The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-14
NATIVE SILVER
IN THE BEEHIVE
Strike Is Made in American
Fork That SmaCkS of the
Sensational.
SIXTEEN STRATA OF METAL
OPENED UP IN SINKING EIGHT
ZEN FEET.
SIXTEEN STRATA OF METAL
Especial to The Herald.)

American Fork, Aug. 81. J. Jones,
who with J. J. Jackson and others of
this city, recently began development
work on the Beehive group of claims
in the Major Evans gulch in American
Fork mining district, are down from
camp with samples of native silver ore
that would make a mining mans eyes
bulge with wonder. Sixteen stratas of
this native silver ore, varying from
one-half to one and one-half inches
thick, were encountered in sinking
shaft eighteen feet deep. The ore, ac-
cording to the operators. is worth from
$500 to 500 per ton. Mr.. Jones, who
is experimenting the property says 1t
is the intention of the owners to drive
Il tunnel some distance down the hill.
tapping the ore bodies which all ap-
pear to be going down at a depth of
1.500 feet, where it is estimated bodies
of ore TO surpass anything ever known
in the district will be encountered.
WhirIwind Getting Ore.
Small bodies of ore are being en-
countered in the WhirlWind as the de-
VelOpment continues. A short time ago
a vein of carbonate ore was encOun-
tered, and this is being followed Dc
struck laying right in this vein, and
each one seems to be little larger and
of a better grade than the preceding
one. 1t is expected that this lead or
vein viii in a short time open up into
large body of rich carbonate orr.
Molybdenum in Silver Flat
The big stockholders Of the Silver
Fiat Mining company, with property
in Deer creek, are dreaming of i'm
mense bank accounts from the sale of
ore that will be taken from that prop
erty. For several years this property
has been under investigation by min
ing men from this and adjoining states
on account of the ores containing
molybdenum, a rare and valuable met
al Different parties have endeavOred
to get a lease on the property on the
strength of the showing made, and it
seems that the company has recently
discovered the cause. The miners be-
gan to look for this ore about three
weeks ago and, according to reports
they are now taking il out in quanti-
ties sufficient TO make the stockholders
rich, Molybdenum is worth over s.. coo
per ton, and if the operators are not
mistaken in the metal. and they claim
they are not they have no doubt just
cause for rejoicing.
Doings at Other Properties.
S. Osborn of the Osborn CONSOLIDATE
ed came down yesterday from the
company's claims in the head of Amer
lean Fork canyon. He reports develop
ment work progressing nicely, and
that indications are very faVOra BILE to
their encountering a body of carbonate
ore in the near future.
Major Harkins, who has charge of
the Sunday property on Miller hill,
came down from the mine yesterday
and returned today. He reports the
property in good condition. The work
of cleaning out the old workings is
being done. and it is thought that
news of an important nature will be
coming from this property before a
great while.
The Mountain Dell property, owned
by Judge r. n. Baskfn of Salt Lake
city, is extracting ore and will soon
begin shipments