The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-28
Mining Notes ana Personals

The Dalton & Lark yesterday re-
ceived LA tons of first-class ore.
Work viii soon be resumed in the de-
yelopment of the Mary c. and Lucky
John claims in Emigration canyon.
There was considerable inquiry on the
streets for Swansea stock, and. it is
predicted that within thirty days the
stock will be in active demand at 81 a.
share.
George Lawrence, one of the stock
holders Of the North Star, near Silver
City, Ttntic, left last night on a trip to
Boise City, Idaho, on business and
pleasure combined.
1t is reported that a strike has been
made within 1900 feet of the workings
of the Rich-Cache mine in Rich county
The ore, it is said, carries values of
go and 80 per cent copper.
General Manager II. a. Cohen, of the
Golden Gate, at Mercur, informs The
Herald that he is sItill working on the
plans for the mill for this property, but
that he cannot state when it will be
built.
The Biddlecome Bros. of Sunshine
have just been awarded the contract
] for the sinking of a hundred foot con-
tract in the Red Cloud mine on the
dip Of the vein from the bottom of the
shaft
John ]. DAILY of the great Daly-West
mine was seen on the streets yesterday
for the first time since his recent ser
ious illness, and he was the recipient
of many congratulations over his safe
recovery.
E. " Church, of Chicago, is ex-
pected to arrive in the city today or to-
morrow, when active work will be re-
stunned in the development of the Monte
Crlsto mine, in the South Fork of Big
Cottonwood.
( Word was received yesterday that
nineteen men had been imprisoned in
the La Union mine, in Sierra Mojada
district, New Mexico. This is a. great
lead producing mine, and a cave-in is
the cause of the disaster.
Three car loads of ore from the Ash
land mine at Bingham were sold on the
Salt Lake market yesterday. This mine
! is being worked on a lease by G. B.
Rogers, who was we'll paid for his la
bors, and who will make another ship
ment before long.
NJ. W. Johnson has obtained lease
on the old dump of the Shoebridge-
Bonanza. mine, near Silver City, Tintic.
He will put in q. jig and expects to be-
gin work by September Is. The COM
pany will receive 80 per cent royalty on
the Smelter returns.
Jim Stevens, the well-known mill
wright, expects to leave today for Aus
tin, Nevada, where ne will put up a
combination mill of a hundred tons ca
pacity for the Austin Mining company,
of which Hon. P. T. Farnsworth, of the
Horn Silver Mining company, is gen
eral manager.
Some more rock showing free gold
was picked up during the week, three
miles north of here, in the vicinity of
the section which caused such an ex-
element last January Its discovery
is being kept quiet. This is a, section
which merits some good prospecting
Lode, De Lamar, New.
Work is progressing in the develop
meTlt of the Homestake mine near Sill
yer City, Tintic. The shaft is now
down 210 feet, the bottom showing four
feet of vein matter that carries string
ers of rich ore. In fifty feet more ii is
believed that a large body of pay min
eral will be uncovered.
Two carloads of lumber are now at
Toano, New, for the cyanide mill al.
the San Jose mine, at Cherry creek,
and the iron for the tanks are now en-
route from the east. The mill will
be started up by the middle of Septen.-
Der, and from all accounts the prop
Labor Day will be observed this year
at SaItair on the 7th Of September, and
among other attractions and diversions
there will be d rock-drilling contest III
which representatives from all of
Utah's camps should participate. Sew
eral entries have already been made
and a most interesting time is antici-
pated.
The directors of the Dalton Mining
company will meet today for the pur-
pose of leVying an assessment of one
cent a share on its capital stock. 1t
will also consider the proposition of
leasing the old workings Of the mine
to several gentlemen who believe that
they know where to go to find large
body of rich ore.
The air has been full of rumors of
late regarding a new strike in Bing-
ham, the details of which have not been
obtainable. 1t has been learned, how
ever, that ore has recently been brought
into the city from this camp that
assays $3.50 TO 81 ,220 in gold to the ton.
Bingham is most generous in it's va
riety OF minerals, and as an all around
camp IS hard to beat.
The Mount Nebo Land and Irrigation
company yesterday sold sixty acres OF
land at Mount Nebo to C. H. Murphy,
OIL CudII6SlOlI. MO MI. M uIpuy mas
chartered car and will at once move
his household effects and some live
stock to this land of promise, and in
his change of residence will induce
several of his neighboTs to accompany
him.
Paul Rodenhouse, the well known
mining man, expects to leave for Deep
creek in September in order to do some
work on the Greenback lode, owned by
himself, ]. p. Gardner and others. The
Greenback is already a producer, with
a showing of from ten to eighteen
inches of ore that assays ~ per cent
lead and from so 10 IS ounces in silver
to the ton.
The Pan-American company will pay
its regular dividend of $4,000 during the
first week in September. The company
received returns yesterday from its last
semi-monthly shipment of cyanides,
amounting to $3,235.S0, and was also
notified that another shipment of 49,
10017 had just been made. AT this rate
the company will soon be able to in
crease the amount of its monthly divi-
dends.
Dan H. Ferguson is down from Hal
ley, Idaho, where he has been super
intending the workings of the Red
Cloud mine at that place, which has
been closed down on account of the
slump in lead. The mine is in good
shape, with fine bodies of ore blocked
out, and it is hoped that raise in the
metal market will soon enable it to
resume shipments again. Mr.. Ferg-u-