The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26
GOOD STRIKE IS \
MADE IN May DAY.
Splendid Showing Afforded in
New Workings of Old
Property. a
MUCH OF PRODUCT
MUST BE MlLLED
Ore Is Of Such Character That
Management Is Greatly
Encouraged.

Superintendent c. c. Grlggs Of the
May Day mine Is in from camp at Tin.
tic and gives a glowing report Of condi
tIons at that property. He says tina,
they are opening up some entirely new
territory In the drift of the 5OO-foot
level, the edge OF the mineral zone 90.
Ing at n point $50 feet further east than
any OF the old workings either below or
above this working. \ raise has been
sent UP thirty feet above this level and
some idea of the ore zone Is obtained
In this manner,
The orc body is very large according
10 the superintendent. Development work
up 10 date shows that tho main orc
body is l2o feet high and eighty feet In
width. This exposure has been made
tl0 feet below all slopes AT one point
a winzc has been dropped down sixty
feet along the ore bearing ledge and the
ground has been opened up eighty feet
west of this winze In orc The showing
is the best ever made in the history Of
the property and other important devel-
opment is expected To follow.
While this orc body is one of the most
extensive in that section. Mr.. Grlggs
makes II plain that he does not claim
that all Of this product is OF commcr-
cial grade. 4 great deal Of II will have
to he treated in the coHa2any milling
prepared. and some OF II is straight
smelling product.
Values Are Good.
AS May Day has previously had a rec-
ord Of producing some low grade ores
which came In small pockets. some skep-
ticism was felt when announcement vas
made OF the new find this week. oet-
ter Idea OF the values can be CLEANED from
the statement made as 10 returns from
assays that were obtained shortly after
the new find was made. These Showed
zgy.rt ~
one ounces silver and twenty 10 thirty
ounces lead to the ton. With large ore
body OF the dcmcnsions that have been
given. these values show that IL Will mako
money for the company quite rapidly. The
management has no hesitancy in saying
that the company will have a good reye-
nue. coming in from the ores now In sight
for some time TO come.
In addition to this work the manage
ment has a force OF men drifting from
the I100-foot level. The formation through
which they are now working is very
lively looking stuff. but the expectation 9
that the drift will have 10 be pushed
ahead a considerable distance before II
makes into pay ore II Is not an easy
matter 10 tell just how soon the ore5
bearing bodies will make their appear
ance An Illustration is furnished by
the showing made on the nth level. where
the ore came in so much sooner than had
been expected.
Important to other Property.
The depth OF May Day Will be OF ini-
portance 20 other properties in that 10.
cal!ty. If the commercial ores are found
in the lowest workings il Will mean that
there Is great future for deep mining
in that section Almost all OF the proper-
ties In that locality have shown high
grade ores within a shallow depth from
the surface. After extracting fortunes tne
owners have hcsltated TO delve 10 deptn,
feeling fully compensated for the work
done.
Within few weeks time considerablet
amount of work will be done In the May
Day ore zone on the 500-foot level Inc
owners have directed an energetic cam
palsn in that region. and ore eXtracuon
is expected to follow during the coming
week.