The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-02
Mercur Notes.

Mercury: Preparations are being
made to patent the Silver Lode group.
A good company has taken hold of
the group of claims below the Union
Pacifc's track, owned by E. S. Bishop
and others.
Jim Murray has secured a bond on
the Guelph and Guelph No. 2, owned
by Jack Davis, and is developing them.
Engineer Breckon surveyed the Jum-
bo Grand View and Ajax claims,
owned by Ryan, Horne and others, this
week
J. W. Neill, of the Viking company,
visited the camp Sunday and Monday
on business connected with that COM
pany.
Tor a patent on the Buddee group,
comprising four claims, situated in the
northern part of camp.
Tim Driscoll, whose faith in the camp
has never altered, has now obtained
plenty of backing and has commenced
the development Of several Of his prop
critics.
j. Brinker. Of the Rio Grande West
ern freight department, has purchased
sixth interest in the Swansea, Swan
sea Nos. 1 and 2, the Confederate and
Confederate Nos. and from E w.
Griffiths.
The Annie company, above the Glen
coe, are pegging away faithfully and
are now down about 200 feet. They hope
/ to have pay ore by Christmas or be-
fore. Permanent buildings are being
erected, which indicate that the COM
pany are satisfied that their Iabors will
be crowned with success.
a. w Tibbals is developing the Tib-
/ balls lode south of the Cannon shaft
| l.. B. Smith. of Salt Lake, has been
considering some propositions in the
| district this week.
The Song Bird shaft is down about
eighty feet and the bottom is in very
hard formation.
Thirteen-dollar ore is reported ON the
| Malvern group, operated by members of
! the Mercur company.
Manager Clark of the Eagle, states
that they are now in the vein. A $3.50
assay has been obtained and others OF
/ less value.
supt. James of the Viking company
| have three forces of men at work, ON
! the Snow Flake, Lady May and Vulture
and sinking was discontinued for '' sew
eral days, awaiting repairs. 1t is now
IN running order again.
Idaho. treating dump of tailings by
the cyanide process, has returned 10
camp amp He REPORTS excellent success.
around to the Matte No. j, and in the
| course of a week or ten days more II
will be possible to commence shipping
! from that property.
On account of the breaking OF the
Hecla pump, the Geyser mill, which de-
bends on the water from the HecIa
shaft for its supply has been compelled
to lie idle for several days
Frank Hines was in camp during the
week and will soon commence the as
sessment work on the properties in the
district owned by himself, Officer, An
drews. Jacobs and Others
G. w. e. Dorsey, manager OF the
Rover property arrived from town the
| first of the week. and will spend the
major portion of his time hereafter at
tending to the affairs of that company.
Jim McEvoy sold his one-eighth inter-
est in the Little Pittsburg group for
$500 Airs and Hubbard now own about
| four-fifths of the stock and are evil
IDENTIFY preparing to Systematically de-
Velop the property.
The Mercur mill is now running cay
and night, operating three shifts on the
tanks and two on the crusher An aver
age of 200 TONS is milled daily. The ore
train is compelled to run night and day
to keep enough ore at the mill to sup
ply the demand.
George st. Clair is taking out some
very fine ore from the Chloride Point,
on Lion Hill. ON which he has a lease,
some of which is almost pure horn sill
yer and runs as high as $4,000 per ton.
He has eight tons sacked-.and ready to
ship, which the first class wild run 400
ounces per ton. George expects to make
a nice stake out of the lease.