The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-26
Mining Notes and Personals.

yesterday were S210,1 1876. For the same day
! last year they were $208,953.
Mining Notes and Personals.
D. c. Harrington, the well known Eu-
| reka miner, is in the city.
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re-
| ceiVed 80 tons of Phoenix ore.
E. B. Coleman expects to leave within a
| few days for Nevada where he has val
liable mining interests.
The lessees of the Alamo, at Bingham.
/ are taking out some high grade ore and
Will, probably make a shipment next
week.
c. r. Boutwell, of the Sacramento re
| turned Thursday night from Mercur He
REPORTS that the mines of the camp are
looking well.
Joe Fyrer is in from Tintic where he
| IS doing some development work on prom
ising prospects near the Buckeye mine
! at Silver City
a carload of Buckeye ore, Tintic, was
marketed in this city yesterday. The
| Buckeye is making a good record as a
| shipper this season.
J. A. Kirby, the efficient superintendent
of the Bullion-Beck mine, who was in
the city yesterday, informs The Herald
that the mine is in an excellent condition
with large bodies of ore uncovered.
The Bullion-Beck mine, despite the
heavy slump in lead and silver quota
tons, is making heavy ore consignments,
its last shipment which was marketed
yesterday, bringing the company $500
net.
Private advices received from Mercur
last night were to the effect that some
good-lool1ing stuff was being taken out
OF the Hecla. Assays of the ore were
made yesterday, but the results were not
obtainable.
w. c. 3. Allen, who has returned from
a. visit to Eureka, informs The Herald
that a great deal of development work is
being done throughout the district and
that there is an excellent feeling regard
ing the future outlook for the camp
Manager E. D. Woodruff and Superin-
tendent Frank Hines, of the Northern
Light Mining company, left for Lion Hill
yesterday for the purpose of inspecting
the mine, which, from all accounts, is
showing up larger ore bodies than ever
William Orr. the expert cyanide mill
man, representing the McATthur-Forrest
Cyanide company, of Denver, has been
appointed agent for Utah and Idaho, with
headquarters in this city. Mr.. Orr thor
ougQlly understands the cyanide process,
and his services at the Mercur and Sun
shine mills, in Camp Floyd district, were
more than satisfactory.
Manager George Dern, Of the Mercur,
went out to the mine yesterday, and it is
more than likely that he will make
shipment of cyanides before returning
splendid record during the past month,
and its regular weekly shipments of
cyanides have lowered around the $200oe
mark, making the monthly output figure
up to about $4,000 or $4,000.
Yesterday L. E. Ritter and C. E. Loose
took up the bond on the Elmer Roy mine,
near Silver City, Tintic, and now have
the deed to the property in their possess
sion. The Elmer Roy shows up good ore
bodies in its lower workings, and within
4 month or SO the new owners will begin
the thorough development Of the proper
ty. This mine was worked in the seven
tod Mi
cago.
W. ]. Westenholme, manager of the
Silver State Mining company, left for Dry
canyon this morning in order to make an
sisting of three clains located near and
adjoining the famous old Mono mine, men
toned IN Yesterdays Herald. These
claims are called the Uncle Josie. the
The company is developing these proper |
ties and Mr.. Westenhoime expects to be |
the bearer Of encouraging news upon his |
return.
lane, two Of the leading citizens of ST. !
George, who We're delegates to the Provo |
convention, are spending a few days in !
Zion. According to these. gentlemen the !
southern country is holding its own in /
good shape and the pretty city of st. !
George is as popular as ever for it's fam
Gus climate, semi-tropical fruits and cot |
ton fields In the mining line, however, |
if the long-talked OF railroad ever builds |
through that region, there will be a great
revival in every branch of business, and |
st. George will grow into a city of con- !
siderable commercial importance.
The South Swansea received settle
ment day before yesterday for its last
of lis tons Of ore and now word I
has been received that another hundred I
which carries richer values than the pre-
vious consignment. The company is in a
Quandary whether or not to make an
other shipment, but it will almost be COM
PEELED to do so, as the ore is piling up
faster than can be handled conveniently,
considering the present silver and lead
quotations. L. c. Ritter, who has the sell
ing of the output of the mine in charge,
will leave for Silver City this morning
to look after the shipment, if one is made.
Charlie Harte, the founder of the Inter
Mountain Review, and under whose able
the publication has become
recognized throughout the west as an au-
thority on mining matters, has sold the
paper to the Miller Printing company
proprietors of the Western Mining Rec
ord, and hereafter the two publications
will be published in q consolidated form,
with Alex Hys.op as editor and manager
Mr.. Hyslop IS a fine writer and is thor
oughly conversant with Utah's mining in
tereStS in their various phases. The Re-
view will not suffer in his hands, and we
understand that he contemplates adding
several interesting features TO the same
in the near future.
There seems to be but little doubt but
that an assessment on East Golden Gate
will soon be levied, but as the bulk of the
stock is held by eastern holders. and as
it is understood that they are favorable
to such a move, the little holders cannot
make much OF a kick, and Salt Lake
in particular, as it is under
stood that not more than thousand
shares of East Golden Gate stock have
been purchased by the people of this city
at the regular selling price asked for the
treasury stock-5o cents a. share. 1t is
true that considerable of this stock has
been fioated on this market and at very