The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28
CHAFEY CAMP
GROWING FAST
Several Properties Are Now
Showing Up Coed Ore
Chafey Mine a Mint.

Without question one of the richest and
biggest strikes known to modern mining
in this country has been uncovered In
the Chafey property. In recent develop
ment work a ledge measuring fully nine
feet wide and carrying values that will
average sos from wall TO wall was un-
covered. Great excitement among the
mining fraternity prevails and from
every indication 1t now looks as though
Chafey would sooner or later be with
out 4 peer in the production of the pre-
cious metals, says the Humboldt, New,
Star.
Some ten days ago Mr.. Chafey COM
menced drifting both to north and south
from the shaft sunk at the portal OF the
tunnel. In the south drift very few feet
had been run before the ledge commenced
TO widen and when your correspondent
visited the GLORY hole" the vein, by
careful measurement, showed width OF
nine feet and carried the sensational aS
average of $l03 in the yellow metal to
the ton. Not only do the drifts from
the shaft show high grade. but IN the
tunnel. the wines and in the bottom OF
the shaft remarkable discoveries are be-
ing made.
A vein in the tunnel is growing larger
and now shows a width of nine feet, and
careful samplins gives the high average
return of 500 across the entire face OF
the ledge. Mr.. Chafey has a number OF
men at work exploring the ledge along
the surface and is getting results far-be-
yond his expectations In cut north
of the shaft the ledge shows a width or
u feet and at another point farther on
the ledge measures nine feet. Nine hun
dred feet south of the now famous Black
Hole" the vein has been opened for a
distance of six feet and as yet neither
wall has been cut At every point where
work is being done on the surface high
grade milling values are being opened up,
the assay returns showing all the way
from $50 to $50.
Sinking on the Black Hole" shaft has
been suspended until the new hosting
plant and machinery are installed. y
force of men is now at work on the in
stallation of the new plant and 1t is eX-
pected II will be ready to go into COM
mission within a week or ten days.
Monroe hill is one of the most active
places i'm the camp. Practically all of
all getting good values and are de-
veloping on a big scale. Jack Bishop.
one of the early arrivals in the district.
is saclNng ore that runs as high as $3.50
20 the ton. Jack says that will do until
he gets something better. He expects to
make one of the richest shipments sent
out from Chafey in a short time.
Two new leases have been let on the
south end of the Gold Bell claim. The
Colo Bell lies between the Monroe and
Mayflower groups, and il is believed 1t
VIII develop into d rich producer when
properly opened up. Several leases have
also been let during the past week on
the Mollie claim. The ledge on this prop
erty has been opened 20 depth of 30
feet by a shaft. The ledge shows a width
varying from five TO eight feet, all of
which is a good milling quality. How
ever. some very high grade specimens
have been taken out and II stands a
good chance of becoming a close rival
10 the famous Mayflower. The Mollie is
located about mile south of the BLACK
Hole"
The Mammoth King is also undergoing
extensive development. a cross-cut tun-
mel has been driven for a distance of Us
feet, the object being TO tap the vein
which extends from the Mollie adjoining
all vigor and it is thought the vein will
be cut in a few days. The Mammoth
King was formerly owned by Billy Mel
son. but is now under bond and lease 10
j. j. Coll of Lovelock.
Mr.. Quincy, who is operating in the
south end of the district, is rapidly bring
ing FL Rancho property to the front Mr.
Quincy was among the first in the dis,
trict to uncover high grade, having found
$1,000 ore at the surface on his property
He has been driving a tunnel to tap
The vein at a greater depth. Some two
weeks ago he encountered the ledge,
which. after being cut, showed a width
of twelve feet, all of which is a good
milling grade. A drift is now being run
10 the north in the hope of locating the
high grade shoot.
Chafey Is growing rapidly and build
supply will permit Several new business
houses have been opened up and alto
gether the camp is in better condition
than ever before