Show j 1 I H H l I 1 1 rr I ID I H t II H r II H I I II I 1 HI 1 HI H I I i GOLD D MINES OF I MER CUR CAMP Y i A 1 review of oC the Mercur camp for tor tho the year J ear presents prell tho the Consolidated Mercurs Mercure property III In n 1 very oty vcr favorable light not 1101 notwithstanding withstanding a General lack IlIck of ot Interest In the district during tho the past year or orIso orto two Iso Con Cot Mercur Is IB the mainstay of oC oCho mho vho ho camp though the tho Sacramento ad adJoining Joining ins has until I lately treated nn an of ot tons pOI per day Time The roe reo show tho oro ore to have averaged I up III r very cry 1 ell an no with other years Tho Iho average Is la slightly lower and the tonnage shown a Q falling failing off oft dur during durIng ing hug the tho past few tew months The pro production for tho limo year amounts to 10 al 01 almost most moat or nearly HOOG ounces of or line hue gold gole The tonnage for Cor time the year with tho the month of ot December Is placed d at tons Ions An Au extrac extraction o extraction tion of or about aboul IS 27 per ton Is II thus thu shown to have hae been made which is a 1 about bout bO aim cents per por ton lees leee than that recorded last year om C l During the year ear er the tall toll Jugs Inga have per ton This lidded added to the amount l hem folO ouch men ton tot of ore shows hoWl the tho value of o othe the oro ore to 10 be JO 30 per ton Notwithstanding tho net that a cut was monde In III time the tonnage during durin the year the tho mine Is In III good condition and It looks OB ns It If It H will continuo continue to pay Iny dividends for a n considerable length of at time The cut oft In III tho the tonnage noa waa made mado necessary by tho the shrinkage In the tho quantity of oC oxidized oro ore In sIght Bight rho Tho company compan line has any amount of at base alC ore oreIn oreIn oreIn In tho the mine nimo but ut as 18 the roaster router capa capacity city cut Is le limited it Is Impossible lule to tu keep up tip tho the dally average by y using more muro base ore whon when the supply of or olds oxidised d dore ord ore Is from any nl cause causa unavailable The supply ur of oxidized ore are continues to bo be Hullo low l but It It nil wll probably be offset by b the JIll development of or mixed ore on IU the Viking level 1001 of oC the Golden Onte late The company Is also ol o making some sane In III the roasting furnaces by h It II expects shortly to handle COO GO tune tuns of or bate ore pet per day Instead of ofa ofa a n little over tons tom as IlS at present TAILINGS TREATED During Juring tho the year the company Marled up tip the th old oh Mercur company company a 8 mill at ilL Manning on the Iho old oil tailings billings dump of or ortho tho the mine mint In June Jun when the start was 88 made and for Cor some time lime f the results wore were not entire entirely ly I but a much better Jetter sav savin in ins nl has be teen n made of laU About toms tona of tailings were we patted passed through the old aid mill up UI to 10 December lit 1st from Cram CramI I an nl extraction cJ of at M H cents a ton tau has been l een made The cost coat of Is tl placed pieced at tit U 66 cents n a ton which leaves leans lea n a profit of oC 40 cents per por ton or J 1000 of OC late lato the tilt have been much bet bel better better ter tI tin an extraction of oC 1130 par por ton 1011 not lIot being uncommon The Tho work Is going golm a teed and It looks as If IC the II H stet step will odd add more than to the f PLANT On February 1st of ot the tho present year the company started up Ita its power plant which Is and an up to In lu luever ever eve ery I It Is III equipped tl with wilts n a bat hattery In y of or C lare boilers bouer anti and I 2 pow powerful nut erful operate two elec electrio trIo generators ChI Tho current thus thul g In gems n mated crated Is III 10 to I the 1110 various mo limo motors tore tors of ut the time mill until and Int mine mille and ti made to drive all the machinery In the com coin mans Inns property It IK lit wild to 10 be more mure reliable than the power before JetON received front from outside source nW DH DJ The company from 1000 to 10 per l 1 mouth In dead work Iy Dy till thus thusIs Is II meant th the r of or drifts cuts ration U te lo to discover ne new hew ore are I und and explore virgin train Thu Tho of this dead work have hate ten very gratifying during durins the year 1211 Men Mell Mention tion tron ltd III already been barn of ot tho the dU dma covery pf of mixed ore or o on the Viking level of the Golden CoWen Gale dale More liarI Important than Ihan this discovery discover U Is the do of ot n It fine mime chute chut of or ore oro In III the Lulu workings of the old Mercur prop property erty ert this year tar the feet of tit f virgin ground between the Lulu work workIng lags Ing and the tho III In the main part of or the time Mercur was comparatively y unknown Doubts ou were felt as a to tu mu ore are bearing qualities ju During the pros pre ant year It ha has b been n demonstrated that thal I this It h of J ground