Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
9 TREMENDOUS TONNAGE RECORD CONTINUES 6

mel now In some 900 feet A shaft 50
leet IN depth has been sunk on an out
crop OF iron stained quartz and shows
low grade ore carrying principally
IRON and copper Two men are now
employed In driving the tunnel for the
purpose OF cutting the vein exposed m
the smart, a deal Is now ON for the
sale of the capital stock IN the treas
nty amounting to more than 0ne.half
the entire stock, aud as soon MS con.
sulninatod a tunnel viii be started from
Dutch canyon which VIII tap the vein
NJ depth OF at least 500 feet. where II
u confidently expected shipping ore win
be found
THE STEAMBOAT.
southwest Of tn, Soitherl Tier ana
near the head Of Snake creek IN To-
Gated the Steamboat group Of twenty
two claims. patented and unpatentcd.
this group Is owned by the Steamboat
Mining company. Il corporation con
troled by Mcssrs Rice, Farrell Riley
and others, who are driving Il long tlln-
mel for the purpose of cutting vein
which outcrops on the surface OF their
ground.
The property is equipped with board.
ing House, blacksmith shon Including
m air compressor run by water power,
Air drills ere used in the tunnel now
IN nearly twelve hundred feet havrig
been driven six hundred feet during the
present season. owing to The great
snowfall at this point work Is suspend
ed during the winter months. and was
discontinued about month since for
this season.
Since that time, however, The com.
pany has shipped large amount OF
timber and lumber to the mine so as to
be in readiness TO resume work at the
earliest day possible next sprlng,
From surveys made II is estimated
that less than 2GG feet will carry the
face OF the tunnel to the vein at q per-
pendicuar depth Of nearly 700 feet.
Until this tunnel reaches the vein 1t
Is fude to speculate on Its value or
lroductlveneHs but the surface show
ing Is excellent, and the men who are
spending their money in the develop
ment Of the property seem very conll-
dent as to the result.
Blue BIRD.
Adjoining the BOULDER Basin on the
west IL the Blue Bird group OF three
claims on which W. j Wilson and his
partners have expended much tBle ana
money. A tunnel some 700 feet m
length has been driven in the lime and
the owners intend TO continue ON lie
same line until they reach the granite
which Is apparently but a short dis
tance from the face of the tunnel
From small assures and seams IN lhe
tunnel ore has been taken which car
rled as high as ~ per cent copper with
some silver and gold and the owners
hope on reaching the contact or the
lime and granite to find ore IN paying
quantities.
MAMMOTH CONSOLIDATED.
At the Mammoth Consolidated, locat-
ed nearly north OF the Steamboat, no
work has been done this year. although
the surface showing Is one Ul the pest
in the whole district. A large blowout
Of iron stained quartz, carrying some
copper silver and gold is here exposed
on the surface, and small assure nus
yielded very high gold values.
Probably the owners are awaiting ue-
yelopmentR In the Steamboat, before
extending more II oney In prospectus
Many ether groups of claims are 10
Gated in Snake Creek district put ille
amount of work vet done ON them Is
so small that descriptions of them must
be postponed until some future tme'