Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-16

| by tie company within thirteen days.
IRoS COUNTY MINES.
Il. j. Eddhrds nud q. 4. Halliday
| arrived ffro "a the south yesterday,
where they arc Interested IN mining
\ properly In Piuto.lfon district. Mr..
| Eddafds Ia interested In tbe Grand.
view, Lust Chance, Mono, AMI several
/ other properties In that district. On
the Last Chance there Ia n six-foot vein
| OF lead, iron and silver ore, running IS
i per cent lead, - per cent iron anu rs
| ounces silver, which constitutes the
/ finest 1uEiug ores. The Mono has q
two foot vein carTyingOI ounces silver
| aud 10 pcr cent lead, the ore being "a
| steel galena. On the Grandview an
ore body Is inches In width has been
| developed, carrying .5D ounces In
silver. On this property n shalt has
been sunk IS feet on the vein. The
| Mono velu has been but slightly devel.
oped, anu the Last Chance has not
| been touched, tile assays being from
groupings. The district is 20 miles
square, and consists OF network OF
veins, from four 10 twelve feet In
width, composed OF quartz and vein
matter. Quito number OF miners
have set their stakes thore and lively
times are anticipated this summer.
Mossrs. Eddards and Hallsday expect
TO return to the district Friday, auu
continue work Oh the property. This
district has never been doomed, but
the ore shows for itself anu IL
all that Is necessary 10 bring IL
10 this favorable consideration OF
the mining public. Tho Blair
company II down go feet ON tine
vein, proving the permanently Of the
ore body, ON the Highland Mary.
Messrs. Edwards aud Aidridge have a
vein Of high grade ore IL feet In
width. ID. Waugh Ia wording tho
Bonanza aud has 80 feet OF ore, worth
$40 to Sij per ton. Beaid,s these
| parties "a Chicago company, tho
Belmont Con. Go. anu others are
prosecuting work In tue district. Mr.
Edduids brings with him samples oil
| ore from the MerrimsC lode, which
makes flno showing, picked samples
going % high as 2iB ounces ~ silver.
There liz six foot vein OF this ore.
| which has been uncovered gt "a depth
Vt IL feet. Ii carries native eilvef aud
| chloIidue, aud gives every indication
| OF improving with depth. The Merri-
mac is Ia close proximity to the Blair
mine, now producing mine. Mr.
Ejdards, with DR.. j. o. Campbell Of
Ogden, anu T.. Ames OF this city, viii
handle tho Alerrimac.-SaN Lake
M1Ug Journal.
HE HAD TO SHARE THE Loss.
RichGeli IdUOoatS, Feb. 10: We
had novel trial Ia tho commlssioHeJ'5
court here this week, with j. X. Nc.
Ilenahau Il Go. nB con, claimants and
| Wm. Nelson defendant IL seems
That the gold fever struck tho lot U
them some time ago, and deloDdAnt
| Nelson was ftted out by Complainants
| Win u grub stake aud money, anu
started Tor the San Juan, with the
understanding that tho money
| (tsS.5O) should be used Tor nccos-
sary expenses on the route and to pay
expenses In locating, o,c. Nelson did
not lind the gold Tor which he was
sent, and came back bringing most Of
the money with him. lie refused 10
give u back to the complsiBan,s, On the
| ground that II was u lart " tho "a db
atako put up against his time nnd that
u his team, NJ agreed. The result was
an action In the court by which Mel
son LHd to fort over the amount over
and above actual expenses on the
route, with the costs Of court.
sNowsLiDE ON A MiNINu CAMP.
Says ehe Ogden Standard Of this
morning. The seooud su0wslide OF
the season occurred early Monday
morning In Dursps canyon, n branch
| OF Cottonwood canyon, about twelve
miles southeaBt OF Peterson. In its
| downward course the great mass OF
snow, which had slid oil the mountain
1000 feet above, swept away every
building and the dump near the mouth
| OF one OF the tunnels OF the Argeuta
| group. In the mine We're oighteun
men, while on the Dump GeOfgs NJ.
| Away was working. The latter was
carried into the canyon below aud GOV.
cred by over twenty feet Of snow. IL
required the combined efforts OF his
brother miners over an hour 10 extri-
cate him from his prrilous situation.
When taken from the snow the gentle.
man was found ~ have sustained
serious injuries In tho limbs anu spine.
| dc was brought t. Qgden yesterday In
| order TO receive medical all and is now
confined to his bed at tho Central
hotel. The II liners returned To the
mine last night with supplies aud will
rebuild the camp.
NEW MINING DISTRICT
On Saturday night the miners IN
the district lying along burst canyon
met aud organized new mining dis
trict which they designated M the
Afgenta district. a. Nnn Pntten was
elected president, IL. 4. Snively vice
president, George NJ. Away, recorder,
and J. T.. Morrison, mine Inspector.
The district embraces rich secsOn OF
the country and has several splendid
prospects. NJ the mine swept by the
slide they have fifteen foot vein Of
high graue gsiena ana cRrbOnates anu
have already shipped TWO carloads Of
fine rock.
NOTES.
Tho DAILY company has declared its
72nd dividend. The amount Is s87,
800, or % cents per share Of stock. IN.
dividend Ia payable on the 2sth In
slant,
The strike recently made in the
Ontario mine was on the liO0.fool
level, where some rich ore is being
taken out.
Two contracts for tho pale OF part OF
section s, township | south, range |
west, have been iilOd with the county
recorder. In one, Robert Gardiner aud
wife agree 10 sell TO George Knowldrn
for 81 200, and In the other Mr.,
KnoWdrn contracts 10 seli TO A, q,
Bast for si5,5OO.
The total supply OF gold coin and
bullion In tho United Stntes In the
year 1875 was S2l3,lg0,g77, nnd for
January, 1892, the supply was S6s6,.
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