The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-03
Mining Notes and Personals

Mining Notes and Personals.
W. V. Rice and Tom Lewis came in
last night from a visit to Tintic
c. c. Higgins, recorder of Camp Floyd
mining district and editor of the Mercur
Mercury, IS in the city.
c. H. Alkire, who has many friends in
Utah mining circles. expects soon to
leave for Prescott, Arizona, where he VIII
taNn charge OF a big mining property.
The Phoenix Mining company, of Big
60, u " ~, "il4 sciiu four men ZIP to the
mine this morning, and an ere shipment
VIII be made within few days
The main line of the Salt Lake &.
Mercur has been completed down TO the
business portion of Mercur and the de-
pot on the hill was moved down yester-
Tom Jones. superintendent of the
Marion. at Mercur. was in the city yes
terday. Mr.. Jones states that the
Marion is showing as well as ever, and
that the camp in general was holding it's
own in good shape.
1t is reported that deposits of high
grade ore have been found in Mineral
Fork, in Big Cottonwood canyon. Sew "
eral of the old properties there are be-
ing worked under lease and bond and in
clearing them out some valuable dis
coveries have been made.
week was 5oi tons, which would make
the total output for the month some
thing over 200 tons, and as the ore as
says in the neighborhood of 40 to IS per
the ton. a stockholder would like to
know why it is that the company has
suspended the payments of dividends.
Frank Brown manager of the Prosser
House, at Mercur, is in the sity.
Hon. Frank Hall, of Mercur, a staunch
silver advocate and one of the most sub
stantial and influential men in Camp
Floyd district, who has been nominated
for representative Of Tooele county on
the Independent Republican ticket, will
make a strong race as he is an able man
and has done much in the, upbuilding of
Camp Floyd district.
Work will be resumed in a few days in
the development Of the Twin Peaks mine
The shaft on this ground is now down
a depth of siXty-ive feet and ii is the
intention to sink to the 110-foot level,
which is also the tunnel level. The ore
in the Twin Peaks is very similar in
appearance to Mercur ore and carries
fair gold values. 1t is believed by the
owners of this ground that with develop
ment fine body of high-grade ore will
be uncovered.
E. w. Wilson, of this city, and E. V
Church. of Chicago, two of the stock
holders of the Monte Cristo mine, in the
South Fork of Big Cottonwood, went up
to the mine the first of the week and
made arrangements to do the assess
year. This work will begin today and
will be confined to surface development.
In the bottom of the Monte CristO shaft
there is two foot body of ore that
assays % per cent lead, so ounces of sill
yer and from $40 to SS7 in gold TO the ton.
There is SO much water in the shaft,
however, that pump and hoist Will have
to be put in before the property can be
worked to advantage.
Superintendent E. p. Sears, Of the
Homestake mine, near Silver City Tintic,
came in Thursday night bringing with
him some fine samples of ore from the
net been tested, but from all appear
ances it viii run well in copper and sill
yer. The shaft in the Homestake is
down a depth Of ECO feet and N the
bottom there is four-toot vein OF ore,
and the indications are so encouraging
that sinking on the ledge will be con-
tinued. Mr.. Sears will return to the
mine this morning. Hon. Frank Harris
is largely interested in the Homestake
and is elated over the outlook.
Broker ]. A Pollock had an attack of
duck fever on Thursday of this week
and while the epidemic was raging he
gathered up his long range smooth bore
and before the sun was an hour high he
found himself on the bosom of Utah lake
afioat in canvas boat that was, as
the Englishman said: The happle of
his hie'' Mr.. Pollock was greatly elated
over the outlook for some good sport
when a gun was discharged accidentally,
tearing q great hole in the bottom OF the
boat, and thus swapping the entire out
fit Fortunately the water was not deep
at this point. and James A. was rescued
by his associates and taken into another
boat. Luck was against the doughty
hunter. however, and during the day,
while in the act OF dischargins his gun,
the unruly weapon kicked so hard that
the shooter was knocked out of the boat
into the water Mr.. Pollock took all of
these disasters in good part although ne
is of the opinion that Thursday was not
a good day for ducks.
E. E. Crooks. stock broker, Al West
Second South street. Telephone 81.
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