roll lid t Is III all nil ore or Incline No 27 21 has han been h en sunk unk on the dip dill of oC the time vein nearly feet and a aduce flue duce chuto chute of tit 0 tad d orv om from KOu to i per peer er ton nan has been beene b I e 1 for time the entire distance Lev Levels ell els an are R oi ol from the tiro vela vein which has hall been proved to be lie large largo mud continuous Tho incline head heads 4 northwesterly north northwesterly westerly Work Is le also being pushed in n the Lulu Incline which was true started 30 SUI teat feet from Crom incline meling No 27 21 This In Incline InlIne lIne cline inline heude due dUl north that being the tha Ill u I l l r a 1 t I dip of or the vein It Is now down feet feel f ct In III good ore are 01 e all al the time way Vet RI lev levels els cis havo have loen run different places place In the Incline and a IL great deal doal of ore uro has hUD been developed much of oC which la Is oxidized d the rest relt being base bane Assays Alsa show values Yalu ranging from Cronl 6 to HO per ton tOil GOLDEN GOIDEN N GATE GATI ORE ORL The pollen late inn ban disclosed clo oll a fine bony boxly of mixed me tire In hi Incline No Nu G 6 from the tho level Several levels levois havo have been bear Oll driven from the fie Incline antI and It hAH been raised on Oil to 10 n a 1 point above abol the time main level led of the mine A confusing system of faults hUll has perplexed the tho manago management cant for tor some Home time but hut recent developments have caused called much slit ela elation Ia then tion on un the part of or the management The Golden n Onto filth tun Is le now supplying half halt I of oC tho MI ore vre c treated at the time mine I WAGES WOI S PAID I The company paid pal out Olt the thc sun sum 1 of oC for labor during tho thu year An average tit ot BIO m Inn n art are employed In the I minot mines and mills of or the company and und the thu rate rute of ot wages Is JM per IIII day 2 NORTHERN LIGHT LIGHTA A new departure was wa made at the th Northern Light on Lion Hill Hili during the th test After prospecting on and amid above the tho tunnel level for tor some oma time past pall the company decided to sink amid If It possible poshie Intercept Int the time continuation ot of rich UP err JD chutes found years ago ngu Tins Thus far eRr no new developments aro are ie me 1 null amid none are all eXIle led for a afew afew few few elf mouths The shaft Is la now down about a OUI 10 feet below the tho tunnel level leveland leveland and a force foice of J 0 I men Is 18 engaged in drifting to a II point lint where a continuation of 0 one of the richest ore oro chutes chut In the time IB in expected to be bo Intercepted During the tha swimmer about 3 2000 worth of cyanide product was marketed the result of or a n short mill milt run on ores are taken out last winter Inter In development The property ii i being worked under the di dl direction 11 A u ot R n 0 a Lea Legg l l 1 Il FISH SPRINGS The Utah mine Is le local rl at fish Springs Jimb county Oasis belli ln limo tho nearest railroad point y miles distant Of at the company compall MID Mis If E ET Ef ET T f Crismon II Is president and find l t Jt H Weller vice president and SIM A depth of 00 fe feet t has h preen hwn f U In Inthe time the shaft from the tho bottom 01 III ui which n II drift hoe hili ha been lIn be n run on either Hide aide tho lima cast cant drift being W ro feet teet In and mime thu v fit about 20 10 feet Ceet Tho Time latter laHti follows a win of or carbonate Ir ore carrying from vi U to ounces ounce silver and AmI 60 ro per IIII cent lead Tho cUll chit Is II being rut run to limo tho ore uru which was 11 encountered nn on the 7 0 O leveland level leveland I If 1 and ami In order to do thin this the drift must mulct he be run feet teet Probably thru three months will be hI required to completo work when It Is la s expected led that lint tie the ore ole In that I vein will have Improved with Hh depth and that thul an output will rosult On the level 1001 the company Is III both sinking nail and raising on ore having tut ounces of at silver and 00 GO per lIeI cent It had ad a aItH liS as ItH Ina lt valuable contents An of C 10 o tons ton a It month hits has been heen the year and In December Decem r th Ih output Is N expected to sixty tons At t tin the tinCO CO level ore Is 18 also alo being d which runs train from SO 10 O to ounces In sil 1111 silver ver 11 and 45 46 5 j I ter er r cent nt In 11 lead In this tilt purt of qt t the workings two Iwo on onore onOre I ore III being made and amI three s I tire era Dividends amounting to OALI NA NAM At M Fish Springs near neRl the Itah Is I the Jalena whose who o ore and operation are a practically Identical 1 with I Its neighbor or Notwithstanding the lack of oC proper and convenient trans transportation facilities the mine Is l able to ship slump upon a paying basis bulls and with the advent lid vent of at closer clatter railway connection the Ih property will prove proe to be he a bonanza H 8 S Joseph T n III furnish urn Ish Information about th time the mine to anyone It U rs n |