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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
WATER SUPPLY.

The water supply is all that is need
cd Mr. Madsen says the springs nave
been cleaned out and their yield Is now
greater in spite Of the two dry seasons;
An additional supply has been secured
from the Sunrise group to when pipe
lie was laid this yeai, a distance OF
SOC feet from the mill Another pipe
line LOCO feet long consisting OF men
IRON pine, was also put down TO con-
duct the water from the Century
srrlngs 70 the mill. The dispute last
yelr about springs was decided this
vegr i'm favor OF the company and no
further trouble is anticipated on account
Of the water supply. =,
Al the time OF this writing, the MD
lie OF November, the Indebtedness mas
teen cut down 10 $4,000, and all winter
supplies are in. including several hun
drtd tons Of coal. The prospects FOR
the Century appear quite roseate. the
ore ayerages wei. the mill IL doing sat-
Is factory work and very nice saving
Is being made. All Of the drifts and
tunnels show ore In the face except
The lower tunnel and It is expected TO
iep ore shortly. The reserves have been
greatly increased and as soon as the
lower tunnel connects with the winze'
thus cutting on the expense OF driving
that tunnel. Mr. Madsen expects TO
begin piling mp surplus with which
20 pay dividends next spring,
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HOONRINE EXTENSION.

The Honorine Extension Is one OF the
best prospects In stockton district, and
the development work now being done
there Is expected to result any day IN
the discovery of an ore body. The
management IL now drifting from the
bottom of 270-foot shaft towards one
OF the crossings which mark the occur
renee of the one bodies of the district
The drift has been run about 100 feet
and worl, Is being pushed by q force OF
IL men.
The property is equipped with a good
prospecting hoist and work will be con-
tlnued on the above level until ore Is
discovered. That 1t will be found there
Is no doubt among the owners as the
seven claims owned by the company
join the old Honorine, the apex OF
whose vein is seen on them for dis
lance of 5000 feet. In addition to the
Honorlne vein the company has in It's
territory the st. Patrick vein, which has
also yielded O great deal of ore.
After prospecting its ground through
the present shaft the company proposes
10 make use Of the old Honorine tun-
mel in further prospecting at create:
depth. This tunnel is now nearly up
to the Honorine Extension lines, and
its use Will afford an economical way
of opening up this valuable territory.
OF the company's seven claims five
are patented. The officers OF the COM
pany are NJ. II. Walker, president; w.
H. Dickson, vice president. and Charles
Scheu, treasurer and manager.
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THE SACRAMENTO.

With the completion Of the new mill
the Sacramento has taken ON new NE
during the present year. The destruc.
tion OF The old mill by fire in noyem.
per, lsVl, practically closed the mine Tor
several months, A small force OF three
or Tour men was employed In develop
meht work, but no mining OF any em-
sequence was done until August of this
year, when the new mill was set up
since then the company has been EN-
ploying 20 men and handing a daily
tonnage of 10 tons of ore. Compared
with some districts the ore is low grade
but the facilities of handling the ore al
the Sacramento enables the company
to make q fair profit from II. The gross
output during the past few months has
run between $4,000 and $4,000 per
month, and the prospects for the COM
pany are said to be as good as at any
time In the history Of the mine.
When the old mill was burned down
last year the company was using the
rooster, which had been constructed at
considerable cost 10 handle the mixed
ana base ores mined. About the time
OF the destruction Of the mill, however.
some large bodies of fine oxidizeda ore
We're uncovered above the base ore. The
company is now drawing upon these ore
bodies, and President Boutwell, estl.
mates that at the present rate OF hand =
ing the ore, the company has about 10
years ore In sight. This discovery OF
these large bodies OF oxldized ore. Mr..
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OTHER PROPERTIES.

