The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
SPENDS OV[R$25O.OOO
Blackbird COmpany'S Gigantic
Mining Undertakings.
JUS PAID LAST $4,000
j. o. SWIFT AND W. S. MCCORMICK
SELL THE UNCLE SAM.

With the payment Of $4,000 vester-
day to Messrs. j. 0. Swift and w. S.
Mccormick by NJ. P. Gilbert. secreta-
ry and general manager, the Blackbird
COpper-GOld Mining company closed
the last of several deals cOnsummated
within the past two weeks. for which
more than $3.50 900 has been paid out
in cash-a record which smacks strong
" OF the lively times of one year ago,
and which goes to show that while
business in the mining world looks eX-
ceedingly quiet on the surface at the
present time, all that is happening is
not given to the public prematurely.
The purchase concluded yesterday
was that of the Uncle Sam Group, in
the Blackbird mining district, Lemhi
county. Idaho. where the company but
recently acquired the Brown Bear
group from Dr. l.. S. Wright and asso-
ciates of Salmon CITY, and the Ella
Buckeye and KlOndike groups from
Dennis COughlin and Charles ShutZ
During the past year the company has
spent $4,000 in developments on the
Brown Bear and other properties IL the
BlaCkbird district. and that results
have been eminentIy satisfactory is at
tested in the final and absolute pur-
chase Of the groups named.
ON the Uncle sam, the last piece of
territory to be added to the company's
holdings. 1000 feet of work has been
performed. A strong vein which has
been opened up for 200 feet carries u
per cent copper and $40 in gold per
ton, with the face still in a siy- foot
breast of ore. carrying values as stated.
the estimated amount of ore now in
sight being valued at $500 600. Work is
stu being pushed and will be continued
throughout the season.
ON the Brown Bear group a shaft
has been sunk 200 feet deep. with
DRIFTS and croSS-cutS from the 100 and
ZUO-toot levels amounting TO about 500
feet. The work has developed an ore
body no less than 100 feet wide. which
averages 4 per cent copper and 81 in
gold On the Ella group there is a fifty
hve-toot shaft, showing a vein eighteen
leet vide, carrying - per cent copper
ana $40 in gold In addition. the COM
pany has acquired the Canadian Girl,
Dandy, Iowa and Bryan groups. which
round out the company's possessions to
over forty claims
The company also owns a Va,ua BILE
group Of claims known as the CODper
Gulch, in Beaver county, and all ar
engagements have been perfected ~ con-
tinue development on all it's holdings
during the next several years. spending
probably $75, 900 a year. The Lemhi
county mines are quite a long distance
from railroad connection. but this fact
causes the company no uneasness, as
projected lines to the Northern Pacific
and the O. S. L. have been found feas-
ible. and when the time comes one or
the other of them will be built
Reduction plants will not be cOnsid-
cred before next year, and possibly not
until the year following. as the COM
pany purposes having the mines prop
erly developed before undertaking the
treatment of ore.
The Blackbird Copper Gold Mining
company has all the money necessary
TO carry out it's well-Iaid plans, and
not share of it's stock is for sale.
1t has offices in Buffalo. Boston and
this city. and owes it's origin to DR.. P
a. II. Franklin. who is its president
and member of the board of direc-
tors. The other officers and directors
are: j. 4. Dubois of Pennsylvania, vice
president; Charles c.. North. Buffalo.
treasurer; VI. p. Gilbert, secretary and
general manager; these. together with
Galley II. Fowler. a prominent lawyer
of New York city, completing the board.