The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-15
Mining Notes and Personals.

H Culver, of Mercur. who is interest
ed in Camp Floyd district, is Cullen
guest
The Nork Fork Placer company Is
issuing stock certificates to its stock.
holders.
The National Bank of the Republic
reports the receipt yesterday of two
cars of Ajax ore
Thomas Kearns and Dave Keith, two
we'll known Park City mine owners,
are stopping at the Cullen.
Charles Van Alystine, the veteran
miner and prospector, is in DugWay
doing assessment work on mining pro-
perties
James P. Gardner of gents clothing
fame, is having assessment work done
on sixteen claims in Clifton Mining
district.
a miner came in from Nevada yes
terday with a carload of good ore,
but his name or whereabouts could not
be learned.
George and D. Kislingbury, two Mer-
cur mining operators, came down from
there last night and are registered at
the Walker.
Two engineers left for Mercur yes
terday for the purpose of surveying
the claims of the Segregated Gold
Mining and Milling company for
patent.
Charles Crismon, superintendent of
the Utah and Galena mines, at Fish
Springs Who has been in the city for
the past week, will leave for the mine
next Tuesday.
a. Lafave is making arrangements
to organize a company for the de-
ve1opnlent of some valuable gold pro-
positions owned by him in the Salmon
river country, Idaho.
Another fine strike of ore is reported
in the Swansea, at Silver City, and
the Rio Grarude Western railroad boys,
who own a controlling interest in the
property, are feeling way up in G.
The mining boom at Mercur is a lode
stone that is drawing hundreds of
prospectors and capitalists to that
camp. While the inflow there is
steady, Dan Spencer, of the Union Pa
cific. reports that the greatest travel
is on Sunday and Monday.
The Tetro patents were all settled
for yesterday and the transfer of large
blocks of Tetro stock is reported. The
recent strike in the GodiVa has been
taken as a good omen by the Tetro
people and they are rejoicing over the
outlook. The Tetro is located on Godiva
hill, near Eureka.
Sam Levy, the 'old reliable cigar
manufacturer, and who has been as
free with his money in the promotion
past as any old resident of this city.
equipped two prospectors yesterday
and sent them out into Skull valley
after the yellow metal.
A gentleman was exhibiting a piece
of ore on the streets today from
prospect in the Dugway district. At
the surface tine vein of ore was four
inches in width, and at a depth of
forty feet it had enlarged to twenty
inches. the assay test showing a value
of 10 ounces silver and 10 per cent
lead.
J. C. Sullivan, of Eureka, is not the
superintendent of one of Tintic's big
mines, as stated yesterday in our con-
temporary, although he would not re-
fuse SUCH a position if offered him. 1t
is a we'll known fact. however, that
Mr.. Sullivan is making arrangements
to open in Eureka the finest saloon in
the district.
DR.. A. L. Castleman came in from
Mercur Friday night for the purpose
of attending a meeting of the board
of directors of the Phoenix Mining
of Bingham, which convened
in this city yesterday afternoon. Since
his return to Mercur last week the
doctor has purchased an interest in
twelve claims in and around Mercur,
and will engage in mining there on
extensive scale.
Yesterday Daniel Vaughn received
a. telegram from one of his Inverne.
Mimi, partners, which read as fol-
lows: Continue work at La Plata;
wire me where to meet you. This
was good news to Mr.. Vaughn, who
was about to leave for Leadville, but
who will now spend the winter in the
Birdie c group of claims at La Plata,
mention of which was made in these
columns a day or two ago.
H. T. Goodwin and Jerome Stembul,
who own properties north and south
of the Mercur mine, intend resuming
work on them in the spring. One Of
these claims adjoins the Golden Gate
on the north. It is known as the Big
Tom. and there is quite a race on
between several capitalists to see who
can secure possession of it by pur-
chase. These gentlemen will build
store building in Eureka between now
and spring.
l.. c. Trent & Co. secured a contract
yesterday from the Mammoth Mining
company's mill by the addition of ten