The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-25
NEW MINE DAWNS
OUT At STOCKTON
HOnerine Extension Has Found
First Resource After Four
Years Effort.
WATER ALWAYS SERVED
TO IMPEDE PROGRESS
Difficulties Conquered and the
Company Now in Shape
for Results.

After four years of hard work ano
trouble the Houerine Extension Mining
company has reached the coveted goal
at last. On Thursday the management
ran into the first ore body ever en-
countered at depth, and the fact that
the company was able 10 tap into this
resource speaks volumes TO all who are
In any way familiar with the past con-
dltlons on this property. The Honerine
Extension ground is one of the banner
pieces of territory in the Stockton min
ing camp, Ii has been backed during
the years of development work by some
of the strongest local talent and that
success is now with hand is made
possible by the nerve aud energy dis
played by the company upon their
group,
The great drawback to the Honerine
Extension company has been the abun.
dance of water, that impeded progress
at almost each turn, The company has
perpetual right TO operate through
the old Honerine tunnel, which is at
least GOO feet below the surface, cor
responding to the 600foot level of the
Honerine mine. After doing 1900 feet
and more of development work upon
this level, the Extension company was
forced TO begin operations from the
900-root level of the Honerine COM
pany, where fully 800 feet of work
was done. This latter work tapped the
water and served to drain the upper
level so as to permit the exploration
work TO continue upon the 600 level.
While the flow of water in the lat.
ter level has been greatly reduced by
reason of the lower outlet, enough is
present Vet to force the company TO
make provisions to handle it, 1mmedi-
ately upor cutting the edge of the ore
body last Thursday, the company had
to go back some distance and sink sew
eral holes to catch the flow. This work
will be done within a week or ten
days, and upon It's completion the COM
pany Will explore the ore tapped the
middle of the week, The Honerine Ex.
tension territory contains the Ada,
Honerine, ST, Patrick, Hercules and Ga.
lena King veins, which have been the
source of so much profit to adjoining
mines.
The ore body just encountered is To-
Gated upon the famous Honerine vein,
and while no idea of its extent can be
drawn at this time, a sample has been
assayed, showing the presence of "a per
cent lead and 6S ounces silver. Gold
contents amount to 50 per ton. 1t is
taken for granted by all who are ia
mlllar with this orga MIA ton that the
company will develop within the next
few months mine of considerable pro.
portions. Once the management is com
parativelly free from water troubles, the
work OF opening the ore bodies will
progress with celerity. Very little is
known or said in local circles regard
ing this property, the company being
an extremely close as we'll as patient
corporation. The present disclosures,
however, are of such a character that
news regarding them has been gladly
received and sought after in local cir
cles.
The Official family of this company
is composed of the following we'll
known gentlemen: NJ. H. Walker, pres,
ldent; Charles H. Scheu, treasurer and
managerj Judge Dickson, vice -presi~
dent; Charles Dupont, secretary. The
directors. in addition to the above.
named, are T. Ellis. Brown, Z. J. Rad
datz, L, H, Farnesworth.