The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-25
TO GET
A MILLING PLANT
Special to The Tribune.

soDeCldl 10 lne tribune.
j; JARRIpGE. New. July 24:-That a mill
VIII soon be turning out bullion. with
which TO pay dividends In the Jarbldge
district Is now practically assured. Since
his return here a few days ago John 4.
Jess. who Is Honore Palmer's representa-
tive In this section. has been the busiest
man In camp. Both by word and deed
he has given evidence that the revival Of
work on the Alpha mine is 10 be on
much larger scale than was generally sup
posed,
In an interview Mr. Jess stated that a
mill had been ordered for the Alpha from
machinery and materials would be here
on tho ground within thirty days. Con-
struction will then begin and 1t is fully
expected that early in the fall the mill
ore, Already a crew is at work survey
ing for the most feasible road over which
to bring the machinery to the mill site.
stirS grade and on the final decisoin az
TO this road will depend whether the ma
chinery Will come by way OF Deeth on
the south, or Twin Falls on the north
The mill Cor as some believe, what is TO
be the first uniO It Is safe to say Will be
thoroughly modern and up 10 date Mr..
Palmer Is one of the very wealthy men
Of chicago, Mr., Jess is one. OF the most
careful and painstaking OF operators
and that combina ton seldom makes
mistake In building a mill.
II has also been decided that the
NciiPdIlS Will DulIu tIe DCdIClflE uOuSe
at the. mine for the men. the lumber for
same has been ordered and Will be deliv-
cred on the site in couple or DAYS.
Three shifts are TO be employed steadily
at the mine and as some are to be en-
gaged In drifting and prospecting, In ad
dition 10 the force sinking the main shaft.
there VIII soon be work for nearly all
the idle miners In camp. corpora ton.
known as the Elko Mining company, has
been organized and 1t will own and oper-
at the Alpha mine and mill
A property that has always been looked
upon with kindly eyes by mining men Is
the Pick and Shovel property. now under
the control OF Charles J. Nelson. one OF
the slrewdest opera tors OF the camp. II
Is In arlstocratic territory. adjoining the
B!uster and Success on the west. On the
Shovel claim is a massive cropping which
shoots into the air 70 height of twenty
feet and is OF almost the same width.
of the quartz shows the blue. black and
purple gray streaks that are ALWAYS as
sociated with the best ores in this district.
On this claim, and below II. are also found
which some Of the finest and richest
specimens (showinE visible gold and GO
Ing into the thousands in per ton valuesl
have been taken On the north end OF
sunk shaft forty feet. which, however
is IN solid formation for only ten feet
At this point crosscut opened up vein
eleven feet wide. which averages 50 per
ton clear across 4 streak. SKIP inches
wide, averages about $50 per ton. Much
OF the work in the past has been done
under loosely worded contracts and was
,lnsa tisfa ctory. but when Mr.. Nelson gets
going right It will be a different story.
The south drift from the lower tunnel
on the Buster Is now out 270 feet. At
this point There is SIX feet OF good look
ing ore. though paintings indicate only
fair or low grade values as yet II the
average grade of Buster ore Is opened up
in this section. X means great increase
IN the value Of the property.