Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-13
A Great Deal Of 0xidized Ore Has
Been Opened Up This Year.
NEW STRIKE IN NAY DAY
copper Ore Discovery Returns from
Satciinc Dexter Shipment-Mest
Mountain Company

A visit TO the Sacramento OF Mercur
Yesterday disclosed greatly im-
proved conditions in the mine
since year ago when the
company resolved 90 discontinue
dividends and put 10 a roasting plant
90 treat the base ore. OF which large
quantities have been opened up. Some
of this ore runs very high Ia gold sixty
dollars per ton not being uncommon.
The developments OF the past few
months have exposed SO much 0N.dized
ors that supt Bonner says there is
now enough In sight 90 run the mill
indefinitely without touching the base
ore. a great deal OF development work
has been done on the upper vein which
has proven very satisfactory For a
considerable distance the writer tol-
lowed drift ON the hanging wall VI
this vein which has opened up great
deal of new country, and some large
bodies Of ore Nothing could bee
known. OF course. about the grade OF
ore. th0ugh 10 was said uy the superIn-
tgndput that the average of the ore goo
iug through the mill averages 81 per
ton. a break occurs in the upper vein
at o. considerable distance southwest
rrly from the mill. but DO would appear
that "a great deal of So ore has been
opened up before the break Is reached.
10 g from this upper vein that the man
agemynt is drawing largely for its pres
emf supply Ot oXldized ore and the sup
uly seems 90 be- very large
The base ore bodies have not yet been
extensively developed though sufficient
work has been done 20 encourage the
belief that. with the new rooster work.
ing successfully, they Will prove very
rgmunefatiye 90 the company
The mill Is putting through $50 tons
0f ore per day, from which "A very fair
extraction is being obtained. Some OF
the ore gives trouble because OF It's
elayey nature which does not allow
the solution 10 percolate properly. II Is
anticipated however. that this viii be
overcome when the rooster Is COM
pieted as such ore win then be cal
cncd,
The new rooster building Is being
erected. Az the same time the work Of
putting I'm the iron work is moving
along nicely. The roaster win not be
completed ana ready for use. however
as soon as some have supposed. Six
weeks has been mentioned as the time
for the start. but it viii likely boz three
months before the start wiz be- made.
This is partially owing 20 changes
which have been decided on as the work
progresses. and the difficulty In getting
WOrkmen. The rooster and fur
mace viii be about 10 feet long Il is
set upon solid masonry four feet thick.
The plant VIII be connected with the
main mill building and two new sets
Of rolls wiz b. installed through which
the base ore WIN pass from the crushers.
II win then be elevated and FED TO the
rooster automatically. il Is calcu
lated only one man viii be needed 10
attend 20 The rooster
Conditions on the whole appear 10 be
quite satisfactory az the Sacramento
and while the new rooster has yet TO
prove i,s efficiency, the success OF the
machines az the Golden Gate inspires
confidence that the Sacramento plant
Will return big interest on the invest
ment