The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
BLACK DIAMOND
GROUP.
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A property favorably located and
managed by those in authority in min
ing circles is that of the Black Dia-
mond Milling & Milling company. stu
ated al stockton, in Tooele cOu . ".
some forty miles southwest OF Salt
Lake. It embraces a group Of five
/ claims, consisting OF the Black Dia-
mond, North Star. Outcast, Union
Consolidated and Gulch West Exten-
sion lodes, with a combined area Of
eighty acres. The title to these
grounds are complete. II is managed
! by Joseph Dederichs, the well known
! contractor OF mine equipments. AssO-
ciated with him are A. j. BEETLES and
w. {. Alexander, acknowledged auth
critics in mine operation ana a number
Of eastern capitalists
The merit of this ground Is evident
both from its location. being on the
course Of the Honerine tunnel, an ad-
/ mitted mineraliZed belt and from the
/ tact that Mr.. Derediche, whose bust
ness requires his attention in eu the
camps throughout the west. decided 70
back this particular proposition.
The equipment includes a 0-horse
power boiler and hoist. engines. drills
ana compressOrs, surmounted with sub
stantial buildings. An incline shaft
mas been sunk a distance of $50 feet
/ giving a vertical depth of $50 feet. In
( addition to this, lateraIs have been
run, making the total DEVELOPMENT over
500 feet, Three ore bodies have been
opened. The ores are mostly milling
material but of high grade, carry in e
as much as $22 TO the ton in silver and
lead. with small values in gold. De
Velopment work on this properly has
recently been resumed on account Of
the Honerine tunnel having tapped the
lowest workings in the mine. This tun-
mel is 600 feet below the collar of the
incline. the water level in the ground
being lower than that in the Honerine
Z NINE by reason Of the separation Of q
porphyry dyke between them. This in
cline VIII be continued until a vertical
! depth Of 200 feet has been seqched. at
I winch point drifts VIII be run on the
three veins, The Honeriae. me iIercules
! and the Black Diamond tka1 cuts the
ground. Within The side fines OF these
claims there are uosi.iTely known 10
exist the apices of four separate and
distinct lodes from wlich considerable
ore has been taken Dy former owners.
The formation Of this ground IS similar
to that Of IT'S neighbors, among which
are the Honerine. The .tvgnet. The CIV
clone, the Gaiena King. the Bullion and
the Catherine. all Of, which have been
producers OF more than ordinary
wealth. The Black Diamond occupies
L. It.
management, realizing thar the only
pTOntable manner OF working silver
lead properties, includes some method
or reduction on or near the ground
does not claim II TO be an exclusively
shipping proposition. On The other
hand their chief dependency. is in ex-
tracing all the ores as they are found.
For this reason the Black Diamond
was liberal contributor towards nav
ing the expense of the Honerine tun-
mel, and on that account secured aG-
Vantageous concessions from that COM
p2ny These concessions include the
privileges Of the track through the UUn-
mel and preference cOurtesies at the
concentratOr With the plan Of the
tunnel completed and the development
OF the Black Diamond further ad-
Vanced, an era Of ore production can
be established. This property. like its
neighbors. has good bodies Of milling
ore near the surface. which. no doubt
Ike those that have been worked deep
err VIII reveal much better values as
depth is attained. The Black Diamond
VIII be one Of the first benehciarIes OF
the advantages to be offered by the
Honerine tunnel and mill