The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19


lead.
Harry Larson, who was injured last
spring by a cavein while working for
the Old Jordan and Galena company,
has brought suit against the company
to recover $4,000 damages, alleging
that the accident resulted from defect
| i've timbering, and that his spine was
seriously injured thereby.
Mining Notes and Personals.
Postmaster Hughes of Mercur, one of
the owners of the Badger group, is in
the city.
C. C. Higgins, recorder of Camp
Floyd district, who arrived in the city
from Mercur last night, states that the
camp is growing in a most satisfac-
tory manner.
Superintendent A. lessen of Mercur,
under whose able management the
Gold Dust made such magnificent
showing. was among the arrivals in the
city last night.
D. G. Bricker, who has a lease on
! the Original No. 6, owned by the Par
rott company, is shipping about 40 tons
per day of rich copper ore.-Inter-
Mountain, Butte Mon.
Hon. George w. E. Dorsey, who Wis
tied Mercur last Friday and Saturday.
| paid off all claims against the Ander-
son mine. A new contract will be let
and within a few days development
work will be resumed.
The Victoria Mining company is fix
! ing up its affairs, it is supposed, pre-
paratory to starting up work at the
mine again. That would be a good
move, both for their interests and for
the interest of the camp in which the
mine is located.-Verral Express.
| ~ T,
Devils last week and brought down a
large piece of the finest ore ever
brought out of the Devils. 1t is from
the Victoria, of peacock character,
and runs almost so per cent copper. At
ter election it will be taken to the Boise
mining exchange-Signal, Weiser, Ida.
Development of the Tom Paine mine
continues, and the Democrat is In
| formed by Mr. Charles Hyde that the
old property is looking splendid, giving
encouragement to the belief that il
will prove itself to be a very valuable
mine. About 80 or 40 tons of rich ore
has been recently taken from the lower
levels and will be Embellishments
Baker City, Or.
The two big engines for the Anaconda
company now being installed at the
Mountain Con. and Never Sweat mines
will be in operation in about four
| NcShS. LIE SidQlilS is well uHueT way
| for the big engine at the ST Lawrence.
The output of the Anaconda proper
ties for October will be about the same
as the preceding two months. The
Spectator is now zoo feet in depth,
sinking to that level having been COM
pleted last week. Only about % tons
of ore per day are shipped, but it is
very high grade.
The tramway for conveying ore from
Gar -
| ter is completed, but owing to the fact
that several changes have yet to be
made the ore is still being hauled by
teams. The Gagnon is now producing
about $50 tons of copper per day. The
| adjoining property, the Original, is pro-
ducing about so tons. At the Original
new shaft house is being constructed
and other improvements are being
| made When completed the electric
line will be continued to the Original.
Inter Mountain, Butte. Mon.
Thomas Weir, who had charge OF
the Granite Mountain five years ago,
now has charge of the Highland Boy
group of gold claims near Bingham,
| Utah. The property is owned by a
! syndicate, of which Samuel Newhouse
of Denver is at the head. A working
| tunnel 700 feet long is to be driven into
the ore bodies and will tap the vein at
| bination of processes will be used in
treating the ores has not been decided
upon in its detail but as the ores are
in part free milling combination plant
comprehending the cyanide process is
probable.-Inter-M Mountain, Butte, Mon
The Flick Bar Placer Mining COM
pany, composed of a French syndicate
which recently purchased a large acre
age of placer ground at a point on
Snake river, on the oregon side, known
as the Flick bar, are making every ar
rangenent for large operations the
coming year. Mr.. James L. Baisley.
the well known mining man, has been
engaged by the company to superin-
tend the construction of a ditch OF
canal ten miles in length that will
carry the waters of Daily creek to their
claims. Mr.. Baisley Informed a Demo-
crat reporter that he would commence
construction next Monday. and would
employ about so men at the work
most of whom are already engaged and
ready to go to the scene of operations
on acknowledgements, Baker City. Or
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the blood.
overcomes that tired feeling, creates an
appetite and gives refreshing sleep.