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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
STORY OF MfN WHO DEVELOP Big MINES

intermediate shaft was sunk $500 feet
from the tunnel mouth. and until the
forces met work was simultaneously
carried on at three different places. The
discharge OF water varies from 1000
20 1000 gallons per minute, as the diff
ferent bodies OF water held back by
porphyry dykes, with tale covering,
are ta-9ed.
It's construction is q most Interesting
feat At times the pressure of water
in and about the face of the tunnel Is
so great that in order To continue the
work of Installing the timbers it is
necessary to run laterals at right an
giles with the tunnel on the side OF
greatest pressure. I'm order TO divert the
current frCm the vicinity of the face
and TO allow the work to progress.
The timbering is of q most substantial
character. the framework mostly being
of 10X10-inch material, with three-inch
tagging ON the outside. on the floor
is track for handling the miniature
train. now drawn by a mule, bat which
viii be later propelled by an electric
motor. Under the track two feet are
taken up by hooring, frame tinbers
and hume, which Sc is estimated VIII
easily carry out 1900 gallons OF water
per minute The tunnel above the floor
is six feet eight inches in the clear.
As new subterranean streams are en-
countered their outlets are encased
with concrete to avoid the enlarge
ment of the apertures by washing The
progress sometimes rs uncertain. de-
pending upon conditions, but each day
scores a victory over stubborn dif-
ficult5es
Splendid Ore Showing.
A partial description Of the ore show
ings In the Honerine ground. 10 say
nothing of the values that are known
TO exist in a score Of other properties
scattered over the camp, VIII show the
Justification of this expenditure. The
mineTalized holdings of the HOnerine
company aggregate about 300 acres of
ground in which recent work has
opened up additional ore bodies on
three veins until twenty-six ore chutes
have been opened up above water level
on three distinct veins, and leaving by
far the greater part Of this ground IN
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Perhaps the most interesting Of the
younger mines Of Park City is the
American Flag. This is because of the
new possibilities it is demonstrating
IN the wonderful camp Located be-
tween the Ontario, Silver King and
DAILY bOnanzas, the management is
opening up ore bodies OF q character
entirely different from either OF these
besides conducting q campaign 20 reach
and explore within American Flag lines
the contact that has yielded such enor-
nous wealth IN the Silver King. The
Ontario found its great values in ifs
ures carrying silver-bearing ores. The
DAILY also has taken it's rich silver and
silver-lead ores from assures. The
Silver King. Daily West and other pro-
dlcers have been mining silver-lead
and siIver-Iead-cOpper ores from the
hme-quartzite contact. The American
Flag has made a great mine on assures
which carry the highest values IN gold
ever found in the camp. More than
that. the ore can be treated by the cy-
anide process, which is something alb
sUlutely new in Park City. As these
rich gold bearing assures intersect the
Iirne-0uartzfte contact within AmeTi-
can Flag ground. interesting develop
rnents are expected when the contact is
reached and explored.
The American Flag property is being
opened up in a thoroughly systematic
and businessliKe way. The nucleus Of
the company's holdings is the old Thun-
derer group, owned for many years by
William NJ Curtis. Mr.. Curtis ran a
tunnel into the side Of Empire gulch,
across from the site of the present
Daly-Judge mill, and encountered some
small rich veins from which he shipped
ore that ran S400 to $500 10 the ton.
Unable to spend the money necessary
for thorough development, he bonded
the group abOI-- three ~aers aEo to
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from The ground at q profit, The riche-
ores going direct 20 the smeiter, ana
those of lower grade being handled by
the concentrator. in that way
the ores can be taken out, and
MANY of the richer srea6s, which
would otherwise be passed by. win Dee
uncovered. As TO the merit of stockton
there is absolutely no doubt. IL has
given good returns. both 10 owners and
90 leasers since the middle siXties. but
on account Of the abundance OF water
az depth. and the Indifferent values
found on the upper levels, the products
have varied sufficiently as to make
the extraction Of the ores uncertain
Four OF the claims owned by this
company were taken under former
law, and their extent is measured by
only 200X1. 500 feet each. The three
other claims. taken under present con-
ditions, are 600 feet wide by 1900 lonE.
