The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-06
DUCK CREEK MINES
NOW ARE BOOMING
Property Consists of Group of
25 Claims, Owned by
Salt Lakers.
HOSTING WORKS HAVE
BEEN ERECTED THERE
Ore in These Mines Consists of
Silver and Lead; Carries
Some Gold.

Messrs, Keith and Kearns Duck
Creek, Nevada, properties, is in the
city. He came direct from Duck Creek
wa ELY. In speaking Of the Duck
creek property Manager Walden said
to The Tribune, that the property con
slsts OF group of 25 claims. upon
which hoisting works have just been
erected. The hoist consists of a 60
horsepower engine, two 70-horsepower
boilers. one fourmachine air compress.
sor. There is also on the property
a complete sawmill plant,
Since the property was taken
by Messrs. Keith and Kearns, a nov
boarding house for the accommodation
of forty men has been completed. also
barns for teams, a store room, full of
supplies, offices, etc, There is also on
the ground sixty thousand feet of
sawed timber and seventy-ive thousand
feet of mining timber. and 200 cords
of wood. There is, Mr. Walden says,
sufficient timber for all purposes.
Inc ore In these mines consists of
an excess OF iron. There are 1900 tons
OF ore on the dump. ready for treat
ment when the smelter in the valley.
- miles distant. is put in commission.
Mr. Walden says: Owe are now en-
gagged in Strengthening and retimber-
ing the shaft, and doing some pros
pecting in the levels. The shaft is
down 100 feet and is connected through
an up-raise with another shaft, which
makes the ventilation as good as could
be desired. The bottom of the shaft
IS IN ore. The ore vein dips into the
mountain at an angle of about IS de.
grees. The ore shoot is from s 10 Is
feet thick and from 80 to 60 feet in
length, That is. as far as has been de-
termlned by development. The force
employed now numbers 90 men, all
that can be advantageously used. This
group of claims is regarded by CON
servative mining men as the greatest
sliver-lesd proposition in White Pine
county, and gives promise of equaling.
If not surprising, tho celebrated lead
mines at Eureka, Nevada. II may be
said in this connection that the ore
veins run toward the contact which hes
COO feet -
Speaking Of conditions at Ely, and
OF the doings at the Mcdonald Ely.
which is controlled by Messrs. Keith
and Kesrns. he said that they are
sinking two shafts which have attained
to such depth that the gasoline hoist
has been rendered necessary for fur
ther sinking. \ 25-horsepower gaso-
line hoist will be installed without de.
far a. deemed necessary. In the shaft.
which has now attained a depth OF
about 200 feet. sulphide copper ore
is being encountered. Judging by
present indications, and the fact that
the Mcdonald Ely ground is in the
great monzonite belt this property
should be made one of the large pro-
ducing mines of the district. This
should be encouraging information for
those parties who have invested their
money in the stock OF the company, as
it will undoubtedly prove a profitable
venture. This would not be said Of
this property were it not that there is
none of the stock now on the market
for sale.
Mr.. Walden, after transacting the
business which brought him here, in
connection with the work in which he
is engaged at Duck Creek, will return
without delay TO camp.