Show I 1 MINING MATTERS f I 1 s S force increased conditions continue to improve at tho the old ontario property which la is now being worked by H al crowther and associates under lease the forte forlee now at work numbers fifty and from the ore bodies thit that are being constantly opened up this nu number aber will be added to right along shipments are being made regularly and the famous old dividend payer Is going to produce riches in abundance and give work to many men tor for many years before it will bo be classed amon among the abandoned properties to a law suit in the case of the uintah treasure coalition mining alining company I 1 lio to silver king coalition minos alii company a stipulation was filed in the united states district court this thia week for the sale of the I 1 claims tn In in the suit in eq equity U ty the claims include the kentucky I 1 claims nos I 1 to 8 inclusive the john the samuel the trestle and tho the williams claims which are situated in the lite summit mining district near part park city under the order of lite court bourt these 12 claims are to be sold individually at public auction and a division of the money will bo be determined when the case I 1 ia defied by judge john A Al marshall arshall the to uintah treasure company claims an undivided two thirds interest in the property it la IS also alleged that the uintah treasure hill company has spent on develop ment work and ask that the defendant company be compelled to bear ls is portion of the expense the attorneys in the case have decided to submit a plan of procedure in the partition and sale of the property deseret news I 1 will ratify the deal special stockholders meetings of thi th thompson and the west quincy companies have haie been called for november i 30 0 at which the sale of each to the newly organized thompson quin quincy cy company will be proposed for ratification the west quincy company will secure shares 0 of f the now new company in exchange for its present stock while the thompson company will secure 1 shires tha daly company gets shares the daly west company shares an I 1 the ontario company 75 shires in consideration for working rights and tunnel privileges the american flag the american hag aag mine situated in empire canyon park city district utah has three veins in quartzite I 1 says a wilter in the last issue of I 1 I 1 tile the mining and scientific press the main vein eia strikes north 36 06 deg east dils east 79 deg and varies in width from 1 to 6 feet the gangue material Is fragmental quartz 1 ite ile accompanied by talcose matter in many places there is also a good deal of iron pud nud manganese the ore carries gold and stiver silver and varying amounts of lead and copper the gold is not tree free and the silver covers as chloride sulphide and bromide with small qualities of native silver the oxidized ore extends to the depth of 1100 1160 feeal be low which leva the tha sulphides sulp hides occur the hanging wall is quartzite except on the north drift of via tiia eleventh level where it is is limestone the toot foot wall is asa also quartzite except where it is displaced by porphyry on several of the south drifts and limestone on the ninth and eleventh levels the east vein which has been exposed orly ariy on tile the litter letter lavel lies iles 75 leet feet east ol of the main vein and has a 1 strike stride north 60 deg dag east cast therefore it diverges irom from the main vein on its course north and intersects the main vein on its course south the tha dip of the east vein is 85 deg west and it Is t thought hought that it 11 will wiil be found to dip into the main voin vein at a dapah of feet vertically below the eleventh le level vel lon on tha litter latter vein the past cast vein i V varies arles in width from a few inches to i I 1 1 I toot foot and it is regarded as a spur I 1 the main vein both walls aro are quartzite the vein filling Is I 1 similar to that of the main vein and the mews metals in the order of 0 their relative vein are gold silver and lead the rodin vein the first opened on oil the property has been mined to a depth of 22 feet below the ivel of the curtis tunnel which was waa driven from the bed of umpire empire canyon A considerable tonnage of first grade ore has been rained mined and shipped from this vein its 1 ti q anerth if 46 dog deg east the dig 79 deg southeast the bedding planes of the quartzite quan zite dip 20 des deg northeast the silver king limestone lies iles above and tho th ontario limestone lies iles below the american flag quartzite bot bh the latter limestone has not been found in these workings there ar ara lineal feet of 0 development ion on til th american flag property con sisti K V ol 01 of an 1130 trot foot vertical shaft ig 01 feet of cross cuts feet of raises and wi and a foot incline shaft the mine production from august 3 1904 to september 0 J i I 1 oe consisted of tons of a grobi value alue of or an average of fasl 3 per ton the shipment of 24 0 tons during another period brings the total production up to being an average for all ot of per ton the gold content t nt averaged and the silver per ton F V and R L mack alacy of the american exploration co of colorado which has a long term lease on the mine hive prepared an assay sheet showing the quantities of lead silver and acl 1 and their total value as the result for 77 samples taken from all parts of 0 the mine this shows that silver takes first place gold seco second nd and lead third the sample lowest in silver assayed 03 oz the fie sim pie lowest in gold ran the highest 23 go 60 they haie bae also pre pared a longitudinal section and assay map outlining development arg value of sample at places from which they were taken mr air bodfish mikes makes definite finate deti de nata recommendations iv as to future development and the tha cost of oc some same which will require the expenditure of the property Is well equipped with hoisting machinery air compressor and power plant an interesting write up in the issue of october the salt lake mining review has an extended illustrated of the mine anine and mill of the daly judge property the article is written by leroy A palmer giving a detailed account of 0 the various workings of 0 the mine and the equipment of the mill it is quits quite interesting and instructive in conclusion it says the daly judge made profits of about during the last fiscal year with the reopening of 0 the 1600 level and the property drained by the ontario and snake creek creeh tunnel it baerns reasonable to suppose that it wl not take long to build up a treasury rc reserve serve that will justify the inana in placing the mine on a dividend basis again merger speculations speculation S the last issue of goodwins weekly contained the following interesting article articia on park parit city and its mines it is interesting reading and aad deals with the possible future of the camp overhanging as it is by clouds 01 doubt and uncertainty the mining SIt Laicu on in the park CRY city uta alta mineral zone ail aphea ea s to the weather wise as laden with important important