The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23


that before many more feet it will GU
the Brickyard vein. Already some
water is coming in, and indications arr
most encouraging.
Hans Root and w. H. Smith of Mil.
ford are in the city on mining bust
ness.
M. NJ. Beaver and T. W. Quinn Of
the 'fOld Reliable are Walker house
guests.
L. A. Smith, who has been south or
mining business, returned home yes
terday.
George Lee, the well-known Bingham
mining operator, was in the city yes
terday.
Otto Hudson, of Lehi, was in the
city yesterday on important mining
business.
1t is stated that magnificent strike
of mineral has been made in the Crown
Point mine at Bingham.
There has been considerable inquiry
for Emerald stock during the past few
days, and quotations on this stock have
advanced steadily.
]. E. Swartz, president of the Sun
shine mine and of the Pennsylvania
smelter, who is in Utah once again,
made a visit to the mine yesterday
morning.
| J. T. Macarthur the former. recorder
1 of Moss mining district in Juab coun-
ty, has resigned his office and turned
his books. over TO the county recorder
at Nephi.
Captain Timothy Egan will leave for
Mercur this morning for the purpose
of paying the men at work on the
Horseshoe and Orc, and also to
let contract fer further development.
W. F. Mitchell, who is manipulate
ing the flour gold amalgamator that
bears his name, is now on the Snake
river in Idaho putting in one of his
machines for Charles Darlington. Mr..
Mitchell expects to return home Sat
urday, when he will fill other orders
for this gold saver.
The Mast mine, in Bingham, is now
showing up twenty inches of high grade
ore that looks good enough TO eat, as it
runs about 20 per cent. lead, 40 ounces
in silver and from 81 to So in gold to
the ton. The Mast is owned by the
Bingham Copper company, and is a
most promising piece of property.
Hal. W. Brown and j. A Brent re-
turned Tuesday night from their
Omaha trip, and last night they went
on to Sacramento. California where
they will meet Will Brown, and posi-
bly, other eastern capitalists, when the
party will proceed to the Suffer Creek
placers, in Trinity county, on which
Messrs. Brown and Brent have a
working bond and lease. 1t is more
than likely that a company will be
operated to develop these placer de-
posts, which is virgin ground. and
very rich.
The Management of the Copper Queen
mine, at Bingham, will soon make a
survey of the property and let a con-
tract for a hundred feet of work, the
treasury Of the company being in such
plethoric condition that the work, as
above mentioned, can be paid for upon
completion. In doing assessment work
on this ground last year small body
of ore was uncovered that gave assay
returns of SIS in gold and 10 ounces in
silver to the ton. The Copper Queen
is well located, and should develop into
a paying proposition.
Frank G. Carpenter, the noted news
paper writer and lecturer, will visit
Mercur today accompanied by Manager
John Dern, of the Mercur mine, Chief
Clerk G. w. Heintz, of the Rio Grande
Western railway, and John E. Hanson,
of the Deseret News and president of
the Salt Lake Press club. The party
will stop at Manning and go through
the Mercur mill, after which will go on
to Mercur on the ore train, when the
Mercur mine and other points of in
terest will be visited, the return home
to be made this evening.
Hon. George w. E. Dorsey returned
to Salt Lake yesterday from his Ne
braska trip and was much pleased in
deed to be on deck again in a red hot
mining country. Mr.. Dorsey says that
the people of Nebraska feel much en-
couraged over the crop outlook, as
there has been more than the usual
amount of rain in that state this spring
In speaking of mining matters Mr.. Dor
sey said that his Nebraska friends had
sent considerable money in his care for
mining investments, and that during
the summer many well-to-do and in
fuential Nebraska people would visit
Utah and take a look over the mining
situation. Within a few days Mr. Dor
sey will go out to Mercur for the pur-
pose of letting a contract for the sink
ing OF a 300-foot shaft on a group of
claims three-quarters of a mile south
east of the Mercur mine.
H. V. Garter, manager of the North
Fork placers in Trinity county. Cali
fcrnla, who was suddenly recalled to
this city few days ago by the death
OF beloved son, expects to return to
the diggings about the first of the
month, as that is pay day with the
North Fork company. At pl esent Mr..
Carter is employing twelve men. which
force is to be doubled upon his return.
the night Shift to work by the light of
pitch pine torches Water is now plen-
tiful in Coffee creek, and the sluic-
N nv crio
four-inch noZzies, the pressure being all
of $50 feet, while the fumes are 600
feet in length. The fall cleanup will
take place in August ana September
when gravel from the bed rock will
run all the way from a dollar TO SIS
to the pan. It is expected that the
output this year will result in a good
dividend being paid, and as the depos-
its are practically inexhaustible the
company has every reason to believe
that it has made a safe and profitable
investment
DR.. H. N. Warren was in town Sun
day and Monday and went on to
Monday afternoon. The jo-
vial benefactor of Horse Heaven ap-
pears to have been unframed by his
recent eastern excursion and is chuck
full of new jokes. While east the doc
tor dropped in upon friends all along
the coast and in the interior Among
other places he visited the laboratory
Of Thomas a. Edison, the great in |
ventor and electrician, who is an old |
chum of the doctors. His work shop |
covers a. larger space than a whole |
city block in Richfeld and is supplied |
with every conceivable chemical, cleo
trio and mechanical device. When DR.. !
Warren first struck Edison, the wiz