Show JOTTINGS FROM STATE LINE Another Body of Rich Ore Found I the Ophir Line City Utah Feb 14 While the deep snows of lat have been In the way of effective prospecting work on the surface still the claimowners of i the camp do not feel In the least die j couraged as they are confident that j I in the spring the district will receive tne attention its merits deserve and I it is anticipated that the camp will enjoy a boom and especially so if n I mill or two of them Is erected In the camp The claimholders here have about come to the conclusion that the deposits de-posits are what might be termed low grade propositions but if with depth the ore chutes prove to be permanent this is bound to make on of the greatest great-est camps in the west as the surface surace showings are magnifioent Another rich body of ore has been encountered in the Ophir minea silver producer on the 100 foot level where a drift Is being run from the shaft The owners of this valuable property now have four drifts opened up In the mine and are working a force of four menThe men-The feel much encouraged over the new find and it is likely that as soon j I I as the roads become settled they will I j be in shape so that they can make n good consignment of high grade mineral min-eral to Salt Lake The Burro another silver producer is also looking well with good ore insight in-sight while the Kelly and Merson people peo-ple are at work again en their claims Lambert and Drake who are among I the pioneers of the camp are doing some effective work and they feel that they are strictly In it and they have reason to be a their mines are looking I look-Ing well Hone Hicks of Cedar City fame who struck It rich sometime age bas u I streak of high grade gold ore in a formation for-mation of hematite iron Jn at the I present time nt is taking out a ship j ment which he will consign to the Salt Lake market I On the other side of our district in J I Eagle valley the outlook is most encouraging I en-couraging I is there that Lyile and his associates asso-ciates are sinking a shaft on a 20foot ledge of quartz In which the free silver ver is visible to the naked eye This Is a promising proposition and it Is the opinion of mining men that the mine will develop into a bonanza Joe Vanlna has uncovered the richest body of gold ore that has been found in this belt The mineral is fairly lousy with the yellow metal and there is no denying the fact that this is the making of a prolific producer Work is progressing in the development develop-ment of the Pickett and Troutman group in the Eagle Valley district and the showing on this property is something wonderful The ledges are large and prominent and good assays in gold can be obtained at the grassroots grass-roots All that this ground needs to I place i on the dividend list Is a mill and it Is understood that it Isthe intention in-tention to erect one in the spring The Allen G Campbell group adjoining ad-joining the Pickett ground is also a great piece of property and Is similar in its characteristics to the Picket claims Every miner in State Line and Eagle Valley districts Is full of hope for the future and work is being pushed according ac-cording to the means of the claim holders holderMnng Mining Notes and Personals The Horn Silver received five carloads car-loads of ore yesterday A wager was made on the streets yesterday and the money put up that BullionBeck stock would go up to 30 within 90 days L W Clark one of the Incorporators of the Chloride Point Mining company came in from the mine Tuesday night Mr Clark who is one of the pioneers of i that country is highly pleased over I the showing that is being made in the property A carload of Galena ore was marketed mar-keted in the city yesterday that assayed as-sayed 55 per cent lead and 107 ounces in silver to the ton George AVeiler the superintendent of the Utah and Galena mines who returned turned Tuesday night from a visit to Fish Springs states that these producers produc-ers are looking well Joe Moss who Is well known in mining min-ing circles in Utah was out on the streets again yesterday after being confined to his home for some time with a severe attack of tonsilitis Superintendent Green of the Buckeye Buck-eye mine in Tintic district writes that the recent copper strike in this property prop-erty is holding out well and that the mine is looking better than ever Felix Stark and Alex Mitchell of this city and James P Sprout of Ogden are making arrangements to begin active work in the development of a promising prom-ising property near the Promontory a soon as the weather will aermit The boys at the Northern Light office of-fice have perpetrated a joke on the manager Dr E D Woodruff and when 2 Herald reporter inquired for this gentleman yesterday he was informed in-formed that he had cone out for a Dalr of assay scales for the Little Pittsbunr Pitbur Two carloads of high grade ore from the South Swansea will soon be consigned con-signed to the sampler but it is not Known as yet whether the consignment will be sold at the present time or beheld be-held for better prices The mine assays as-says show that the