Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-18

t.ripg success, taking out some very
fine looking ore. The Liberal Joins the
Moptezuma lode, and was located by
Mr. Teschnor last October.
There are more men lenelng proper.
ties In Bingham at the present time
than for years past, and all seem to lie
doing well. They are paying 80 wngos,
get good work out Of their mon, are
most all taking out ore, and are In ex.
collent spirits over their bright pros
poets.
The owners Of the Yampa, up Carr
Fork, we understand, are figuring on
soon putting force 10 work driving
the lower tunnel on that property
abead. They are confident that n
rich body Of ore OF no small dimensions
lies ahead Of them, and are deter.
mined upon striking 1t and opening
II up.
NOTES.
A vein Of tin has been discovered IN
a tunnel In the Cat creek mining dis.
tflot, Colorado.
The shipment Of ore from the Ada
Consolidated, reported In the NEWS
few days ago, assayed 400 ounces In
silver.
A dividend Of $4,000 has been de-
clared Tor the stockholders OF the Utah
mine, OF Fish Springs, being Mt the rate
Of five cents per share.
Mr.. Davis, OF Silver City, reports a
strike in the Belmont lode, Pinio.Iron
mining district, of body OF ore i've
fsssI "A luN ~
silver to the ton.
Lehi Banner, Feb. 49,: The John.
son brothers aud Henry Lewis have
made rich strike ct their claim near
Boulder. They have been working
there for some time and have at last
received a reward for their labors. We
mny expect to hear some startling
news from there soon.
A rich strike Is reported in the
Horn Silver mine at Fort creek, in the
Deep Creek country. The ore body
was encountered In shaft 10 feet
deep. The vein was four feet In
width, aud sample assayed 300
ounces In silver. There was Ia the
vein streak 10 inches wide which
gave an assay Of 400 ounces In silver.
Gov.,Thomas received this afternoon
from MIR. Robert Forester, inspector oil
coal mines, a rep ri OH the condition
OF tho Chalk Creek coal cOmpany's
mine at Coalville. Several improve.
ments are suggested In regard 10 ienc-
ing, fas,enings, the placing OF metal
speaking tube IN the shaft, anu a
travelling way around the bottom
thereof.
The Stockholders OF the Iron County
Coal and Iron company elected the
following trustees yesterday afternoon:
Ben Hampton, w. s. Godbe, Lyman
Bridges, John Sharp and w. q. sharp.
| w. s. Godbe Ia president, Ben Hnmp.
ton vice.president and WIG. Sharp sec.
retary and treasurer. The company has
decided to dispose OF 100 acres OF it,
Iron claims In Iron county, the con.
sideralion being $4,000.
The Colorado legislature Ia now
wrestling with bill for prospecting
and developing the mineral lands OF
the state. IL provided that any citizen
| OF the United States discovering min.
eral lodes upon any lands belonging TO
the state, shall have the right to enter
upon them for the purpose OF mining
or developing them. After prescribing
the method OF locating aud relocating
claims, registering and publishing the
same, etc., II provides that the ap.
| plicant for n patent may secure tue
same by payment to the proper officer
Of the state land board $40 an acre.
ToDAy's QUOTATIONS.
New York-Sllver, s4c.; lead, 1895.
I.ondon-Silver, 3s!d.
ORE AND BULLION.
Mccormick n Co. received today:
Hanauer bullion, $4,000.
| T.R.Jones n Go. received today. Bull
lion, $1,000; ores, sll0O. Total, s65OO.
j. w. Currie had fifteen hand
samples In for assay today.
Assayer Steward had In for testing
today, one lot OF Centennial, Eureka
ore, rs tons.
HOMESTEAD PATENTS.
Tho following list OF homestead
patents have been received at the
land office from Washington and are
now awaiting their owner:
II. l.. No. 697, to Lewis Wright, 90
acres In township 10 north OF range .
| west.
IL. L. No. 4sOs, to William IL. Pratt,
100 acres In township IL south oil
range west.
Ii. i. No. 4sl0, to Richard whltta.
ker, 100 acres In township II south OF
range 4 east.
Ii. Il. No. 1912, to Soren Sorenssn,
100 acres in township south OF range
q east.
ii. Il. No. 1918, to Hyrum Covet,
so acres in townships south Of range
a.! | east.
IL. Il. No. 4sli,to Albert J. CRANES,
1853 acres IN township "a south OF range
| o east.
IL. Il. No. 1916, to Sarah Merrill,
! liz acres In township | 0 north OF range
| . west.
ii. Il. No. 4sl7, to James Daily, l05
acres In township 30 south OF range
west.
II. Il. No. 1890, to Bent NJ. j Jensen,
l6l acres In tow Hship 10 north ofrange
l east.
II. Il. No. 1921, to James Saby, 100
acres in township south Of range 4
east.
ii. l.. No. 1926, to George Ainge,
| JT., 100 acres in township D south vi
range - east.
III. II. No. 1920, to Lydia A. Ivle, 50
acres in township Is south OF range .
west.
ii. Il. No. 1927, to Hyrum *.
Roundy, 100 acres In township 80
| nnuth NJ ranUn II W.et