The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-25
A Streak of Good Luck.


A previous lessee of the Hendry named
Kent drove a crOss-cut twelve feet into
the side of a hill, Just below what is To-
cally known as THE Black HOle'-a de
preston in the ledge, irOn-stained and
burned. He was almost far enough IN
with his tunnel to strike good ore, he
believed. but the lardeT and the treasury
also were empty, and he went out or the
district temporarily for a new supply Of
money and food Upon the eve of de-
parture he constructed a small house
over the tunnel portal, to keep from the
public gaze the truly favorable condl-
tons at the breast, but these were dis
covered, nevertheless, by others. The
panic was severely affecting everybody
that Kent approa ched for the few dollars
he needed to actually bring forth be-
nanza gold producer, and he received no
money in time to prevent revocation OF
his bond and lease through nOn-fulflll-
ment Of its provisions. His attempts to
secure a renewal We're unsuccessful, and
thus after having almost won II, this
most unfortunate Of all Ilptop pioneers
lost what may prove TO be the biggest
richest gold mine in Nevada.
Shots put in by Chaffee's second shift,
where Kent had quit working, broke into
the vein for which the latter had been
driving. Its richness proved the correct
ness of his Judgment. Free gold was llb-
eraIIv splattered through the quartz and
porphyry shot with hematlte and iron.
Undetermined streak of il carries $lWJ
per ton. and the entire tlve-1oot width
between walls averages 500 per ton. Min
ers are knocking down $1,000 per day
each on account of the ease of extraction,
and two carloads are going out TINS week
of ore that goes into the wagons Just as
It comes from the faces OF the two drifts
extended on the vein both ways from the
tunnel Chaffee says he believes he will
take out enough ore within two months
to pay for the property.
other Disclosures at Camp.
Huston No. claim of the Dutch Hill
Mining cOmpanys estate has yielded al
most ten tons during the last two weeks
of 500 ore, and efforts are being made
to send out a shipment late in July. ore
was encountered in ledge on this prop
erty and the yield so far, varying in
value from $50 to 81, 600 per ton, has come
from a hole twelve feet deep. They are
going down on the ore body, which is
hardening with every foot
Stacking of ore continues from FL
Rancho shaft. while the tunnel to catch
the main vein is in seventy-five of the
$50 feet it is projected. 1t is expected that
the first shipment from this property will
be sent out early in July which VIII aver
age better than 500 per ton.
The Crackerjack shaft is going down
steadily alongside a vein that assays on
the surface an average or slb per ton,
and there are four other veins of equal
merit OutcrOpping on the claim that the
shaft will Intercept on their dips. They
will be prosecuted from the shaft In
an characteristics the veins on this prop
ertv are similar to those of the Hendry
and the Huston, and sufficient is learned
already to convince the operators that
the Crackerjack and the Huston. al
though two miles sOuthwesterly from the
Hendry, are in reality on the same lead
as the latter.
The camp is greatly elated over the last
ten days disclosures, also at the advent
dailv of additional numbers of new peo-
ME inouiring into the merits of the dis
trict and who are without exception To-
eating as rapidly as they can bring in the
necessary capital.