Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

Tho mine is srlsudIdly equipped for
operation ou an extensive scale.
The officers of thr Ohio Kentucky
Mining company are. sImuc. NDu-
house president D. j.. Godbo. vice
president and mine managers a. ~.
ouuhp, secretary and general mau-
ugcr Who. with a. j. BEETLES aue
James L. Hockctt are directors.
PRINCE CONSOLIDATED.
Tho Prince Consolidated Mining a.
smelling company was organized "a
I'" months ago, 90 taking over the
properties OF the Phoenix Reduction
company and others. which consists of
-VV acres of patented lands ut Bu-
iouVllc. located "a miles out from
entente, 500 acres at Dry Valley
together with perfect title to- 245 eaI-
Ions per minute of pure soft water
which runs by gravity to the reduc-
ton works at BuluouvilIc. the same
coming from the springs nearby
which supplies the town % Panaca.
Also another spring situated near the
works at Bullionville from which 100
gallons per minute OF warm water is
obtained.
VALUABLE TAILINGs DUMP
An Important asset OF the Prince
Consolidated company is the taulugs
dump az Bulhonvllle 10 is told that
from 1859 TO 1879 the mines of Phoebe
produced 22soo0 tons 81 orc. from
which was realized about 100000, 600.
or this amount. 10000 tons were
worked al Dry Valley from the
Meadow Valley and 1900 tons from
the Raymond a. Ely and other mines
at Phoebe. The mills used in those
days was the old style pan amalguma-
ton process with quicksilver and
chemicals. only q fair extraction be-
ing obtained During the early part
OF the SOS. a portion Of the Bullion
Vile tailings were concentrated over
crude canvass tables and about $500
tons OF lead concetrate made which
We're smcltcd on the ground, a sum
Bggregatiug 100000 having been de-
rived from this transaction and
large portion OF which being profit
owing TO the extreme fineuess OF the
rest of the material containing the
lead values. together with the crude
and imperfect concentrating devices
then lu use. further work in this de
recuon ceased and the company COM
structed q large chloridzaton mill %
treat the tailiugs by roasting and
teaching and after 1000 tons were $50
treated the mill was destroyed by nrc.
The present structure was built for
the purpose Of teaching the gold ores
of DeLamar Nevada, by the cyanide
process and about 10000 tons or the
course tailings were leached from
which a good proht was made. Toe
tailings from this treatment were de-
posited I'm a dump called the NH
DUNN" while those from the con-
ceutration process were stored IN the
company Dump" and that portion
called the overflow is composed OF
fines or shines that escaped measure
ments OF those various dumps moi
cate that It contains IN excess OF NV
0o0 tons 81 material. $1,000 tons or
which assays IS per cent lead, -
,,irces oliver and s. so IN gold. or ah
apuroximate gross value OF go 10 @''
- tnr Tbe remaining $1,000 tons
t.i,o clean sands. free from lead, as
saving n ounces in silver anu % .N
cod. The shines are easily Inauv ~ NV,
hard bricks suitable for leau slu , ~
while the sands are IN ueil ,..,,,1,e,s
converter Innings for copper 80
srtcre is estimated 20 be prohI 81
over $1,000. 600 IN these tailinsS'
THE BEST OF ALL.
THE chief asset OF the company
however. Is the Prince group OF l.,i,-'
situated eight miles north OK ~
yille and two miles from floche' -
,rrrcrtv consists OF the Prince, Can
t,,,,ia Great Western. Texas and Bis
mark claims and which many believe
Will prove the greatest producer OF oi
in the Phoebe district The properly
has been splendidly equipped ana lol
several months has been carrying on
a very vigorous campaign or deNclop-
neut with exceptionally me results.
These claims may be briefly described
as covering a mammoth vein OF
iron-lead ore that outcrops $50 20 $50
feet in width and about 500 feet In
length. developed by two shafts sunk
on the vein l50 and $50 feet respect
lively. together with cross-cuts. drifts
ctc-all works being I'm ore. The lat
ter Is being continued 10 the 400 level
where a level viii be established and
exploratory drifts and Cross-cuts run
out Numerous samples taken from
different points IN the underground
workings above the 800 foot level
show a general average OF Ct per
cent lead, Al ounces silver 30 cents
gold. 25.8 iron, IL per cent manga
nese. All per cent lime, 16.2 per
cent silica and 40 per cent zinc
Sreaks as Wide as 20 feet below tho
800 run 10 per cent lead and o
ounces ga silver. while pockets of sill
yer chloride occur scattered through
the entire mass assaylng 1000 ounces
silver and 80 per cent lead A very
important feature OF this property Us
the indications pointing 20 "A second
AIRY enrichment expected 10 Dee enc
couutcred al point 200 feet below the
present workings where the Quartzitg
underlying the formation OF that dis
trict occurs. And q is the opinion of
f..Htv.r fnIrIrtr man fhaf fine rraaauf