The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-03
FLOAT FROM MINES
NEAR AND FAR
News Items CulIed From
Various Camps at Home
and Elsewhere.

According to the Seven %roughs
Miner, the deal between the Darby mill
people and the present owners Of the
Badger Hill property has been prac-
tically cOnsummated, engineers having
been in the field surveying ana sam
ping the mine. There is also pending
another deal between the Darby mill
company and the MaZuma Hills Mining
company for the transfer OF that bon
ANA property 10 the big English syndi-
cate. With these deals closed, many
men will be put 10 work. giving a
decided impetus 10 the camp.
II is reported that work viii be re-
sumed IN the 235-foOt tunnel OF the
North Scranton property. within the
next few weeks. Nels Nelson was OUT
inspecting the property last week. It
is owned principally by Lehi people.
The foundation for Crown Points
new hoist IS nearly ready, when the
machinery viii be installed and active
operations commenced
The officials OF the Bradley prop
erty in North Tintic are debating the
proposition OF installing a compressor
for operating machine drills. The SMART
is now down ESQ feet and development
work Is moving along in gratifying
manner.
The Tonopah Bonanza says Captain
W. @. COtter has come in from the
Golden Arrow, reporting the strike OF
three feet of ore on the 4S0-level.
The Goldfield Tribune says: Pre-
dictiOns that GOldIeld IS on the verge
Of q great revival Of activity are con-
stantly being given greater strength
by the arrival here of eastern capital
lists who have come 70 investigate not
only mining conditions, but the out
look in the oil fields within an hours
ride west OF GOldfield. While there
has recently been a large number OF
investors here TO look over the mining
situation the number is steadily in
-
OF greater interest on the part OF out
side capitalists.
Referring to the Florence Extension.
The GOldfield Tribune says; These
workings, like the Rogers lease, are
in the Midtown andesite. but assOciat-
ed with the andesite has been a con-
siderable zone of dark basalt. This
has been passed through by the cross
cut on the 500 level and the formation
is favorable for ore in this section.
The Rogers lease produced approx
mately $500 600 from 1000 tons OF ore,
the average value per ton being about
SIS. although some was very much
richer.
Surveyors We're at work on Uncle
Sam property last week, where IL ad-
joins the Beck Tunnel This is thought
to be the outcome of the claim OF the
Beck Tunnel people that Uncle sam
has been unlawfully extracting ore
from its ground. II Is understood
that the Uncle Sam directors claim
the ore under the apex laws.
The Eureka Reporter says the Emer-
aid Mining company, which recently
added considerable valuable territory TO
its possessions, has for some time been
operating at a depth of LOO feet and
the officials OF the company are conf
dent that the work is now being car
rled on in a zone where some good
ore will be found. The company has
prosecuted development work
for a number of years and the officials
are surely entitled TO a reward for
their efforts. ". +. Earles is presi-
dent; H. G.. Hoffman, vice president;
j. +. Oglesby. secretary and treasurer;
who, with /. l. Yundt and Z. Z. KOff-
man, constitute the directorate.
The new diamond drill on the Tintic
Standard is working smoothly and ex-
Dediting materially the extensive pros
pecting work now being conducted by
that company.
1t is expected that the new hosting
machinery for the Chief Consolidated
Will be on the ground in a Few days.
The foundations for the main building,
the machine shop and boiler room are
completed. The new building will be
of steel. The output from the Chief
Con. mine now amounts to about one
carload each day and the bulk of this
ore is coming from the main stOpe on
the 1,400 level.