The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-05
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Mercur, April THE Florence Min
ing company. which has been persist
emily sinking on the Romney for sew
eral months, has at last, at depth
of $50 feet, reached the vein, and as
says Of from 81 to Sc per ton have been
found, and probably the vein win aver
age as high as 81. The shaft is in line
with the Daisy and Snowstorn, and is
about a mile south of Lewiston cam
yon. One strange feature is that the
gravel through which the shaft has
been passing for the last twenty feet
shows values Of about 81 per ton, suf-
ficient to make milling profitable. Vari-
Gus theories have been advanced to
explain this condition. the most plausi-
BILE one being the gravel has been
washed from vein back in the hills,
as yet undiscovered. The Romney
shaft seems to be in the deepest of the
wash, and property. owners along the
line south are preparing to sink for the
covered Vein.
1t is only recently that the fact of
the gravel carrying values has attract
ed attention, but ii has been found
that along the whole course of the West
Dip certain stratas of gravel carry
good values, while others show but
little. The subject is receiving atten-
AiOfh llOIll a nuLlDGE u LlllliliS IllCl1,
and it is probable that the wash viii
be examined more closely in future op-
erations.
Two gangs of men have been put at
work on the Sego Lily group. under
the direction of F. Hunt, and it is the
intention TO thoroughly prospect the
ground, preparatory TO commencing.
work on a large scale. The property
consists of three patented claims and
while the work so far has been mostly
surface exploring, good values have
been found. and in one part of the
workings silver values as high as Il
ounces were found. The ground adj
joins the Daisy on the east.
( Considerable excitement has been
taroused over the discovery of ore car
frying as high as Sc in gold and a fair
showing in silver. about half mile
east OF the Daisy, and in what has been
known as the back vein. This is the
first discovery of any value so far, and
operations there are attracting consid-
Frable attention.
Free Bros. have finished their con-
tract on the Omaha and on Sunday the
company took charge Of the work.
which is now being prosecuted under
the direction of James Rowe depth
of 800 feet has been reached and large
Vein is being blocked out. Work win
be commenced in few days putting up
two steam HOSTS on the property.
The grading for the steam hoist at
the Kismet is completed, and the large
steam hoist viii soon be in place.
T. B. Joseph is much elated over
his prospects in the Gold Flake group,
which lies north of the Valley View. A
vein - feet wide and carrying values
OF $40 per ton mas been opened up,
and Mr.. Joseph has. succeeded in OBJ
tanning possession of 1900 feet of the
apex of this vein. There is a small
spring on the ground. sufficient for the
wants of a small cyanide plant, and
IL is probable that mill will be in
stalled before a great while. Mr.. Joseph
has worked for couple of years TO
develop the ground, and his success
Is well deserved.
AT the Monarch in Silverado canyon
the shaft is going down steadily and
the values are encouraging.
Work on the Gold Bug will be re-
sumed in a few days and d large force
Will be employed on the property, it
being the intention TO have a mill run
ming on the property before the close
of the year.