The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-23
Mining Notes and Personals.

The fact that the Ontario has declared
dividend is hailed with pleasure by the
Utah stockholders of the company.
The Dexter was in yesterday with five
boxes of cyanides which are being cam
pied and assayed by the Consolidated
Kansas City.
The Mercur company is sending out
notices of its annual stockholders meet
ing, which will be held at the office of the
company in this city on Jan. II, 1898, at 2
p. m.
F. Crowton. who is doing assessment
work for Colonel S. B. Miner in the Deep
in bad shape between Soft Lake and Deep
Creek.
George Dern, of the Mercur and Geyser-
Marion companies, who has just returned
from the camp, states that all is o. K. at
the mines and that everything is running
there IN most satisfactory manner.
John w. Hatfield son of William Hat
field, the well known Eureka mining man,
who underwent 2 surgical operation at
st. Marys hospital the first of the week,
is getting along nicely and will soon be
able to be out and around again.
mining man just in from Mercur
states that in the lower mill tunnel at the
Geyser the vein has been cut at last and
that the showing is excellent. On the
strength of this report quite a block of the
stock changed hands Tuesday night.
The Bullion-Beck company did not hold
a directors meeting yesterday as intended
as the secretary. through an error had
sent out notices naming the 18th as the
day instead of the 22nd, consequently the
meeting will be held a week from yester-
day.
Hon. George w. E. Dorsey left for Ne
braska last night on important mining
business. Mr.. Dorsey, who is heavily in
tereSted in Utah mines, the Overland be-
ing among the number, has been identi-
fled with several large deals during his
Last stay here.
C11DariDfapdapt Caoroa ITdr,ardc 11p6or
whose efficient management the Mercur
mine is making such a magnificent show
ing today, is in the city interviewing
Santa Claus, and it is understood that he
has extended the old gentleman a cordial
invitation to visit his camp on the 18th
inst, and that Santa has decided to do so.
A Rawlins, Wyo., special says that w
w. Obert and Sherman Ludwick of Den
yer have struck q vein of ore in their
Bucl.horn mine, in the Grand Encamp-
ment district, which assays $5S in gold to
the ton. The mine will be developed and
placed in shape to make shipments to
Denver in the spring.
Alex Tarbett, the well known mining
man. whose interests in Butte and Ross
land are many and varied has returned
from a flying visit to the latter place. He
reports RoSSland and her mines to be
in an exceedingly fourishing condition,
and declares that time win prove that
RoSsland has several mines which will
equal the lie Roi in fame before the close
of the year 1898.
The Hercules Mining company operat-
ing on Lion Hill, yesterday consummated
the deal whereby il acquired by purchase
adjoining ground embracing the Chloride
Point No. 2. the Sixteen 10 One and the
Baltimore claims. The company is now
working three shifts and is running its
underground workings for the Northern
Light and the Chloride Point ore zones.
and it is believed that in time and with
development the Hercules will rank as
one Of the bic mines of that section
1t is learned that conditions are very
favorable NJ the -Four Aces, at Silver
City. and that m the sinking of the shaft
enough good ore is being taken out to
pay all operating expenses the indications
being thar q large body of mineral will
soon be encountered, which looks reason
able, as the Four Aces shaft is but a short
distance from the recent important strike
in the Picnic. From another source it is
learned that in the bottom of the Four
Aces shaft body of Il inches of shipping
mineral is exposed. The late assessment
on the stock of the company, which is
delinquent is nearly all paid in and but