The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-15
MINING NEWS
(By Joseph S. Jordan.)

Tho cleanup of tho last shipment of orc
from the Wihuja lease took place last
Monday and the amnlgam was rctortcd
Tuesday. 1t Is expected that the run Will
surpass any that has yet been made from
this remarkable lease. Several hundred
pounds were shipped away from here
last week. the returns from which arc
said to be In the neighborhood OF $50
pound On the heels OF the Wihuja's
cleanup comes shipment from the Har-
ris lease of the Seven Troughs Florence.
the run on which will commence within
the next few days Teams carrying this
ore have been passing through the town
| during tho last two days. and some of
the orc which has been snaked from the
wagons is simply picture rock.
This is the shipment from the Flor
cncc and the cleanup will be awaited
with interest. Men who are familiar
with the mine and its underground work
ings declare the shipment win not go
less than $lo0 ton. More conservative
estimates place the values ut between
$50 and SEQ a ton. The lease is located
oh the Fairvew ground from which some
OF the most beautiful high grade has
Fairvicw to the kindergarten mill was
run through In advance of that of the
Wihuja- 1t amounted to 142 tons. and
when the cleanup was made 1t was csti-
mated that It was worth $4,000 Now.
news is received that II went as high as
SIC 6G This return In the more remark
abe from the fact that 10 tons of tho
shipment were taken from the dump, the
rest coming from the various levels OF
the mine.
The Badger Hill mill on tho English
George lease had another weekly clean
up resulting In something over $50 ounces
which approximated 81 500 The results In
this mill arc getting better each week
In the big tunnel on the lease there are
now 400 tons OF ore broken down >and
there arc 800 tons In sight.
The Reagan lease continues to pour
out its orc, and the teams are packing
the rock TO tho mill OF the Mazuma Hills,
where the stamps continually arc drip
ping on IT, The shipment promises TO be
the best that has yet como from the
mine, and the stories OF the high-grade
strike at the 800 level are still the talk OF
the district.
The new Reagan lease OH the wild Bull
I'm Wild Horse canyon Is Improving in
Its showings every day. and 1t is tho bc-
lief OF every one In the camp that Rca-
gan will duplicate his luck on the orig
inol lease In the Mazuma Hills. The shaft
Is down ll0 feet. and in the north drift
a shoot of ore has been opened, which
is three feet In width carrying values all
a.
which goes better than 500 a ton, and
the paintings arc something immense. the
gold being the coarsest which has yet
boon found in the camp.
The Farrell end Of the district beyond
" lid Horse is looking up In great shape.
The Seven Troughs Caesar, in particular.
Is now doing work which Will tell the
story for that end of the Seven Troughs
They in about 10 feet in a tunnel
which is to be driven $50 feet I'm the hill,
cutting three known veins, on one OF
which they have got some very rich high
grade. when tho tunnel Is completed the
mine will haye a depth of $50 feet, and
tho character of that part OF the country
pretty we'll demonstrated.
Winnemucco Star. Very little has been
made public during the last ak months
about the mining progress in what is
known as the Sulphur mine section of the
Rosebud mining district. but from the
fact that little has been said does not In
dlcate that little has been done. Condi-
tonS al present are very much TO the
contrary and have been 80 all winter
Upon the Durango Girl property, owned
by the Tomboy crowd OF Colorado three
sets OF leasers are operating with much
vigor and enthusiasm and rs long as
money continues TO master the American
The foundation Of robust
he llth Is what is allowed to enter