The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-06
Mining Notes and Personals.


Secretary S. T. Pierson. of the Sterling
coal mines, is down south looking over
the property.
1t is understood that the directors of
the Brickyard will hold a meeting on the
9Th inst, when important business mat
tiers will be attended to.
Colonel H. G. Hebron, manager of the
Niagara mine, at Bingham, is out at
the mine and will not return to the city
until Friday of this week.
Dick Chase expects to leave today or
tomorrow for his placer diggings in Wy
oming. He will be accompanied by sew
eral Salt Lake gentlemen.
Word was received yesterday that
Broker James A. Pollock had reached
New York in safety, and that he was
rapidly regaining his health.
DR.. Geo. H. Fennemore of Beaver, who
is in the city, informs The Herald that
considerable mining is going on now in
Newton mining district, near that city.
The Rover Mining company is making
arrangements to put in hoist on it's
Mercur property. The Rover shaft is now
down IT'S feet the bottom being in black
shale.
Con Hennifer, who is in from Eureka,
informs The Herald that the Buckeye
Mining company will make shipment of
nigh grade ore today from its mine at
Diamond.
Shell E. Baker. who is working the
ham on lease, will return to the 'Old
Reliable" this morning after few days
visit in this city.
Mr.. Green, the well-known mining OPP
orator. who has a lease on the City of
Rocks mine, in Little Cottonwood can
yon, expects to make a shipment of high
grade ore as soon as the roads become
passable.
]. NJ. Davis, superintendent of the An
ME mine, located between Mercur and
! -Oio Iypc tor
day, and when asked regarding the con-
dition of the mine, replied with a signi-
ffcant wink: She's all right
Walter S. Mcdonnell late of Minnesota,
yesterday purchased twenty-seven lots
in Oakley addition from w. E. Hubbard
for $500. Mr.. Mcdonnell will improve
the property and in all probability will
erect fine dwelling on the same.
The Wolf Tone Mining company, lately
incorporated, will hold directors meet
ing next Saturday at L o'clock, noon, for
the purpose Of making arrangements for
the development of its property, which is
located near the Gemini mine, at Eureka.
w. Best, who is just in from the Blue
Bell district, reports that the claim own
ers in that locality are feeling in good
spirits over the outlook. Mr.. Best made
! several locations while in the district,
from which he obtained good surface
| values.
The Four Aces Mining company ex-
| grace
ore within a short time. 1t could make
regular consignments if necessary, but
as the company has plenty of money in
! the treasury for development purposes,
and good sized ore house, it is in no
hurry to ship.
W. F. Mitchell and w H. Irvine left
for Shoshone Falls. Idaho last night, for
the purpose of examining placer proper
ties on which they have a bond If the
same comes up to their expectations
| of ha Aoo
flour gold amalgamators and work the
diggings extensively this season.
W. H. Rea, of the Dalton and Lark
Mining company, who has been on the
for California yesterday for his health,
Mr.. J. Schenck, his old partner, going
as far as Ogden with him. 1t is to be
hoped that change of climate will
| benefit Mr.. Rea, and that he will soon
be able to return to Utah.
! R. G. Smith, of the National Bank of
| the Republic, was exhibiting samples of
free gold ore yesterday from the Old In
perial mine at Cherry Creek, New, in
| which he is Interested A mill-run ship
ment of ore from this mine is expected ed to
arrive in the city wItnin short time, and
if the tests are satisfactory the property
will be extensively developed
The Contest lode, located three and one
half miles north of Cedar Fort, and
owned by Kelly, Bodeback & Holes, is
giving good promise of mineral wealth.
! The Contest is down sixty feet, having
passed through stratas of gray shale and
! tale. but in the bottom a layer of black
shale has been encountered that is con-
! sderably mineralized and impregnated
with iron pyrites.
The directors of the Herschel Mining
! company expect to go out to Mercur this
! morning for the purpose of locating the
site on its group of claims for its main
working tunnel. AS soon as this is done
! active work will begin in the development
! of the property under the management OF
Superintendent Smith, who has the honor
of first opening up the Mercur and Marion
/ mines.
1t is reported that the Merco Gold Min
| ing and Milling company was feeling
much elated over the showing made in
the Pride of Utah lode, which is embraced
! in its group of claims in the Peepstone
| district. The shaft on this claim at a
| depth of 80 feet, is in a good body of ore
! that shows values of $2.42 in gold to the
ton. F. J. Senior. of this city, leaves fol-
Colorado today in the interests of this
company.
Fish Commissioner Newell was busy
yesterday transferring black bass from
| Utah Lake to the reservoir of the Mt
| Nebo Irrigation company. About one
the waters of this new lake. some of
which weighed at least three pounds. 1t
is the intention of the company to stock
| their reservoir with bass, trout and sun
| fish, and within a few years from now
this will make a very popular fishing re-
sort.
! J. T. Hammond. representing the Ham
mond Manufacturing company, of Port
| land, Ore, was registered at the Temple