The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
Mining Notes and Personals.

The Horn Silver yesterday received five
cars of concentrates.
c. NJ Mcintyre, the well known Mer-
cur mining operator, is spending a few
days in Zion.
Hon. George W. z. Dorsey left Ne
braska last night for Salt Lake and is
expected to arrive in the city tomorrow
morning.
The directors of the Grow Mining com
pany held an important meeting last
night. It is the intention of the COM
peny to push work on its Kessler can
yon property this winter.
Five hundred Four Aces sold on the
curb yesterday at q cents share, while
these Silver City properties are making
rapid gains and are becoming genera
favorites in mining circles.
c. W. Watson. manager of the Bing-
ham Placer company, left last night TOR
Lemhi county, Idaho for the purpose Of
putting the finishing touches on the big
plant that the company will use next
season in working its rich placer diggings
in that region.
A. La Fave, the well known prospector
and miner, has returned from a trip into
northern Nevada, where he examined
some copper properties for Salt Lake
parties. Mr.. La Fave went away in
rather poor health, but upon his return
he was the personication Of physical
perfection. Pork and beans" he says,
is what did it,
Captain George Ryan of Eureka, who
is in the city, informs The Herald that
in company with Henry Burney and G.
r. Green he has taken a lease on the
Humbug No. mine on Godiva mountain,
near Eureka. Already a thirty-foot tun-
mel has been driven in on this ground.
and the captain states that the tace OF
this tunnel is even now heavily min
eralized, and that everything indicates
the near presence of ore. AS this prop
erty is on the same ledge on which the
big Humbug strike was made, there is
every reason to believe that if ore is
found on No. that Gre will also be very
rich. The Humbug, which made a ship
ment of high grade ore last week, IS
now loading four cars more, which will
be on the market this week.
James Kennelley, the well known min
ing operator, leaves for Park City this
morning for the purpose of resuming
work on the old Casey group of claims
is owned by the Dyer estate, and Mrs.
kennelley, and it is now the intention
to do something with it. Mr.. Kenneiley
will perform the assessment work upon
it this fall and it is more than likely
winter. Mr.. Kennelley VIII employ a
force Of four men in the sinking of a
new shaft and in extending an old tun-
mel. 1t is expected that the shaft win
break into the ore at n depth of 200
feet. and as the property is located most
favorably, it is believed that the ore
will be high in grade and the deposit 3
permanent one.
The big Sioux-Ajax tunnel enterprise
promises to be great thing in the de-
velopment of the ground located between
the Sioux and Ajax mines and claim
holders in this locality. are expecting
wonderful things from it. This tunnel
is gigantic in its dimensions, and will
open up a large extent of virgin ground
Just now the face of the tunnel is
very near the ground owned by the Cleve-
land Mining company, and it is expected
that by the Goth of Elis month that it
will cut into the ledge on this prop
erty at a depth of 800 feet below the
deepest workings in the mine, which
are now down to the 300-foot level The
vein on the Cleveland is a true assure
and It is believed that this tunnel will
! disclose large bodies of ore. The pro
NJ ers Of this enterprise have acquired
| right of way through the Cleveland
! ground. in return for which the com
/ pany is to have the perpetual use of the
! tunnel for mining purposes. AS soon q.
| the ledge is encountered by the tunnel
the company will begin work at once II
! further developing the mine. AS it is. the
outlook is most encouraging, as there
! is now an almost certain assurance thai
this ground will at an early day fine
a place on the list as producer.
E. E. Crooks, stock broker, Al Yves
Second South street. Telephone 81.
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