The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
Mining Notes and Personals.


John H Conrad, who is now in Salt
Lake, received $4,000 for his interest
in the Horn coal properties.-Wester
Mining World, Butte, Mont.
Sam NeWhouSe, the Well-knowp min
ing investor, came in last night from
the Sewer mine, near Joseph City, &C
companied by H. H, Campbell, of
New York; Henry S. Caldwell, of
Boston, and S. A. Harsh, OF Norris,
Montana.
The Centennial Eureka Mining COM
pany, which made such a splendid ex-
hibit of gold and silver ores at the
Worlds Fair, has just received a fine
diploma from the commission, and also
a beautiful bronze medal, boun diplomd
and medal being inscribed with the
name of the company.
The strike in the Petro mine, in
Bingham. from the Cottonwood side
of the hill, has stimulated other claim
holders in that locality, and now
Harry Woodmap, who owns the
Aropean and Latham lodes in the
work upon them within a few days.
Messrs. E. H. Airs, \. M. Spooner,
W. c. B. Allen and B. F. Stouffer, who
returned Monday . night from their
Camp Floyd district, speak in the high
est terms OF the future of the camp.
While absent these gentlemen eX
amined the Northern Light mine. and
were much impressed with the excel
lent showing made by this property.
President Brubeek, of the Marion.
who returned Monday night from Mer-
cur, states that this property is in a
most promising condition, and that the
Marion mill is regularly treating fifty
tons of ore daily with a, saving OF FROM
so to 90 per cent of the values. He also
states that work, s9prpgressing nicely
on the Herschel and Raven groups
with good indications to go on.
George Luft has taken a nine
months bond and lease on group
of claims west of Grantsville, ard has
let contracts for the development of
the same The work will cost him So
a foot, but the shaft will be sunk -on a
body of ore fourteen inches in width
that will yield a ton of ore to the
foot that carries silver and lead values
!. of SIS to the ton, so that even in the
! opening of the mine he will make
money. Work is also being pushed on
the Free Coinage mine, mile from
the Luft property. An incline shaft is
being run in the Free Coinage to cut
the ledge at a considerable depth. This
mine has already made several ship
ments of ere that assayed Ga per cent.
lead and from to "a ounces in silver
to the ton.
a practical mining man aud an in
weston in mining properties, who has
been in the city for several weeks past,
has been quietly investigating into the
merits of some of our dividend
paying mines and undeveloped pros
poets. Mr.. j. S. Tenplin, the gentle
man referred to, who has devoted his
| energies for many years in the investi-
cation and promotion of mining enter
prises, has been in nearly every quarter
of the globe, including johannesburg,
Australia, South America, Mexico and
other countries. Since visiting Utah
Mr.. Templin has been examining prop
critics in the interest of Windsor &
Hudson, and r. l.. Colburn of this city,
who have several large deals on hand.
Mr.. Templin and Mr.. Hudson will go
to Camp Floyd district this week, and
while there will make a thorough ex-
animation of the formation from the
! Sunshine to the Northern Light mines.
and it is more than likely that Mr..
Templin will make reports to eastern
syndica ties and acquaintance who are
anxious to invest in Utah mining prop
critics.