The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-23
Mining Notes and Personals.


Mining Notes and Personals.
Work viii be resumed this week in the
DEVELOPMENT of the Silver State mine In
Dry canyon. Ophir district.
Captain F. NJ. Bishop. the assayer, is
In receipt OF some me samples OF sia, ,,i
lite ore from Vernal that is nearly ths
pure quill" as the saying is.
Stocks We're quiet on the curb yester-
day afternoon, but sales of Bulllon-Beck
were reported at $7.S5. while Northern
Light was wanted at 81 cents and South
Swansea at $3.50.
The current issue of the Utah Oracle
comes TO The Herald embellished with
an illustrated title page. The oracle Is
paying considerable attention to mining.
and is doing good work in this direction
E n. Jenkins, the we'll known piano
dealer. is busily at work in Iinuc as
tr.ct in the development of some prom
ising properties, and he is conhdent tnat
within q short time he viii have pro-
Queer to fall back on.
II is believed that Mill Creek canyon
will receive a great deal of attention this
season. and ii is rumored that one OF
two important finds have been made there
of late which will be thoroughly inves-
tigated this summer.
Ben Haywood. one of the officers of the
Gold Queen Mining company, expects 10
leave for the Blue mountains about the
10th of May for the purpose OF resumlng
work in the development of the mine, and
also to start up the mill. AS everything
is all ready for business there he antIci-
pates big run this year.
George F. Atkins of this city has be-
gun the development of a prospect To-
Gated by him last fail about mile north
OF the Warm Springs. On this property
there is fOur-Ioot body OF iron ore eX-
posed on the surface, and the average
values at a depth of four feet range
close to the $3.50 mark in gold. If the
prosoector will confine his labors to the
country east and north of the city MS
efforts will almost surely be rewarded
Frank Dalton, who has shipment OF
ore on the dump at the Dalton mine
ready for shipment as soon as the roads
are passable, will return to Marysvale at
an early day with the intention or be-
ginning work in the development OF the
Eagle mine. south of and adjoining the
Dalton in which Joe Moss. Henry King
and Al Straw are interested. The Eagle
shows d fine body of gold ore at the grass
roots, and it is believed that II will open
out into paying proposition from the
surface.
1t is learned that the Olson brothers.
who are operating the old Hiatt mine IN
Black Jack gulch, Bingham, on a pond
and lease, have Just made an important
strike in the drift that has been run
from the face OF the tunnel in this prop
erty. which consists of three ana one
hall foot body or ore that carries ruby
silver and galena. At the present time
tie mine is troubled with surface water,
but as soon as this subsidies and the
roads become settled the boys expect 10
begin regular ore shipments.
+ B. Cook of this city, accompanied
b.. Ben Olson, was in Tintic the nrst OF
tie week for the purpose OF making an
examination of the work that IS being
done in the development OF the old treas
ure mine near Silver City, on which,
with his associates, he has a bond and
lease. A fine steam hoist has just been
erected on this property, which Will De
ready for active work tomorrow. ana
with this improved machinery Tor the
operation OF the mine it Is expected that
worl- will be greatly facilitated IN the
future.
1t is expected that the Osceola Placer
Mining company will begin operations at
an early GATE and on account Oh the
heavy fall of snow in the mountains the
.,.sl summer it is believed that this VIII
be a most prosperous season in this great
placer camp. 1t is the intention of the
70 utilize d full head of water
this season. but if there is surplus.
they viii sell il to the owners OF dry
placer diggings, OF which there are quite
a number in that locality, and ii IS stated
that some very important discoveries have
been made there during the last few
months. Considerable attention will also
be paid this season to the development or
the quartz deposits of that section.
II is learned that there is a very favor
able showing in the Bob Ingersoll mine,
Of the City cemetery. The tunnel in this !
property is now in a distance of 3Z3 feet
and it is expected that within 30 feet
more the main ledge will be encountered. |
Already the face of the tunnel is in a
body OF mineral that will carry average |
values. so it is stated, of $3.S5 in gold TO
the ton. The ore in its general character
sticS very closely resembles the product
Of the Mercur mine, and it is believed |
that it can be treated successfully by the
cyanide process. While the owners of
this property are poor men, ii is their |
Intention to continue work in its deVel- |
1oment and they are sanguine that in /
tine they will have paying PROPOSE /
ion.
]. Stembel of Camp Floyd district, who |
YES in the city yesterday, informs Inc /
Herald that there will be a great deal OF /
Oh the west dip this summer. and /
already a large amount of work IS gong l
IN there. Mr.. Stembel is interested in
he Hudson group of claims in that 10 /
,ality. which adjoins the Buckeye mine.
Je has been pushing work in its devel- /
,ament of late. and in the face of his |
O-foot tunnel he has encountered mineral
hat is carrying encouraging !dlueS IN ths
Fellow metal and he is confident that ali
hat is required is depth before the prop
.rty will be on a paying basis Mr. Stem
eel states that work is progressing rap
dl- in the extension OF the tunnel in
he Buckeye ground. and that the outlook
or this property is excellent
1t IS believed that there will be in
reased activity this summer in DugWay
district. in the Deep Creek country. and
. LARGE amount of development work is
low being done there. This is great
mineral region. and interest in it is be
ng aroused on account of the valuable
discovery recently made there in the yell
CIV Jacket mine. in which S. W. Eccles
# the Oregon Short Line is heavily in
crested. The find. so The Herald is in
ormed. consists of a fine body or pipe
f carbonate ore. u feet thick. that car
les average values of 10 per cent lead. 10
u-ces silver and from 50 to s. in gold
0 the ton. II is said that there is any
mount of this ore practically in sight
ghich would pay to ship with railroad
Abilities A large number of mining men
rill go into the Deep Creek country this
ummer.
Stock Broker.
E E Crooks, 10 West First South
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