The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

lease on a group of three copper claims
near Milford. Three men are now de-
veloping the property and a two-carload
shipment of ore will be made ait an
early day This ground shows a fine
body of ore uncovered that runs 40 per
cent copper, 20 ounces silver and Sc
in gold TO the ton.
Tests SO far made on the Mill Greek
SoG and silver places show colors in
the precious metals from the old lime
kiln UP the canyon for a distance OF
over two miles, while on the Mascot
and Rattiesnake claims, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. ingalls,, the dirt shows val
ues of $3.50 and $2.70 in the precious
metals to the cubic yard. DR.. Wftcher
and brother will go out to the Bride
groom group this morning to investd-
gate the development work now in pro-
greSS.
The Little Pittsburg Mining company
has brought suit against Colonel E. A.
Wall and George Snyder and claims
title to the Silver Bell claim, over por-
tions of which the defendants have
made surveys for patent, in pursuance
with their declaration that mining
claims owned by them cover ground
claimed by the owners of the Silver
Bell. The Little Pittsburg company
asks that it be declared the owner of
the Silver Bell, and that Wall and Sny-
der be restrained from endeavOring to
secure a patent for any portion of IT.
The Bingham Copper company will
beo%n regular ore shipments tomorrow
from the Mast mine, at Bingham, and
it is expected that the daily output will
be a carload of ore running about S31. 90
in gold, silver and lead to the ton. At
the Starless the bins are being flied
with ore assaying from $35 to 5000 in
gold TO the ton, and shipments from
this property may be made at any day
now. Yesterday was the company S
pay day ait the mines, and the force
employed, consisting of eighteen men,
all Of whom are working in ore, were
made happy once again.
Jim Miller, of Silver City, Idaho,
is in the city ON his way to London,
from which place he VIII 20 10 AIS
tralia for the purpose of superintend-
ing the workings OF a big g0ld mine
Mr.. Miller is an old and experienced
mixer. and is well known by Hon. X.
C. Chambers, Thomas Kearns Dave
Keith. J. J. DAILY, Colonel Nick Ire
week and other prominent Utah min
ers, and during his stay here he is
hunting them up and renewing old &C
quaintances. Mr.. Miller formerly had
charge of the Morning Star mine, at
Silver City, which he states is a great
property. with the big end of the ore
bodies pointing downward.
The ARTICLES of incorporation of the
Van Pakten Gold and Copper Mining
company have been filed with the
county clerk. The capital stock is
placed at 100000. The life of the in
corporation is for fifty years, and the
principal place of business Ogden. The
officers, directors and incorporaJtors are
as follows: A. Van Patten, president;
William Pearce, vice president; Thomas
ChampneyS, secretary, and A. G. Nc
Kinney, treasurer; these, with T. d.
Johnson, form the board of directors.
The property OF the mining company
consists of a number of mining claims
in the Argenta mining district, Utah,
which are said to be rich in gold and
copper 1t is the purpose to develop
the claims at once.-Osden Daily Press.
The hoisting works of the Poulin
mime at Butte burned last Sunday, and
the saving of the lives of the men en-
gagged in the mine is due TO the heroic
action of Engineer Charles MCGEE. The
Butte Miner, in commenting On the con-
fagraGlon, says: The name of Engineer
Charles MCGEE, of the Poulin mine, will
be added to the list of heroes who will
ingly risk their lives to save those of
their fellow men. With the BOILER
house and the engine house of the
Poulin ablaze, and the flames all
around him, he stood by his engine
yesterday until the six men working
on the sinking shaft had been drawn
UP, and only Quit his post after his
hair and moustaclle had been burned
off. That he worked none too quick to
save other lives is evidenced by the
fact that no sooner were the men off
the cage than the wire rope, which had
burned through, parted and the cage
shot down the shaft. A minute lost
and all the men on ut would have SHOT
down to certain death over 1000 feet
below. Had the cage even stopped to
tal1e on the pump man, Dam Shea, at
the 1,SsHn-foot level, eight lives would
have undoupsedly have been sacrificed
AS Shea was rescued unframed later
on the Poulin mana cement consider it
came out Of the fire very fortunately
even if a damage of possibly $1,000 to
$4,000 was done to the buildings and
machinery.