Show LEAD IX SANDSTONE New Properties Being Developed By S F Mount Near SaUnaS SaUna-S F Mount i again in the city on special business and will probably be here for severaldays before leaving for his new properties in Salina canyon These mines are very recent acquisitions acquisi-tions of the gentleman put > he is making mak-ing some extensive developments and will endeavor to speedily determine just what there is in them and what the ore bodies will justify in the way of a treatment plant Some time ago announcement was made of the discovery of silveMead ores in the canyon just east of the town of Salina the formation resembling resemb-ling in many respects that at the famous fa-mous camp of Silver Reef except that in the latter rock there is no lead Development of the Salina properties has demonstrated however that the silver content cuts but a slight figure the lead being the predominating metal The deposits are in sandstone and the mineral occurs in stringers through the rock Surface asays give i returns of from 8 to 20 per cent lead I and Mr Mount is confident that with I development the properties will make an exjtremely handsome showing in the metal He has placed a force of men to work and proposes to go down on the vein in order to demonstrate its extent and value Should he secure an average lead content of from 15 to 20 per cent it is his intention to put in a concentrating plant near the properties pro-perties and thoroughly develop them The indications for the striking of some rich ore bodies arc said to be I very favorable 3Iny Soon Cut the Vein I is anticipated that the development develop-ment tunnel being driven in the Utahj mine at Tintic will cut the vein within the next few feet in which event connection I nection with the upper workings and j the outside world is to be made at I once The ground in whIch the face of the tunnel now stands looks very well and i is very evident that when I It does come the ore will be extremely I high grade The Utah is one of the best properties in Tintic and the company I com-pany has determined to thoroughly develop de-velop i Heretofore the mine has been worked through the Sioux but i the sale of the latter property maae u I necessary to have the outside connections connec-tions and these can noW be secured I at any time General Manager Loose I was in the cJty yesterday and stated to a Herald reporter that he anticipated antici-pated cutting the ore body very soon I now and then will follow the breaking break-ing through to the surface |