In the tunnel $50 feet from it's mouth
a break occurred that extends nearly
800 feet. In this place is found thou-
sands Of tons of milling ore that from
the assayer's test show from s. to So
per ton in values. The face OF the
tunnel is now in lime formation that
shows strong indications Tor ore. lt
is estimated that a little more dis
lance viii cut into the strongest Vein
in the camp. This cross vein runs
north and south and is intersected by
three separate and distinct east and
west assures. all showing ore. Stopping
from these veins can be prosecuted IN
q most economic manner with good
profit, and from them good values have
been obtained at five different places
the ore ranging in value from SIS TO $50
per ton. This Is all surrounded by or
accompanied with a. much Vaster ton
mage Of milling ore The property is
equipped with q good residence Tor the
wOrkmen. near the entrance OF the tun-
mel, and 4 frst-Class wagon road leads
to BuhI station where is situated the
concentration now being built, less than
a mile away. the haul all being down
him. The crosscuts mentioned are all
in ore, and the indications are most
assuring that the property can az
once. or on the completion of the con
contractor be able TO meet almost any
tonnage required The attention CO
mining men has not been directed more
fOrcibly I'm recent years toward any
section than the camp Of stockton. The
principal features OF excellence are
primarily ore OF paying quality inClud-
ing both shipping and milling stun.
for be it again remembers that only
those properties pay i'm Utah that are
provided with means for handling the
lower grade materials; then there is
drainage provided Dy the tunnel men
toned and. best of ALL q mill for re-
ducing the lower grade ores. With any
depth that is desired to be attained In
this property there seems no doubt
that ii can soon take q place In the
dividend paying list. The most con-
servative men in mining circles recoE-
nize the merits Of Stockton and pre-
dict for it a successful tuture that VIII
soon begin.
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pacity OF $50 tons per day. A sampler
is also being constructed. which VIII
be fully equipped and have capacity
for handling all the ores Of the camp.
This company VIII conduct Its mill Tor
custom work or viii buy the ores out
right. as circumstances demand.
Among the minor resources Of this
company is the old Honerine dump
w orked by a former mill and already
reduced TO pulp. and which carries up-
ward of IS metallic values 70 the tom
This dump measures out 10000 tons and
constitutes very enceurasing Le-l lLe
when considering the future OK the en-
terprise. Mining men universally adj
NIT that the operations Of the Honerlne
company viii place the camp among
the heaviest producers Of Utah and the
west.
The growth OF this enterprise has
been an evolution dearly bought and
well earned. In addition 10 Manager
Snyder and the Pennsylvania capital
lists already mentioned. a number Of
salt Lake investors have shared IN the
risk. These include c. ii. Scheu, TO
whose work in the early days of the
company is largely due the exposure
Of the ore bodies in the HOnerine; H.
II. Walker, a Salt Lake banker, and
r. j. Raddatz. who has been with the
Honerine property for several years IN
the capacity of mine superintendent
and to whose persistent work and un-
tagging energy the success Of the tun-
mel project owes much, and to him
Manager snyder gives due credit for
grasping the idea of the tunnel and the
solution Of the difficulties to the fullest
extent
In this connection much credit IS due
the eastern capitalists for the support
they have given Manager Snyder in
carrying forward this expensive work;
the results OF which viii be Of beneht
to every property i'm stockton, as well
as to the men directly interested in the
HOnerine.
Another and a corTolary feature 70
the enterprises already mentioned is
the Twin Fails Land & Water COM
pany of which Mr.. Walter G. Filler is
manager. and in which Messrs. Bull
and Kimberley own controlling in
terest This project has for its object
the reclamation OF a quarter Of a nil-
lion acres of arid land in southern
Idaho
It is a striking coincidence that one
man should have been Instrumental in
obtaining capital for the financing OF
so many enterprises, that have either
proved to be pronounced successes or
give every indication Of success.
