The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-04
Mining Notes and Personals.

A carload of Buckeye ore was re-
ceived from Diamond yesterday.
Broker Hill reports the sale of 200
shares of Galena yesterday afternoon
at $2.15.
received 104 tons of Daily concentrates
and thirty tons of Golden Opportunity
ore.
1t is given out quietly in mining
circles that one of the biggest deals in
the history Of the camp is on tap for
Mercur.
The Gold King Mining company,
whose group of claims is located near
the Mercur mill, is having patent sur
veys made on the same.
H. B. Windsor, who is in from Mer-
cur, states that the Buckeye claim is
looking well, and that the ore values
are increasing as work progresses.
]. ]. Brown, of the Searchlight, was
in from Sunshine yesterday and re-
ports that more confidence than ever
before is now felt in the future of that
camp.
1t was reported on the streets yes
terday that George Richmond, who has
a bond on the Widow mine in Clifton
district, Deep Greek, had sold the
property for the sum of $4,000, receiv-
ing $500 cash in part payment.
1t is stated that work will be re-
sumed on the Roaring Lion mine. at
Park City, near the Crescent, as soon
as the roads become passable. The
Roaring Lion has quite a reputation
as a producer, and it is expected that
it will make quite a history for itself
this season.
The Crown Point Mining company
held it's annual meeting the first of the
week and elected officers and directors
as follows: C. w. Stayner, president;
John Beck, president; Arthur
Stayner, secretary and treasurer;
James Jack, John Donaldson and
Hyrum Beck. The Crown Point prop
erty joins the Bullion-Beck mine, at
Eureka.
The Bullion-Beck strike, mention of
which was made in yesterdays Herald,
turns out to be quite a gigantic affair
The company has been running an up
raise from it's 700 to the 500 level, and
| Tuesday the connection was made
some very rich ore being encountered
while doing the work. This upraise has
developed an ore body of 20x35 feet in
| dimensions between the two levels, and
1t is estimated that there are now
three months stoping in sight.
D. H. Schenck, superintendent of the
| Dalton & Lark mines, who was in the
city yesterday, informs The Herald
| that the company'S properties are look
| ing exceedingly well, and that in the
! Lark mine, recently, three feet of gray
| carbonates were uncovered in the lower
workings that carried values of 20 per
! cent. lead, 10 ounces silver, and 81 in
! gold to the ton; while a four foot body
! of iron carbonGtes asSayed so per cent
! lead and 10 ounces silver besides
which. next to the iron, there are
seventeen feet of second class or mil
| ling ore.
J. P. Peterson and w. T. Erken-
back, backed by several well known
| Salt LakerS, are now working the old
! Cornucopia and Treasure mines, near
Silver City, Tintic. Since the first OF
March they have run a tunnel for a
distance Of 225 feet and expect to push
| 1t On for 225 feet more when the ledge
will be cut at a vertical depth of SOC
| feet, exposing large and rich ore
bodies. At present work in the tunnel
| is progressing at the rate of four feet
PER day. The Cornucopia and Treas
ure were once noted mines and in the
early history of Silver City produced
over half a million in the precious
metals.
Judge Henry Rives, who is back from
his Nevada trip, informs The Herald
that there are signs of renewed ac-
tivSty in mining circles in the old
camp of Ely. which camp was once
quite famous as a wealth producer
Two Salt Lakers Messrs. Raybould
and Peck, are now in Ely, their OBJ
ject being to put in a mill providing
the owners of the Chairman and
Johanna mines will agree to furnish
sufficient ore TO run it; but as these
properties are now under bond moth.
ing can be done until the expiration OF
the option, which takes place on the
| 7th. The judge feels almost sure thai
the railroad south from Milford viii
go by the way of Phoebe and De Lamar
in which event these camps will be
given a great impetus.