Passing from the above short sketch
OF strange old working, II may be
stated that the year 1902 was taken
throughout as q rather queer one on
Sierra Madre mountain, Just a rev
companies are continuing work OF de-
yelopment. The Eldorado, the Prince
~ India, the Maghera. the Midland and
The Santa Maria are all the properties
on which work was done during the
year. There are other good properties.
he owners OF which evidently have
cold feet and prefer sitting down to
watch others develop the country, so
mat the value OF their own holdings
nay be enhanced thereby. OF all the
mining districts ever opened in utah'
there is not one having the interesting
field for the miner than old Sierra
Madre mountain possesses, both on &C.
count OF the minerals found there, ana
aigo because OF the systems OF veins.
dykes and varied formations ana
strange geological conditions that pre-
,ail there. and the year 1908 promises
more for the district than any OF the
preceding years.
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DANA GROUP.

The Dana group Of Eve or six claims
lies over the divide from the Century
mine in Park Valley district in what Is
known as johnson Creek. The owners,
among whom are Messrs. Dederich &
Burke Of Salt Lake city, have started
prospecting the ground by means Of q
oross-cut tunnel which is designed a.
reach point about 200 feet below the
surface where some very large bOulders
Of gold bearing quartz have been found.
Ii il the opinion that the bouiders, some
OF which carry values as high as 500
per ton. are part OF big blind ledge
and Il is anticipated that the tunnel
now being driven viii tap the ledge and
thus prove the source Of the bouiders
within distance Of 500 feet. Work is
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GOLDEN GATE MINE.

n lhe Golden Gate mine prospecting
s .as sso been active, developing some
sVOl grade base ore and a large body
'Vs grade oxidlzed ore. There is
!, 'sae favorable ground In the bottom
, ans Golden Gate mine. but II is not
,"uaoie now as the withdrawal OF the
~, 9e might cause the shaft TO swing or
s %s my to settle. The old ore bodies
INV naturally been somewhat dimin-
NUN, "n.u oy the regular draught upon
NY se'l yet they show up handsomely. In
S e uolden Gate mine there are still
ny NV bodies Of high grade base ore.
mn are being drawn upon steadily
~. =, 'he regular proportion OF the ton.
S,s,s lh addition TO the low grade OIL
s s'.eu ore there also remains blocked
e sSI = very large amount of high grade
v rA,a ore which is directly under a
s 'r. good grade Of base ore; the latter
" we naturally be mined first.
>, VI tne entire tonnage going through
,~ H., ' .ni amounting TO 1000 tons daily.
s~o- ,,i Is coming from Mercur and
NJ, ,llllrl nom the Golden Gate mine.
VI account Of the past years develop
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Boutwell, says, renders the rooster un-
necessary at the present time
The condition Of the Sacramento IL
said to be quite cheerful on account o.
the new discoveries above referred to.
but the most encouraging feature Of
the mine TO the large owners Is the fact
that a good body Of quick silver ore na
been opened up on the lowest level OF
the mine. This deposit Of quick silver
promises TO add greatly TO the earning
capacity of the mine before many
months are past The width OF the de-
post IN places Is as much az seven feet.
while Mr., Boutwell, says the aNe.aE
width VIII run close to FIVE feet II
has opened ny for a distance o. 30 feet
on the strike Of the vein aud has also
leen raised on Tor about 100 feet For
all this distance the tests show veiS
line grade Of ore running as high IN
places as 90 per cent quick silver As
this ore Is said TO be worth from Sl50 To
$3.50 per ton, Il would seem that it
should Of Itself afford 10 the stociilipir
ers considerable bread money. A small
plant is now being built with q view OF
testing absolutely the value Of this
Vein.
The new min Is not materially DIFF
ferent from the old one. II Is under
the direction of George Coohler and Ia
making q very good saving OF the val
ues The tailngs are said TO De lower
than the average secured IN the OLD
mill. The mine Is In charge Of Evan
Jones.
During the past year the company ac-
CURED the Sage-Hon group Of three
claims, which have since been patented
and by this purchase the oompany's
acreage has been increased 20 about 100
acres. The Sacramento bids fair to
give good account OF itself for sew
eral years TO come and the assurance
was made by Mr.. Boutwell, that the
mine would enter the dividend column
before Christmas. II is netting
nice little sum every month and Mr.,
Boutwell, says that with the payment OF
the first dividend In December, regu
lar dividends viii follow for an inden,
mite peTiOl
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lone GROUP.

