Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
Gold.

now BENG successfully ustQ IN "a steam
line 3,A00 feet long. The machinery is
located at the mouth Of the tunnel and
FOR some time compressed air was
forced In to the Winzc-abOut 400 feet
to work the pumps. The loss through
friction was, however. very great and
after many disappointments. II was de.
clded to put I'm a 5.iuch steam line
which was covered with asbestos mag
nesia. ana Is now giving satisfaction.
on the first Of the month the water.
which had flowed in during the delay.
had been pumped out within six feet
OF the bottom Of the wnze. The man
agement Is proceeding slowly with the
pumping so as to drain the surround
INK territory, II now looks as If sue
cess Is not far distant, and. Judging
BY the latest samples from the low
est workings, very fine grade Of cop
per orc will be found going to the
depths, when the crosscut from the
bottom Of the win2e shall be run
THE CYGNET COMPANY.
Notwithstanding the possibilities OF
the HonOrine, Ii is safe 20 say that no
property in stockton has as much ore
blocked out as has the Hercules mine,
which was incorporated as the Cygnet
Mining company In August last. 1t Is
close corporation, the Offices being
distributed among the four owners, as
follows: Thomas II, Benton, presi-
dent, Horace Il. Zerbe, vice president,
Arthur Gibson. secretary, and !. A,
Penton treasurer and general manager.
since it's incorporation, the company
has shipped 30 cars OF ore Of an aver
age net value OF $50 per ton. The
owners Of the property have waited
several years for the mine to get to a
dividend paying basis and as soon as
this condition was reached the inCOr-
pOratIon was effected. Since then the
company has paid several dividends,
the amount Of which is not made
public. The company employs about
is men. principally on development
work. In addition TO the work being
done In other places the management
has given a great deal Of attention 10
the long east drifting during the year
This drift runs under the mountain
from the 200 level Of the shaft. II Is
here whore the most important dis
closures have been made this year
Three bodies Of fine galena ore have
been encountered, ono Of which shows
an ore body seycra feet thick and
about 100 feet wide i'm one place. Three
az oisfll ~ A"Nf aAH anu uos lNNA Afd -
have been connected with the surface
from the tunnel The fourth one has
also been started, which when COM
pleted, will be over 800 feet deep. The /
company owns four claims adjoining !
the Honornc.
The company has just made arrange
ments 10 construct a concentrating |
plant, having @ capacity Of 100 tons |
per day. The mill win be built about |
halfway between the mine and |
Stockton, and viii cost about $1,000 |
when completed Il will consist Of |
crusher one set OF rolls, three igs |
and two Wiley tables. a 30-horse |
power engine, and a 40-horse power .
boiler have been ordered. and the COM
pany expects 20 start up the plant ear
~ IN January. About 10000 tons Of |
milling ore are already on the dump.
During the year the company has
built q house for the superintendent,
and covered an the ore houses, so that
work may not be stopped In winter.
THE WEST ARGENT
One Of the most interesting Of the
Stockton propositions Is the West Ar
rent Of that camp. new mill has
recently been put In commission, which
viii enable the company to handle the
big bodies Of milling ore In the mine.
The property was at one time owned |
by ]. +. Connors. from whom the West
Argent company purchased II in No
vember. 1899 The group consists of
1--WE claims. which lie east OF the Ca
lena King. a shaft he'd Z en- sunk COO
feet and III feet OF Or had been
run when the property {ed hands.
Since then the shaft he's IN sunk 80
feet deeper for the purpog, 1f develop
Ing water to run the mill During the
year the company has erected q board
ing house, hoist house and made other |
Improvements, at a cost Of almost So
0o0 In addition TO this sum Sg45iS
has been spent in the development OF ]
the mine The company has market
cd 10 cars OF ore during the year which
netted 81, 000 A remarkable thing
about the shipping ore Is that for a
number OF years past II has carried an
ounce OF silver 10 the unit 81 lead. The |
ore carries about So per cent lead
The company broke ground for the
new mill on Sept. Ith, Previous 20
that. some Of the ore was iigged which
nssayed A. per cent lead and 45.2 ounces /
silver. with the completion of the
mill the iigs have been discarded. The
mill Is very satisfactory in its opera
lions. 1t has a capacity OF 100 tons per
day and is furnished with Blake
rrusher. two sets Of Cornish rolls, four
3 compartment jigs graded, and two
Whitley tables. Two 60-horse power
boilers and a 6O-horse power engine
supply the motive power. II Is the IN
.entlon 10 install a dynamo shortly,wlth
which to furnish light for the mill. The
cost OF the mill was Sl25oO.
THE STOCKTON COMPANY
The territory Of the Stockton Gold
Mining and Milling company has been
increased during the year by the addl-
.Ional claims, which formerly De-
onged 10 the Lion Consolidated Inc
yroup consisted OF ten CLAIMS,
,tockton G. NJ. & NJ. company for SiO- .
oo. The bond has a year to run from
Nav. 1901. and while the bond has not
,een taken up. yet Il is stated author
tativeiv that Il will be before the date !
n expiration. This IS shown By
he work done this year by the |
;tockton Gold Mining company on the
ion Con. ground. A main working
critical shaft has there been sunk geo :
Get, and a station Is now being cut
= Is the intention OF the company 10 I
Ievelop the greater part OF the stock !
on company's property from this SHAFT
md as soon as the station Is cut the
will begin prosecuting 10 c
he different veins running through the !,
property, which, with the Lion Con !,
-roup. consists Of IS claims, II is stat u
a that there are l6 different lime d
tratas crossing the group, which are
ntersected by nine assures. II Is az !
hese intersections where the ore mas !
cen found in stockton, and In the
ght OF past experience the company =
I confident Of exposing plenty OF good I
re with development. AS II Is a great 7
cal OF milling ore OF good quality is a
ow in sight, and the fact that the ! 3
ompany has shipped two cars OF ore q
urlng the year which Melted SAS.2' ana J,
81 per ton respectively, shows tnat {
he company has some excellent snip j
ing ore I'm It's domain Il
During the year this company has !,
mployed between u and IL men.
-early $4,000 has been spent In tho de-
elopment Of the mine. and about $1,000
as been spent in surface improve r
MT. ,.,et-ts Ia VUalu NJ n now ! I