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AMERICAN FLAG DEVELOPMENT
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pares favorably with anyaof the big
bonanza mines adjoining it and prom
Uses to excel them in point of rich
ness OF ore"
Having demonstrated that the ground
contained rich and permanent ore bod
les, The management began prepare
tions to develop the mine on an extern
Eive scale. The first workings were OF
such a character that shipments could
not be made economically from them
A site for a shaft was selected higher
up the hill, and a big double-cOmpart-
E.ent and manWay shaft was started
early in the current year. a thorough
equipment of machinery, including
hoist and cOmpressOrs. was installed.
and work has been crowded night and
day ever since
President Singiser and Manager Rho
DIN are following the broad policy %
opening the mine thoroughly before be-
ginning to stOpe ore. The shaft is all
ready nearing the 900-fOot mark. and
is still going down. The sinking at
present is largely TO cut the Silver
King contact. which is known to un-
derry American Flag ground As soon
as the sinking is stopped crOss-cuting
and drifting from the various levels
viii be undertaken on an extensive
scale to open no the assures which
show so strong and rich in the tunnel
workings and 10 mine the ore on an
extensive scale.
While the ore can be shipped at a
large profit to the smelters, there is q
possibility that a mill may be Installed
to treat the product more economically
on the ground. The Intention is TO
open up the mine and determine thor
Oughly the character Of ore before tax
ing any step of this kind. Whatever
may be the method of treatment
enough work has been done to prove
beyond a question that another DO
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A Rooster Detective.


A good story is told o. Captain Ross
of the Alexandra ferry line. When
Captain Ross was plotting the ferry Nc
had q negro fireman working on the
boat. who at times was affected with
kleptomania. He was a g0Od-natured
fellow. but he would conhscaJe every
thing he could lay his hands upon, and
consequently the pilot and engineer OF
the boat had TO be careful about how
they left their property lying around.
One morning Captain Ross missed a
pair Of shoes, which he had left in the
pilot house the even before. He asked
the negro If he had seen the shoes. mo.
san, said the negro. II hain'c seen yO'
shoes" Notwithstanding his denial
Captain Ross was confident that the
hrem2n had the footwear. He called
his engtueer, and they laid a trap for
the negro The next morning. when
Sam showeE mp. he was addressed by
the engineer, Mo said:
Wei, Sam, the ca9,n's goin' to bring
his rooster down here"
Am dat SOP" answered the 5arlsv.
"and 70 de Lawd's sake, what's he
gwine TO bring his rooster hyah for?"
Why, sam, haven't you heard of the
cap'n's roosters?'
NO, san answered the darby Il
hain't heerd nothing bout no rooster. %
Nv ell, this rooster continued the en-
gineer. sis a kind Of detective. When
ever the cap'n's missed anything about
the house he calls everybody In the
house into one room, then he points TO
them one after another when he
points at the right one the rooster
crows, and then he knows who stole
the missing article
This seemed 10 worry sam a great
deal That evening just before knock
or time, be went to the captain and
said: 'Marse Joe, SO ain't got no
rooster detective is yo2''
Yes, Sam, I have" replied the cap
tain.
"Well. yo' amt gwihe to bring dat
rooster down here. is so. cap'n2"
Yes L arm. You see. I must have
my shoes. and that is The only way to
find out who has Them c0Dtin-
ued the captain.
We'll cap'n, for the Lawd's sake.
don't bring dat rooster down mere. TO-.
IL yo points at me, he's sho' gwine TO
crow"
The captain then told Sam IF the
shoes were returned he would not bring
the rooster down The darlEey agreed
to this. The next morning the captain
received a small package accompanied
by the negroes resignation as fireman
of the boat.
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( explored. The product OF this camp
has heretofore been silVer-lead ores.
carrying small values in gold, the ga
lena and carbOnates carrying about So
per cent lead and thirty ounces of sil-
yer to the ton. The formation lis very
similar to that found at Bingham. only
eight miles away, where. with depth,
the ores were replaced by copper sui
phides The indications are that this
I change viii also occur at Stockton.
Grea ter Bingham was made by greater
depth in work and large organizations
of capital With large capital now at
work in Stockton. q Greater Stockton
VIII surely result and as it becomes
prominent factor as a producer of pre-
ciOus metals. along with its success as
camp. there VIII be much gratihca-
tiCu that so many Of its loyal dev0tees.
who have staked their time and their
an on its merits. VIII share in the re-
ward SO near at hand These ore bod
les are found GA the st. Patrick, Ada
and Honerine veins. over which the
/ holdings Of the territory extend. with
q fourth vein. the Annie. Tor a dis
tance of 7.C00 feet so that there is a
veritable empire of vi~Ein ground yet
unexplored along the strike Of these
veins, which have responded so wen 20
every effort that has been made and
to every dollar that has been spent.
