The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-22

and is highly pleased with the showing
made in the Balance tunnel. He re-
ports considerable activity in Little
Cottonwood canyon, and predicts that
within another year the old camp will
recover some of its old-time activity.
The Grown Point mine, at Park City
adjoining the Ontario is now employing
a force of fifteen men. The company
IS now drifting for the ledge from the
bottom of a 175-foot shaft, and it is
believed that the ore will be encountered
almost any day now.
The American Institute of Mining En-
gineers is now in session at Denver, and
the Stock Exchange will endeavor to
have the members extend their visit
as far west as Salt Lake; and if this
is impracticable, to get the institute
to hold its next meeting in this city.
The State Consolidated Mining COM
pany, which is working the old North
Star mine, near Silver City, Tintic, has
just about completed the grading for
the site Of its new shaft, and will soon
let contract for sinking. AS soon as
it becomes necessary the company will
put in a steam or gasoline hoist.
A representative of a Michigan colony
of HoHanders, who has been Investigate
ing the advantages and inducements
offered by the Mt. Nebo Land & Irri-
cation company, is SO well pleased with
what he has seen that he has sent for
ten Of the colonists to come on and
look over the ground for themselves.
The Northern Chief, at Bingham, is
still showing up fine bodies of good ship
ping ore. Mr.. George Keel, the man
ager of the company, made a consign-
ment of a hundred tons or more a few
days ago, but he says he would be COM
PEELED to close down were it not for
the fact that the ore carried we'll in
gold.
The Bullion-Beck mill has been closed
down for a short time on account Of a
scarcity Of water. The company is in
creasing the water supply by digging
wells at Homansville, and it is expect
ed that the mill will soon be in opera
ton again. The mine according to the
latest advices, is showing up larger ore
bodies than ever before.
H. W. Lawrence and AL Brim have
just given a bond and lease to NJ. c.
Smith on the Tampico group of six
claims, located in Bingham. The bond
calls for payment of $4,000, while
the life of the option is for two years.
Mr.. Smith has a force of four men at
work in the development of the mine,
and expects to make a shipment of ore
at an early day.
The Galena Mining company received
two lots of ore yesterday which as
sayed as follows: Lot No. 1, COG per
cent lead and 120 ounces silver. Lot
No. 2, SO per cent lead and 101 ounces
silver. Lot No l sold at $SS.O2 per ton,
net; while No. 2 brought s75.16. This is
good velvet money and as long as the
company keeps up these shipments the
shareholders are sure of receiving reg
ular monthly dividends
Notice of changes in the articles of
Incorporation of the Brickyard Gold
Mining company and of the Grant
Gold Mining company were yesterday
filed in the Office of the county clerk.
In the former the number Of shares of
the company were changed from $780,
600 shares at 81 each to 100000 shares
at 81 each. In the latter the capital
stock was made $1,00O,0 900, divided into
a like number of shares of the par
value of 81 each.
Work will be resumed within few
days in the development of the Atlantic
mine, at Bingham. The tunnel on this
property is now in a distance of 800
feet, and, according to all calculations,
it will take 400 or 500 feet more before
the contact is reached, and this will be
at vertical depth of about 500 feet.
the ore is encountered, the Atlantic will,
without doubt, make ample returns for
the money invested.
Will Griffiths and c. E. Bolton are in
high spirits over the discovery of a
very promising property in Big Cot
tonwood canyon a short distance above
the Arnold power works. The crop
pings on the new find are strong, while
the ledge is four feet wide and assays
= 10 IN,
on the surface. The vein is a, true
fssure in lime, and Mr.. Griffths says
it is one Of the most promising grass (
root propositions he ever saw.
Ben Johnson writes from Deer Lodge, i
just south from State Line district, I
that he is making arrangements to be- +
gin development work on the claims /
located by himself and Allen G. Camp
bell a. few weeks ago. A great manv I
are already in the district, I
and as the lodges are large and well
values, there is every reason to be-
lieve that in time the district will de-
velop into a great camp.
Hon. R. C. Miller of Carbon county, I
is in the city on business. Mr.. Miller Is
heavily interested in stock raising, and
informs The Herald that the range in
the south is now in a most excellent
condition on account CT late rains, and
that large shipments of fat mutton are
now being made from Pleasant Vail "
Junction Mr.. Miller is in the market
with a fine lot of rams, and as the
sheep business is looking up, he is con-
fdent that he will meet with no trouble
in their disposal.
w. NJ Howat, who has been south
on prospecting expedition for the
Prospectors Mining and Milling COM
pany of this city, returned yesterday,
after an absence Of several months,
during which time he made locations
in Bullion canyon, near Marysvale, in
Piute county, and also in Iron county,
about twelve miles west of Mountain
Meadows. On his Bullion canyon
Mr.. Howat obtained surface
values of one and one-half ounces sill
yer and $3.50 in gold to the ton. while
from the Mountain Meadows locations
top-rock assays ranged from seven
ounces to six hundred ounces in silver
TO the ton, which is an excellent show