Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

tive, and with a faith that the Jennie
has few equals AS gold mine-in-
tends TO develop II for the best inter-
ests OF every stakeholder.
The new year will start the Jennie
company Off with q fully equipped
mine, model mill, immense ore re-
serves. clean balance sheet. and n
prospect that few properties possess,
THE UvADA.
The Uvada Gold Mining company Ia
another Short and Elliott property. 1t
adtoins the Jennie and part OF the
Snowflake group on the north, and car
ries the extension of the lodges that Is
making these properties bonanzas The
company was incorporated In February
last with four claims as a basis and
has been financed by Short & Elliott.
tunnel has been run a distance OF
$40 feet and II is expected that the
eJnnie ledge will be cut In about 200
feet more. Work is progressing stead
lily TO that end. Eight known lodges
should be cut by the tunnel In the next
600 feet OF work and with q working
depth Of nearly 200 feet on these lodges.
the Uvada VIII be second to none IN
the camp as producer. The tunnel
VIII cut the Jennie ledge about 800 feet
north OF the present workings on that
property.
The company is Incorporated for 800
900 shares of the par value OF 25 cents
+, X. Davis is president, c. A. Short.
vice president and manager, and III.
X, Elliott, secretary and treasurer
THE SNOWFLAKE.
The big Snowflake property lies TO the
west OF the Jennie, In Nevada, and has
not been operated during the past year
except for the performance OF assess
meht work. IL Is still hung UP with
litigation, and the probabilities are
mat IL will remain so for some time,
A deal was on for the promotion of the
Buck Mountain claims of the Snow
make group recently controlled by @.
Pray Smith. but It has not yet been
contaminated, due to the fact that the
litigation cannot be queted Mr.. Smith
now has force OF men doing the as
sessment work. On the Snowflake No.
a rich vein has recently been opened
up. s. p. Moore and c. O, Newell
have bond and lease on a one third
interest belonging TO George Moody. I'm
two claims. They have put down
shaft 20 feet and have about eight feet
OF ore running better than SIS, and
resembling very much the Jennie ore.
The Utah Statellne Mining Co. Is
new concern to enter the Gold Springs
country, IL Is n California company.
and Is under the management OF Geo.
Paxman, formerly Of silver City, Utah,
II owns the Jumbo property, and is now
running q tunnel to cut the several
Lodges In the group, The Interstate
Mining " Reduction company owning
the Amethyst VIVID Irish group, has
been doing nothing this year on account
Of family troubles. but these are now
being adjusted and the new year will
place IL close rival to the Jennie.
ACTIVITY AT FAY.
At Fay, which II about four miles
west Of Gold Springs, an attempt was
made again this year to revive the
Horseshoe property, but 1t was a fail
ure. owing to bad management. This
property Is valuable one and has suf-
Tered from two attempts to run Il with
o management inexperienced and Insult
ficient. During the coming spring II
VIII be reopened with an able, COM
petent man in charge, and will no
doubt fulfill all the expectations OF the
owners.
Deer Lodge and Stateline have been
inactive except In spots" during the
year. The Homestake mill was IN
operation for a month or two and
made a successful run. The Big II
group 1T Statellne has been worked
under lease by Lou Higbee and has
produced some sensational ore. II Is
now under bond to Salt Lake parties.