The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-10

same day last year they were $14S, LAG.
Mining Notes and Personals.
W. E. Hubbard. who has been east
for several weeks on important bust
ness, will return home today.
Truman Scnenck has returned from
his visit to Lenhi county, Idaho, where
he made an inspection of several gold
properties.
Manager George Dern goes out 80
Mercur this morning with the payroll
for the Mercur mine and mill, and also
for the Backyard.
The claim holders in Camp Floyd dis
trict are in excellent spirits over the
ruling of the land department. in the
matter of the validity of locations in
Ft. Crittenden reservation.
Hon Richard Macintosh and
Charles Reed expect any moment now
10 receive a dispatch from Mercur con-
encountered in the lower tunnel in the
Hillside mine.
The latest news from the West Cable
mine, at Eureka, is of the most encour-
aging nature The drift to the north
east from the 500-foot level in this
property is now in mineralized ground,
the face of the drift showing quartz
and manganese.
Colonel H. G.. Heron came in yester-
day from Bingham, bringing with him
a. lot of cyanideS, the product of the
Spanish mill. The Colonel states that
the mine is running as smootth as
silk on q better grade of ore than for
merly, and that the output this season
will be most satisfactory.
Charles Reed has returned from Eu-
reka, New, and reports that the Dia-
mond and Excelsior mines are, as The
Cornishman says, looking congenial
for silver" These properties are max
ing regular ore shipments to this city.
The Macintosh sampler yesterday
received % tons of keystone ore, 4 toms
of Golden Opportunity and SO tons of
Yosemite No. l.
NJ Fitzgerald, of Fairfield, who is
largely interested in the johannesburg
mine, on the west short of Utah lake,
informs The Herald that a new shaft
has been starred in the development
OF this property. This opening was
started some distance up the hill from
the old workings, and at a depth OF
seven feet ore was encountered that
assays over 81 in gold to the ton, which
is most encourag ing surface show
ing
President Theodore Bruback of the
Bingham Placer company received
word yesterday from Colonel S. T.
Pearson, who is now in Lemhi county,
Idaho, where the placer digg-ngs of the
company are located, that he had just
let a contract for four miles of fun
ing. The colonel also writes that he is
making arrangements for the installa
ton Of complete hydraulic plant, so
that by spring the company will be in
readiness to begin extensive work in
the recovery of the yellow metal.
Reports from the North Star mine in
dictate that il is rapidly coming to the
front as one OF the great mines of the
district. Explorations that have been
carried forward during the past few
months in connection with the regular
mine work, have developed immense
bodies of milling ore and the manage
ment have decided to pu. down a new
working shaft, for which they have al
plant is one of the earliest probabiiI-
ties, and a reduction plant for treat
ing their product is one of the posi-
biities of the not distant future. The
Star is a regular shipper of high grade
Gre and averages from four to six cHrS
week.-Mammoth Record.
The Buckeye, one of Tintics new
producers, is daily gaining favor in
mining circles, and there seems to be
but little doubt but that this mine will
eventually develop into a heavy pro-
Queer of the precious metals. This
property, which is located near D.a-
nlond, was developed by hundred-foot
shaft in 1872, since which time it re-
manned idle until last fall, when a COM
pany was formed for its manipulation.
DDrinor the mast cnVpn piUnf mon IN c
the shaft on the Buckeye has been
sunk for a distance of 200 feet, during
which time good ore shipments have
been made at intervals. Drifts have
been run on ore from the 200, 270 and
300-f0ot levels. and q force of six or
eight men is now pushing work as rap
idly as possible. The mine is equipped
with a steam hoist and the outlook is
very encouraging. The company is
capitalized at 500 900 shares Of par
value of 81 each.
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