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Show Western Mining Gazetteer VOL.' I a.i;5e SALT LAKE CITY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1880. NO. 1. THE STOCKTON MINES. vy s Sptcial Correspondence of the Western Mining Gazetteer. rUJSLlSHED WEEKLY. DKVOTEI) TO GOLD AND SILVER 31INING. AUTHORIZED AGENTS: a, Maj. Danilson, Rlackfoot, Idaho. .John MeO. Scott, Eureka, Nevada. Cai,. (. Clawsov, Bonanza City. Idaho. T. E. Cuiiikcy, (ialena. Wood River District, Idaho. CiiAiii.KM K. Mii.i.kk & Co., Room 2, Tribune building. Chicago. Ciiaules W. Ciiane, Room :Jt, Safe Deposit building, San Francisco. Sense imTiox, postage paid: United States and Canada, $3 per annum; all other countries $4. Payable in advance. e Order, Dank Draft or Registered Remittances should be made by W. Mrsonovn. to Makk. Letter, payable Commcnicatioxs in. regard to the Mining or Milling oi Ores solicited. Descriptions of new camps specially desired. Post-Offic- ore-bod- y above is beyond a doubt and at this depth the vein is 12 feet wide and, apparently inexhaustible; averaging from 25 to 150 ounces in silver, 3 to G gold and 30 per cent. lead. Some of the stratas are very rich. The belt on which this property is situated is traoable for live miles, being staked and surveyed the whole distance. The Quandary is also considered a very fine property. Two incline shafts have been sunk on the vein, one of which connects with the Great Basin works by a level at the depth of 120 feet, thus securing for both mined thorough ventilation one of the important considerations in the development of mines. The incline on the Chico is down 300 feet, showing a vein which assays from CO to 75 ounces in silver and 45 per cent. lead. The shaft on the First National shows a very regular vein of fair grade ore. t shalt and sufficient ore has already been The Silver King has a extracted to pay the expense of development up to the present time. Another 100 shaft will be started immediately. The May bell has an incline down 170 feet, showing a 3 foot vein of 10 ore. The Murwcn vein which carries 45 ounces shaft is 125 feet in depth, cutting a in silver and 55 per cent. lead. The Lconoru was recently sold for The development consists of an incline 225 feet. The vein carries shaft on the 50 ounces in silver and CO per cent. lead. The Cathrina shows a better grade of ore as depth is attained. The vein yields 35 ounces in silver and 40 per cent. lead. The Calumet incline is down 100 feet ; the vein assaying as high as 100 ounces in silver and t shaft has been sunk. The 55 per cent. lead. On the Hannah a vein assays 03 o.unces in silver and 45 per cent. lead. Kxgixekk. . Stockton, Utah, Aug. llih, 1880. 400-fo- SOUTHERN UTAH. Special Correspondence of the Western Mining Gazetteer. For several years past the mines of this district have been practically shut down, but it is likely that a new era will soon dawn for those who have so long had an unyielding faith in the luture prosperity of .many of the mines. The principal mines arc the Grat Basin, Quandary, Chico, First National, Silver King, Mcrwcn, May bell, Lenore, Calli-rinCalumet and Hannah. The main incline on the Great Basin is encountered down 530 feet. The continuity of the immense 1 There are four furnaces in Beaver county in successful operation, viz.: Three at Frisco and one at Milford. Their capacity is about 40 tons of base bullion every 24 hours. Three of the furnaces arc run exclusively on ores from the Horn Silver mine, while the forth, belonging to the Frisco Mining and Smelting Company, is run mainly on ores from the Carbonate and Cai c mines. There is an abundance of ore in sight to keep these smelters at work for the next year, so that the question of their production depends more on the price of lead than the supply of ores. The Horn Silver Compony arc busy erecting hoisting works on their mine of a capacity adequate to the work to be done, say the raising of 400 tons of ore per day. WASHINGTON COUNTY. The mines at Silver Beef are producing their regular amount of fine silver bullion, being on an average between 80,000 and 90,000 per month. The product of the camp is from the mills of the Stormont, Christy and Walker & Barbee companies. The mill of the Leeds Company is at present idle. Three of these companies have their stocks on the market, viz.: The Leeds, Stormont and AValker & Barbee. The mines of the two last companies arc looking well and bid fair to keep up their present production. The Christy Company, though an incorporated organization, has never put its stock on the maiket. Its mines, however, show a great deal of ore, and their mill crushes on an average 153 tons of rock daily. The probability is that the Christy will be put ou the New York market at an early day, and will be a dividend paying property from the start. The Stormont and Barbee A Walker are both paying regular dividends. VIUTE COUNTY. There are two promising districts in this county, viz. : The Ohio and 31 1. Baldy. The developments have been going on in the former for ten years, and a number of promising properties have been partially developed in the same; notably, the Webster A Bully Boy. This mine is owned by a California Company who paid for it, some seven years ago, about 80,000. In Mt. Raldy District is situated the Deer Trail mine, which is a bonanza of low grade ore, containing streaks of very high grade. Considerable of the richer class of the Deer Trail ore has been shipped to Salt Lake on wagons and sold at remunerative prices. Uoth Ohio and Mt. Raldy Districts show a great deal of rich iloat, ard a large number of claims have been located in both. Some of the ores of these districts are very rich, both in silver and gold. I1 Risco, August 10, 1880. Fuomtxtob. ot 280-foo- 4-fo- ot 10,-00- 0. 150-lo- ot 200-foo- YANKEE FORK, IDAHO. Special Correspondence of the Western Mining Gazcttrer. m The arrival of the greater portion of the machinery lor the new mill for the Custer Company a few weeks ago, made quite a stir in this district. Nearly a hundred men were immediately put at work, and the mill is being rapidly erected under the able direction of Col. Win. B. Hyde, Superintendent of the Custer and Unknown mines. The but with tlx capacity for mill will be put up as a The mines of this Company are showing up nicely, and the very handsome body of ore struck in the Custer two months since continues fully as rich as when first cut. A great deal of work is being done on 31 1. Custer. The Badger shows a vein nearly fourteen feed wide, and averages nearly 700 per ton. Lorenzo Falls recently sold Ids half interest in this mine to R. C. Chambers, of Salt Lake, for nearly 25,000, and it is worth every dollar ot that amount. The Montana mine is probably the richest gold mine in the world. Work continues light along, and the recent developments are eminently satisfactory. A big shipment of ore will be made to Salt Lake at an early day. The Charles Dickens is still known as the Old Reliable, ami well does it deserve the name. The arastra is running right along and turning out a large : mount of very fine bullion. Some heavy gold nuggets are taken from Mm iisons placer claim every lew days, and so many haw bu n found the p:;t three months that it is hcromming quite a common all'iir. Tlx prospect hereabouts, taken all together, is better even than could he. expected, on account of the remarkably backward spriug in these diggings. 20-stam- 20-stam- s. p, 8ju;i ruviim. 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