Its possibilities may be partially este
mated from the fact that when the
tunnel is completed I'm the ore bodies
known to exist, there VIII be, ST the
conveyance continues. over 1900 feet
of ore chutes. averaging eight feet in
thickness between the lOwr tunnel aud
water level a distance Of 500 feet, and
giving zoo feet of Stopping on the dip
of the vein. To complete this under
taking, which is a system based O8 ra-
tionai conclusions, concentration Is
now being built at the mouth Of the
tunnel and near the power house. and
To which spurs have been built from
/ the railroad for delivering fuel and
carrying away the ores. The concen-
traitor is 216x105 feet on its ground
measurement IT SIS equipped with
/ crushers and rollers and Huntington
mills for recrushing, jigs and eighteen
Wilfrey tables, and viii have a ca
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John G. Rhodin one OF the best known
of Park City, mining men, who had pre-
viously been identified with she Creole,
Quincy, Silver King and other proper
ties in the camp. and who had de-
velOped successfully more than one
great mine. Mr.. Rhodin secured the CO.
operation of Captain y. r. Singiser,
former congressman from Idaho, and
these two have since worked together
i'm the making Of the American Flag.
Captain Singiser is president Of the
company. Nr. Rh0din vice president
and manager. and T.. 3. Palmer secre-
tary. The stock is closely held, the
owners being men who are content 20
wait for dividends rather than TO spec
ulate in the sale OF shares.
After Messrs. Singiser and Bhodin
took hold of the property they greatly
increased the original holdings. until
the company now owns a considerable
territorial area The first step in the
way of development was TO push the
tunnel farther into the hill. select the
most promising appearing of the veins
and sink on it, The ledge Wtuened and
grew richer with depth. 1T was drltteu
on and 1t improved. Cross cutting
brought out the fact that there were
several other rich parallel lodges, which
were opened up enough to prove their
value and permanency
Henry III. Crowther. the well known
mining engineer, sampled the lodges az
this state, and obtained an average Of
S72.40 a ton for the mine. After that
streak of vGrying width was found
in one of the hedges which ran $1,000
to the ton in sold and silver.
In making q report on the mine, Mr..
CrOwther SAID.
1.-THE American Flag property COM
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The supremacy of dividend paying
in Utah has been reached by the DAILY
West of Park City. the greatest min
ing camp OF the state. During the
past year st has distributed among it's
stockholders the munihcent sum Of 81,
432. geo.
This company is managed by j. T..
Bamberger. who is, in a large meas
uTe. responsible for its success since
its inception. The assistant manager
is Ernest Bamberger, a son Of Mr.
Bamberger.
Tt began paying profits i'm october,
1892 and from that time until the pres
ent it's total distributions have reached
1851 O00. In April. 1902. by reason Of
the purchase of the Quincy mine. an
adjacent property the capitalization of
the company was increased from 49,
coo shares to 10000 shares. Notwith-
standing the increase in the number Of
shares the growth of the dividends has
increased from 20 cents per snare to
g. cents per share. which was reached
I'm September last, without a single
month having been barren. During the
past year the value of the products
of this mine has reached the incred-
-ibIe sum of 1888, OIL Contributing to
this amount are 1857 tons of lead,
]. 535 tons of copper, A261.1l8 ounces
companying these figures were HOB
tons Of zinc. for which under present
conditions no value was received
The superintendent of this enterprise
is J. A. Kirby. and +. W. Sherman is
superintendent Of the mill q mill in
Utah is the sheet anchor TO the sue
cess Of the undertaking.
splendidly Equipped Property.
The holdings OF this company extend
to nearly $50 acres Of ground. Tt rs
one OF the most substantially equipped
and systematically worked properties
i'm America. The employees number
about 500 men. The output of crude
ores and concentrates is measured by
about 200 tons daily. The concentrates
are obtained one ton from about four
and one-half tons OF lower grade stun.
