The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31
Mininr notes and Personals.


During the past week 1854 tons of beets
have been delivered to the Lehi sugar
factory.
1t is reported that there were six
inches of snow at Mercur on Thursday OF
this week.
The Mammoth Mining company vii
pay it's regular monthly dividend OF
$4,000 next week Monday.
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re
ceived seven tons of Barnes concentrates
lis tons of Silver King ore and II tons Of
Hamburg ore
The residents of Clifton Mining dis
trict. in Tooele county, are almost uni
for Bryan. as out of IL registered voters
there, Ill will cast their ballots for The
free silver candidate.
Hon. p T. Farnsworth is in New York
on business connected with the Horn Sill
at Austin, New. but he. expects to return
home in time for election.
Hamilton Smith, of the Exploration
company of London, has formed a part
nership with H. c. Perkins of Butte
Mont, for the purpose of carrying bust
ness as consulting mining engineers.
The latest from the Wonder is that
after going through a foot and a hall
of yellow stuff or pqrphyry, the bottom
of the shaft, at depth of 46S feet, Is
again in black lime, which, however, is
slightly mineralized.
Work has been resumed in the de,
Silver City, Tintic. This is one of the
most promising prospects in that portion
of the district, adjoining, as 1t does, the
Undine on the east.
There is considerable excitement al
Eureka over the big find on the 800 level
of the Bullion-Beck. This is considered
ore of the greatest strikes OF the sea
son in Tfntic and it is believed that il
will add greatly to the life of this mag
nificent property.
Donald McInnes and r NJ. Shelter OF
this city, have just returned from a trip
into Blaine county, Ida, where they made
several gold quartz locations. Mr.. Nc
InneS is an old Bingham miner, and is
we'll known in mining circles in this city
and throughout Utah.
The Prairie Basin Placer Mining COM
pany of this city, which is owner of val
liable placer deposits in the Prairie Ba-
sin country, in LeInhi county, Ida, has
completed it's boat and as the machinery
is in place, it is expected that active OPP
erations will begin next week Monday
T. Geddes. of the Swansea mine, ac-
companied by several friends, made a
trip to Silver City this morning for the
purpose OF making an examination of this
bonanza property. 1t is expected that
the Swansea company will declare its
regular monthly dividend today, payable
early in November.
Colonel E. A. WALL who has returned
from Mercur. informs The Herald that
mill this season as it, is now altogether
too late. The company would like to put
in plant this fall, but already the snow
is beginning to cover the hills and within
a month more the season will be closed
as far as outdoor operations are con-
cerned. Early in the spring. however,
work will begin on the erection of the
mill.
Work is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible in the driving of the Sioux-Aja2
tunnel. near Mammoth, and 1t is under
stood that the face OF the tunnel is now
in distance OF about loo or 1850 feet
No ore has been encountered as yet, how
ever, and it is not expected that values
viii be uncovered until the workings have
reached the $500 foot mark. When com
pleted this will be one of the finest pieces
of work to be found in any mining dis
trict in the west.
The contractors who have been driving
the lower tunnel in the New State mine
at the mouth of Little Cottonwood. com
p.eted the 800 feet a few days ago, ana
now work has been suspended until the
directors of the company hold meeting
and decide upon future action. 1t is be.
iieved, however, that the work will bt
continued, and that before going much
further. the rich ledge of gold ore thai
has been disclosed on the surface will bt
uncovered at much. greater depth
When the men quit work the face of the
tunnel was in very favorable looking
ground
Mr. T. X Lloyd of this city, who is in.
terested with A. n. Butts in placer min
ing in idaho. has returned from Lenh
county, where there are extensive placer
deposits, among the number being the
Colorado Bar. which is owned by Z. III
Airs and John Dern of this city, and q
number OF capitalists OF Fremont, Neb
Mr.. Lloyd states that most successful
run has been made at the Colorado Bal
this season. and that just as he wa:
coming away the men were engaged ii
making a cleanup, and he is satisfied
that by another season the owners of The
Bar will receive heavy returns for theil
investment
The Herald is informed that the officers
of the Dipper Mining company are CON
siderIng the feasibility of installing one
of Angus McKellar's Little Wonder
Amalgalnators at its mine near the
feel confident that this machine will work
its free milling gold ores with mos
satisfactory results. If this is done, tht
operations of the amaIgamator will bs
watched with interest by mining men
as there seems to be no doubt as Il
the utility of the machine, which can BIZ
handled with but little power and at {
slight expense. The ore will have to bt
crushed. however, before it can be run
through the machine, and If the test /!
made it is more than likely that one Of
the Lewis pulverizers will be put in.
SCHOONER WRECKED.
TWO HARBORS. Mimi, Oct. 3d.
The schooner S. P. Ely, belonging tt
the Bradley fleet of Cleveland. was
totally wrecked on the breakwatel