Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-12-25 | Page 8 | Mines Development Gets High-Grade

MIES DEVELOPMENT GETS1H-G1E S x Inches of hig-h graxie ore has been stria k in the d ft o the sou west by the Mines D velo ment con pajiv eas ng from the Alta T innel & Transpo ta on company the property of wh ch is lo cated in the Big Cottonwood dsret at the 1 ead of S Ivor Fork Fred L Schrott has returned from the property with samples of he ore Lying underneath the h sh grade streak the e is about hree feet of mil lng ore The management of he Mines Devel opment company Is now onfident that the work be ng done a present wl 1 lead to he so co of tho h gh g ade ore The drift s be g ontinued o he so thwest off the aiee f om he main unnel e el The f s lass o e oc urs n a bedd ng plane be ween he 1 n es one forn t on anl is apparpn ly dlpp ng toward he north In order to m ne i noro o o non cally a raise s be ng driven from e southwest drift off tie man t nnel le el to interse t he o e body An average san p e take of the high grade streak which c osses the face of the drift gave the fo lowing returns, the assay fjr flcate being re eived yeeter day Sample No 1 ran 39 6 ounces In si er ob 3 per cent In lead 025 of an o nee n gold the total value being $70 S o he ton Sample No 2 ran 44 4 ounces In ver 68 1 per cent Ln lead 035 of an ounce in gold or a total value of $75 11 to the ton Sample No S ran 32 4 ounces ln silver 44 5 per cent ln lead 0 6 of an ounce in gold, or a total value of $6 53 to the ton. The screenings from the second class ore that s being sa ed for jigging as soon as tb4 weather permits ran 16 4 ounces ln silver "l per cent ln lead and a trace of gold with the total value at $37 13 per ton The a erage value of the three samples of the high grade ore was $57 58 to the ton