BY this method there is NO waste and
every pound of ore Is turned into "a
profit. No better place could be select
ed for observing systematic mining
successfully prosecuted on a gigantic
scale. The work has been reduced to
a science. a visitor with ordinary OBJ
servation cannot help being impressed
with the regularity of the work
The mill and the equipment is a COM
plete arrangement. There is a board
ing house. shop for repairs, Offices, in
cAuuluB an assay Once q DldtlNSl III III
shop. and an the accessories required
ia this kind of work.
a description OF the plant win not
be amiss. The power house contains
three boilers, of 100, $50 and $50 horse
power each. The engine capacity is
800 horsepower. the greater part Of
which is used In operating the Inger-
soil-Sergeant compressOrs and drills.
the balance propels the mill and hoist.
An electrical plant is now being in
stalled for lighting purposes. This
convenience has heretofore been OBJ
tained fwrom outside eources.
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The present. workings from which ore
is taken extend to the 1200-foot level.
the greater part Of which come from,
the SO0EfoOt level. An eXacting part
of this work is shown by the indi-
Gator before the eye of the engineer.
which indicates the exact position,
within a few inches, of the cages in
the double compartment shaft as they
travel either up or down From this
g00-foot level the greater part of the
ore at present is taken. but the eX-
traction extends 800 Feet deeper. or a
distance Of 1900 feet from the sur
face.
Up this shaft all the milling ore is
brought and is conveyed from the
shafts collar to the concentrating
works. after which the concentrates are
again sent down, where, together with
the crude ores from the mine, it is
delivered TO Park City through the on
tariO tunnel This tunnel taps the
works at a depth Of 500 feet, the Daily
az 500 feet and the Daly-West at ]. 200
feet. Crude ores from the mine for
shipment are cent from the upper lev
els to this tunnel level through chutes.
by gravity thus contributing to its
economic operation.
The ore bodies on the different lev
els mentioned are separate and dis
ing from five TO twelve feet and the
lower one averaging ten feet fin thick
ness. These veins are a blanket for
nation and their extent could be meas
ured by acreage better than by feet
To reach stin greater depth shaft.
which is now to q depth of 800 feet.
is being pushed to the /. TO0-foOt level
There seems no limit to the resources
of the mine This conclusion is the
consensus Of reports made by numer-
Gus visitors. including those not versed
in the Industry and the best experts
that can be obtained.
Reserves Always Kept Up.
The concentration includes the ordi-
nary crushers and rollers, the capacity
of which is now being increased; six
teen Wiley tables. to which viii be
added four or FIVE more. and a num-
Der Of settling tanks, the invention Of
! Superintendent Sherman. for treating
the shines. These processes. together
save about IS per cent Of the lead and
SO per cent of the silver.
The development work is being prose-
[ cuted at all times, so that the visible
resources OF the mine are constantly
being increased. On the Quincy ground.
some distance remote from the shaft.
the developments are equally enCour-
aging as in the original holdings. Re
Gently ore bodies south of a porphyry
dyke have been encountered, where
heretofore their existence was doubted.
These bodies are equal in extent to
those already opened and carry values
even better than those now being
worked. The value of the crude ore
taken from this mine includes. usu-
ally, about 60 ounces Of silver to the
( ton, from % to % per cent lead 10
/ per cent zinc, . per cent copper and 81
! in gold. The total workings in this
mine measure linearly approxinra tely
sixteen miles. The Daiy-W West has been
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Great Tunnel Scheme.

A gigantic tunnel which Will be quite
two miles in extent, was decided upon.
This would be surer than pumping. It.
would AFFORD cheaper extraction, give
greater depth. and would furnish wa
ter that could be converted into COM
mercial value. To this end a tunnel
site was obtained and this base of ac-
ton was strengthened by the acqulsi-
ton Of 600 acres Of land around the
mouth Of the proposed tunnel. Ma
Chinery for driving the tunnel pro-
PEELED by engines with G00-hOrse power,
and a thirty-dril Cross compound air
compressor was Installed. Work on
the tunnel was begun a little over q
year ago and has continued without
Inscription to the present time An
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Ropes and Strings.

He seems to think he's a winner
with the girls.
Yes, he thinks he knows the ropes -
I guess that's why it's so easy for
Lhem O get him on the etring.'