The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-06-06

| principle that two or three good
lodges cut at depth, appeals to min.
| ing judgment more than open cutting
dozen surface lodges In fact, the
richest ledge on the property that on
the No 2 claim, is lying idle for the
present because II cannot be as ad
yantageousy worked now as will be
possible a little later, when IL will be
developed on the same plan as the
Nos. /, and Contact claims at pres.
ent.
The most important, although not
the richest, strike on the property so
far was crosscutting into the ledge on
the Contact claim, at the bottom OF
the fifty-foot shaft Although It has
been known that the ledge was a good
one and that 1t went down with them
its size or average values have not
been known.
The reason is this: The ground is
very soft at this point. II the shaft
had been sunk on the ledge, following
the ore, 1t would have necessitated
careful timbering all the way. Con.
sequently the shaft has been sunk on
the foot wall, using the ledge as a
support. Some timbering has been
done also. AS said before. at fifty
feet crosscut was run to the hang.
ing wall bringing to light a four-foot
ledge, samples from which have been
taken which 1t is believed will run
high in both gold and silver.
They will drift both ways on the
ledge at this depth The east drift
has just been started and it will soon
be possible to increase the force to
advantage, putting a couple of men
in the west drift.
On the big ledge of No. s claim,
the shaft Is down fifty feet and at this
depth work was temporarily suspend.
ed. Foreman Fountain says that he
Is going to crosscut for the walls at
this depth and believes 1t will prove
some very interesting fact. The
ledge is thirty-five feet wide on the
surface and II as wide at fifty feet,
with equally rich values, there will be
a wonderful ore body in sight
In the tunnel at the bottom of the
hill, being driven to catch this de-
post, two blind lodges have been cut,
carrying fairly good gold values, but
the greatest interest is being taken
in the results of encountering the big
ledge. The tunnel will give a verti-
cal depth of about 200 feet on this big
ledge and upon reaching the point of
intersection with the shaft, if no bet
ter than at the surface, 1t will place
at the least calculation, 100000 cubic
feet of ore in sight, or about 107 900
tons.
On No. | claim rich ledge has just
been discovered near the contact of
the lime and granite The ore from
this ledge is full of galena, like the
rich Hoyt ore and in the pan yields
an estimated $500 string of colors
and in addition, large amount of
concentrates and probably 200 or 800
ounces silver. No assays have been
taken. The ledge is not large, but its
extreme richness will warrant its de-
velopment. Foreman Fountain be-
lieves II to be a stringer to a large
ledge which will be found on the con-
tact of the lime and granite and with
this aim is starting tunnel down the
hillside and will follow this ledge,
which is leading at right angles for
the lime contact. At the junction of
this ledge with the contact Fountain
believes he will find one of the rich
est mines in the district. The tunnel
will have to be driven only little
over 100 feet to determine this and
will be in high grade ore all the way.
II will give a vertical depth of about
100 feet
Two new lodges have just been dis
covered on this claim, both of which
yield fine strings of gold in the pan.
The outcrop is strong all the way up
the hillside and pieces broken off any
where show large spots of galena
which Is characteristic of Skidoo's
richest ore.
On No. claim vertical shaft is
sunk thirty feet to catch a four-foot
ledge dipping toward it. Ten feet
more work will be necessary to do
this and Fountain says that he will
crosscut the short distance between
the shaft and the ledge to see if sur
face values still hold and then re-
sumo sinking.
A large shop has been put up and a
blacksmith is kept busy sharpening
tools. The road has been extended
and reaches the hill overlooking the
main workings. From this point, the
hillside is very steep and building the
road farther would be heavy work
and not altogether necessary as sup
plies are now handled nearly to the
point where the principal work is 60
ing on.--Skidoo News.
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