The lone Mining company has q
group OF II claims located very favor
ably for the development OF a good
mine. During the present year the
company has secured the Hanks group
cf nine claims. A large vein from 20
10 80 feet wide outcrops on the surface
ana assays as high g $40 gold per ton
have been found. After prospecting on
the surface the determination was
reached 10 run lower tunnel TO tap
the vein about 1000 feet below the crop
pings. This tunnel has been driven IN
. distance of 300 feet and a force OF
two shifts is still engaged in the work
Of driving II towards the veins. In
taking in the Hanks group the company
secured valuable water spring which
will be useful when the erection OF o
mill is considered. The management
is about to install n gasoline engine
and an air compressor with which 70
operate burleigh drills. Everything
vii, be In readiness for this work about
the first Of the year. The group lies
onc-half mile north Of the Century. The
directors are j. b. Toronto, president;
r w. Madsen. vice president; II. w
Mcdsen. secretary and treasurer. Henry
Ilnwoodey and Dan Spencer
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Mcguire, save in some Of the old mines
Of Mexico.
That this work was done by men
who understood mining and who knew
something about gold and silver veins
there can be no doubt The vein 70
Of quartz and about four inches wide,
very regular, and just a duplicate vein
for the one that shows up in the New
state claim at Gold City, 20 miles
southeast Of salt Lake City, near Lit
tie Cottonwood canyon, and which has
produced considerable gold during the
past six years
As to the mon who performed this
work on the present Shiloh claim In the
Eldorado group, no one now living can
tell The work was evidently done
without the use Of explosives, Fire may
have been used, as some charcoal was
found In the bottom and up the sides
OF the shaft evidences OF great heat
are apparent In many places Strange
as II may seem. no assays of the vein
appearing In this incline were taken,
although II Is an exceedingly fair class
OF quartz for bearing gold. The lorna.
ton in which this vein exists Is with
OFT an equal In kind in any part Of our
country. Rhyolite in which garnetite
end epidote are very abundant and
some of the epidote crystals are very
fine, although small Evidently these
crystals attracted the attention OF the
ancient miner, as many were found in
the creylces where they had been plac-
ed by those who did the work.
II IS certain that those who perform
ed this work were anxious to avoid
their work drawing the attention Of
any human beings who might be In
the region round about, as either be-
cause those who did the work believed
they had q rich vein or else they fear
ed savage foe, the covering over Of
the mouth OF this shaft must have
been done by two or more persons, az
one could not place the flags in the
position they occupy IN covering over
thu opening. Moreover this work must
have been done by those who totally ig-
Iored mining for copper, as the Maggie
IA copper lode Is exposed along the sur
face not more than 200 feet away.
The people living In the valley below
do not know Of any work having ever
been done there by any one at any peril
oG Of modern settlement and the man
nor in which the work was done proves
Il TO have been at a time when explo-
sives were not at hand. Were II not
that the steel gads were found at the
bottom of the incline, or near the bot
ION. IL might be inferred that the work
was done By the prehistoric races, but
il must have been within the last GEN.
fury. The gads are placed in the min
eral cabinet at Lagansville, as also O
quantity OF the quartz taken from the
incline shaft.
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THE HoNoRINE.

No property In the district at present
presents the opportunities for capital
as are found at the old Honorine, from
which General Conner dug out several
millions. At this mine development
work has been continued during the
past year on large scale. AT the pres
ent time force of over 70 men Is en-
gagged in driving a big drain tunnel,
having for It's object the development
OF the old bonanza about 800 feet below
the water line This tunnel, which Is
eight and a half feet in the clear is
being pushed in at the rate Of 600 feet
per month. This phenomenal record
has been maintained for the past SIX
months, In which time the tunnel has
been driven about 5000 feet In its course
towards the treasures OF the old mine.
This tunnel, when completed VIII be
about TWO miles long. Before 1t is ex.
tended that distance, however, II VIII
have drained some parts OF the prop.
erty so as to allow the extraction OF
ore. In its course II will tap some IL
ore chutes, which have been developed
on the east and west sides. One of these
ore chutes has been found to be 10
feet long on its trike and the width OF
them run from to % feet. The tun-
pel will open up the property about
1900 feet below the surface. AZ the
present rate of progression Snperin-
tendent Raddatz says the tunnel will
be in far enough in the spring to en-
able the company 10 begin shipping
ore. When 1t is In a mile and a quar-
ter II is expected that the output VIII
be 800 tons daily,
At the entrance to the tunnel the
company Is Installing 900 horse power
boilers and a 25-drill cross compound
Rand compressor. having 200 cubic
feet per minute. The boilers are to be
equipped with automatic stokers and
the most improved machinery and
methods will be in use wherever suit
able In the mine.
The property. which is under the
management of Willard +. Snyder.
consists Of q patented claims.
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THE CYGNET.

