The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-03
NEW MACHINERY
HAS BEEN ORDERED
Eastern Owners of Mining Prop
erty Near Richtield VIII
Develop Same.
SCARCITY OF MINERS
RETARDS THE WORK
Very Rich Ore Alleged to Have
Been Found in Deer
Creek Canyon.
lSpecinl 10 The Tribune.


RICHFIELD, Dec. Very import.
ant instruc tions were received few
days ago by Lorenzo Nelson, superin-
tendent of work on the properties of
the Gold Development company, at the
head of Bullion and Cottonwood can
Ayons. southeast of Marysyale, Shortly
after the death Of DR.. p. a. II. Frank
lin. promoter of the company, work was
suspended on the properties. then con.
fined TO the Log Cabin ground, in the
Log Cabin and Franklin tunnels, Later
Operations were taken up on the l.. &
N. ground. Lack Of preparation for
an unusually early approach of winter
and deep SHOWS compelled a suspension
of this work. Last summer, after a
visit of number of the leading East.
ern stockholders, work was resumed at
the j. & N, and has been pushed along
steadily ever since.
Now comes word from the company
to Mr.. Nelson TO renew operations at
the Franklin tunnel, Machinery. con-
sisting of boiler, compressor, drilling
machines, etc, has been forwarded TO
the camp. with instructions 10 place it
in use Immediately upon its arrival. To
prepare for the arrival of this machin-
cry, Mr.. Nelson has taken portion of
his force TO the Franklin camp, to re-
build the boiler and compressor shop,
which was partially destroyed by a
snowslide last winter. and 10 get other
matters in readiness for the arrival of
the new equipment and for the resump-
ton of activities Mt the camp.
At the same time work is to be con-
tinued at the l.. & \. 1t is difficult to
get men right now to increase his force.
as Mr.. Nelson would desire, but he
will do all he can under the circum-
stances.
This is very important news for this
section OF the country. 1t means the re-
sumption of activities on an extensive
scale, which will hasten the development
OF these very promising properties. The
Franklin tunnel proposes TO strike the
conjunction Of several big ore leads
under the Edna crater, a little south of
the ridge which forms the backbone be-
tween Bullion and Cottonwood CANYONS
The l.. q n tunnel proposes to cut one
OF the big leads on its strike along the
ridge to the west of the Edna crater.
The Franklin tunnel is now under
cover about 1000 feet, and 1900 feet
more is expected TO reach the objective
point. The l.. & n. tunnel is expected
to be driven about 100 feet to the ore
body, about 500 feet Of which is already
cut. BY next spring it is expected that
the l.. & y. will begin TO make very i'm
portant developments.
a strike somewhat sensational in
character has been made in the upper
tunnel Of the Richield Mining and Mill
ing property in Deer Creek canyon.
where a vein has been encountered after
drilling through contact Of very hard
country rock. At last report the vein
had been entered about twenty inches
and the entire cut showed a high grade
ore, in much of which free gold can be
seen with the naked eye. One pice of
the ore, about four-inch streak, was
sensationally rich.
This is believed to be the ore body
which furnished such rich stuff several
years ago TO the Butler Beck mill. The
vein chopped off at a slip and was never
recovered. 1t paid handsomely with
milling After developing the vein
fully at this point, a tunnel at the
creeks edge viii be started to tap the
body at depth and at point where
IT can be ensily and economically trans
ported to mill