The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-01


Camp Floyd sometime this week.
DR.. G. w. Shores and w. e. Hub
bard will take a run out to the North
ern Light mine, on Lion HILL today.
George Arthur Rice has returned
from his visit to the Sewer mine in
Piute county, and is registered at the
Knutsford.
President John Dern, of the Mercur
NINE came in last night from an in
spection of the property, bringing some
samples of ore with him
Gus s. Holmes has the mining fever
to such an extent that he has erected
gallows frame and hoist in the ro-
tunda of the hotel Knutsford.
John G. Logan, superintendent of the
Winnamuck mine, at Bingham, came
in last night. He reports that this
property is looking way Up in G.
Fred Leonard, of the Hecla and Col
den Seals, who came in from Mercur
Friday evening, states that sinking has
been resumed in both of these prop
critics.
The rush to the gold fields in City
Creek canyon still continues, and yes
terday rock was brought down from
there from which it is claimed assays
of 1920 were obtained.
Hon. Allen G. Campbell has received
average assays from ore samples from
new find in Patterson Mining dis
trict, Nevada, of 70 ounces silver and
s1.25 in gold to the ton.
G. S. Holmes took a flying trip to
Bingham yesterday, and he informs
The Herald that the "Old Reliable"
will be able to maintain it's record as a,
mammoth wealth producer for many
years to come.
The Silver King Mining company, of
Park City, has declared its regular
monthly dividend of % cents a share,
or 800, payable March z. This
brings the grand total paid to date by
this great producer UP to s562,500.
Northern Light stock seems to be in
good demand of late. A block of this
stock was sold at 70 cents yesterday.
and applications have been received
from parties in Fremont, Neb., who
want to get in on this Ophir bonanza.
DIR. f. NJ. Davis, of Tooele, writes
that the Yellow Dog mine in Soldier
Bridge canyon Is showing UP some
good ore in the face of the tunnel Doc
is deserving of success in his mining
ventures, as he has had the sand" to
stay with this yellow purp for a long
time.
The Revere mill, at Bingham, the
property of the New Tintic Mining and
Milling company, was destroyed by fire
yesterday, the loss amounting to $4,000
uninsured. The mill was just about to
resume work on Yosemite ores when
the disastrous blaze occurred. The
origin of the fire is unknown
G. s. Holmes, proprietor of the
Knutsford hotel, Salt Lake city. is dis
tributing neat and compendious book
containing interesting information
about Utah's gold fields, and about the
great city of Salt Lake, in many re-
spects the most unique and interesting
on the American continent.-San Fran
cisco Hotel Gazette.
G. s. Holmes, Frank Knox and ].
A. Cunningham will leave for Mercur
today for the purpose of letting a con-
tract for work on the Mercur-Mam-
moth ground. j. C.. Conklin and Frank
Morehouse will also go out to visit the
Omaha group for the same purpose,
while a similar contract will be let
on the Broken Hill group.
William G. Nebeker will leave to-
night for Southern California on min
ing business and pleasure combined.
On his way home he will take the
southern route and visit Denver and
the Leadville ice palace The Herald
reporter is to look after his Ajax in
terests during his absence.
W. e. Hubbard reports that a party
OF eight gentlemen. headed by D. ].
Garrison will leave Wichita, Kan, next
week for the purpose of locating in
Salt Lake city; also that gentleman
Viva
ed his intention of locating in Mercur
and that two parties from Fremont.
Neb will soon arrive in Zion for the
purpose of making this city their flu
ture home.
General Penrose, who is taking q
needed rest after his race for wealth
in Skull Valley, reports that he is
highly pleased with that region. which
is very strongly minerelized. He pre-
diets that it will prove to be a richer
camp than Mercur. From surface rock
on some of his claims the general OBJ
tanned assays of from 50 to $25. He
eHoectS 70 DO considerable work in
that locality this summer.
E. w. Senior was found busy vester-
day sending out loads of MencI,r adj
Vertlslng matter to eastern points. Al
ready ne IS arranging to bring in his
o.
RADIO, which heretofore have proven Of
great benefit to Salt Lake CITY. He
says If we but all stand united and
pun together, we are bound tn have
times. Let every business
man in town drop in something re-
ga IL s our Won, Wonderful gold discover
les IN every letter they send out, and
good results will surely follow.
WONDER GOLD MINING COMPANY
This company has Just completed its
organization with a capital stock of
1, 100000 shares of the par value of $500
each.
George @. Cannon, president.
Angus M. Cannon, vice president.
Lewis M. Cannon, secretary.
John W. Donnellan, treasurer.
p. j. Quealy. manager and superin-
tendent.
The properties of the company form
the eastern boundary of De Lamar's
Golden Gate group, and also lap over
on the eastern line of the Backyard