The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-16
THE GREAT GOLD CAMP.
Record of the Weeks Doings at
Prosperous, Golden NIercur.

RECORD of the Weeks Doings at
Prosperous, Golden Mercur.
The last issue of the Mercur Mer-
curry contains the following brief and
breezy bits about the great mining
camp:
A deal has been made whereby the
claims owned by Ryan and Lynch,
near the Gray Bull and northeast of
the Golden Gate. has passed under the
control of the DeLamar syndicate.
Bob Shirley, Charlie Cowan and Frank
Jardine have bonded their Shirley
group of three claims to Breeze, Burris
and DeGraw. The ground is located
In the vicinity of the Bonanza property.
superintendent Hazelgrove, of the
Malvern group, is making valuable de-
VelopmentS. Ore has been encountered
IN several places, and by spring it is
expected that the property will be de-
Veloped into a milling proposition.
The extension of the railroad to the
Matte No. 4 is being pushed ahead
rapidly, and it will soon be completed.
j. z. Creighton has purchased an in
terest from Frank Jardine in the Sur
prise NO. !, located near the Geyser
mill.
The Colorado claim. located down
Lewiston canyon, was sold this week
to Salt Lake parties, represented by
L. P. Kelsey.
The road to the Sunshine which was
mentioned some time ago as being built
by popular subscription, was completed
the first of the week and is now ready
Tor travel. The cost was in the neigh
borhood Of 5000. Will Flack put on a
stage the first of the week, which will
prove OF great convenience to the large
number OF mining men and miners now
operating in the district and will
DOUBTLESS be we'll patroniZed
1t is estimated that there are now in
the district from 100 to $50 men who
are doing assessment work, and the re-
suits thus far attained have been such
as to encourage all concerned. 1t looks
as though many prospector who, here
and elsewhere. for these many days
subslsted on great expectations, hard
knocks and rough fare, is about to
come into his reward.
The Mercur company have now in
their employ 112 men in the mine and
% in the mill, making as many men
almost as were employed in the entire
district two years. ago.
The court was ready to grant incor-
to Mercur Tuesday; Judge
Burris was there to attend to it, but
they ran against snag. The petition
had not been filed with the clerk.
Judge Shoebridge sent it three weeks
ago. but its present whereabo are
unknown. There seems to be a big At
rican in the woodpile somewhere.
A good deal Of locating has been done
down Lewiston canyon recently.
The purchasers Of the Honorine mine.
at Stockton, made another payment %
the purchase price this week
Work will soon be commenced on the
property recently Incorporated by the
Sterling company.
superintendent Clark this week
showed the Mercury reporter some fine
specimens of ore from the Eagle shaft.
and reports that the bottom is now in
the top of the vein. A boarding house
and other buildings are being built at
the mine, and it is the intention to
push work all winter in an energetic
The stock in the company is
selling at 30 cents
The Rival Banks.
Now there is a race to see who will
establish the first bank in Mercur. H.
NJ. Bacon and H. B. Cole have secured
the building next west of the Hotel
Mercur, and on it in letters a foot high
have posted this legend: This lot
will be occupied by the first bank of !
Mereur December l. Now comes !
Banker Mccormick, who announces
nat he has secured the Bingham lots, /
and will establish bank there, re- (
CARELESS of the action of others. Next. /
Parties acquainted with the gold
1eldS of Johannesburg. South Africa. (
who have visited this district, are
United in the opinion that there is a !
great similarity in the ores and for
nation, and their comparisons always
'edound to the credit of this district. /
nasmuch as the gold-bearing zone is |
pronounced to be much greater in ex-
ent and the ores of higher value. |
from all appearances NJ ar .Gr is about |
o experience wave of mining excite. /
nent similar to the ''Kabir craze but |
having a much better foundation On
which to rest.
There has been u standing grievance
n the mining camps of the territory
lgainst Salt Lake On acc pant If the !
-pathy of her monied men toward the
mining industry, and the early davs of ,
his camp were no exception to the |
ule, but great change has occurred,
nd now they elbow each other. they
tep on each others heels, they fail
ver each other N their haste to reach
he table before the PIE IS all dissri-
uted. No more complaint is heard &C
patty or Indifference.
The hosting plant for the Hec,a
haft has arrived. 1t is new and of
power 10 operate the pros
ect till long after it becomes pro-
ucing mine.
James Thompson, executor of the
state of Norris Livingston. deceased,
Tas in camp this week, looking up
mining interests belonging to tie
state.
A shaft broke at the NAreur mil
'riday and the mill was closed down
or thirty-six hours, but is running in
I'LL blast again.