is the
title of a company organized in this
city yesterday to develop the Calumet,
Goldite and the three Copperopolis
claims, situated in the west camp of
Star mining district, Beaver county. G.
K. Mccormick is president; James A.
Pollock, vice president; Josiah Barnett,
treasurer; De Witt b, Lowe, secretary,
and James T. Goodwin is the other di-
rector. The capital stock is placed at
So, 900, divided into 300, 900 shares.
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The subject of this sketch is the one
man above all others who made Mer
cur, the johannesburg of America,
what it is today. When Mr.. Dern came
to Utah from Fremont, Neb., nine years
ago, there was no town of Mercur, and
no conception of the vast resources of
the now famous camp existed. He was
one of the organizers of the great Mer-
cur Gold Mining & Milling company;
was elected as president of the COM
pany, and has served the company in
that capacity ever since. Five years
ago he became the general manager, as
well as president, and moved his fam
lily from Nebraska to this city. which
is now his home. Mr.. Dern is also pres
ident of the Decentralization, another
prominent gold property in Mercur, in
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addition to which he is heavy stock
holder in and president of the Dexter
Gold Mining company of Tuscarora,
New.
John Dern is a typical western man,
whole-souled, good-nature and very
popular. He came to America from
Germany at the age of u, and has lived
in the west since first putting foot on
American soil. He first located in I'LL
nois, but made his home in Nebraska
in 1869, engaged in stock-raising, the
lumber and grain business and bank
ing, his first venture in mining being
the formation of the Mercur company.
Before coming TO Utah, Mr.. Dern took
an active part in politics, and from 1888
to 1880 served as state senator from the
Tenth Nebraska district, as a Demo-
crat.