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Show 8 V INTER-MOUNTAI- N MINING REIEW. of them held as high as $300,000, and none are to be had under $10,000. The writer and two others spent half a day on Sunday, the 16th inst., picking up iloat all over the camp and mine. The vein was struck on the 20th of July by John S. Ferris. Boulders of ore that will weigh two tons each are scattered along the outcrop of the vein. The vein proper is over ten feet, of carlead ore carrying gold and silsamples from the various claims, and bonate out of forty or fifty samples horned ver. Mr. Foisy examined it and pronone had less than seventy-fiv- e to 100 nounced it Bully Boy ore. Assays some colors of gold, and many showed 400 years ago made from float found on to 600 colors, while many were found this mountain went about $500 in gold and silver, but the vein was never showing free gold visible without the found. aid of a glass. D. B. Tranter has secured a lease and Only time and development will show bond on the Mountain Queen and set a the permanency of the veins. The deepest workings in the camp is a tun- force of men to work there last Friday. nel, now in 115 feet, which only gives Juab County. a depth of about sixty feet. This tunnel is about fifty feet above water TINTIC DISTRICT. level and on the vein in ore all the Tintic Miner: Shipments from the way. for the week are as follows: district Some 180 men are at work in the camp and all but about ten are farmers and ranchmen from Cedar City and Parowan. The camp being surrounded almost entirely by deserts, where water is scarce and twenty to thirty-mil- e drives between watering places, it is a. hard trip to make, and barrels with water have to be carried in traveling. Probably at no time in the winter will snow prevent communication with the outside world. The camp is just now beginning to attract attention from capitalists and several propositions to put in mills have been made, and surely it is restined to become one of Utahs greatest producers of gold and silver. Tooele County. CAMP FLOYD DISTRICT. Mercur Mercury: Another important deal in the camp has just been consummated, and by the terms of it George H. Gilhtt of New York City becomes the owner of a most valuable piece of property. The transfer was from J. L. Dakin, Glen R. Bothwell, George Rowland and Scott Lisle to Mr. Gillett of the Sage Hen group of claims which lie south of the now famous Sacrajust mento. On the west of the Sage Hen is the Herschel, on the east the Hillside and on the south the Raven and Mattie, the Sage Hen group taking all the ground between these properties. As the stupendous ore bodies of the Sacramento are pitching directly into the Sage Hen, and only about 800 feet away; as the Herschel tunnel is driving directly toward it and is now in good ore; as the Hillisde tunnels are also driving ahead in the direction of these claims, and as the apex of the vein from the south shows it pitching to the north and east, it can readily be seen what a great prospective vein seen what a great prospective mine is within the Sage Hen lines. Mr. Gillett, we understand has procured the property for some wealthy New York gentlemen, who propose to commence extensive operations very soon. Mr. S. T. Phoenix engineered the proposition through. All parties are very reticent the price but we have regarding it on good authority paid, that $55,000 is the amount. An accident happended over in the Peepstone mining district, in which Frank Drake got the worst end of it. It seems as though he was engaged at work in the shaft which is about thirty-fiv- e feet deep when he was overcome by black damp, he was taken from the shaft by Burton and Charles Holes. He laid unconscious for three hours. The seepage of water through the shale has necessitated the retimbering of portions of the Hecla shaft, but this was finished last week and sinking resumed. The shaft is now over 400 feet deep. From the Bullion-Bec- k mine 30 carBullion-Beck loads ore; from the mill, 10 carloads concentrates; from the 7 carloads ore; from 3 the Gemini, carloads ore; from the 3 carloads ore; from the MamAjax, moth mine, 4 carloads ore; from the Mammoth mill, 3000 pounds sacked concentrates; from the Sioux mine, 3 carloads ore; from the Utah, 5 carloads ore; from the North Star, 4 carloads ore; from the Dragon Iron mine, 26 carloads ore. Five carloads ore are being loaded at the Swansea which will be shipped the early part of the week. W. H. Benge is feeling much elated over a recent strike made east of Diamond. Doc has had assays running as high as 36 ounces silver and $60 gold, and says that he has a good sized streak of this ore. Tliat part of the district is destined to be a big producer in the near future. L. E. Riter and C. Y. Wheeler have bonded the Rover claim to P. J. Donohue, G. H. Robinson and others, the consideration, we understand, being $45,000. The Rover is a very promising claim in Mammoth Hollow, and proper development will make a producer. We are advised by Manager Tetro that a body of quartz, which looks very promising, was encountered the fore part of the week, but as yet no pay ore has been struck. The Tetro is in the same locality as the Humbug and Godiva, and it is only a question of time until this property is a proCen-tennial-Eure- ka, ducer. A new body of ore was encountered in the Yankee Girl Wednesday. Man- ager Walley advises us that sinking will