The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
ENGINEER PLEASED
WITH MUD SPRINGS
Values in Ores Left by Former
Owners and in New
Finds.
EXPERTS PLAN TO
VISIT THIS WEEK
Mill Run Tests OH Broken Prod
uct Give Satisfactory
Returns.

S. NJ. Stenhouse. one OF the owners OF
the Mud Springs mine in MADEIRA county,
California, has returned TO this city after
a three weeks visit OF inspection at the
property. Mr. Stenhouse made the "Trip
primarily for the purpose OF examining
the lower levels OF the mine, which was
made possible by the recent unwatering
of the lower workings He was met at
the property by n well-known mining en-
gncer OF this city. who, after making
superficial examination OF the property,
said: II could not do justice to the mine
or TO myself without sampling the entire
ground which would require time can
not at present afford. ] must say. now.
ever, that there is strong likelihood oil
opening up number of rich, ohlmneys
of ore Ia the uneNplored ground, and also
OF the extraction OF large tonnage ot
ore from the continuation OF the old
chimney below the i00-foot level.
The old chimney referred TO. Mr.. Stem
house states, is one from which some
500. 900 In profits was taken by the
former owners Of the ground. who used
n fifteen-ton mill for the reduction of
sand tons OF sccond-class was left in the
mine II was with the view OF making
n profit on this broken rock that the
Salt Lake interests bought the property
and set about putting II in shape for pro-
duction. In the course of this work, In
rctinbering the incline shaft as rapidly
9S lGle water TSteNSu, tIllte lcSI VI oIt
was encountered at depth Of ninety
feet. the product giving assay returns oil
ST2 per ton.
Thc Importance OF this discovery was
verified by Mr. Stenhouse on his recent
visit, the ore having been traced for a
distance OF fifty feet below the point OF
discovery and also to the south as far
as the broken ore would permit. This
orc has all been found in one OF the six
claims owned by the company, and il is
the intention of the management now to
push exploration and development work
on the remainder OF It's holdings, as we'll
as IN the old workings
Mill Tests.
The company is now testing the ore in
the large tonnaEcS broken down in the
rehobiitatcd mill. deeming this method
preferable To sampling for the values. as
tho property has not been worked Tor
several years, there are no assaynG IA
cllities on the ground at present. but
paintings made by those who are ia
promise from $40 to $50 per ton on the
many carloads OF the product which are
now being stored in the bins This Is not
given as an average Of the returns 10
be expected on the ores, but neverthe-
less Il serves 10 give an idea Of the pos
sibilties and makes an interesting propo-
si,ou OF the undertaking.
on Saturday next George Dern, man
ager OF the Consolidated Mercur and
Boston Sunshine gold mills in the Mer"
cur district. and an authority on eyanid-
ing will visit the Mud Springs property
in company with a. n Brown. a we'll
known engineer OF the firm OF Brown and
Edwards Of this city, and Will make
close cXanina tion OF the mine. Their re-
port on the property may determine its
future.
II is probable also that they will be
met a the mine by George T. Stcnhouse.
one OF tho incorporators OF the company.
and at present manager of the Morgan
Crescent copper mine at Morgan, this
state.
\ number OF Salt Lake people are in
torcsted In the Mud Springs company and
arc OF the opinion that a big future is in
store for the mine.