The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28
Two Mile Creek Active.

Two Mile Creek Active.
Walter st. Germain, who has con.
tract on the Burlington group Of claims,
was here last week and reported much
activity on Two Mile creek. The his
tory Of this district dates back even
before the big mines Of the reef of the
Coeur d'Alenes were discovered, and a
great amount Of capital has been ex~
pended there, In recent years public
opinion has turned against the Two
Mile district and the companies found
it extremely difficult to raise sufficient
funds to develop the properties. Lately,
however, such promising discoveries
have been made that many of the
at work throughout the winter. The
contractors on the Burlington are work
ing from six to eight men. The Bel
mont, which is a nelghboring property,
has just let a contract and about SIX
men will be employed. Three men are
working the Two Mile claims while sew
eral other properties have forces of men
at work
The Burlington claims have never ap.
peared so promising, according to st.
Germain, and as the work On the lower
tunnel goes ahead it is expected TO
strike ore in paying quantities almost
any time. This group of claims is by
no means unknown in this section, as
nearly 5000 feet Of development work
has been done upon them In the upper
tunnel, some 1900 feet long, excellent
showings of galena were uncovered,
which although scattered, appear in
some quantity. The tunnel which the
contractors are now working upon is
crosscut, which will tap the ledge at
about 1900 feet. The work is being
done entirely by hand power, as the di-
rectors Of the company feel that though
II is much slower it is more appropriate
when the money is coming In slowly
even though steadily. The tunnel viii
be pushed forward throughout the win
ter. St Germain has been superintend-
ing the work himself, and has succeed.
ed in keeping the expense down to
about one-third what 1t has been in
former times.
Work at Echo.
Gus johnson and associates have
completed contract for 100 feet Of
work on the Echo property which lies
about mile southeast Of the Hercules
at Burke Work will now be suspended
until after the opening of spring. The
contract just com mpleted was a drift on
the main vein, the face Of which is now
about 500 feet from the 1000 foot tun-
mel by which the lead was reached. A
vertical depth Of about 900 feet under
the best outcrop on the property viii be
attained by pushing the drift about 200
feet further, where it is expected the
ore will be cut. The vein is we'll min
eralized with stringers of quartz and
tale showing through the ledge matter
It lies in the Burke quartzite. It is
the intention Of the company to develop
the property during the coming year
and work will be started as soon as pos.
sible in tho spring.
Machinery Arrives.
The machinery recently purchased for
the Benton mine in George gulch, lust
above Burke, has arrived and the work
OF putting it in place will be inlmedi.
ately begun. The machinery consists of
5O.horsepower motor, together with
three-drill compressor, both Of which
were purchased locally, and a hoist of
sufficient power for tho development Of
tho work now planned The founda-
tions for the machinery are in and
within few weeks the management
expects TO have the property resume op.
eratious. 1t is the present plan TO
sink on the vein which was recently en-.
couuteTed for depth Of about 200 feet
A contract for 100 feet OF drifting
has been let BY the Constitution Mining
company. The work will follow the
vein which was crosscut last summer
But little drifting was done on this
ledge following the strike, but the prop.
erty showed up favorablv with the lit
tie work that was done, the ledge ear
rying good values in silver and lead.
The drifting will ne done from the
lower level. The Constitution is located
on the east fork OF Pine creek and IL
is the property which was involved in
tho contest in the Occur d 'Alene land
office recently, the homesteader losing
his property where it Tapped the Con-
stitution claims. IT is tho intention Of
the company TO continue TO develop the
property throughout the winter.
Old Property Active.
Active operations were resumed this
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