be continued for 150 feet more and no shipments will be made from the property until the shaft is put through the pyrites. Eureka Democrat: The tramway from the vanner floor of the Eureka Hill mill to the Rio Grande track will soon be completed and in operation. This makes three separate lines of rails up the mountain side to the mill. The first carries the ore from the mine to the crushers located 130 feet above the pan floor. The second runs from the chute at the railroad to the vanner floor, and intended exclusively for de- livering the mill concentrates to the cars some 2000 feet below. The third and lower line is used to deliver fuel and supplies from the railroad to the lower mill floor. This makes a perfect system of handling both supplies and product, and completes this great mill plant. Silver City now boasts of eight steam and gasoline hoisting plants in operation, where six months ago there was not a single one. An Immense amount of develoument work has been done in that part of the district so far this season with the best results, and still it is but a mere beginning in the opening up of the vast resources of that part of the district. The Overland company has under consideration the erection of a cyanide Summit County. plant of 150 tons capacity. A large ore Park Record: Dr. G. W. Shores, J. body, of an average value of $8, has been developed. J. Thomas and the Spooner brothers, heavy stockholders in the Creole mine, came out from the city Tuesday mornPiute County. ing and made a thorough inspection Piute Pioneer: A strike has been of that property. W. A. Spooner remade on the Mansfield hill south of ports the mine as looking in most exHorse Heaven, similar to the Bully Boy cellent shape, good ore being taken out and with splendid Indications for a big mine as soon as depth is attained. The recent purchase of Berry brothers holdings in the Creole by the Spooner brothers at $1 a share has given Creole stock quite a boom, and there is an active demand for it The Creole bids fair to soon force itself to the front as one of Park Citys big mines. It is well located and produces some of the richest ore found in the district. While no Information concerning the future of the property was given out, there are indications that the new management will soon put up hoisting works. Night Foreman Harrington informed us Thursday that he thought the new hoisting machinery at the Daly West would be ready to start up regularly Monday morning next. A trial run or two will be made today and tomorrow, and as no trouble is anticipated it is almost certain that work in the shaft will be resumed Monday. The mine is looking fine and is ready for just as large a production as the company desires to put out, though heavy shipments will probably not be made so long as the price of silver and lead remains at present quotations. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Steamboat Mining company, held yesterday, an assessment of 1 cents per share was levied on the capital stock of the company, payable immediately. It is the intention of the company to begin active developments at once in their big tunnel, which is now in 500 feet, and which is expected to tap the vein at or near 600 feet The ground is now looking very Salt Lake County. WEST MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. Bingham Bulletin: Bill Eckman and Ed Hocking, owners of the Mountain Chief, and B. B. Quinn, Newt Jarrard and partners, owners of the Joseph, have just leased these claims to James K. Shaw and partner of Salt Lake, who will soon begin development work. The Chief and Joseph are promising parallel properties lying at the head of Markham gulch. The former has considerable development, and in former years made quite a large output from a strong vein. The Joseph is a mere prospect It is proposed by the lessees to tap the Chief at great depth through a tunnel from the Rosa, an adjoining claim, of which they are owners. On Wednesday Col. Heffron shipped out another silver brick weighing 18 pounds, from the Old Spanish cyanide mill, it being a mixture of gold, silver and copper. The results obtained from present operations are quite satisfactory, and it may be are solving an important problem About twenty men are employed in and about the Winnamuck. Only development work is In progress. The management thus gives practical expression to its belief that the present condition of the markets will not last. Several new leases of idle properties have been effected during the past few days among others the Winnebago, in Pin gulch southwest of the Keystone, With lead at $2.60, Bingham is devel-an- d a valuable property, oping a disposition to be dull as a gold-bu- g, and nobody cares who knows it. Bingham is still the greatest lead camp in the world. The Live Pine, opposite the Old Jordan, is shipping about 90 tons of good lot of oencentrates grade, also a from Hickss Jig, below the Spanish. The Old Telegraph leasers had up to Wednesday shipped 1020 tons of ore since August 1st. The Nast shipped a lot this week that assayed about $30 a ton. 20-t- on 44-t- on The first number of the Mammoth Record, published at Robinson, in the Tintic district, has reached the Mining Review. It shows marked editorial and mechanical skill, and deability serves success. It is the first newspaper venture in the Mammoth end of the great Tintio district James N. Louder is editor and I. E. Diehl |