The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-24
Park Record Notes.

T. j. Amy acted as paymaster at the
Ontario this week owing to the absence
Of Superintendent Chambers in San
Francisco, and distributed checks
among the boys for last months pay.
David Keith returned Tuesday from
a visit of inspection to the Idaho gold
mine recently purchased by him. He
is well pleased with the investment and
is satisfied that 1T will develop into an
active and rich producer of the yellow
metal
There Will be a meeting of the stock
( holders of the Putnam nining company
! at the office of E. P. Ferry in Park
City on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The meet
ing has been called for the purpose of
electing new board of directors and
! the transaction of such other business
as may come before the meeting.
At meeting of the board OF direc-
tors of the Steamboat Mining company,
held yesterday, an assessment OF ~
cents per share was levied on the cap
ital stock of the company, payable inn
Emediately. 1t is the intention of the
company to begin active developments
al once in their big tunnel, which is
now in $40 feet, and which is expected
to tap the vein at or near 600 feet
The ground is now looking very favor
able,
Night Foreman Harrington Informed
US Thursday that he thought the new
hosting machinery at the DAILY West
would be ready to start up regularly
Monday morning next. A trial run or
two will be made today and tomorrow,
and as no trouble is anticipated it is;
almost certain the work in the shaft
will be resumed Monday The mine is
looking fine and is ready for just as
large a production as the company de-
sires to put out, though heavy ship
ments will probably not be made so
long as the price of silver and Lead re-
mains ait present quotations.
1t was rumored this week that Geo.
Hall and associates had purchased or
secured a bond and lease ON the Hawk
eye mine, one of the old and idle prop
critics in this section which Is consid-
cred valuable. The rumor stated that
Mr. Hall secured the property one day
in advance of the application of Messrs
Keith and Chambers, who have long
recognized that it would be a good
investment. Mr. Hail was interviewed
but denied the rumor hence authentic
information will have to wait on fu-
ture developments, all of which the
Record will keep a watchful eye upon.
While in Salt Lake this week the
writer was informed by gentleman
who IS in a position to know whereof
he speaks, that the Peck Concentra ting
company would solve the water prob
lem by boring a we'll on the fiat near
the mill The location has been thor
oughly examined and the company is
said to be satisfied that it can get
all the water ii wants without going
very deep, and instead of purchasing
supply and putting in an expensive
pipe line, a well will be sunk near the
mill. The delay in the machinery was
explained by the statement that the
machinery intended for Park City was
sent to another plant ready to receive
it and which the company was anxi-
Gus to get in operation on a big gold
dump bought at something like so cents
per ton
A. Leichter received one of the finest
gold specimens this week that we have
seen for many days. 1t was from his
son who is now in California, and the
boulder, from which the specimen was
broken, was found by himself and two
companions while ON a fishing "trip and
the boys are now making a, close hard
search for the ledge from which the
boulder came, but so far without sue
cess. The specimen is what may be
termed lousy with free gold, and the
entire boulder was the same way, pre-
senf1ng a sight good for sore eyes. With
the gold specimen were several beauti-
full samples from CaNfornia's famous
cinnabar mine, the whole making a
valuable addition to Mr. Leichter'S min
eral cabinet
Dr. G. w. Shores, ]. ]. Thomas and
the Spooner Brothers, heavy stockhold-
ers in the Creole mine, came out from
the city Tuesday morning and made a
thorough inspection of that property.
w. "A. Spooner reports the mine as look
ing in most excellent shape, good ore
being taken out and with splendid in
ddcatfoas for a big mine as soon as
depth is obtained. The recent purchase
of Berry Bros holdings in the Creole
by the Spooner Brothers, at 81 per
share, has given Creole stock quite a
boom, and there Isl an active demand
for it. The Creole bids fair to soon force
itself to the front as one of Park
City's big mines. 1t is we'll located
and produces some of the richest ore
found in the district. While no infoa--
nation concerning the future of the
property was given out, there are indi-
cations that the new management will
soon put up hoisting works
j. j. McPhee and D H. Thacker re-
turned Monday from a prospecting trip
to American Fork. The gentlemen spent
several days in the district and report
considerable development work being
done by proSDecforS in the way Of
opening up nav properties and assess
ment work to hold their claims, while
one of the big companies is making
regular shipments of good ore and sew
eru Others are preparing to follow suit
The district, as a whole is more ae-
tive than it has been for several years.
and many good finds have been made
during the summer both in old proper
ties and on new ground. One discov-
cry OF peculiar interest to readers Of
the Record is that made by Milo Shurt-
lift, James Olsen and associates, all
Park City boys. Milo and Jim begun
operations early in the season on a
piece of leased ground in which they
had considerable faith, but put in much
time prospecting the district as miners
naturally do in any new section. The
result was that they soon located a
contact ledge between lime and quartz
that showed I'D d strong vein of
high grade mineral with very little
work. They looked upon the patent
and district records, learned that the
ground was vacant and made a loca-
ton, and today have a fine showing
of ore that shows 142 ounces silver, and
40 per cent lead, and the boys are sat
isfied that they have a mine. Their
lease was thrown up and they ara now
working their own ground. Besides in
augurating work on the ground in
which Mr.. McPhee is interested, he and
Mr.. Thacker did some prospecting and
are satisfied thar American Fork will
yet come to the front as a. steady and
rich producer.