The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28
PARK CITY THE
SCENE Of DEAL
Ontario Drain Tunnel Will Be
Extended Into DAILY
Judge Property.
TERMS ROUNDED OUT
HERE YESTERDAY
Work From DAILY West to DAILY
Judge Will Begin This
Morning.

One Of the most important deals con-
summated in years in the Park City min
ing camp was rounded out on Wednes-
day between the arrangements of the
Daly-Judge company and the DAILY West
Ontario and DAILY companies. BY the
terms of this deal the famous Ontario
drain tunnel will be driven into the
DalyJudge territory, giving the DAILY
Judge every advantage OF the most noted
and efficient drain workings at depth in
the west.
!. Beginning with the first shift of DAILY
h.West miners this morning the 1850 level
of the Daily West will be sent ahead
toward the Daly-Judge property. and
from The point Of early results this viii
be by far the most important The 1850
level OF the DAILY West corresponds with
shaft; and the drift should be up to the
1860 level station Of the Daly-Judge with
i'll the next few months.
Owing to the water on the lower levels
OF the DAILY Judge no work has been pos
sible by this company below the 1900
level. although the Anchor shaft is le5o
tory OF the Daly-Judge company have
operations been possible on the noted
Daly-Ontarto assure below the 1900 level.
This DAILY Ontario fssure extends across
more, and it IS now opened along its
strike for 26oo feet In the Daly-Judge,
Uulr as stated DelOW InS lSUU level
Fissure Very Rich.
This DAILY Ontario fissure during the
time the companies OF Park City have
been working along its trend has pro-
iduced close 10 $4,000 600 net, and many
Ayears ago the old Anchor property. now
a part or the Daly-Judgc estate, was op
Grated TO the 1000 level, where shipping
ore was no sooner struck than the in
rushing waters drove the miners from
their work. In fact, the Anchor man
agemen, did not have time TO remove
the tools, and several mine cars loaded
with shipping ore had TO be abandoned
on the tracks OF the drift.
AT the present time, on the 1900 level.
the Daly-Judge company Is finding gem
erous quantities OF ore along this hs
sure, II being a matter of general knowl-
edge in Park CITY that this is one OF
the best grades of ore the DAILY Judge
property has eyer produced. Between
the lime comes into contact with the On
tario quartzlte along which contact, and
in the quartzite of the assure Itself, the
greater portion OF mineral wealth has
been produced from this vein. The 1850
drift of the DAILY West property. there
fore. which starts on its journey to the
iissure at most significant and i'm
porlant depth. and it should begin TO
drain off the water before the Anchor
shaft is reached TO such an extent that
little or no trouble will be experienced
thereafter from this source.
Results Due Speedily.
4, While the Daly-Judge property has
bbeen literally productive. the manage
ment has never had the advantage of
operating at the depth most desired, and
IL Is most gratifying 10 all concerned
that such rich portion of the property
so long locked in by water is 10 he
drained and reached for mining in such
a short time.
The agreement between the organiza-
tlons mentioned contemPates also the
extension OF the Ontario tunnel which
VIII land at the Anchor shaft nal
at a vertical depth of $500 feet. The
splendid opportunity the Daly-JudGe COM
pany will have in developing its ground
Is manifest. and the agreement reached
yesterday is not only the fruits of at
least two years negotiations between the
interests involved. but 1t has been the
influence on the production of the ia
nous old camp should be felt immedi-
atcly.
Snake Creek TO Continue.
One thing that should be emphasized
is that this deal by no means interfcres
In any way with the driving of the
Snake creek drain tunnel, which work
viii be continued with all possible vigor
southwestern section of the Daily Judge
property, fully two and half miles dis
tant from the Anchor shaft, The Snake
creek enterprise has an entirely inde-
pendent and vast acreage of its own TO
develop and take care OF.
The benefits OF the deal also arc not
sided, The consideration naturally
is n large one, the terms being to the
complete satisfaction OF all parties 10 tho
agreement. The connections with the
Daly-Judge mine Will be OF great advan-
tage to the DAILY West company afford
ing a ready exit In case OF accident.
while the work will develop a large sec
ton OF the DAILY West toward It's south.
westerly corner that Is absolutely virgin
and logically very rich mineral ground
Those In charge of the companies TO the
deal and all their stockholders ere 10 be
congratulated at this happy and timely
rounding out OF a task that means so
much to them and TO the entire state OF
Etah,
xGlEII KNnIIyNr nInIUIA.