The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-16
Mining Notes and PERSONALS.

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TIE Centennial-Eureka paid its regular
monthly dividend of $4,000 Yesterday.
The cotton shipment of South Swansea
4 ore is due at the Taylor & Brunton samp
ie- this morning.
The Mammoth company had 300 tons
cf a good grade OF concentrates on the
! market yesterday
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re-
eeived II tons of Snowbird ore. tons
Of Lenore and IS tons of Silver West.
| L. W. Clark expects 10 go out to Lior
/ HI this morning for the purpose of in
specting work that is being done or
ground in which he is interested near the
Chloride Point mine.
Sales of Mammoth were reported yes
terd2y afternoon at $l.75, and il is said
that tire stock has a very buoyant tend
ency. which fact has been demonstrated
on the floor of the stock exchange during
the past few days.
Work was resumed in the development
of the Little Pittsburg property a few
days ago and ]. E. Foote has been
wcrs- on the group, which is located be-
tween Mercur and the Northern Light
nine
1t comes to The Herald reporter pretty
straight that well known Salt Lake
mining operator is now on the way ito
De Lamar, New for the purpose of
buying, if he can, all of the capital stock
of the April Fool Mining company that
ne can get nold or
Tho Monte Carlo company of this city
IS making arrangements 10 push work in
the development of its valuable property,
which is located in the old Star district
= Beaver county. Some of the samples
eff from the Monte Carlo mine are
rich in free gold which sticks out of
the rock in pieces as large as pin heads.
A. A Brim who has made more than
one pull out of Ophir. expects to leave
this morning for Camp Floyd district
where he will begin work In the develop
ment of a group of claims on the west
dip. and he is satisfied, with his know
ledge of that country, that some wonder
flu producing mines Will be uncovered
there.
The Silver King and the Eureka Hill
Mining companies are soliciting bids for
the output of their mines for the COM
ing year. The Silver King will open its
bids on the 1st of January. while the
Eureka Hill will follow suite on the 4th
The ore buyer that gets the output of
either of these mines for the coming year
will be in luck, as they are heavy ship
pers.
= car load each of Utah and Galena
yesterday. The Utah assayed 81 per cent
lead and 12S ounces in silver to the ton,
whie the Galena was sold on controls
th-t showed values of 60 per cent lead
and % ounces in silver. As long as these
mines keep up these high grade ship
ments there can be no fear but that they
VIII also pay regular dividends.
An acknowledgement air compressor
for the Brickyard mine at Mercur. to-
gether with a complete drilling plant, is
now en- route from the east besides which.
with the same consignment. there Is d
40-horse power boiler for the Geyser mine,
all of which We're ordered through the
Utah and Montana Machinery company
of this city. This company is also filling
an order for a complete air compressor
and plant for the Clayton Mining and
Srfa.2l inc nnr1 ny Of
Another car load of ore from the. Sun
beam Consolidated was received at the
sampler last night. This is a high grade
lot. and is 10 be followed by another
enc within the next few days. The Her
aid is informed that the former owner
of the Sunbeam ground has granted an
extension on the bond from April next
until the July following. As development
work progresses on this property the
showing is more and more encouraging.
1t is reported that quite block of Sun
beam Consolidated changed hands on the
streets yesterday afternoon at Is cents
a share.
]. c. Dugan. of Bingham fame. who
was in the city yesterday. informs The
Herald that he is busy al the present time
in the development OF the Jersey Blue
mine, which is located in Cottonwood
gulch. which is a branch of Carr Fork
In the Jersey Blue a tunnel has been
been driven in on the vein a distance
of 800 feet. and in the face there is a
me DOCN OF ore tildI VIII assay from 10
to 80 per cent lead and 70 to 100 ounces
in silver to the ton. Mr.. Dugan is not
shipping at present. but he is stripping
the ore and leaving it on the walls so that
he can break il down at any time, ard
this will be when there is an advance in
the metal market.
Tom Jones, the superintendent of the
Marion mine q Mercur who is taking
two-months' lay off, returned yesterday
from "A trip to California and he informs
The Herald that he had very pleasant
outing, and that during his absence he
visited some of the mines on the mother
lode and also the new camp of RandS-
burG, in the southern portion of the state.
net far from Moave. This new camp,
according to Mr., Jones. is a red-hot
number. and people are flocking there in
Great droves. So far an abundance of
odd has been found on the surface, and
if developments show that the deposit is
a permanent one the camp will fe one of
the wonders of the age.
Otto Hudson. the manager of the Silver
King Extension mine. located in Mineral
Fork. Big Cottonwood canyon, came
down from this property late Monday
with the showing made in this ground.
It has been stated in these columns that
the tunnel In this mine had disclosed a
body of fine ore, and Mr. Hudson states
hat this chute of mineral is improving
IS work progresses. and that at the pres
ant time he has three feet of shipping ore
IN sight which is being stripped so that it
IAN be broken down at any time and
sent to market. 1t is expected that the
Silver King Extension Mining company
will see the light of life today, as IL is
understood that the incorporation papers
are about ready 10 file.