The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-21
mining Notes and Personals

Two carloads of Swansea ore came
in yesterday from Silver City, Tintic.
E. S. Bobo and Hans ]. Hassel,
Mammoth mining operators, are at the
Cullen.
1t is reported that good ore has been
struck in a claim just north of the
Utah. in Tintic.
Colonel Hebron, manager of the Nj
agara. at Bingham, will go out to the
mine this morning.
There was an increased demand for
Ajax stock on the streets yesterday at
advancing figures.
George Arthur Rice left for Denver
last night. He expects to return TO
Utah within two weeks.
Whitney and Sowles have a body
Of good ore in their claim that joins
the Godiva on the south.
z. z. Crooks has been duly initiated
as a member of the mining stock eX
change in good and regular standing
The Cannon company has let a con-
tract for the sinking of an additional
100 feet of shaft on the Old Grover
claim at Mercur.
Francis Quinn, the Nasty of Bing-
ham, and B H. Jones and e. Nichols
well known mining men of the same
place. are at the Walker.
The Herald is informed on good au
thority that fine body of high sgrade
ore has been cut in the Utica shaft
The Utica joins the Gold Dust, at Mer-
cur.
D. Gurnsey, who has just returned
from his eastern trip, is in receipt of
ore samples from new ground he is
opening south of st. George, in Wash
ington county.
Mercur sold yesterday morning at
sc. 90: but after call, and after The
meeting of the Mercur stockholders>in
the afternoon Broker Colburn sold 100
shares at $3.50.
o. H Hardy. who has been on a pros
pecting expedition in West Tintic dis
trict, is home again, bringing samples
of rock with him that his friends nope
will run up into the thousands
The Alliance delinquent assessment
was due yesterday, but it is reported
that most of the stockholders made
their 'antis'' and that but little of the
stock will be sold
The Godiva, in Tintic is looking well,
and last Saturday two men broke down
two and one-half tons of ore that runs
about 30 ounces silver, Is per cent lead
and 50 in gold to the ton.
J. R. Rawlins came in Sunday from
Five Mile pass with his pockets full
of rocks. Joe has caught the mining
fever and believes he has located a
bonanza a halt mile south of the pass
A double shift has been put to work
at the Tetro, on Godiva Hill, Tintic.
The face of the tunnel has been driven
through good quartz ore and is again
in mineralized lime, with indications
favorable
H. L. James, of Mercur, who had
charge of the Viking interests there
and who recently burned his right
hand very badly, has so far recovered
that he is now able to attend to bust
ness again.
Marshall Todd reports the sale yes
terday of 5000 shares of Duquene stool
at II cents a share. The demand for
this stock is growing, but there are bu
few shareholders who will part with
their stock at this figure.
Captain George Ryan is in from
Eureka and states that the West Gable
hoist will be ready for work by the
time he returns. The West Cable de-
Iinuuent assessment was due yester-
day, but all of the stock was taken
care of.
The Eagle Foundry and Machinery
company is just making the last ship
ments of an order for a smelling plant
that goes to British Columbia. The
Eagle is gaining an enviable reputa-
ton far and wide, and is making a
great record for itself.
The Omaha group of claims, in thu
foothills, in Camp Floyd district. owned
by ]. c. Conklin and others, is showing
up in great shape. A fortyfoot 1edg,
has been cut by trench and an avef
age assay clear across shows values o
81. so to Sc, which is a wonderful surfac,
showing.
Hudson Smith who owns the Silver
lode group at Mercur, has just let a
contract for 100 feet of additional work
on the Tramway lode, and also for
the same amount of development in the
Little Joint tunnel, in which he has
already received good assays.
The Dagmar Mining company, of
Eureka, has let a contract for the sink
ing Of a 200 foot shaft for the proper
development of their property The
shaft so far has been all the way in
ore, and the indications are most
favorable. A thousand shares of Dag
mar stock was sold yesterday.
P. E. Conner. a son of the late Cen
eraI P. f. Connor, Fort Douglas, re-
turned day before yesterday from the
Yellow Jacket mine in Lemhi county.
Idaho, where he has been in the en-
ploy of the company as mining en-
gineer. Mr.. Conner says that the Vel
low Jacket mill is now dropping sixty
stamps, and that for the transfer of