The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-14

BEAVER COUNTY
CONTINUES ACTIVE
White Rocks, Lady Bryan, Oak
Leaf, SkyIark, Red War
Tior Working.

Although down only 100 feet the
White Rock has a three-fOOt vein which
YER and $3.50 gold. Operations were
started a short time ago on a small
lissurc which was exposed on the sur
face. From a two-inch streak this fis-
sure has at the depth Of 100 feet cx-
banded to three feet OF high grade
shipping ore. This streak OF metal has
been followed by the shaft for eighty
eiSht feet. and by two crosscuts for
distance Of 10 feet and proves the ore
body 20 be continuous for that distance.
several prominent mining men from
salt Lake. who are Interested in this
property. are planning TO visit the mine
and see for themselves the underground
conditions says the Beaver County
Times.
Lady bryan.
What is probably the biggest and
best defined ore body in the star dis
trict IS that found on the 300 level Of
the Lady Bryan This vein is opened
for twenty feet and carries values OF
- per cent lead. So ounces silver and
~ per cent copper Running along the
foot wall is a vein averaging six inches
in width which carries in the neiEhbor-
hood OF 500 ounces I'm silver. This com
| pany Is shipping on an averaging Of
eight cars per month the returns from
which must be very gratifying to the
stockholders.
The Oak Leaf property in the Gran
ite district viii not shut down % r the
winter. A large load OF supplies was
/ sent from Beaver last Thursday The
I drift on the six hundred level should
| reach the large ore body. encountered
/ in the old workings. in the course OF
| a few days. This drift has been in ore
/ carrying values for some time.
SkyIark.
Reports from the Skylark property.
| owned by the Utah United Copper com
/ pany. are gratifying. to say the least.
I In "a fissure in the isme in the shaft at
/ a depth Of f20 feet vein Of ore has
/ been encountered from which five sam
.
I per cent lead and .05 ounces silver This
/ Is the first time that lead has shown
I property that has always been classed
/ as copper mine would now be changed
] 10 the list Of lead producers.
Red Warrior.
That another ore body had been
] encountered in the Red Warrior was
/ the good news brought from the mine
l last sunday by superintendent ". ].
l Merritt The new discovery lies ada
I cent 60 the ore body found in the Four
/ A stopc and f. OF the same formation
I found In numerous places in the mine
namely, gray sand carbonate. II has
at present writing been opened for
7 some distance and according to the
I opinion Of Mr. Merritt is far richer
I than any yet encountered This com
. pany has since tho first strike had
plenty Of good ore. but 20 lies In such
Z "a position that the cost OF getting IL
out is far too great. For this reason
d the company suspended work on these
ore bodies and has bee1 devotinE It's
I time 20 the driving Of the 500 crosscut
. From this point. upon cutting the ore
IL Is proposed to stope. thereby cutting
the expense Of handling the ore In haif
The Rails drift taking from the 500
CrOsscut should cut the large ore de-
posits at an early date. II is now in
about four feet Of manganese which as
| a rule lies near the ore body.
Notice has been issued OF a special
meeting or the Blackbird Copper Gold
company. whose property lies in the
Irucss district. some talk has been 60
ing around relative to a proposed con
solidation between this company and
the South Utah Mines and Smelters
company. This meeting IS called for the
purpose Of submitting and considerinG
some amendments 70 the bylaws. JUS
what these are we can not say but Their,
is nothing in the notices to indicat,
anything that relates TO a merger
l scheme.