The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-19

which Indicates lead. and some very en-
encountered at various times
Drifting In the iaaa JACK Waite property
time ago The vein is said to be WIDEN
Ing out The last report from the mine Is
to the effect that there is twelve inches
Of high-grade and several feet Of good
milling orc. Tho company IL planning to
resume shipments as soon as practicable,
and expects to erect q large concentrator
on the property.
Work on tho Monarch mine near Muir
ray was forced to come to an end last
week. Just how long the shutdown will
continue depends on the water supply.
Through tho summer there has been
plenty Of wnter for all purposes, because
OF the heavy snowfall last winter and
the wet summer, and II was q surprise
to the officials to have II suddenly van
ish. Up to short time ago there was no
thought of water shortage, but at that
time the water supply began to diminish.
Judge w. W. Woods last week approved
the lease on tho Bear Top property ne
gotiated by a. c, Kennedy, receiver for
the company. With Oscar Nordquist and
agreement upon a royalty basis and runs
for one year. The lessees have a crew
OF men at work at the present time. and
repairs will be made on the compressor
which was slightly damaged by the
heavy SHOWS last winter. The nume.
which was demolished, Will be rebuilt
The work to be done underground is In
No. 3 tunnel, In which, after crosscut-
has been extended until the tunnel is up
ward of 200 feet In length and numerous
excellent disclosures have been made as
the work progressed. A mise Of 200
level, and there lies above 250 feet OF
virgin ground in which most OF the work
will be done. The management expects
to have the compressor IN working order
within two weeks, at which time the
crew will be enlarged and work COM
menced in earnest
Excellent results have been obtained
from the drift tunnel being run at the
Black Bear property. A vein several feet
Yields high lead and zinc values. The
company is planning to construct mill
upon the property as soon es pracucaole-
Leasing the Alice.
Sidney l. Fonts, who has charge Of
the work on the lease OF the Alice mine,
property were being pushed rapidly by
himself and associates. crew OF
twenty men is now engaged In stopping
and raising between the 900 and 400
levels. The quality OF the ore ls said to
be good. The operators intend to keep a
full force working through the coming
winter and will continue shipments on an
average OF four cars o week
inc LdCleue AlnlDS CoIupdfy iidS Hi III
readiness for full winters work upon
It's property, which Is located just above
the Hercules and lies between the Her
cules and Tamarack. About 2S00 feet Of
tunnel has been run on the property and
excellent showings have been encountered
In many places. The work for this win
ter will be q continuation Of the main
tunnel which is being run on the ledge.
Tho tunnel at the present time Is about
400 vertical feet in depth from the sur
face. Five men are working the ground
at the present time and Will be kept
throughout the winter months.
At tho Sonora property. adjoining tho
Cooley group Of claims east OF Burke.
small punches Of good ore have been
encountered recently in crosscutting the
fault and stockholders are considerably
encouraged with tho result OF the work
now under way. The country Is badly
broken up bat Il is hoped TO cut through
the fault within a short time. when the
owners believe they will have struck the
vein for which they are driving.
Reports from the Gold Back property,
near Murray, arc 10 the effect that n
largo and promising strike was made
last week. a twelve-inch vein having
been disclosed which shows good values.
The vein Is well defined and, at the point
struck. Is near the surface.