The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-26
STRIKE IMPROVES
ON MAYFLOWER
Find of Importance in Ed
mundS LeaSe-Separate
Vein System.

4 find. which. i'm Importance. ranks
second only TO the original discovery
Of the fabuIously rich Charleston ledge
on the property Of the Natioral Mining
company Of Nevada in the early history
81 tho district. was made az moor NON
day in the Edmunds lease on the May
flower claim. Special Significance at
taches 90 the find through the TACT
that the point or discovery Is more
than "a quarter Of mile northwest
from the treasure vaults OF the Ma
tiOnal Mining company OF Nevada ana
unuucstiOnably upon separate anu
distinct vein system. which disproFes
the theory that has been entertained
by the skcptically inclined that expos
urcs OF ore OF greater value than
shipping grade could not be made else
where I'm the district. says the Natlohal
Mines.
The strike in the lease was made In
drift being run north from the bot
tom OF a sixty-fivc-foO Wine from the
tunnel level. at "a vertical depth from
the surface OF practically 500 tect, ahu
against the hanging wall OF huBe
ledge which Mr.. Edmunds has been eN-
uioriuE for many months samples OF
the rock from the find show free Bolo
in abundance. I'm fact. 10 is OF suttlcleh.
richness 70 be termed picture rock
While several more days OF work upon
the gratifying discovery VIII nc
uuirCd TO fully determine It's uldEH,
tude. the conditions at present Prev ~
Edmunds lease will soon develop lhto
a heavy producer Of high-gradc ore
Promising Outlook.
In many respects tho rock from inc
new find strikingly resembles WA T.
which is being SO generously prod.u.c.eo
by the property Of the National MIN
ing company OF Nevada, especially lH
the matter OF cvcuness with which tne
yellow metal is distributed through the
quartz and its structure. The Gouu.
"a enr ar~
cry are likewise similar 20 those louu"
en- the National Mining company pI9p-
crtv. Notwithstanding the siuliaTl I've
OF tho ore. 70 is the consensus or oP,,n
ion OF the majority Of mining men IA
mfIiqr with the conditions preNalllhE
that the new find has no direct cohhtC
ton with the Charleston Hll VEN - p
tenn. especially in view OF ths nc 10
has a different course. having ~
cfdcd casterly and westerly tLtHs ~,
However. the Edmunds lease le.ee
Thought TO DE a cross fissure or ~
charleston HU vein system. and the
ffr6 ffeo1f fg REGARDED as proving 1he
eastern extension or the Auto hlll 80. 80.
which has already given an eNcelltl..'
Account OF itself further 20 'He
Values Increased.
while the strike caused some W mar
~ "a flurrv about town. it was not ac-
tflarfv n great surprise. for the Leasol,,
trat as Mr. Edmunds has contlIlugg
tro drift uorthward from the potsy." ~
a.. y-iuzc the values have steadlly IN
creased. It was only on SATURDAY ~, ,iia :.
frr obtained an assay OF over Sslg
49,, r-o.,, e1r1n1oe from n small string
.r with the result that II has leo ullL.
fo tho picture rock. Since its dlscoNe - ,
work UNION IL has improved IL n9Ln ~
-, .,F fbo size OF the stringer'
.-tt-f, 80 measures several inches IN
yrid.h. confident that interesting con
5ifionz prevail upon the FOOTWEAR. Ntt
Edmuude has begun TO crosScut ,bc
yyIuc 10 has no definite idea OF IN.
,,,tf-c width OF the ledge at the PONY
an which tho crosscut has been Ja 49, -
Ar rduunde is sure that he VII nay Z
fo 60 al least ten feet 70 reach '"e w
fective point.