Show THE MARGARET MINING COMPANY adjoining the checkmate ground on the west wid and within a few hundred feet of the checkmate mill is the property of the margaret mining company which company is composed of L L ormsby of boise harry woodman of idaho city and george H wyman of pearl this company commenced work this year and now has one of the finest double compartment shafts feet in the clear which is down to a depth of nearly feet and still sinking the shaft being substantially timbered from the shaft on various levels there have been three crosscut cross cut drifts run in different directions with a view of exploring the ground fifteen men are employed on two shifts and sufficient water has already been encountered to supply a concentrating mill of large capacity several blind ledges have already been cut but the company has not stopped to develop or prospect them preferring to reach depth and make a mine superintendent wyman was formerly superintendent of the checkmate and worked the ore bodies of the checkmate to the very line of the margaret ground and had a full knowledge of the splendid riches the veins carried which information he presented to the checkmate company with the suggestion that it purchase the Mh margaret rgaret claims this was not done however and associating himself with the two gentlemen above bought the property and is now pushing its development steam engi engines fed with coal operate the hoist and pumps but the engines enines ines now in use are being supplanted by larger ones with a double hoist and 60 horse horsepower p ower boiler the double compartment shaft to be equipped with a cage all the ore bodies of the checkmate are said to pass through the margaret grou ground fid the shaft of which is within feet of the checkmate line and workings mr wyman is regarded as one of the bet best posted men on the camp its ore bodies and vein construction st he was formerly a utahn |