The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04
RICH COPPER IN
ELY CALUME 7
Four Feet of Ore Running
Twenty-Eight Per Cent
Red Metal.
STRIKE WAS MADE
BY THE LEASERS
Interesting Mining News From
Various Points in or Near
Ely Camp.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
ELY. New July S.-A strike OF four
feet OF ore, going as high as 2S per cent
copper Is reported by leasers on the
property OF the Ely Calumet Copper COM
pnny. located Immediately north OF the
town OF Ely, The strike was made In
a wiuze from the main tunnel on the
North Star claim by F, A Strehllle, who
has been leasing on the property for the
past four months. The ore is in the red
and black oxide formation characteristic
of the Ely Calumet ground.
When Thomas +. Cole, president OF the
Giroux Consolidated, was in Ely several
months ago, ii was reported that he took
an option on control OF the stock OF
the Ely Calumet company. which Is
owned by Tex Rickard and associates
The local managers OF the Giroux com,
pany have been expecting the arrival
OF Mr., Cole for some weeks past nnd
1t is thought that upon his next VISIT
TO the camp he will decide as to whether
OF not the option on Ely Calumet will be
exercised by himself and associates,
Leasing on the lead-silver belt near
Lane City, about two miles from Ely, is
again attracting attention For num-
ber OF years the lead-silver belt was the
mainstay or the entire district put en wnen
the big copper mines were dlscoNered
everybody abandoned lead In the Wild
rush for copper properties,
Among the leases now being WORKED iz
from which shipment was made lhlS
week OF the first carload OF ore PRODUCED
by that property in many years. me
Der, forty-four. proclaims it TO be an Old
timer IT Is one OF the few claims In the
district that were patented under the old
mining laws in force prior to lSI2. me me
main vein is traceable for the Iuli
length of the claim. and considerable
work was done on 1t many years ago.
most OF the ore extracted was of grade
profitable enough TO bear transportation
BY wagon TO the main line OF the South
ern Pacific at Wells, something over l4o
miles.
or course. silver in those days was
worth sl,2e per ounce, but the difference
In the price Of silver is in measure
ent the ore has to be hauled less than
q mile to the Nevada Northern ore line
where il is loaded in cars Tor Shipment
not for the heavy deduction of 1f cents
per pound made by the smelters, which
is claimed to be 10 cover the treisht on
the bullion from Salt Lake to New York
there would be big profit to be made
from this ore, even at the present price
OF lead and silver. Freight. treatment
charges and all other expenses connect
ed with the handling OF the ore are very
moderate.
The Steptoe Smelling & Mining COM
pany has for long time been IN search
of a rock containing a high percentage
OF silica for use in lining the conyerteTs
in the big plant at McGill. fine deposit
OF silica rock, said to be highly satls-
factory for converter lining. has recently
been developed on the property OF the
Mecca Mining & Smelling company In
the Duck Creek district. about twelve
miles from the smelter at McGill. 1aV-
Ing made satisfactory arrangements with
the owners, the smelter company has
had a road built 10 the property, and
ployed IN hauling the rock to McGir at
The rate OF about twenty tons day.
The Success Mining company, con.
trolled by Messrs Keith and kearns OF
OF lead silver ore from the company
mines on Duck creek, The ore is hanled
by wagon to McGill: where II & Is turned Gsa
yransporta ton to Salt Lake One entire
carload recently shipped was carefully
sacked and IS understood 70 have IN
cluded some Of the high-grade rock, go
ing several hundred ounces in silver TO
the ton which was struck at the prop
erty some time ago
A mining deal of considerable impor-
tance was recently consumnlated IN the
eastern part OF the county when Thomas
Watkins sold the Blacknorse group OF
four claims to r. Courtright OF Osceola.
The Biackhorse mine was the scene OF
the original discovery which caused tle
Blackhorse excitement four and half
ago. Mr.. WATKINS at tIdL LlHl-
sold the mine to Thomas O'Nenl OF Ely
for $50 900, of which $4,000 was cash.
Mr O'Nenl spent a good deal of money
in development work. but failed TO meet
his payments and the property reverted
back TO Watkins who Is n miner OF the
old school and who has since made good
money working the property In prlmi-
tive way with an arrastra. The ore car
ries gold and some fabulously rich
specimens have been taken from the
mine.
Mr. Courtright. The new owner. who
is backed in the enterprise by eastern
capital will develop the mine in
systematic manner and Will, If the ex..
font OF the ore justifies It, erect mill
al some later date. Mr.. Watkins also
owns water rights sufficient for mill
ing purposes. on which a bond has been
taken by Mr. Courtright and associates.
The Lead Queen Mining & Milling
company has been Incorporated by McGill
people 10 take over a group OF lead
claims living et the base Of the range
lust east OF the Steptoe concentrator.
OFFICERS OF the new company are r. j.
era wsord. president, z d. Burlingame.
secretary, and Z. NJ Crawford, treas
urer.
Z. L. Fletcher. manager OF the Hub
ncritc- Tungsten company's property near
Osccola in the eastern part of the county,
announces that he has secured the right
TO use the waters OF Williams creek
in the operation OF the company's new
stamp mill. which Is now in course Of
erection.