The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
Mining Note. and Personals.

Mining Notes and Personals.
The Horn Silver Mining company yes
terday received six cars of ore.
George Kislingbury, the efficient super
intendent of the Golden Gate mine came
In from Mercur last night
A 15-ton lot of Galena ore was sold on
the open market yesterday that assayed
COS DER cent lead and ia ounces in silver
to the ton.
Tom Dunshee has returned from Grants
vile where he has been engaged in push
ing various mining enterprises for the
past few months.
c. c. Higgins. editor Of the Mercur
Mercury and recorder of Camp Floyd min
ing district, was among the arrivals in
the city from Mercur last night.
The latest advices from the Constella-
ton mine. at Park City, is to the effect
that the property is looking extremely
well. as the workings are now in mineral
lied ground.
e H Atris, of the Mercur mine, ex-
poets TO go out to the mine this morning
for the purpose Of making the regular
tri-monthly shipments Of cyanides
amounting in value 70 about $4,000
Mons e. DeStoutx of Paris, a repre-
sentative of the Franco-American Explo-
ration company. IS in the city looking
after mining investments for his COM
pany. and in doing this he is visiting
nearly all of the mining camps of note
in this country.
The Dipper Mining company made a
shipment of five tons of ore this week
from its Little Cottonwood mine that car
riec gold values of about $50 and an
ounce in silver to the ton. The company
will push work in the development of the
mine all winter. u d.
Yesterday the Utah & Montana Machin-
cry company shipped a 50-horse power fat
friction engine to the DeLamar mines at
Mercur. This makes the third engine OF
this style that the Utah & Montana has
sold to DeLamar for his. Mercur mines,
besides another one of a different make.
From gentleman who came in from
Mercur last night IT is learned that the
Colleen Gate company has doubled the
force at the mine and that. at the east
shaft the gallows frame is being made
stronger and higher. From all indications
the Golden Gate company is getting ready
TO begin work on a larger scale.
A carload Of ore from the Buckeye
r2ire. near Silver City rintic, was re-
cent. lead. 52.S ounces silver and $40 in
so.A to the ton. The Buckeye is now
sending in a carload of good ore a week
and The Herald is informed that the mine
IS in excellent shape for future pro-
duction
The fact that the highest courts of the
Transvaal republic have decided that the
Macarthur Forrest cyanide patents are
void has created considerable interest
among mining men in this city, and the
general opinion is that the decision is
lust one. but what effect it will have on
the future use Of the process in this coun-
try remains to be seem
Leo Grow and his associates, who made
some promising discoveries last summer
nine miles northeast of Pennington, OBJ
tanned assays a few days ago from the
ore that went 81 per cent. lead, two ounces
in silver and SIS in gold to the ton. De-
veloDment work so far has disclosed a
fine body of ore on this property almost
at the surface. and the showing is so
promising that the boys intend to do
considerable work on the property this
winter
Don c. Robbins is engaged at the pres
ent time in getting out marble in Spanish
Fork canyon for the interior decorations
and columns of the school of mines build
ing of Montana. This marble is a beauti-
settings. and when polished, is equal to
any marble TO be found in this country.
The dressing and polishing of the marble
will be done by Watson Bros, of this
city.
The Utah and Galena mining companies
will hold their regular monthly directors
meeting next week Monday, at which
time there is every reason to believe that
both mines will declare their regular
monthly dividends. The Herald is informed
that It is the intention of the manage
ment Of the Utah and Galena to push
work in the development of both proper
DOUBT but that both companies will con-
tinue the payment Of dividends for an
lndennlJe period.
1t is believed that great many Salt
Lakers will take advantage of the Rio
Grande Western excursion to the mining
camps of Tintic tomorrow. There is no
doubt but that the occasion will be a most
pleasant one, especially as a chance will
be given the excursionists to visit Eu-
reka. Mammoth or Silver City, at which
places stay of three hours or more
NAV be made. The train will leave the
depot in this city at $50 p. m. and as
the fare is only 81 for the round trip, it
will pay everyone who is interested in
mining to take the trip.
Elmer Hill OF Bingham, who is working
the Keystone and Fortune mines; informs
The Herald that in the 245-toot drift that
IS being run on the ledge in these proper
tee fine body of solid ore has been
that will assay 90 per cent lead
- nine ounces n silver to the ton. In
u feet more the tunnel will make con-
.:ecttons with an upraise in the mine in
which there IS a 4-foot body of ore, and
intention to resume ore shipments. The
comn-stton OF The tunnel Will also give
gooo ventilation TO the mine
S. S. Sanford. an old-time Utah miner
and railroad man, who is now engaged IN
mining on the Gunntson gold belt in Colo
RADIO. is in the city renewing old acquaint- |
ances. 1t is four years since Mr. San |
for. left Utah and during that time he |
Derity and wealth. Mr.. Sanford is To-
Gated a Dubois, where the properties of |
the Dubois Mining. Milling & Tunnel COM
Dany and the MolIie Green Mining com
pany are located. III both of which ne is |
heavily interested. After remaining in |
Salt Lake a few days longer, Mr.. Sanford |
will return to Colorado.
Colonel G. H Hebron of the Niagara. |
who came in from the Spanish mill Thurs |
day night with the usual shipment of |
will not return to the mine this |
winter as the mill mas been closed down |
until spring, at which time it is more |
than likely that the capacity of the plant |
will be Increased, as 1t has been demon-i
strated beyond question Of doubt that |