The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Mining Notes and Personals.


A carload Of ore from the Idaho and
Athens mine, Bingham, was received at
! the samplers yesterday.
The directors, of the Bullion-Beck will
hold q meeting this afternoon for the
purpose Of attending to routine business
The Grand Central at Mammoth is send
ing in two carloads Of copper ore which
VII run all of 70 per cent IN this metal.
a strike is reported on the Washalle
on the Utah and Idaho line, the property
of Salt Lake company of that name
and title.
The Herald is authoritatively informed
that the Mammoth Mining company will
not pay 2 dividend this month. state
ments TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
1t is reported that the president of the
Swansea company has made the state
ment that the company viii not declare
an extra dividend for this month, as an
tfcipated.
Mercur was in yesterday with its semi
monthly shipment of cyanideS, five boxes
in all Hon John Dern, manager of the
Mercur and Geyser- Marion, went out to
Mercur yesterday
Colonel Nat Ward Fitzgerald who has
returned from visit to Silver City, states
that the Treasure Hill mine is in a prom
Using condition, although ore in paving
quantities has not been encountered as
yet
Ex-Governor Thomas G. Merrill expects
to visit Mercur in the morning for the
progress made in the development of the
Vanderbilt and California groups on the
west dip.
There is every reason to believe that
the deal involving the consolidation of
the Alliance, Crescent, Wasatch and other
Park City properties was contaminated
last night, and that the papers in the
transaction have been signed.
Major j. E. Jackson, of the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling and Refining COM
OF a q
cyanideS from the Mueller mine, near
Rochester, Mont, and also 500 pounds of
cyanides from the Nevada Mining COM
pany at Phoebe, New.
+. II. Peyton of Mammoth is in the city
Mr.. Peyton is running the Sioux mill on
custom ores and at the present time is
running through a lot of North Star
The capacity of the plant is 30 tons daily
of Gry ores, and enough mineral is now
on hand TO run through the cold weather.
Ed Kitchener. superintendent of the
Hercules, at Stockton, is in the city. Mr..
Mltchner states that the mine is looking
well, but that a temporary suspension OF
work has been caused on account of the
giving out of the old boiler at the mine,
and another one will have to be installed
before operations can be resumed again.
1t is learned that the miner who broke
his leg in the Sacramento mine last Aug
ust has brought suit against the COM
pam for damages to the extent of 1900.
Th- company is insured as against acct
casualty company. so that it is protected
~ the matte" should the miner be sue
cessful in his suit.
At a meeting of the directors of the
overland Mining company, held yester-
day. Oil ;. PeNton was appointed to a
place on the board to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Ed Dickin
son. Developments at the Overland will
be resumed soon after the first of the
year, and early in the season a mill is
planned for this promising and valuable
property.
H. a. Hanson and w. H. Flowers came
in YESTERDAY morning from Beaver Lake
district. where they have been employed
in the development of the Crete, owned
by Miner. Higgins and Hall. They state
that the property is looking we'll with
good promise for the future. They also
state that there is considerable excite
ment III that section over the reported
rich strikes in Pinto Iron district in Iron
county.
Hawkins, ord Simons and Walter Ludlow
returned Wednesday from the Detroit
mining district, where they have been
doing development work on the Copper
Head group Of mines. They came up to
spend The holidays, after which they will
return with en- enlarged force and push
the work. They have about two carloads
of good ore on the dump and expect to
commence shipping as soon as spring
opens. Mr.. Hawkins reports the outlook
very bright for the Copper Head group.
Grand Valley Times: w. c. Collins,
Lem Broughton, II NJ. Delano, Charles
Stenson and 4 NJ. Robertson left this
week for a prospecting trip to the Alaskan
gold fields. The party is headed by Mr.
Collins, who is a miner and prospector of
wide experience, and will make success
of the expedition if it is possible to do it.
They are backed financially by home
parties. They will ride through with pack
animals to the coast and be ready to
leave for the north at the earliest possible
time in the spring. Mr.. Collins has
promised to write us and inform the read
ers of the Times through these columns
of their progress and prospects.