The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
Mining Notes and Personals.

nam depot yesterday
Mining Notes and Personals.
The Macintosh sampler received us
! tons of Silver King ore yesterday.
The Conklin Sampling works presented
40 turkeys to its employees on Christmas
| day.
1t is reported that fine deposit. of
| photographic stone has been discovered or
/ late in Spanish Fork canyon.
d. w. Brunton of Aspen, Colo, who is
one of the heavy owners of the Taylor
& Brunton sampler, is in the city on
| business.
Fred Dern- the assayer at the Mercur
mill, who spent Christmas in this city
with his parents, went out to Manning
! yesterday.
There was quite demand on the
streets yesterday for Four Aces stock,
| and it is believed that this security will
soon enjoy a decided advance.
The Big Cottonwood Power company
has just placed an order with the Utah
and Montana Machinery company Tor q
| centrifical pump having a capacity OF
! 5000 gallons minute.
Mercur and Tintic have been receiving
more machinery of late than for many
months past, and it is believed that with
| in another year these two camps will eX-
| perience wonderful boOmS.
The Bullion-Beck mine closed down on
| Christmas in order that its employees
might celebrate according to their pleas
ure, and it is understood that a great
many other companies followed suit
The mines of the state are sending in
ore at a rate that is very gratifying and
even surprising, as it was believed by
many that the low price of silver and
lead would close down more mines than
it has done
Seven carloads of Horn Silver concen-
trates came in from Frisco yesterday.
This property is shipping quite heavily
at the present time and a number of the
CT L hold hot inc m
for dividends.
Work has been resumed in the develop
ment of the Dagmar ground just north Of
the town of Eureka, and it is said that
the ground is showing up Well. IL Is the
intention of the company to continue
work all winter
City creek is again coming in for its
share of attention and it is reported that
is very good showing of ore; while in
other prospects in that locality the out
look is a bright one.
The winter, so far, has been very
open one in Utah and prospecting mas
tent. After the first of the year, how
ever. it is expected that this. fascinating
employment will have backset for
few weeks.
E. N Jenkins, AL Banford and J. R.
Richardson are pushing work in the de-
velopment of the Cappis ground Just
above the Four Aces, at Silver City,
IlQtlC. Inc SIldll III lIllS property 10 iOW
down to the 3OO-foot level, and it is stated
the outlook for the mine is very encour-
aging.
The Herald is informed that a great
deal of interest is being taken in the oper-
atoms of the Bullion-Beck Tunnel COM
pany. and that. there is persistent de-
mand for the stock. Mention was made
in these columns last Thursday of the
new strike in this ground at the surface,
and it is common street rumor that since
that time better values have been OBJ
tanned
NJ. X Ames, of Denver is in the city
visiting relatives and friends. Mr.. AIneS
is interested in mining operations in Gil
pin county, Colorado. and he states that
there is a great deal of activity in that
camp at the present time. This morning,
accompanied by William NJ Ames. Mr.
Ames will start for Marysvale. where
work Will be started up on the Alma
ground
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Mercur Mining company will be held at
the office of the company in this city on
the 18th of January, at pm. The meet
ing is called in order to comply with the
bylaws of the company. but the inten-
ton is to meet and adjourn until the
10Th in order to give the officers of the
company time to make out their annual
reports. 1t is understood that the affairs
of the company are In excellent condi-
ton.
Dalton & Lark stock is now being is
sued to the creditors of the Bank of Salt
Lake who have signed Mr. Rea's PROPOSE
ton, and three men were busy all day
yesterday writing out the certificates. A
large number of the creditors have re-
ceiveG their stock and the balance Will |
be ready for delivery tomorrow. 1t is
understood that the proposition is still |
ooen to those who have not signed, and |
it is believed that number of these will |
yet come in.
The Taylor & Brunton sampler yesterday |
the receipt of four cars of Hum |
bug ore and six cars of South Swansea. |
Both of these properties are making mag |
nificent records. The Humbug has pro- |
while the South Swansea is sending in i
heavy shipments right along, and The |
Herald is informed that another big lot |
will be sent in within a short time. and |
splendid body of good shipping ore.
World, Idaho City, Ida: Last Friday.
in the North Star mine, on Shaw's |
Gerard Huppertz met with an
accident that was luckily not fatal one.
on the preceding shift had load
ed a hole but it failed to go. and when
Gerard went on shift and went to work,
his pick struck the charge, exploding it.
His face was pretty severely cut, and one
eye injured, but whether or not he will
lose the sight of it is not yet known. His
stepson, Clay Mosher went down Sunday.
Will Hatfield. superintendent of the
Swansea mine, who was in the city yes
terday, is feeling good over the showing
in this property, and from all accounts
lie has excellent reasons to be, it is
said that the mine is looking better and
better as work progresses. When asked
If the Swansea would pay its regular div
dend this month. Mr.. Hatfield stated that
he supposed that it would, as the prop
erty always did what was right, and of
course a dividend is the right thing at all
times.
Superintendent Ike Jennings, of the
Vanderbilt mine at Haley, Ida, accom-
panied by Dan Ferguson, came in from
The mine day before yesterday for the
purpose of spending the holidays with
their families. At the Vanderbilt work
Is being pushed in the development of
the property and the company is shipping
run from so to 60 per cent lead and 100
,unces in silver to the ton From all ac-
counts the recent strike in the Vanderbilt
IS holding out well and the mine promises
to become a heavy producer
Statesman, Boise City, Ida: Dan Hanley
IS in the city from the Pearl mining dis
-rict He reports that the Alexander
nine has resumed operations with force
IF Is or 20 men, and that the mine is in
good condition and development work is
being pushed ahead. The owners are sink
ng a shaft 80 feet below the tunnel level
and contemplate sinking it 100 feet deep
a. He states that the Shamrock mine
S charging it's tunnel and timbering it.
rhe Iron Dollar is getting ready for its
irst shipment of ore.
Last week of auction sale, 80 Main
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