The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-20
Mining Notes and Personals.

Hon. George w. E. Dorsey of the Over
la-.d and Rover is expected TO arrive IL
the city from the east today.
w. ]. wolstenholme and Perry Ansor
returned yesterday from Blackfoot. Ida
where thew had been to attend the fun
eral of Charles Bunting, who died few
sing was well known in this city and hae
many friends and relatives here who vii
/ be sorry to hear OF his demise
From parties who have just arrived
from Tintic it is learned that the people
OF the various camps there are feeling
very blue over the outlook. and il is
feared that on account of thu advance in
freight rates and treatment charges a
number of the mines and mills of the
district will be obliged TO close down.
Work is progressing finely in the de-
velooment of the Overland, at Sunshine
and large bodies of ore have bc-n blocked
out in the property that will carry aver
age milling values of from s. to IS and
over in gold to the ton. The mine is on
milling basis at the present time, but
II IS not known how soon a mill will be
erected on the property.
Surveyor Fitzhugh. who has just re-
turned from visit to the mines up near
the head of Little Cottonwood canyon.
states that the Grizzley and the Vallejo
have good shipments of ore on their
dumps which will be marketed as soon as
the roads become passable. At the pres
ent time there is considerable snow at
the head of the canyon. but below the
roads are good.
The Northern Light Mining company of
Lion hill has Just let a contract for 81
900 feet of lumber which will be utilized
in the construction of the addition to the
tank room at the mill. Superintendent
Frank Hines writes that both the mine
and the mill are doing well, and that the
outlook Tor the property is bright indeed.
The recent strike mentioned in yester-
days Herald has not been fully pros
pected as yet so that ii is impossible to
state its extent or value.
The Utah and Montana Machinery COM
PAM has been awarded the contract for
a f-e steam hoist for the Gold Ridge
mine. near Baker City, Ore. in which
Barnett of this city are largely interested.
The hoist will have a sinking capacity of
1000 feet and will include sinking pump
Of the best make. The boiler will have
hoist will run up to 80 horsepower. The
plant will cost in the neighborhood of
5000 f. o. b. in this city.
The directors of the Utah Mining and
Development company met Tuesday night
in its Office in the Nottingham block and
besides attending to routine business,
perfected arrangements for future opera
tons 1t is learned that the stock of the
company is being taken in very salts
factory manner, and at the rate at which
ii is going ii will not be long before all
will be disposed of that the company cares
to let go at the present The company
has already secured valuable interests in
Bingham, Tintic. Park City and in vari-
GUS other camps
W. ]. Lawrence. the efficient suDerin-
tendent of the Star Consolidated mine,
near Silver City, Tintic, who has just re-
turned from = visit to Butte and Ana
conda. states that all is life and activity
in these camps and that the outlook there
is good, although the ores from the mines
and gold. Notwithstanding this the big
are making money and for the
simple reason that they operate on a gi-
gantic scale Mr. Lawrence left for the
property is looking well with good ore
bodies IN sight. The Star Consolidated
was IN the market last Saturday with
two car loads of good ore and two more
lots are now being loaded at the mine.
u. F. Scott has finished his contract
Tor % feet os tunnel work in the develop
nent of the Mckinley group on Lion hill. |
and was in the city yesterday making
s being run on what is called the Kicka- |
200 vein, which is a spur at right angles |
rom the big New York fissure. In do /
ng this work Mr.. Scott states that Occa-
;ionai punches of good ore have been en-
but it is not expected that an /
IRE body of any size will be uncovered |
Until the intersection of the two veins is /
cached, which VIII be in about 90 feet |
more. The company will let another con-
ract within = few days. and when the \
iesired connection is made. which will be |
u g SOHSlutldOit utpiI. II Is !
believed that the property will then take |
ank as a regular producer.
A contemporary of The Heralds made |
he statement some time ago that the /
'ond on the Winnamuck NINE at Bing-
lam, had been taken up, but The Herald |
S informed by Colonel ]. F. Woodman.
me of the owners of the property. that /
his was not the case, and that the bond
lad been pulled down by the Winnamuck
ompany a week or two ago. since which
ime AdOloh Borman of New York had
'een negotiating for a bond on the prop
rty. Mr. Borman has been in a measure
uccessful in his efforts. and yesterday
he papers for the bond and lease were
icing made out and now it is the inten-
ion TO resume work on the property. and
is stated that Mr.. Borman will at once
nut in big pump and machinery to the
xtent of $4,000. if necessary. to operate
he mine successfully. Colonel WOOdman
nd Colonel Sours are the heavy owners
2 the company. and they believe that
Or. Borman and his associates will take
p the bond when it becomes due