Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

NJ the two mines and Spy Hollow Is be-
ginning 10 assume some OF ltH former
activity When these two properties
were consolidated about d yeas ago IL
was understood that they would both be
worked through the Spy With hIs end
IN view the management proceeded 10
take out what ore was at that time
time opened up In the Carlsa, It being
his Intention TO close the property after
this should be done and carry on pros
pccting through the Spy. However IN
removing this ore much more was un.
covered and the idea Of working the
properties together was abandoned and
suitable hoist was put w at the
CarIsa IN order to work the old bodies.
Some OF the tlmbers at the old Northern
Spy Shaft, which ma been doing SER
vices for over ten years were In pretty
bad shape and this year they have been
replaced by new ones and the shafts
condition improved upon to a very great
extent. These two mines were omonng
the early shippers Of the district ana
great many years ago were productive
OF lafne amount Of rich ore. almost
from the surface down The new Cra
bodies which of recen. years have been
discovered In various parts OF both
properties will give them u new lease
on life and net the company consider
able money.
THE VICTOR.
A great many changes have talon
place at the works o. the Victor Mining
90. formerly the Red kosej this ear,
and other changes of a more radical ma
ture will doubtless be made during
1902. Since the starting up of the mine
I'm July this year Joseph Treloar has
been In charge Of the work. while Wv
ian McCune, son OF A. W. McCune, has
attended 10 the MANAGEMENT The shaft
has not been deepened during that per-
iod and stlll remains AZ the depth OF 500
feet The first two hundred and nlty
feet Of the shaft was sunk on an In
cline, and a skip IL used, but Mr.. Trar
lonr states that before many months n
drift which is now being run to the
south from the shaft Il; distance Of
$50 feet will have a9aed the surface
farther LAVA ;l9 mountain slde g."
tge STIR con, W.rn llns has hPtn ac-
compl ned he hoist viii doubtless be
moved duwr to this ioInl NJ m" ole
incline shaft aud the skip a1Gn1jncd,
the new outlet 10 the surface bcing llsel
as the main working tunnel Work az
the mine Is now Icing carried n prin-
cIpally In the north irifts from 200 gnd
400 foot levels ANA It n In THIS s'cllon
that the mail t"dlas are lHlltu'
Supt. Treloar is auth)Hty fer the state
mont that shipments w;ll continue at
the rate OF three carloads u week for
some time to come This IRE VIII 20
20 per cent copper 10 ounces ; Ilv't and
81 gold, the ore body hins from - 70 20
feet In width,
BOSS TWEED
The shaft at the Boss tweed ~lirh
lies to the southeast of The \lrt"r nos
reached Il depth Of 40 feet, AM work IS
now being done in the face Of the 100
foot drift run TO the north Of the shaft.
James Duggan recently tr'h ChalSr -
the property for the company AMI II IS
understood that the DRIFT IS being "un To
the northward for he purpose ~ cut
ting the ore body, web ne victor peo-
ple encountered az depth If d'j ~
Until the 18th Of September This year.
VIM. Gundry & Son had lease ui'Jl
the workings of the Boss Tweed and
succeeded In taking out about 500 tons
OF ore, the best Of which netted MON
$50 per ton. This ground is well located
ANA with sytematic development should
make mine.
STAR CONS,
Surveyors are now at work making
survey for q switch OF the new East
'rintic Railway TO this mine, ana when
this road extends It's tracks this dis.
lance the public can expect to learn or
chit
ibis line win be built by March lst ana
In the meantime the output from the
mine will average about four carloads
each month. c II Packard says mat
he will begin loading consignment ~
ore fin a few days, which VIII be turned
over 20 the smelter this month inc
force has been greatly reduced and at
present but twenty men are on the pay
roll. however this number VIII bs m
creased upon early In the new year.
Drifting Is now going on on the 30O lcVel
md the ore body which Is being worked
above win be tapped on its dip. The
mine is fitted out with q first class MOIST
and compressor for the operation OF
drills. and when the railroad Is extended
10 the property, thereby cutting down,
10 a great extent, the cost Of transport
ing the ore to the market increased
shipments will be regularly sent out
OLD COLONY.
At this new company's property
large hosting works has just been COM
pleted and preparations are being made
for a systematic campaign of develop
ment work under the direction OF
Charlie Brown, formerly with the May
Day company, The company's properly
is to the south Of the Lower Mammoth
and with depth should tap one OF the
many large ore bodies which traverse
this section, appearing in the star, We
tor and other mines
THE AJAX.
mine, which is separated from the
Mammoth mine by the Old SlodN-AJaN
tunnel has marketed ntty-iouf oar-
loads OF ore during the year. TINS prop
erty was the original location or the
Mammoth and was the first patented
ground In the district, being lot No. "o
This patent was issued to Noat Arnl-
strong, who disposed of the ground 10
an eastern syndicate and by them II
was called the Copperopols The cop
poropolis company operated the mine
Tor seyeral years, and during TINS lilhe
erected the RoseVille mill at a distance
az about six miles below the mine, The
-ulll was only run few days ana then
a shelter was put up with muoh Detter
success The mine Continued 10 yleiu
large quantities of the very richest ore
INF for acme reason the Engishmen
Who owned It reaped but little revenue;
Thinking that they had got about a'i
the ere the mine contained they allowed
Il TO be seized by the employees ior
wages in 1873. Wells, Fargo y 20.
eventually got the mine on claim iV OF
stg 400 against the old company, pu' II
sN''YVV 'sh MO The hnnds OF L. ~.