The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

The approach TO a commanding pO-
sition which has been gained by the
famous old camp of stockton during
the past year is to be measured all
most entirely by the operations Of the
Honerine company. Not because Of an
unWillingness on the part Of other COM
panies TO do anything, but because Of
p the fact that great number of them
have been waiting for the day When
the big drainage tunnel Of the company
named shall have uuWatered the mines
and made operations cOrrespOndingly
less expensive. A large percentage of
these properties are already beginning
so feel the effects of the work so far
done in the drain tunnel, and by the
time spring rolls around there viii not
be many mines in the district that can
not resume operations.
The Black Diamond, Cyclone, Galena
King. East Honerine. Calumet, sham
rock. Legal Tender Hercules, Bullion,
Argent. Kathryn and several other
properties will be i'm the ranks Of direct
benefciaries. and when they ali get
down to work the Old camp Will be one
OF the liveliest in Utah. It's production
OF ore viii also cut no small figure in
the states production Of lead, gold,
silver and copper. for all Of these
. metals are found in the ores of that
district.
Honerine's Great Tunnel.
Under the management of Willard
SNYDER and the sUperintendency of f.
= J. Raddatz the HOuerine company has
made a record during the year for de-
velopment and Improvement which has
not been equalled by any other COM
pany in the state. all things cOnsid-
cred. In the face of almost insur-
mOuntable difficulties the great tunnel
has been advanced TO a point well over
the IOO-foot mark. or distance of
over --3C0 feet during the year. Some
OF ne country penetrated was so wet
~ loose Mat at the end of a months
Work il could hardly be seen that any
il headway had been made. often the
work would have to be carried on from
three separate faces, one designed to
Taieve the pressure Of water and run
ming ground. while a few inches ad-
vance might be made at another No
rone wavered for a moment, however,
and one by one each obstacle has been
Iuet and overcome. until now it begins
" look as though easier sailing was
ahead. To carry on this work has cost
a mint Of money. to say nothing OF the
anxiety and worry that 1T has Occa-
stoned, and when it is finally COM
pleted it is safe to say that those upon
whom the responsibility has rested will
utter some long drawn signs of relief.
They will have had the satisfaction,
however. Of retaining one of the rich
est mineral bearing sections Of this
state. besides making Of their own
property one of the greatest producers
Of the entire west.
Much. Ore Exposed.
Aside from driving the tunnel men
toned. the company has done several
thousands of feet Of work i'm the old
upper tunnel portion Of the mine, with
the result that today there is blocked
out and ready for mining not less than
eco 600 tons of ore. which, conservative
~ estimated. viii bring the company
net returns exceeding S1.000.000. These
ose bodies have nothing at all to do
with the monster bodies Of sulphide
orc which were opened below the wa
ter level previous 20 the decision TO
rruu the long S.OO0-foot tunnel.