The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-08

is sojourning in Salt Lake. He will
make Mercur a visit tomorrow and 1t
is more than likely that he may eventu-
ally dabble in Mercur real estate.
An increased order for fuxing ore
from the Dragon iron mine has been
placed with Manager L. G. Ritter, who
goes out to Silver City, Tintic, this
morning to attend to it's shipment.
Colonel E. G. Garter. secretary of the
East Golden Gate Mining company,
leaves this morning for Mercur to in
spect the con4pany's new hosting
plant, which will be started up some
time this week
The Sheeprock Mining and Milling
company. whose property is located in
Newton mining district, Beaver county,
has levied an assessment OF cents a
share. The assessment will be delin-
quent on April 6, and delinquent stock
will be sold on April q.
j. w. Neill, the originator and inven-
tor of the Bingham Pyritical rooster
for the elimination of pyrities from sill
ver-lead ores, announces that he has
made success of the device, and now
he proposes to issue an Illustrated cat
alogue descriptive of the merits of the
invention.
H. V. Carter. manager Of the North
Fork Placer Co.'S diggings, located in
the North Fork of Coffee creek, in
Trinity county. California, expects to
leave for there next week, as word
has been received that the season will
be fairly opened by the 18th. AS soon
as Mr.. Carter arrives at the mines he
will put on a force of fifteen men.
The Geyser mill is running in elegant
shape, so says Manager Miner, who
came in from Mercur Friday night. A
short stoppage occurred Thursday,
however, on account of the freezing of
the water pipe line. The Sacramento
is also starting out in good shape. and
6. R. Boutwell,, who came in with Mr..
Miner informs The Herald that he
| expects to make a great run this sea-
| son.
In the papers this morning there ap-
peared an item stating that a suit had
/ been brought against the Northern
Light Mining and Milling company, but
nothing was said indicating the loca-
ton of the ground owned by the com
pany. investigation, however, reveals
the fact that it was the Bingham COM
pany against whom the suit was insti-
tuted, and not the Northern Light of
Ophir
Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins, who is in
/ terested in the Camp Floyd group of
mines at Five Mile Pass, informs The
/ AiSioiu llldI there IS no truth IN the
rumor that big strike had been made
IN this property. The Camp FLOYD
Shaft. however, is down 135 feet in min
eralized slate, which Mr. Rawlins con-
slders as most promising indication.
MI RaWlins and his partner. Mr.
! Cr1tchloW, are interested in the GLADYS
| property, just south of the Badger in
| the Sunshine country, which is consid-
! cred as very valuable ground. Active
/ development is going on in both groups
/ and If there is any virtue in work and
IN the claims, success is sure to crown
| their efforts
Henry.J. Deter of the Gold King will
go out to the mine this morning for the
| purpose of bringing in some ore for a
m1ll-run test. This mine shows I'D a
line body of ore running as high as
| $ll.2O to the ton in gold. 1t is a most
promising proposition, and the com
pany believes that in it there is the
making of bonanza. Mr.. Deter is
also associated with the Mercur Gold
Mining company, whose property, con.
sistlng of six claims, is located in the
western foothills near the Omaha, Ce-
OAR Hills and other promising proper
ties. From this ground surface rock
has been obtained that goes 1920 in
| gold to the ton. The officers of the
Mercur Gold Belt company are: f. A
Druehf. president: D. H. Toomey, vice.
president; a. B. Miller. treasurer, and
Fl. j. Deter, secretary.