The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-01
Mining Notes and Per,onoI.

| V. P. Strange, NJ. E, of Mercur. is
! In to attend the carnival.
The Mammoth Mining company paid
/ its $4,000 dividend yesterday.
Mr.. Lemon and partner, who are
working on the old Shores group, just
/ opposite the Buckeye, near Silver City,
are taking out good shipping ore at
depth of forty feet.
Hudson, Coiborn and Templin have
let a contract for the sinking of a. 200
foot shaft on the Stemwinder lode. near
Silver City, Tintic. and arrangements
are also being made for 300 feet of
drifting
The shaft on the Shoebridge- Bonanza
group, near Silver City, Tintic, is now
down sixty-five feet. The formation
at this depth is highly mineralized,
and the near presence of an ore body
is indicated.
The Macintosh sampler reports the
receipt yesterday of twenty-five tons
of Silver West ore, twenty-five tons of
Golden Opportunity, forty-five tons of
Lucky Boy, $50 tons of Day West, and
sixteen tons Of Forester cncentrates.
The Ontario's regular monthly divi-
dend of $4,000 was paid yesterday in
New York. On June % the Ontario
SA4APRC0 1tfOJl liIlC OQlICeS u silver Dull
lion, and on the 18th sold ore TO the
value of $500. The Ontario is show
ing up in most satisfactory manner,
and is still accounted as one of the
greatest silver producers in the west.
The surveyor general has ordered
mineral surveys as follows. No. 3267.
for the Mayday claim, in Camp Floyd
distr.t; application made by the May
gay Mining and Milling com
pany through its attorney, D.
H. Wenger; V. P. Strange, sur
Vevor. Surveys have also been
ordered of the Eureka townsite, on ap-
plication of the probate judge of Juab
county. Application for patent has
been made for the townsite, exclusive
Of the mining locations made thereon
prior to its entry.
The Yellow Jacket Mining company,
of Ogden, through it's president, Rob
et Lundy, has just contaminated the
purchase of the White Cap group of
four claims in Camp Floyd mining dis
trict, mile and a half west of Mer-
cur, and adjoining the companys yell
low Jacket properly on the south and
east. The White Caps are practically
undeveloped. but at a depth of only
eight feet a body of ore has been IN
covered that assays $3.50 in gold to
the ton, and with this showing the
company felt more than justified in
adding the group 20 it's holdings in
Camp Floyd district. Work on the
property will be pursued at once.
c. S. Davis. of this city, has just Sc
cured bond and lease on the Banner
and Trace Nos. 1, and claims on
Lion Hill, Ophir district, adjoining the
Northern Light mine on the north ana
east. This group of claims have been
producers in the past. and in the old
workings there are bodies Of ore ex-
posed that carry values of from Is to
So ounces silver and from $3.50 to $40
in gold to the ton. Within a. week Mr..
Davis will begin work on this properly.
and it is his intention to cut through
to the foot wall of the vein, where he
believes that he will find the same
grade of ore as that now being ex-
tracted in the Northern Light mine
According to Mr. Davis, the Northern
Light is the greatest mine in Ophir
district. and he predicts wonderful
things for it.
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