The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

OF the huge gallOws-frame Of the com
pany's Horseshoe mine. and a new era
of activity was born at the dead town
When C. Prey Smith, the manager OF
the company, came out from Boston ac-
cOmpanied by II. r. Hunt Of the same
Bridgeport, Conn, to look over the
Horseshoe and Ross and Buck proper
ties, the camp presented sorry APP
pearance. Every mine was closed, the
Horseshoe mill was dismantled and so
thoroughly had the knockers done their
work at home and abroad that nowhere
could a decent word be heard for the
camp which today is all hustle ana hIc'
with ore enough in sight to run hum
dreds Of stamps for years to come, ana
with two mills grinding on rich ore ana
the assurance of two more within am
other year. Mr.. Smith was quick 10 see
the possibilities of the camp and was
not slow in tying up the properties which
promised such wonderful returns
After a number Of discouraging delays
Mr. Smith came to Fay the last Of Au-
gust and personally assumed the man
agement Of the Shawmut-N evada Mining
& Milling company, which was organized
under the laws of Maine, to operate the
mining properties mentioned above, and
such others as might be acquired.
In three months time the mill has
been remodeled. the dry process changed
70 the wet. the old rolls giving way
to the Chilian mills of the TRAIT pat
tern The Coke process of cyanlding. per
fected by George Coke, the etuclent SUI
perintendent of the mill, has been IN
Stalled. which. with the amalgamation
following the mills, viii yield saving
of 90 per cent Of the values.
Wealth Of the Mines.
In the Horseshoe Ross and Buck
mines under the superintendenCy Of Er-
nest Lane. such shOwings have been
made as to almost pass belief me
Horseshoe has new four-foot ledge or
fine ore opened up on the lOO-toot level
only a "few feet farther from where
the former crowd left off work. The OLD
lodges have widened out and today there
is more ore in sight in the old mine
than ever before. The chutes, raises ana
drifts are filled full Of ore reaOy 10 ne
hoisted into the mill when the warm
ing up" is over, and the values run from
$40 to 800
For dead and worked-out property.
the Horseshoe presents rather hNety
and interesting condition. II Is re-
markable example of how a little pluck,
money and good judgment can change
a failure into "A success.
At the Buck enormous bodies OF ore
running from s. UP in gold are pelns
blocked out and enough is already IN
sight to insure steady grinding at the
mill at the rate OF 100 tons per day, for
many months. The Buck incline sha1'
is yielding several tons per day Of ore
that runs up i'm the hundreds i'm goid
values
But probably the greatest showing made
flake group. under bond TO the shaw
mut-Nevada company from c.. A Short
and c. w. Elliott Work on this grour
has disclosed seven lodges, besides many
smaller ones. not one OF which is less
than twenty feet in width, and some oi
them are rs feet widc-all carrying mill
ing values. On the Snowflake claim. 1oI
two months. a force of men have beer
uuarrying ore. avera ging SIS in gold. from
a ledge fOrty-five feet wide in one place
a thirty-foot breast is now being guar
ried which runs S21 I'm gold and 81 II
silver.
Big Mill Planned.
Realizing the imposaibiity of handling
| the immense tonnage that can be Sc
cured from this group at the Horseshoe
mill Mr.. Smith has planned at l.OOO-tol
mill to be placed In operation just as
quick as money and skill can do 1t. Wori
on this mill will commence at an early
date and it will be rushed to compile
ton. It's erection means that a new
! town will be built, and it is intended b.
/ Mr. Smith that it shall be a model min
ing town.
4 The company intends establishing
I power plant in Enga valley. to furnisl
] power for the Horseshoe and Buck. ant
for the mammoth mill and operation
/ on the Snowflake group.
/ II is predicted that within a radius o
/ four miles Of Fay there Will be "A popu
lation Of, 1900 within six months anl
/ when one considers the magnitude o
/ the plans laid out for work. backed b,
/ an abundance of capital. il needs not
/ prophet to make such a prediction.