The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

SlueS the teaching ore, Inere is large
quantity of semi-base ore, which, with
a slight roasting, can be brought into
a condition where teaching will be pos
sible, and the additional cost Will be a
mere bagatelle. This class of ore
usually contains higher values than the
oxidized class.
One of the important features of the
years work has been the discovery of
high grade ore.
In May the additions to the mill were
completed and since that time the
average of $50 tons per day has been
kept UP. a total of 25,00u tons of ore
has been treated, and $15O,000 worth of
gold cyanides shipped by the company.
GOLDEN GATE
/ The beginning of the year found the
Golden Gate mill in an advanced stage
of construction, and in April the ma
chinery was started UP. Before many
days the mill was running to its full
capacity of 400 tons per day, and no
stop has been made, except at times
when the power failed. The ice in the
Provo river caused considerable trouble
during the past month, but that trouble
has been overcome, and now every
thing is again running at its usual gait.
Within two months it was demon
strated that the process of extracting
the gold from the arsenical ore was a
success, and plans for increasing the
capacity to 500 tons per day were
made, and the addition is now COM
pleted. and in a few days that large
quantity of ore viii be passing through
the crushers. But there are other i'm
provements already planned, and a still
further addition will be made to the
capacity.
The treatment of the ore was highly
successful, and probably the largest
per cent of recovery in the camp is
made in this mill. A serious casualty
occurred in the refinery, by which two
of the men were killed and another
injured by the poisonous fumes of ar
seniuretted hydrogen, and since that
time the refining of the gold product
has been abandoned. What amount of
gold has been shipped by the company
is largely a matter of conjecture, but
it is safe to say it is close to $3.50, 600.
Arrangements are now nearly COM
pleted for resuming the refining of
gold without danger to the men.
The mine has been put in condition
so that no trouble will be experienced
in furnishing the mill with 1000 tons
per day for a long time to come y
large open cut has been made near the
hospital, and but few inches of soil
are found above the ore body. This is
on the ground purchased some time
ago from the Mercur company for the
sum of $23750O.
A short time since Mr.. Cohen, under
whose management the mine and mill
has grown to its present proportions,
severed his connection with Captain
De Lamar. and the World-famous eX-
pert, Nj. V. Clements, is now in charge
of the property.
GEYSER-MARION.
This property has had a rather va
ried experience during the past year.
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dividend was paid on an overdraft, but
in February the regular dividend was
paid In April the capacity of the mill
was increased to $50 tons per day. In
all about $4,000 tons of ore have been
treated, worth about $500, 600, and divi-
dends of $50, 600 have been paid during
the year. In July, II. L. Bonner re
signed the position of superintendent,
which he had held for years, and was
succeeded by James Russell. 1t has
been found necessary to do a great deal
of dead work during the year, and liti-
cation has seriously impaired the work.
At this time everything is III better
condition than at the beginning of the
year. Larger b9ales of ore are IN sight,
the mill is successfully tire LtinG 80 ;ors
of ore per day, and the GU. ,tiolS Of
law are settled 1t is onl;- fair 10 ON
clude that the coming year Will be
the most prosperous year of its exist
ence.
PROSPECTS.
There has rot been as much work on
the prospects in the Merc'ir basin this
year as would naturally be looked for.
the principal cause being that the own
ers had expended most of their ready
means. The Cannon. Wonder. Hecla,
Seals. Gold Coin and others have prac-
ticaliy been untouched. On some of
the others work has been commenced
and a good showing is being made
wherever work is in progress.
HILLSIDE.
Work on the Hillside group was
commenced early in the summer,
prompted no doubt by the discoveries
made in the Lulu and Sacramento. An
incline was started south of the Mer-
cur boarding house a considerable dis
lance, and has been sunk at an angle
of about sixty degrees towards the
west, cutting the formation. The in
cline is well timbered and is double
compartment, four and a half by nine
feet inside the timbers. 1t has now
reached a depth of nearly $50 feet, and
has passed through some vein matter,
in which arsenical ore, carrying good
values, was found: but the vein proper
has not yet been reached, although
there is no doubt it is not far distant.
Some delay has been experienced
through a flow of water, which was
found at a depth of about 200 feet but
at the bottom of the incline there are
no signs of water. 1t is the purpose
of the company to continue work until
the vein is reached, and then run
drifts in various directions, blocking
out the ore as rapidly as possible so
that a mill can be erected during the
present year.
THE ROVER.
This property, which had. lain idle
for a long time, was bonded to Colonel
Heffron in August. and a force CT men
was put to work at once, prospecting
the ground. Near the center Of the
/ ground a tunnel had been run on a
vein, and here the colonel started an
incline to the silver ledge a distance of
eighty-five feet, passing through an ag-
gregate of about sixty feet of vein
matter. Since that time a drift has
been run on the vein with good re-
suits. From present appearances there
| will be no question that the bond will
prosecuted until mine is developed.
THE GOLD DUST.
In this property over 5000 feet of
work was done before the commence
ment of the year. but values were
generally low A bond was held by an
English syndicate, but it was not taken
up at maturity, in March, and but lit
tie was done until recently A force of
men is at work. under the direction of
MIR. lesson, and. although but a few
weeks have elapsed. a vein has been
developed in the lower workings which
gives values of about IS. 1t is the in
tention to keep things moving for some
time and to build mill as soon as