Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-10
HUMBOLDT mine
COMING TO FRONT
immense Body of Low Grade
Gold Ore Developed in the
SAPPHIRE Union Property,
VEIN is NlNETy-TW0 FEET WIDE
Values Run from 81 to s. In Cold
Ore Concentrates 20 Into mill
ing Facilities Proposed,

The SAPPHIRE Union mine, located
within two and one-haf miles Of the
sheba property, in Humboldt county
Nevada. Is developing into q proposition
Of Importance, and. according TO Man
hger William G. Adamson, who de-
parted for the camp last night after a
stay OF two weeks in the city, It is to
be equipped with modern milling IA
cllitlcs at no distant day.
Although Mr.. Adamson has had
charge Of the property scarcely more
than a year and has not pushed deyel-
opment work aS vigorously as he could
have done, he has nevertheless made
some startling revelations In the way
OF opening up enormous bodies Of low
grade gulphide ores, II has been the
policy OF Mir. Adamson and associates
10 move along unostentatiously. They
have preferred 10 determine the worth
OF their property before saying very
much about Il. II Il proved TO be a
good mine, they were willing that the
public should know It; while II II turned
out to the contrary, they argued, the
least said, the better, The company IS
practically close corporation and there
has been no exploitation OF Il jn the
stock markets. Those Interested have
put up their own money and asked
favors Of no one.
Before leaving for camp, Mr.. Adam
Bon gave the News" some information
concerning what has been done In the
way OF development The ground has
been opened by tunnel, been
driven into the mountain for D
distance of $50 feet At this point the
vein WAS encountered. and cross-cut
run into II disclosed the fact that II
contained width of 90 feet, The vein
goes down almost perpendicular, on the
foot wall, are four feet OF white min
eraized tale and on the hanging wall
about two feet of the same substance.
The vein matter consists OF porphy-
retic quartz, impregnated with iron py-
rites which contains gold values, run
ming anywhere from 81 to 81 10 the ton.
The composition Of the ore II SUCH Mr..
Adamson states, that It makes most
excellent concentrating PROPOSE ton, the
reduction Of 20 tons into one being
possible.
The water problem, serious one for
many Nevada mining corporations, has
been solved 80 far ms the SAPPHIRE group
f. concerned. for Mr. Adamson explains
that an ample supply for the operation
OF a large mill flows out OF the lower
thNliNls hNtANHi'iAiNAtAp maui NNlilN AlilN
ngo disclosed the fact that about $780,
900 gallons pour out OF the tunnels
mouth every "a hours.
Preparations are now under way To
prosecute a vigorous campaign OF do
velopment, and among the things TO be
done win be the extension of the tunnel
for another 800 feet Lumber il
on the ground for several new build
tngs, which Includes commodious
boarding house.
The SAPPHIRE group consists OF 10
claims In all, and MIR. Adamson looks
upon Il as one Of the coming big mines
OF Humboldt county
The Independence mine, near Winnie
mucca, Is another likely proposition be-
Ing developed under the management
OF Mr. Adamson. This property has
produced, it is claimed as much as
100000 back In the CO.'S, when the rich
surface silver deposits We're worked
out, Two mills were operated on ore
from the Independence IN those days,
and the richer ore was transported TO
the coast and thence shipped 20 Swan
sea, Wales, for treatment,