The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-05

Mining Notes and Personals.
One or two big Mercur deals are on
tap in this city. Particulars later on.
A shipment of high grade ore from
Phoebe, New, was received yesterday.
Superintendent Nesbitt, of the Mann
moth Mining company, was in the city
yesterday
Joe Bush says that his Jenner group
of mines in Bingham are showing up
in fine shape.
Ben E. Rich dropped in from Idaho
yesterday and states that a revival in
mining matters is noticeable in his
state
c. H Jacobs, manager of the Sun
shine. left for the mine yesterday
morning with the expectation of re-
turning in the evening.
An Omaha merchant named Hayland
has announced his intention of build
ing a large store in Mercur, in which
he will place a mammoth stock of
merchandise
The Conkling sampling work, after
figuring I'D it's business transactions
for the three months ending February
20, finds that it handled during that
time 1898 tons of ore.
Four new applications have been re-
ceived for membership in the mining
stock exchange, as follows: Nat NJ
Brigham A. c. Campbell, General w.
H. Penrose and c. D. Gardanier.
Encouraging reports continue to
come in from the Whitaker mine, at
Mammoth, and it is stated that the
recently discovered ore bodies in this
property continue to improve in values
with development.
George H Dern has returned from
his trip to Mercur While in this
camp of bonanza mines he got the time
of the Mercur mine and mill employees
and made the regular weekly shipment
of Mercur cyanides.
Some of the leading capitalists of
this city are Investigating a large
patented proposition in North Tintic
district, which bids fair, with the ex-
penditure of money, to rival the big
producers of Tintic district
Captain Timothy Egan is in re-
ceipt of letter from the foreman of
the Golden Star mine, in the Sewer
country, in which the writer states
that work is progressing on the prop
erty with favorable indications.
Yesterday Senior e. Laid closed up a
deal for group of five claims near the
Utica mine in Camp Floyd district It
was a cash transaction and $4,000
was paid for the property, which was
Immediately transferred to Colorado
parties.
The compositor and the proof-reader
seemingly entered into a conspiracy
against the mining reporter yesterday,
and in his account of his transactions
on change placed the bids in the
-,
the bid column.
Ed K. Watts We erstwFlile editor of
the Bingham Bulletin, returned the
first of the week from his visit to
Mexico. Oklahoma and Kansas, and
since his arrival has been the recipient
of many congra tulations upon his safe
return from the land of the Monte
Zumas.
Word was received at this Office last
night that there was a very heavy fall
of snow at Park City yesterday, and
that late in the evening there were at
least two feet of snow in the city, with
a greater depth on the hills. On ac-
count of the snow, Ascheim's teams
were unable to get up to the Daily
West mine and ore hauling was almost
entirely discontinued.
Some rafting good assays were re-
ceiVed yesterday from samples of ore
from the Uncle Josie mine, in Dry can
yon, Ophir district, the property of w.
j. Wolstenholme, H. j. Hayward, T.
NJ Cow, James and Phil Pugsley The
ore came from a 3-foot vein in the face
of a 75-foot shaft and assayed ia per
cent. lead, 42.6 ounces silver and sc
cents in gold to the ton.
The windows of Theodore Bruback's
office in the Mccormick block were en-
bellished yesterday with neat signs, in
dicating the whereabouts of the offices
ing companies. President Bruback, of
the Herschel, informs The Herald that
all of the treasury stock of the COM
pany that was offered for SALE has
been taken, and that now Raven treas
ury stock has the call.
A gentleman just in from Camp
Floyd district states that the incline
shaft on the Clay Canyon Gold Mining
company's ground is now in about
eighty feet. the face being in a good
body of ore from which he took sam
pies that assayed S185 and s4.67 in
gold to the ton. 1t is reported that
on the strength of this fine showing a,
deal is on for a block of the treasury
stock of the company.
B. L. Olson, president and manager
of the Mercur Deep Mining and Milling
company. writes from Colorado that
the machinery has been shipped for the
development of the June Bug and Baby
Elephant claims, both patented, on
which the Mercur townSite is located
The machinery it is expected will be
in place within ten days or two weeks,
when active development work will be
begun on these properties.
C. P. Perkins, the recorder of Kins-
ley mining district, Elko county, New,
who has been visitor in Salt Lake
for several days past, left for his home
yesterday. Mr.. Perkins has accepted
a position as superintendent of large
horse ranch in Tennessee. and will re-
turn to this city about March II, en-
route to his new home. He reports con-
siderable activity in Kinsley district,
and predicts a mining boom for that
locality this spring.
The Walker house lobby looked very
much like a placer diggings yesterday
afternoon, and a curious and interest
ed group of spectators watched w. F.
Mitchell pan a lot of pay dirt that
came from a mine in southern Utah.
w. F. was skillful in his manipulation
of the pan, and when he had washed
the material down a streak of yellow
denoted the presence of gold, and Mr..
Mitchell estimated that the dirt. for
it was not gravel, would yield SIPS to
the yard.
Dalton and Lark
Gold Silver and Lead Minine ard Nr;1t