The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03

also well received, as was also utah
in 1885,
j. M. Davis of the Annie mine at
Mercur informs The Herald that
drifts are now being run on an ore
body that assays from 50 to So in gold
to the ton, and he is of the opinion that
before long this mine will show up fine
deposits Of good milling ore.
John Campbell and George Hammer
returned from Death canyon yesterday,
having completed their contract on
idated Mining company. The incline is
now in seventy-five feet on the Queen
and has cut a seven-foot vein of pay
ing ore.-Lehi Barner.
Work is being pushed on the North
ern Light mine, on Lion Hill, Ophlr
district, and the new working tunnel
is already in a distance of forty feet.
The company is shipping Etgh-grade
silver ore, and when connections are
made this bonanza property Will de-
velop into great producer.
j. w. Scott, manager OF the Prim-
rose and Johannesburg mines, at ST.
yer City, Tintic, is in the city taking in
the carnival. The bottom of the 100
pyrites and the outlook is most prom
Using. The Johannesburg shaft is down
70 feet, with favorable indications.
DR.. A. ]. Shores, CT Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, is in the city visiting his
brolner. DR.. Shores was accompanied
in his visit here by his father in-law,
T. G. WINNER, of Payson, who is just
in from Vanderbilt, California, with a
$1,000 gold brick from the Barefoot
nine and mill. Mr.. WINNER says the
mine is looking well, and is good for
lots of dough"
Ii litigation is any sign of a rich
mining camp, City Creek canyon has
all the necessary earmarks, as it is I'M
derstood that Jones and Kesler, owners
of the Two Armies, located on Black
mountain, about nine miles north of
this city, and Paris and Jones, who
claim title to the Bullion mine in the
same locality, are about to indulge in
a lawsuit because of a conflict OF de-
scrlpt!on and location between these
two properties.
General Manager H. A. Cohen of the
De Lamar mines in Utah and Nevada
informs The Herald that the OUTPUT of
the DE Lamar mines at Nevada for the
month of June was $4,000, and this,
100, with the mill running at only
about three-fourthS of its capacity. This
month. however, the mill will run
right up to the handle, and it is ex-
pected that the output will be larger.
Inc DE Lamar is a wonderful pro-
Queer, and is destined to make a. bar
rel OF money for its owners
For many years it has been the be-
lief that gold would be found in the
mountains east of Cedar City, in Iron
county, and occasionally rich pieces of
float have been picked up in this local
ity, but the lodges were never discov-
cred. Recently, however, ore in place
has been found in this section between
the summit of Cedar mountain and
Three Greeks. The float at the place
of discovery assayed $2.75 in gold to
the ton. while it is stated that Frisco
parties have struck it very rich there.
S. A. Higbee of Cedar City, who ar
rived in the city yesterday, brought
with him ore from the new find, which
will be assayed today.
Among the prominent people now
visiting Baker City with a view of ex-
aiming into our mining resources with
a view of investing is Mr.. Peter Hob
kirk of Portland, who has had his at
tention called to one or more properties
at Elkhorn and Greenhorn mountains
In the latter district Mr.. Hobkirk is al
ready interested in what are known as
the Ornament and Surprise mines, per-
haps better known as the Francis
Clarno properties. David Keith of Park
City, Utah. is also here looking after
an opportunity to invest. Mr.. Keith
is one of the principal shareholders in
the Silver King mine at Park City. He
is accompanied by Mr.. J. X Ferguson
Of Salt Lake.-Democrat, Baker City,
Oregon.