The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-01
Mining Notes nnd Personals.

The Conkling sampling works yes
terday received ten carloads of ore for
sampling.
George H. Dern of the Mercur COM
pauy will go out to Mercur today Tor
the purpose of getting the time of the
men at the mine and mill for the pay
roll.
1t was reported yesterday that 1900
pounds of ore from City Creek pros
pect had been treated by the cyanlde
process the results showing Sc in gold
to the ton.
The Four Aces Mining company has
listed it's stock on the board OF me
mining exchange. This company is IN
corporated at 100000 shares of a par
value Of 81 each.
H. W. and W. L. Brown, acconpan-
led by A ]. Brent, returned yesterday
from California, where they have been
for the purpose of examining the placer
deposits of Sdbter creek.
John Heinrich of Fremont, Neb.,
one of the directors of the Mercur
Mining company, is expected to arrive
in the city tomorrow. The Mercur
company will hold a directors meet
ing the first of next week, at which
time it is believed some very important
business will be attended to.
A prospector named Stevens was in
from the hills yesterday exhibiting some
fine samples of quartz on the streets
which he stated was taken from a new
find about seven miles north and lit
tile west of Eureka. This gentleman
claims that this locality is but little 10
Gated and that the mineral indications
there are very promising.
H. j. Mayhan, of Denver, Colorado,
was in the city yesterday en- route to
Elko county, Nevada, where he has
extensive mining interests. Mr.. May
han was formerly associated with c.
H. Jacobs in the mining business in
Colorado, and the two old friends were
exchanging "reminiscences when the
former was seen by a Herald repre-
sentative yesterday.
c. H. Jacobs, superintendent of the
Sunshine mine, accompanied by his
wife and family, returned yesterday
from his eastern visit. Charlie says
that he had a most pleasant trip, but
that he was glad 70 get home again.
This is a case where the pleasure Is
mutual, as Mr.. Jacobs many friends
in Zion are more than glad to see him
back again.
Colonel o. P Chisholm of Bozeman,
Montana, a brother of w. w. CHS
holm of the Centennial-Eureka mine,
was in the city yesterday, but as Mr..
w. w Chisholm and wife were absent
in California and ]. D. Kendall was at
the mine, his entertainments fell to the
lot of John r. Alexander, who played
mine host" in most charming and
pleasing manner. Mr.. Chisholm left
for his Montana home last night
Some time ago the Rio Grande West
Il. 10 II r-rrT
cents additional per ton on ores
shipped from Bingham by the way of
Salt Lake to the shelters. This rate,
when applied, virtually barred the
Conkling sampling works from the
Bingham business; but now that the
extra tariff has been removed the mine
owners of this camp can use their
own option and pleasure in consigning
their ores to the different samplers in
this country, as the railroad rates are
now the same.
H V. Carter, superintendent of the
North Fork placers on Coffee creek,
Trinity county, California, left for his
oiggings yesterday afternoon. The
North Fork placers are owned princi-
pally by a company of leading Salt
Lake gentlemen, and it is expected
THAT their output this season will be
large, as a great deal of development
work was done upon them last sea-
son. Our readers may expect to hear
from Mr.. Carter during the next few
months.
Another contract for fifty feet more
Of work in the Golden Seals shaft was
let yesterday. The bottom of the shaft
is now into what is supposed to be the
hanging wall of the ore zone, and it is
believed that within few feet now
a new mine will be added to Mercur's
cornucopia of great wealth producers
The work being done on this property
is being watched with interest by a
great many people, and 1T is the popu-
lar opinion that it will open up another
bonanza.
The Phoebe correspondent to the De
Lamar Lode says that the property OF
the Keystone Mining company is now
advertised for sale and will be sold by
t. c. Williams on May 10, 1885, The
company now operating the property
are figuring on the erection of a cya-
hide plant near the mine. The Key
stone mine is considered a good prop
erty and may in the near future, make
one of the best camps in the county;
also that operations at the Poorman
mine are steadily opening up the prop
erty to the satisfaction of Messrs.
Swindler and Davidson. A shipment of
high grade silver ore has just been
made and a force of eight men are
now working on the property.