The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-10
MINE MADE IN
TWELVE MONTHS
Jennie Property at Gold Springs
lust About Ready to 0per-
ate New Mill.
BIG ORE TONNAGE IN SIGHT
SHIPPING AND MILLING ROCK OF
FINE VALUE.

Twelve months ago the Jennie Gold
Mining company's property at Gold
Springs, Iron county, was practically I'M
known. Since then it has forged so rap
idly TO the front that it is now attract
ing wide attention and causing property
owners all through the southern country
TO look up and take notice. Prominent
mining engineers and operators from
Salt Lake and the east have also inves-
tigated the camp and returned surprised
and convinced Of the wonderful posi-
bilites of the Gold Springs and Stateline
country.
The Jennie company has avoided pub
Lefty during the development period. be-
lieving that the property should be placed
in condition TO speak for itself before
details of its operation were released. But
the big ore dump of 1000 tons that has
accumulated during the past few months
and which VIII begin to yield up its
golden riches in tho mill now practically
ready TO receive it. 10 say nothing of the
high-grade ore that is being regularly
shipped to this market. have attracted
such attention as 10 make the property
one OF the most talked of in the state
today.
These riches are coming from a ledge
that traverses Jennie ground for nearly
1000 feet. II varies in width from three
TO twelve feet and at the surface has
given values running from a few dollars
mp into the hundreds. The rich streaks
on the surface were small and il was a
question as to whether they would con-
tinue with depth The average value of
the mass meant n good milling PROPOSE
ton. but as depth has been attained the
rich streaks have become wider and have
filled the vein to such an extent that,
at a depth OF 100 feet, the average value
of the ore has increased four or five
times.
Average Values of Ore.
A recent sampling of the ledge on the
115-fOot level by a disinterested party
from face 10 face Of the north and south
drifts and covering a distance of no feet.
gave an average OF 1929 in gold and
ten ounces silver. The average width of
the vein where these samples were taken
is ten feet. At the widest point. twelve
twenty-six ounces silver. The ore is rich
est on the foot and hanging wall sides
the latter being the better. On this wall
as far as exposed there is a body of ore
from one to six feet i'm width that is be-
ing taken down and shipped to the smell
ters in this valley without sorting that
runs. according TO the returns on the
last shipment, 5000 in gold and twenty
five ounces silver. Mine sampling of a
shipment now in transit indicate a value
of S95 In gold and silver.
Tonnage in Sight-New Mill.
or this character Of material the COM
pany has blocked out above the I15-foot
level approximately 1900 tons OF ore that
viii keep the new mill running at thirty
tons day. with what is on the dump
for more than eighteen months. while il
is figured that there is enough in sight
TO keep the plant in operation for nearly
three years
With this kind OF showing in the
property the management was not slow
70 provide means for the extraction of
the values and the accompanying half
tone picture shows the new mill about
TO be placed i'm commission. Within
thirty days. Manager c. a. Short SAYS
he expects to begin' grinding out gold
silver bullion at a rate that will look
good 10 the shareholders in the proposi-
ton who have provided the means TO
round out the enterprise without a muir
muir. The mill will be a model and up-tO-
cate one in all Its appointments. Nissen
stamps are used for crushing and about
700 square feet of plate" surface will be
employed. To begin with the amaIga-
nation process alone will be used. Later
complete cyanide plant will be added
70 treat the tailings and during the wear
- Is planned to double the capacity of
xhe entire plant