Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-25
1t is Claimed as Much as SIS 600,
600 Was Taken Out from
Surface Deposits.
HOME OF SHEBA PROPERTY.
The Arizona Accredited With Having
Yielded More Than $1,000, 600
Other Promising Mines.

teresting description OF the mining re-
gion situated in Humboldt county, that
state which Is the location Of the She
state the location Of the She
company, The writer spent several
weeks IN the country mentioned and
says:
Humboldt county has produced over
$75OOO,oOO, and yet the surface has been
barely scratched. No doubt the future
win record many wonderful strikes, as
companies are coming in with large
means at their command and are pre-
pairing to push development work.
In days gone by only surface pockets
of high grade ore was looked for then
only high grade ore would pay; but
since science has reduced the cost of
treatment, and transportation has been
greatly reduced, the ore which would
not pay for even concentration is today
a good dividend paying proposition.
The mill man at the Sheba mine Is
concentrating their ore at so cents per
ton. One can readily see why the future
holds a golden era for the company
which opens large bodies of low grade
ore, Part Of the bonanza ore OF the Sheba
was hauled hundreds Of miles by OK
team to Sacramento, Cal. Today the
railroad hauls 1t for $3.50.
The Sheha company has over 20 men
at work. The large tunnel in now over
300 feet is being pushed with two shifts,
and large Rand compressor Is or
dered, and is expected this coming
week, and will be installed, 1t Is ex-
pected that some time this summer an
ore body, which Is known to exist, Will
be reached In the palmy days of the
Sheba its owners We're rewarded by
S3.500000 output. Silver went down,
and for years the bonanza mine was
idle until this company cleaned out the
old tunnels and slopes and began an
active campaign of development
There are now In the mill many tons
of rich concentrates sacked reaGy for
shipment. One of the nest water rights
in this part OF Nevada Is on the 'om-
pany's property. The climate is so mild
that work can be prosecuted the year
around, Adjoining the Sheba Is the
famous De Sofa, which produced in
5000 feet of developing over $4,000, 900,
and all above water level. Men are now
at work, and an active campaign Is
planned to open UP other shoots that
are TO lie under Old Star Peak.
The Arizona has credited to It over
81 600, 900. one can stand on Star Peak
and see mines that produce above wa
ter line over $50 600. 900. The Mammoth
lying at the foot OF Star Peak, has as
fine an ore body Of concentrating ore
az one ever looked at, and ! am told the
concentrates go between $500 ana $500
per ton As only small opening has
been made, one cannot see the extent
of this shoot, but surface indications
f.otpf 10 a vary large QFp DDlV.
The future truly Is bright Tor Hum
boldt county, as capitalists and mining
men are visiting these parts. and mills
are planned, and ere many years the
good old days OF prosperity Will reign
In Humboldt county, and the MUS
around Mil City viii swarm with pros
pectors.
The Morrison Mining company IL sit
uated In Eagle canyon, four miles from
Humboldt, on the Central Pacihc rall-
road. The veins run north and south,
and are IN clay slate. resembling great
ly some Of the formation Of the Mother
Lode, in California, only the California
mines produce gold, and these VEINS
gold and silver,
The ore occure In kidneys. and at
times extremely rich, From one lease
there was shipped $4,000 worth Of ore.
The vein pitches at about 4j degrees,
and has been worked by an incline
shaft about 100 feet deep, A long DRIFT
of 300 feet has been run and much
low-grode concentrating ore blocked
out. which will pay handsomely. There
are three shoots Of ore on the surface,
and only one has been opened up
There is now double coinpart-
ment shaft being sunk near one
OF these shoots, that is 90 feet deep u
whlm is being erected and the shatt
VIII be sunk TO the l00-toot level theh
drift viii be started under TINS prom
icing shoot. that shows up 80 well on
the surface. The company owns by
location 500 acres and a fine water right,
which enhances the value greatly.
Mr.. Morrison. the genial superinten-
dent. Is pushing development work, and
is looking for great things this SUM
mer.
The Chicago group Of mines consists
OF three claims In Central mining dis
trict, u miles from Mil CITY, and is
owned by l.. r. Dunn a Co. The de-
velopment work consists OF li5-foot
tunnel of the vein, and cross-cut
which shows the vein TO be about 80
feet wide Rich streaks Of ore are
found on the walls, which pans free
gold in abundance. The assay values
20 from 20 " |@tVVu l'I N'il' " ~
n large mill no doubt this entire vein
could be worked at profit.
The Favorite group Of claims ad-
Joins the famous Sheba mine on the
north. Being identical In formation,
and the character of the ore the same,
the company that has this mine In a
two-year bond Is pushing development
work, and expects 10 be rewarded IN
no small way, as I'm a cross-cut 200 feet
there Is a slx-foot vein exposed, highly
mineralized, that shows ore from a
careful sample OF Sl4 per ton, the ore
being concentrating, and shows a
value OF from $50 20 $500 per ton This
vein has two drifts, $50 and 30 feet, and
all In ore showing n long ore shoot A
very rich shoot was encountered many
years ago, and two carloads shipped
that averaged 5000 per ton; by driving
this drift $50 feet north, II is expected
this rich shoot viii be cut. one hun
dred feet from this vein Is another
parallel vein, which has been cut by
this crosscut tunnel, which Is 10 feet
wide, and averages 81 per ton, Several
shoots Of ore are known by surface
prospect holes, which when drifted on
no doubt will reveal some fine concen'
tratlng ore. by continuing this cross
cut 800 feet two more veins Will be-
cut. A shaft has been sunk 30 feet on
this vein and a good body OF ore ex'
posed. Numerous prospect holes arr
sunk along these veins, revealing values
sufficient TO develop these promising
claims. j. y. Fitting, c. r. Moore ant
w b, Forsythe Of Chicago are the mer
back OF the helm, and are putting II
lots Of money 20 develop these promis
Ing claims, No doubt their efforts vii