The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-24
Mining Notes and personals.

Another lot of Humbug ore was re-
ceived at the samplers yesterday
Fred Redmond, the well-known assayer
ana metallurgist, will leave for Lion
Hill this morning, where he will accent
position with the Northern Light
company.
j. w. Neill the popular manager of the
Taylor & Brunton sampling works has
returned from his Denver trip. and al
though he does not say so, il is under
stood that his errand to the capital of the
Centennial state was of more than ordin-
airy moment to certain mining interests
in the state of Utah.
1t is understood that quite a number of
the creditors of the Bank of Salt Lake
have expressed a willingness to accept
Mr.. Bacons proposition for settlement
by taking Dalton and Lark mining stock
An expert, representing the creditors. will
go out to the mine this morning for the
purpose of making an examination of the
property.
c. E. Hudson was out to Silver City.
Tintic the first of the week, and before
returning he let a contract for 125 feet of
work in the shaft on the Stemwinder
ground. This shaft is now down to the 90
foot level, the bottom being in a strong
ledge of lead and iron carbonates that
promises to open out into fine body of
pay mineral.
Ben l.. Olsen. of the Merclir Deep Min
from Mercur Sunday night states that
he is now working a force of seven men
in the drifting and sinking in the de-
velopmet of the property of the COM
pany, which is situated right in the heart
of the camp. He also says that the out
look is very encouraging.
There was considerable activity on the
curb after the call Yesterday and the
sale of several blocks of mining stock
was reported, among the number being
a block of Mercur at 81. Bullion-Beck
was also very strong, and was. quoted at
sea was in good demand. There was
also considerable inquiry for cheap
stocks.
The directors of the Aurora Mining
company held meeting last night for
the purpose of making arrangements for.
the continuous development of its Marys-
vale property which, il is stated, is show
ing up in most encouraging manner. and
the officers of the company are confident
that in time it will open out into one
of the most productive mines in that
country.
Colonel S. T. Pearson. the secretary of
the Marion Mining company, has re-
turned from the Bingham placer mines
near Gibbonsville, Ida, and states that
the long fiume which his company is put
hydraulics in the recovery of gold from
the company's diggings, is rapidly nearing
completion, while the hydraulic plant is
nearly in.
Word has been received by the officials
OF the Vanderbilt mine that force OF
eight men is now working on high grade
ore in its mine at HALEY, Ida, and that
from ten to u tons of r:ch mineral are
being taken out daily. This is the prop
erty in which a rich strike was made
a week ago as mentioned at the time in
these columns. From the present out
look it is safe to say that the company
will soon be on a dividend-paying basis.
Z. d. Alden, an old-tlme Salt Laker
who has just returned from a prospect
ing trip into Montana, informs The
Herald that not far from Red Rock he
lac ion n
claims on which there is most en-
couraging showing of both lead and cop
per ores. The group is surrounded by
valuable properties and 1t is his nten-
ton to return to that region in the
spring for the purpose of doing conSld-
cradle work in the development of the
property.
VIII Hatfield the superintendent of the
Swansea mine, who came in from Eureka
yesterday, informs The Herald that the
property is looking just about as usual
which means that TINS NINE IS IN a talT T
way TO develop into one of the greatest
producers in the district. Mr. Hatfield
states that there is great deal Of IN
terest in mining at the present time
around the camps of Eureka, Mammoth
and Silver City, and he Is of the opinion
that some startling developments in these
camps will be announced before another
". l.. Harlow and r. r. McClosky have
returned from Cassia county, Ida, where
they have been doing assessment work
on very promising group of claims on
which they have large bodies of. ore al
ready exposed. Upon their arrival at
the mines they were much surprised to
find that an Ogden minister of the gos-
pei had relocated three of their claims
on which they had expended $500 in de
work last year, and they also
state that the reverend gentleman had
packed off several sacks of high-grade
ore that did not belong to him.
It is stated that in the Eagle mine not
far from the Dalton, at Marysvale, some
rock has been taken out that shows free
gold through and through. This mine has
been but little developed as 1t is merely
a prospect. but the showing is so promis
ing that already there has been quite
rush to buy it from its original owners,
and il is understood that Frank Dalton
has tied up a one-half interest in the
property and it is stated that the Rio
Grapde Western people have made an
effort to get in on the ground floor on
the proposition.
Booth. Lee & Gray, the well-known
ful in their .profesh'' that they have
grown beyond their former quarters in
the Commercial block. and yesterday a
change was made whereby they added
two more rooms to their already COM |
modious suite, making six in all; and it
can now be said that the firm has one
of the finest offices to be found in the |
city, especially as il is equipped with all |
Of the latest appliances in the way of |
lights, telephone and call bells, while |
the apartments designed for each mem
Der of the firm are elegantly fitted up
with every necessary convenience
ITS singular" the wag remarked
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