Show I NINES OF CONNOR CREEK Encouraging Showing in These Fine Properties John E Comerford and George Bur dick of Cassia county Ida are in the city for the purpose of closing up the deal of the Jennie and the Gridiron mines which are located in Cassia county on Connor creek As stated before in these columns Mr John Beck of this city has become interested in these properties and during I dur-ing the past few months he has had the mines thoroughly examined by his own experts the result being that he wished to secure the entire interest in these promising producers From Mr Burbick i is learned that the details of the transaction have been satisfactorily arranged and now I I I is expected that early in the spring I I the properties will be developed in a I thorough manner In the Jennie ground there is a 40 foot tunnel in the face of which there is a body of ore from 18 inches to 2V feet In width that carries average values of 40 per cent lead 20 ounces in silver and 6 in gold to the ton and the men now at work in the mine are getting out a shipment of this mineral which will be marketed asf soon us the season opens In the same locality Is the Badger > I j 0 ri I mine owned by Mr Comerford and his associates This property Is now being be-ing developed propery face of the I 400foot tunnel there is an 11inch ore body that gives assay returns of 40 per cent lead IS ounces in silver and 60 in gold to the ton A small shipment of this ore is now on the dump and it Is believed that during the coming year the Badger will find a place on the list as one of the regular producers of the state According to Mr Comerford the Giant lode is one of the coming mines of the district This mine has been developed de-veloped so far by the driving of a tunnel 108 feet In length In the performance per-formance of this work a fine body of quartz has been cut that carries cold to the extent of 18 a ton and it is stated within 30 feet more the tunnel will encounter the main ledge which carries cold silver and lead The Monarch Tunnel company is also doing some effective work in the development de-velopment of the prospects of Connor creak and is now driving a tunnel with two shifts When Messrs Comerford and Burdick left the camp the face of the Monarch tunnel was within a few feeUof the ledge and it is believed i has been uncovered by this time and that the property of the company can now be classed as a paying proposition proposi-tion Cassia county Ida lies just north of the Box Elder county Utah so that new cam of Connor creek can well be classed as being tributary to this state The camp is well mineralized and it is anticipated that there will be quite a rush into that region in the spring Twentyfive miles from Connor creek in Dnr canyon is what Is known as Black Pine district Fred Thackwell has a Dromising property there on which he has done considerable development devel-opment work with the result that he has uncovered a good body of ore that shows values of 30 per cent copper 30 per cent lead 370 ounces silver and 9 in cold to the ton Frank Officer of this city is the owner of valuable property adjoining this prospective bonanza |