The Cygnet property consists Of five
claims which were secured by Charles
Scheu last spring on an Is months
bond. The property has been shipping
regularly for a number of months. and
Is now self supporting. Mr.. Scheu Is
not doing much outside OF breaking
down ore with which to meet the cur
rent expenses. He is waiting for the
big drain tunnel Of the honorine to
penetrate the hills far enough 10 drain
the Cygnet, when Mr.. Scheu will start
sinking below the present water level
of the property. The deepest workings
are now 200 Feet. and the favorable
showing there is expected 10 materially
improve with greater depth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

- HI camp Of stockton. which lies
some 40 miles west OF SAT-
Lake city, has not made
very great stir in ore ship
ments during the past year, but tins
camp is destined to come more proml-
nently before the public as a producer
OF precious metals during the next year
or two. 1t already has one mine with
credit Of s3,OOOO0O to It's account and
this is likely to be greatly increased
IN the near future. or as soon as an
outlet is afforded for the extraction of
the ores of this mine below the water
level. During the past year the Cygnet
companys mine has been the principal
producer Of the camp. Prospecting has
been active, however in number OF
claims and some very good disclosures
Of ore are reported.
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TYcHE COMPANY.

T'vehe Mining company has acquir.
co group OF claims covering several
puld bearing veins in Park valley dis
rr.ct They lie in Johnson Creek can
ysn. ana show gold rock picked SAM
ijes OF which. assay as high as $40 gold
pcr ton. The total area OF the company
Is about go acres. A tunnel has been
nun 100 feet with view OF cross cut.
ting the formation. Five stringers OF
Quartz from 10 6 inches wide have
tsen cut. Samples taken from these
assures show several dollars gold per
ton. The company is pushing work In
the tunnel with a view OF cutting the
veins at sufficient depth TO prove their
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THE BROoKLEY,

The Broolley claims which lie on the
southeast slope Of the Raft river, has
Welded some good ore showing from 81
as high as $3.50 gold per ton. TINS
rock has been taken from the face OF a
200 foot tunnel A drift was also run
from this tunnel which has revealed q
mineralized vein 26 feet wide, whicl
shows from SO to SIS gold, and as hlgl
as 100 ounces silver per ton. Values
as high as s2l gold per ton have beer
found in rock taken from an open cut
on the surface.
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RICHES OF OTHER CAMPS.

made terms with Messrs. Godbe n fet-
terman and others, who have recenly
started development work In very
active manner. Work is being pushed
in three tunnels amely, the Allce'
Rover and Mammoth tunnels. u II tle
intention 10 prove up this promising
group with active and systematic de-
yelopment work and the campaign IS
expected to continue without cessation
throughout the winter
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Indications That Stockton
viii cAgain Be P1ommem.

water level about 175 feet below the
surface In drifting north and south
on that level the owners have encoun-
tered two bodies OF ore OF Similar
quality to that In the Honorine' One
Of the drifts IL said to have cut INTO
one Of these ore chutes distance Oh
As feet. AS In the case OF the Honor
Inc the drainage question is trouble
some one and Il is probable that the
owners will await Developments, the
completion OF the Honorine drainage
tunnel which will allow the company
to prospect its ground below water lew
al
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GREAT BUFFALO.

