The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-15
Mining Notes and Personals.

colonel h. j. carter Is IN oregon on
business.
The Malvern Mining company will soon
list its stock with the mining exchange.
Charles Crismon, superintendent of the
Galena and Utah mines, is expected in
from Fish Springs today.
Charles Staley, the efficient foreman of
the Centennial-Eureka mine, is in the
city on business and pleasure combined.
Ore is being taken out OF the Boss mine,
in Lemhi county, Oregon, that goes 80
per cent. copper and $500 in gold to the
ton.
The Northern Light sent it's pay roll
and checks out to Lion Hill day before
yesterday, and the employees of the COM
pany are happy.
The Hillside company VII soon begin
the sinking of double-compartment
shaft on its Nercur property. The work
will be commenced just above the Can
non shaft.
c. H. Schue is just in from a trip into
Idaho. While there he succeeded in in
teresting Pocatello citizens in mining
properties on the western slope in Camp
Floyd district.
EX-Mayor Robert Lundy was in the city
yesterday on mining business. Mr.. Lundy
is president of the Yellow Jacket Mining
company which owns group of claims in
Camp Floyd district about a mile west of
the Marion mine. The property is being
actively developed, and indications SO far
are most encouraging.
Manager C. H. jacobs, who came in
from the Sunshine mine Tuesday night,
brought with him fine looking samples of
ore from new strike just made in the
Overland. This is Incorporating rock,
and it is reported that there are large
bodies of it, and if it goes in values &C
cording to indications, the property can
now be called mine. The assays on the
ore will be made public tomorrow.
A small mill run of ore was received
the first of the week from the Old I'm
perial mine at Cherry Creek, White Pine
county, Nevada, assays OF which show
values of II per cent lead, S3.1 ounces sill
yer and $3.50 in gold to the ton. The re-
suit of the test is SO encouraging that the
company intend doing considerable de-
velopment work this season. Contracts
will be let at an early day, and as a good
body of high grade ore is exposed in the
mine, regular shipments; can be made as
soon as the work is begun.
Phoebe Cor. De Lamar, New, Lode:
Messrs. w. V. Rice, James Farrell and
c. P. Brooks OF Park City, accompanied
by E. L. Godbe, arrived here on Tuesday,
and Immediately went out to the Old
Timer, three miles west of town. These
gentlemen own the principal interest of a
group OF mines in this section, the produce
of which has been experimental upon
with very satisfactory results. Gold pre-
dominates in these ores. a force of ten
men was put to work this morning with
James Giles in charge.
Hon. James Andrus, who came in from
st. George yesterday, informs The Herald
that the Barbee mill at Silver Reef is
making a run on lease ores, the output of
which will amount to about $500. Mr.
Andrus brought up with him a piece of
nearly pure horn silver ore weighing
about six ounces. He has divided this
with Harry Duke, and now both can wear
an attractive watch charm. The ore
came from the Thompson & McNally
mine, at Silver Reef, and is a beauty. In
the mountains west of st. George, Mr.
AndruS says, a rich copper mine has re-
Gently been discovered by Sam Adams
This country is rich in mineral and with
railroad facilities would open up many
producing mines The cold backwa I'd
spring in the south has killed all the
fruit with the exception of the grapes
and the seasons outlook is not very en-
couraging.
Bulletin, Mountain Home, Idaho: Steve
\. Oglesby returned Sunday from a five
weeks visit in New York and Boston
MIR. Oglesby feels highly elated at the re-
suit OF his trip east and is confident that
the Big Lode company at Atlanta, of
which he has been the manager for sew
eral years, will resume work on their
holders having amicably settled all diff
ferenoes. He also informs US that ar
engagements have been fully made for
renewal of work on the Ophir mine at
ROCKY Bar, Wnlch ne Will nave charge of
for the present, and that Judge Rock
wood of Saratoga Springs, will doubtless
soon commence development work in
earnest upon the Idaho Consolidated prop
critics, located near Rocky Bar. All in all
Mr.. Oglesby feels THAI there is great
things in store for the two good old gold
camps of Rocky Bar and Atlanta-that
capitalists are eager for gold mining
properties and these two camps are re-
ceiving due attention among such east
n Pnie
Tuesday and will go to Atlanta the lat
ter part of this week. III his friends
here welcome Steve back and wish him
great success in his mining eGorts