The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

w. Watson OF the Bingham Placer Min
ing company will leave for Lemhi coun-
ty, Idaho, today for the purpose of let
ting contracts for the three and a half
ditch and iume and for the construction
of hydraulic plant. The company will
get ready this fall for d successful run
next season.
Manager w. H. West of the Constella-
ton mine. at Park City. has returned
from an examination of the property
and reports that the outlook is most
fattering. The new shaft on the Con-
stellation is now down $50 feet, and it
is believed that in a hundred feet more
the ledge will be uncovered
A well known miner received word yes
terday from Mexico that the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling and Refining COM
pany had obtained a lease on the San
Philip Smelter in Chihuahua, and that the
company would at once put in TWO more
stacks. With this plant in full blast the
company will control all of the shipping
ores of the states of Chihuahua and Du-
range.
An extensive bed of fire clay has been
discovered just north of Salina. Tests
have been made with it by Larsen, the
brick maker, who pronounces it of super
ior quality. A few specimens have been
proper stuff. The manufacture of fire
brick is quite an industry in some places
and it might be made to pay in Salna--
Salina Press.
D. S. Liddle and James Westergreen
will open up the coal mines in Salina
canyon and will soon be able to supply
Salina people with the very best coal at
lowest living prices The gentlemen
named went up Salina canyon Thursday
and are at work getting the tunnel in
shape and repairing the road to the mines.
These coal mines are about twelve miles
east of Salina.-Salina Press.
A principal topic of conversation among
a few, is a recent reported gold strike on
the West mountain. AS yet it is an I'M
known proposition, but it is to be hoped
the find may turn out better than the one
that created the great excitement some
three months ago. People still believe
that ore exists over there, and we be-
lieve, as do many others, that intelligent
prospecting will reward some one with a
rich strike.-Randolph Roundup.
The Buckley mine, near Silver City,
Tintic, has three carloads of high grade
gold ore on the dump ready for shipment.
Reports were received yesterday that
in the workings of the Bullion-Beck
mine. on the 7O0-foot level, to the north
west. the fiye-foot ore body had widened
out to ten feet. This is high-grade ship
ping ore, and the company feels elated
over the outlook. The BIB. is now ship
ping 100 tons of frst-class ore per day,
and the mill is treating $50 tons of sec
ond-class ore daily.
Frank Officer, the local manager of the
Mngo smelter, confirms the report that
the plant is to be shut down, and informs
The Herald that he has just received
orders from headquarters to draw his
fires until after election; but this will
not be done, however, until all the ores
on hand have been cleaned up, and this
will probably require at least thirty days.
Mr. Officer disclaims any knowledge Of
placards having been posted at the
smelter urging the employees to vote for
Mckinley BY some the action of the
Mingo people in closing down is construed
as political measure. a theory that is
disproved by many.