The Great Buffalo Mining company ~
developing group Of nine claims and
2 fraction four of which are patented
and a preliminary survey has been
made on the others All lie In a con-
riguous group and are located with the
course OF the Lodges. They are situated
or the south slope Of the mountain and
are very favorably located for develop
ment by tunnel A tunnel has been
started ON the lower part of the group
directed 10 cross cut oil the lodges In
4 ground which dip toward the tun.
NIL This tunnel has been made good
working size and Is run perfectly
straight, equipped with iron rails and
cars. IL Is over 900 feet in length and
the face Is being pushed towards the
lodges. Some seven veins 0utcrop on
the surface with good values. These
viii be reached in time. the first OF
which Is now not far ahead. some
good looking streaks and naturalization
have been passed through carrying golo
rs high rs s3i per ton, A good water
iiow IL being developed as tunnel prog
rcsses, which will be turned to good ac-
count when a mill is erected. The Of
flcers are: Otto Letter. president
samuel J. Paul. vice president. and
Charles Il. Street, secretary and treas
rrer.
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l. MERCUR'S GOLDEN WEALTH.

ments the Mercur mine has large ex-
cess over the Golden Gate, In ore re-
serves. Furthermore, the Mercur re-
serves are largely oxldlzed, while those
In the Golden Gate are mostly base.
The tonnage put through the mill has
been increased about 30 per cent during
the year Several changes for the bet
ter have also been made therein until
today the splendid structure is doing lis
work more economically than az anv
time In It's history
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THE Ell AMIGO.

Development work has been contln
uel this year on the I'll Amigo when i
one Of the most valuable prospects
IN Park valley, 1t joins the great bul,
(alo property on the south a tuhhel
has been run into the hill a distance
Of $50 feet aud two or three veins nave
been cut. On one Of these the manage.
n,ent is now drifting. The VEN Is D
feet wide and ore showing s22 gold per
ton has been found
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THE CYCLONE.

The Cyclone group may be considered
one OF the best prospects In the camp.
1t has shaft 100 feet deep and about
coo feet OF drifts A force of several
men is engaged in driving a drift
with the object Of proving up the vein.
Thus far but little has been found In
the way of shipping ore. only one ore
chute has been cut but the prospects
of another one being encountered Is
said to be very good.
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THE MILL.

The ore bodies in the upper Levels
OF the mine are being drawn upon LOT
the ore supply for the MIL when Is
crushing about 50 tons of ore daily. me
mill Is giving a very satisfactory re-
rcrt Of itself. Sixteen stamps are drop
ling on ore, the battery heads Of which
snow from S. to $50, The extraction
ipns from So TO $3.50 per ton showing
Sl.iG to 81 per ton passing over the
plates into the tailings.
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MARK Valley Mining district, which
has come prominently before the
public during the past two years Is
situated In the extreme northeast cor
uer Of Utah in Boxelder county. The
calef mineral found is gold, Of which
laere are outcrops in number OF fine
edges
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THE DEER TRAIL.

The Deer Trail claims lie about one
half mile east OF the Century rms
company has run tunnel l6O feet ana
has drifted from this tunnel n q
foot vein Of gold bearing rock lying
between granite walls which shows INC
presence OF "a per cent lead u to II
ounces silver and sl.2J to 81 gold per
otn. or an average value of about Wv
per tolo
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THE BLACK DIAMOND.

The Black Diamond group at Stock
ton has given a good account OF itself
during the short time work has been
In force there. 1t was started up a
few months ago by Messrs. Joe Deder-
ichs Of Salt Lake city and William
Alexander Of Lafayette, Ind, who
have reclaimed an old shaft on the
property which they have tlmbered to
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MERcuR NINE.

The developments In the Lulu claim
Of the Mercur mine have been particu-
AIRY gratifying. Two new inclines
named Lulu incline ana incline No. "a,
were sunk from the lowest workings in
Inc Lulu and both went down for long
s,s'see IN good ore. and they have
elooked out an ore body over 4O0x6OO
,eet These developments. with those
VI ule Electric tunnel have blocked out,
WIN WIN drllts and cross cuts, an area
squlvalent to 600 feet by 400 feet and
, % raises all show a thickness of Ct
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THE SUNRISE GROUP.

The Sunrise group lies between the
ryche and the Century, A 400 loot
tunnel exists on the property ana a
Q foot vein has been tapped which car
RIGS ore running as high as SsS gold
per ton. The management Is now dls-
cusslng the advisability OF building q
ten stamp mill.