The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-17
Mining Notes and Personals.

Hon. Oryil L. Thompson, the merchant
miner of SciDio was in the city Sester-
day.
The Bailey EIkhorn mine, near Baker
City, Ore, has been bonded to an eastern
Professor w. IT. Tibbalss has made ap-
mining exchange go ~
p j. Dorohues ds chasing bonanzas in
Nevada and it is believed he has a good
piece CT property on the string.
w. E. Hubbard made a visit to the
Chloride Point yesterday. Another car
load of high grade ore is expected in from
this property today.
The South Swansea is loading another
lection shipment of the usual grade of ore
and it rs reported that the mine is looking
in splendid condition.
j. S. Lakin. who has JADE fame and
fortune in mining in Utaa will leave for
the east this morning on a business and
pleasure trip combined, accompanied by
his wife.
Another shipment of cyanides from the
North Mountain mill, at Cherry Greek,
New, was received in the, city yesterday.
The lot consists of 100 pounds and was
sampled by the Con. K. c. S. & NJ. COM
/ pany.
Sheets & Thompson yesterday sold to
Joseph MCLAUGHLIN and H D. Miner
the old Mercur boarding house and three
. lots, which are located on the triangle
in the city of Mercur, the consideration
/ DSlIS So,ouO-
The regular annual meeting of the
Ajax Mining company will be held on
the third Monday in October when it is
believed that some changes will be made
/ in the personnel of the directory of the
company.
w j. Gray, who was with Joe Dede-
richs in the building of the Highland Boy
miAl at Bingham, was in the g-ty yester-
day. Mr.. Gray has accepted a regular
position with the Highland Boy company,
as machiniSt, and will return to the mine
within day or so.
a. L. Morris. who is manager of sew
eral properties in the near vicinity of
Frisco will leave for that section within
ming work in the development of the
Yellow Jacket and a number of other
mines in THAT locality.
r. G. Wilson. mine host of the Eureka
( hotel. at Eureka, is a Cullen guest Mr..
Wilson states that considerable improve
ment has been noted of late in mining
| circles in Tintic district and that the lead
and gold contents of the ore being shipped
is helping the mine owners out 81 great
shape.
| John 9. Dugan, superintendent of the
Phoenix and Jersey Blue mines, at Bing-
ham, who is in the city, states that both
sending in regular consignments of good
ore. Mr.. Dugan also says that the re-
cent advance in lead had a cheering eff
feet on the miners of the camp.
Times, Haley, Ida: The Miners union
/ having refused its assent to the PROPOSE
ton of the Lucky Boy Mining company
of Custer county, to reduce wages on the
/ 10Th, all operations at the Lucky Boy
mine will be suspended tomorrow, and I'M
til further .crdersL This will, of course
involve the Shutting down of the mill
Clarence Barrett the secretary of the
Grow Mining company and who has the
contract for the Development of the COM
pany's property on Golconda mountain
in kesslars canyon, is in the city. Mr..
Barrett states that in the face of the
long tunnel the formation is becoming
softer and that the indications are en-
courasing.
Hon. Alien C. Campbell has returned
from Deer Lodge district, in Lincoln
county, New, wnere he is heavily inter
ested in very promising gold properties.
When asked for news concerning the dis
triet, Mr.. CamobeI stated thai ii was
that it had all the earrnarks of pro-
ductive ard paying camp.
A small shipment of ore from the New
State mine. at the mouth of Little Cot
ON assays showing $50 in gold per cent
copper and ounces in silver to the ton
The force at the mine has been in
creased to four men and work is being
pushed in sinking on the main ledge dis
closed near the mouth of the lower tun-
mel.
Professor w. H. Tibbals. the manager
OF the Anita. near Diamond, in T1ntfc
district, has just let q contract for the
performance Of Is feet Of work IN the
development of the property to Frank
Pierson. The pfofessorAstates that en-
couraging news is being constantly being
received from the Liberal, in Markham
gulch Bingham. on which the Inter
mountain Mining and Development COM
pany has a lease and bond
Hon. Thomas G. Merrill has returned
from a trip to Montana, where ne has
been on mining business Mr.. Merrill is
pushing work in the development of the
Vanderbilt group in the west dip country,
a. fine body of ore is being uncovered and
that the outlook is most encouraging. Mr..
Merrill is also pushing work on the
north of Ophir, and he says that there 81
GOOD showing there and that several
good strikes have been reported in that
locality.