industrial and possibilities As yet there is nothing in the news from that section to excite the gen oral public it is only the close students of the markets who realize sinio sort of order mus must fron from fro n the tha present chaos and are awaiting eagerly easer lr tor for a ri t in tiie the clouds to lo 10 first up with their dirigibles la and biplanes the disorder of pres nt conditions is unmistakable the tha silver king coalition the biggest proposition prop in the lieu eld after pissing several divI dividends Jends and r large sums in improve ments is about to try out the elpi cipa city of its newer ore ora bodies for sustained production it is also await in ins the outcome of the trespass suit stilt of tha silver king co csoll now jr in the united states district court and in which more than two million dollars 13 claimed from the coalition far reaching results will follow the termination terminal ion of these two movements N then there is the rumored daly west daly ontario merger much of the matter published on this subject hos been inspired to test the santi sentiment ment of the tha public towards such a move and there Is reason to think the tha merge r has not pissed passed beyond the contemplative stage in talking wilh men learned in the lore of 1 park arac city one gains the impression that the unrevealed plan of tho the promo Is to mike the three properties mentioned the tall tail of nn an ani animal 1 whose identity ta is still undisclosed la in one of the feelers olera fe which say saw tile the light li III hoston boston it is suggested that the merger be capitalized with two million a million and a hilt half to bs be held by the company such a quantity of ballast would be ab suid unless a voyage is contemplated in a much larger ship it may U 1 i t that h at the lh e ob object j act in v view few I 1 Is S an amalgamation with the daly judge or the consolidation or it may be absorption of a number of 0 small companies Ompa nies that can be worked through the ontario tunnel in time to come this tunnel will be the chief 16 1 6 t of the bamberger companies s affording access and drainage to a large area of virgin ground it will afford water power which charged to will operate mills trams and compressors the obvious advantage of the tripartite co now under discussion would be tle the common use ot of a mod ern milling plant at the mouth of the tunnel l and conversely the mineral resources of three mines that have rl saen bettor better days to teed feed the mill A class calculation by one who can calcut calculate ate some puts the say saving ing that would be effected in milling transportation and administrative expenses by a joint milling and power plant at from 25 to 40 per cent 4 A justly or unjustly the daly west daly and ontario are referred to generally as has beens whose con dilon is too well known to furnish the for a good gamble while the public feels that way about it the chances are not bright for a successful merger the chances to ala that incites speculation would be created by the acquisition of promising undeveloped ground A step in this direction is the deal whereby the ontario and daly acquire and the daly west ZO 50 shares in the new thompson quincy consolidated company the little dell bell with tons of millins ore I 1 alady for treatment and rn 1 I another tons in sight has been spoken of as breakfast that would laput I 1 put new life into a combination of oe I 1 the has beens there is the uintah uini I 1 treasure hill diamond nimrod aud and several more prospects whose development would keep up interest in any holding corporation 5 the opposition to the proposed 1 merger comes chiefly from stockholders in the daly west they do not object to a merger so much as to the bials upon which it is propos td to take in the constituent proper arti is s in other words they think choir is entitled it stands any show of getting gething the little bell hns has not boon been invited to come into the told fold and it is ev lent that pretty good Indu ments would have to be offered to tempt the stockholders to comein w ain taken altogether the situation is ripe for the unfolding of det details alls ad rumors of deals every one of vv lall wil set the market quotations 11 to i jagling and miep a 4 tow few hinesl dollars for those who are on the inside or who happen to guess right I the daly judge is the tha third important factor actor in the park city situation lately its gulding guiding sp spirits frits hive have come into closer accord with the tha daly west on the drainage question 1 but still the tha judge app appears ears j I 1 rathor as is the nucleus of an 1 dant combination rather than a probable participant in tho the camber ger ber schemes the vigor with which work upon the snake creek tunnel Is being prosecuted la a indicative of a tt desire lesire to gain a freer hand laj lai Y affairs while the daly 1 I 1 pipat et sj el iro are raiq reacting ng out 04 lai ono oua direction for the virgin territory the daly judge may be re reaching achin g out is ia the other that it toward the south its snake creek bore may duplicate the money and money saving advantages of the ontario tunnel the little bell mill the little bell mill was turned over to the company this week it Is now in operation and within the next few days all necessary adjustments will be ba made and the mill running to its full capacity it is complete in every detail and is classed as one of the finest mills in the state no expense has been spared to equip it with all the idest l and best machinery and the mill men who have inspected pronounce tt it a model of perfection at the california W 1 I snyder made a brief visit to the california property monday last lie he was much pleased with conditions and Is confident that shipments will soon be the order of the day since the gent lemans last visit a foot of good ore has been uncovered with indications indication that a bix big ore body is not far distant CROSSCUTS E S perry ferry drove up from salt lake in his automo automobile bU on a brief business trip george V W lambourne was via la ill tho this park again friday and made a visit to the great daly judge superintendent E L talbot returned home wednesday morning alter a two day business visit in the metropolis nothing new to report from the new york bonanza this week manager mcgill Is prosecuting work on the level with the most promie ing indications and tho the belief sa la I 1 that ore will be cut in paying qualities before the end of the year edward nissen deputy nil mineral surveyor was vas in the park the first three days of the week doing work in snake creek df district he la Is a very competent surveyor and has been bean kept very busy all summer in various parts ot of the state harry J jones secretary of the liberty mining company and superintendent erin of the american Americ nn mining alining comp company any was in the park wednesday having come over from the latter at property where a small force ot of men are working i 4 sr i V 1 sliver silver kang daly judge j daly ay judge kinc zinc V 1 american flag daly west total |