The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-14

5000 feet. The territory included IN
the mine g holdings is extensive, being
FIVE miles long and from 1900 to 240O
feet wide, It reaches over the divide
and includes the Fairview group OF
claims previously referred to- The ore
is a carbonate with iron oxide and
occurs IN a heavy vein with the dolo,
mite lime as a hanging wall. Some
galena is found, but the characteristic
ore is a dull red carbonate which is not
found IN quantity elsewhere III the
many prospects on Duck creek, SO far
as l am informed. The average of the
ore recently extracted from workings
through the main shaft runs Is ounces
silver, 20 per cent lead and 5000 in
gold. BY reasonable amount OF Judi
clous sorting an ore is obtained which
runs 200 to 300 ounces Of silver. 90 per
cent lead and $50 or $40 in gold. Some
shipments OF ore from this mine were
made by Mr.. Mcdonald to Salt Lake
before the present owners took hold
of the property.
Recently Senator Kearns and David
Keith Of Salt Lake became associated
with Mr., Mcdonald in this property,
and 1t is now being equipped with an
adequate plant for it's thorough devel-
opment and operation. Two 70-horse-
power boilers and 50,borse-power en-
glne have just been put IN position TO
oPS-dIc HVAst3 u COuupLcSsOi LOT ma
came drills IN the ulfne. and sawmill.
No underground work is now being
done, but as soon as tho equipment is
IN order it Will be pushed, There are
three shafts on the property. one of
which is down $50 feet, another 140
and the other to 4 lesser depth. The
shaft now down lao feet is to be the
working shaft, and it IS here the hoist
is being erected. This shaft is an in
nj No l,n IL,
increases in size and richness as depth
is attained. \ good deal OF e&plora-
tion work has been done through this
shaft in the way Of drifting and cross
cutting, and it all indicates mine of
magnificent proportions. One OF the
workings is now headed into the noun
tain for the lime and quartzite con-
tact, where interesting develouments
are expected. Mr.. Mcdonald, the To-.
Gator and now the manager of the Sue,
cess mine, is very sangulne OF the
outcome, believing the mine will prove
to be another Silver King. He says
he has spent twenty-five wears locating,
delving in and studying mines, and the
showing In the Success is the best he
ever saw.
Both timber and water are convea.
lent and abundant, conditions most
favorable, but which are rarely
lOuuNl III NcNdQd. Near lue mine Is z
fine spring, which supplies ample water
for domestic and stock purposes, and
has so far been sufficient for all the
needs of the mine. The water of this
spring, as we'll as that Of much larger
one three-fourths of a mile up the noun
tain side from the mine aud 500
feet above II, were located by MI.
Mcdonald when he located the claims,
and the water OF the large spring is
now being piped to the mine The water
from both of these springs is clear,
cool. sparkling and agreeable 30 the
taste, but is heavily impregaated with
lime.
A large, substantial and comfortable
clearinghouse and bunlshouse mas lust
been erected at the mine. and there
are stables and corrals, as well as some
cabins and tents, which wcre used as
quarters FOR the men before the eTec-
ton of the boardirg-house,
While the Success is the only mineral
location IN DGck Creek that approaches
the dignity Of q mine. q great deal of
the territory is located Most OF these
locations have been made within the
past year, and on a majority of them
only the location or assessment work
has been done 4 few, however, have
done more work than this, and there
are number of these prospects IN
which the outlook is considered favor
able. Most OF them are on the oppo-
site side of Duck Creek valley, and sew
eral miles north of the Success mine,
and the ore is in al cases lead-silver,
with little or no gold values. In some
Of them IT is beautiful steel galena,
running high in lead and well up in
silver, but with no gold. In a few
cases there are inconsiderable copper
! show!ngs. The seeker for information
| concerning this territory will encounter
! many conflicting stories; The expert
! eace oE the writer has been that
most of those who have personally
! investigated this lower Duck creek ter.
ritory are favorably impressed with it
! bat few who claimed 10 have spent
| considerable time there say 1t is re-
/ gion Of stringeTs and pockets, with nc
! ore bodies Of sufficient size TO make a
! mine
The building OF the Nevada Northern
| has put the Success mine within eigh
| teen miles Of the railroad by the
nearest available wagon road, and the
distance for all the rest of the Duck
Creek country is less than that. Nc
i announcement Of such intention ha:
been made by the Nevada Consolidated
bur there is general belief that q
snelter to handle the lead and silver
J pbtS VI LuCh t.seh. Nltci ~ SiSSE~ ShilN
other sections of White Pine county
! will be built IN connection with the big
eopper reduction paint to be built al
McGill's ranch, northeast of Ely. As
/ a plain business proposition 1t seems
reasonable to suppose this will be done
While there is a great deal OF silver
lead ore in the country tributary tc
the Nevada Northern, that can be
shipped to Salt Lake at good profit
: there is much more that will moi
stand so long haul, but which
could be probably handled near the
mines. There are thousands of tons OF
/ low grade ore or old dumps IN White
Pine county that would at once come
TO a smelter there, and 1T would greatly
stimulate the opening and development
Of new mines throughout that region.
! Fifty miles north of Ely. and ninety
one south Of Cobre. on the Southern
Pacific, is Cherry Creek. L lies three
and a half miles west of the line of
the new Nevada. Northern railroad and
has fine, healthful location on the
! high sloping bar extending from the
/ hase of the mountains for three miles