ore carries values of GO per cent lead and 120 ounces in I silver to the ton I was learned yesterday that a lease had been securCO on the Golden Silver I mine in West Mountain district about a mile northof the Keystone tramway I This property is noted as a famous old producer and the lessee before beginning be-ginning operations in the old workings of the mine where it is stated fine bodies of shipping ore are exposed will work over the dump which runs high in copper and silver F A AAadleigh general passenger agent of the Rio Grande Western road is getting out a topographical map of Tinticf district I is stated that the map will be a beauty and that it will show the location of the different mines of the district Something of this kind is what has been needed for a longtime long-time and Mr Wadleigh will endear himself to the mineowners and prospectors pros-pectors of the camp in the publication of such a map E L Talbot of the Frisco mine at Bingham who was in the city yesterday yes-terday informs The Herald that the winze In this property is now down to the 100foot level the bottom being in afoot a-foot of good shipping ore I is now the Intention to drift on the vein and as depth in the hill is attained it Is believed be-lieved the ore body will increase in size Mr Talbot reports that there Is a large amount of snow in the hills and that ore shipments are out of the question until spring weather comes I Is stated that some verv rich discoveries dis-coveries have been made recentiv in the Red River district in southern Colorado Col-orado In a portion of the state that has been thrown open to the public lately A letter received from there yesterday bv a well known mining man of this city states that the district promises to outrival Cripple Creek and that ore has been found there that carries carres gold values of 180000 to the ton One ton of this ore if consigned to the mining min-ing department of this paper will be gratefully acknowledged and no questions ques-tions asked The Alma Gold Mining company of this city held Its annual meeting yesterday yes-terday and elected directors and officers of-ficers as follows M L Ritchie president presi-dent D R Augsburg vicepresident G L Sprague secretary Glen Miller and T R Rockwell The property of the company is located near the Rabbit Foot mine at Silver City Tintic and in tie group Is to be found the famous old Primrose mine which has produced I in the pat over quarter of a million lion The company is also the owner of the oncenoted Silver King mine A stated yesterday an important strike has just been reported in the Alma Free Press Grangerville Ida Various Vari-ous reports have been made in this section sec-tion that the Blue Dragon mine at Elk City had pinched out and was closed down The account just received re-ceived that Mr Silverman is working three eighthour shifts and sinking on said mine is a refutation of said report I I I re-port AVe understand that the shaft has now reached a depth of 140 feet and I the quaUtJ and quantity of ores perfectly I per-fectly satisfactory to the operators I Work will be continued right along I is understood that another contract I has been let on the Homestake and I Badger and will be pushed through with all possible speed Keep your eye on Elk City for the next two years and you will see wonderful changes made by the magic touch of capital The Herald is reliably informed that Hon P T Farnsworth has been given the management of the Mammoth mine and it Is believed that under his able care the property will in the future fu-ture make a greater record than ever The mine is now in shape with its magnificent bodies of ore exposed Its fine mills water system splendid new hoist and its branch railroad to come to the front during the next few months as a heavy dividend payer In paJer talking with one of the directors of the I company the assertion was made to a Herald representative that the subject of enjoining the Grand Central had I I never been talked I of by the directors i efh fo lti and that there was no reason to believe that the Grand Central was working in j the bodies of ore belonging to the1 Mammoth company as It is thought that the Grand Central is on the Eagle I ledge Some very fine sam of ore from I the Gold Dust mine iIercur were i I received in the city y = > day d the j I mine is showing up so well th it the company is feeling muc > encou aged Together with the ore samples comes the report that the ore bodies are I growing in size until it is hard to estimate the amount of mineral i insight t I f legfth oe ratin what Is caled the top vein the ore carries values of from 450 to 5 i in gold to the ton while I the Gold Dust I eg trr I ore body proper assays from Sfifift to I I I 750 The company is now working 16 I men and as it is believed that the mine I has long ago passed the prospective I state plans and specifications specifcatons are now being prepared for the erection of a I mill which will be built early In the spring with a capacity of 200 and possibly I I pos-sibly SCO tons of ore daily Assays I have been obtained from the mine going I go-ing a high as 27 |