Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-12-12 | Page 6 | Strike at the Austin-Goldfield

Strike it the Aiistiit-Coldfield Salt Lake Smelters Will Benefit by Discovery of Oro Worth S150O a Ton. A telegraphic report has Just been received re-ceived by the officials of tho Austln-Gold-fleld Mining company announcing a rich strlko of chloride silver oro on tho 200-fcot 200-fcot level of the Cambria mlno of tho company located somo six miles from Austin, Nov. While tho slzo of the ledge la not definitely known tho oro thus far uncovered will ron $1500 to tho ton and the company anticipates from reports received re-ceived thai It Is a continuous lidgo which will hold Its vaJuo for some time lo come. The property owned by lho company comprises two clalrnB known as tho Cum-brla Cum-brla and Cambria No. 2 wblch aro located lo-cated six miles north of Austin In what Is known as New York canyon. Thou claims were discovered last wlntor and wero owned and opened up Jointly by Robert Watt, C V. Rachovllle and Mrs. Isabella Watt until October of the picnent year, when they wero purchased by tho present company. Tho shaft on the Cambria Cam-bria claim Is now down 200 feet nnd drifting drift-ing was commenced a short tlmo ago on tills level. Several carload shipments wero made by the former owners to tho Selby smeller smel-ler at San Francisco, the avcrago value being over 5300 per ton, while In ono shipment ship-ment 3130 pounds of ore ran J20y2.0S. With greater depth It Is expected that very rich oro will bo found and tho present telegram bears out tho expectations of the company. The present Intention is to continue sinking to the 100-foot level and to drift on the different ledges" as tho shaft progresses. pro-gresses. A new steam hoist Is now being Installed and work Is progressing rapidly. At present eight miners are employed In two shifts but this forco will bo considerably consid-erably Increased as soon as tho new hoist Is Installed. Tho present company now hns a carload of high-grade oro which will be shipped either to Salt Lake or San Francisco within tho next week from which it expects large returns. Tho old Austin camp was in years past ono of the great silver camps of the West, producing over $30,000,000, and with the now development now going on and the reopening of old mines It Is ngaln destined to become ono of the great camps of Nevada.