The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-08

the stuff into the stove as worthless.
Soon after their departure ne panned out
ms ashes at net profit of nearly $50.
Arizona Republican: An important min
ing deal Just closed al Congress is the
bonding OF the well known Tooker claims
and Reese < Holden's Last Chance. to-
gether with the purchase of the Gibson
ranch on Date creek for water rights and
mill site These properties are located
about one and q half miles west of the
Congress and are among the best in the
vicinity Inc purchasers are Rochester
IN. " parties
The South Swansea win make a ship
ment today of 100 tons of sulpnide ores
~ tons of carbonate and 20 tons of iron.
the latter being sorted from the car
Donate. Last week a similar shipment
was made. and il IS reported that the
mine IS IN excellent shape with immense
reserves OF mineral in sight. the ship
merits that have been made so far were
taken out in doing development work al
most entirely.
Omaha stock was in good demand yes
terday, and The Herald is informed that
ar of1er of 42Iz cents a share has been
made for control in the company but
that the holders refused, stating that
they would not take so cents. and the pre-
o;ct-o@ 5 made that within a year this
Secur.ty VIII be favorite at a dollar.
Small blocks changed hands on the curb
yesterday at 81 cents, which is a sharp
weeks ago it was offered at 20. Sacra-
mento was in demand yesterday after
noon at % cents.
r. d. Woodruff of Rock Springs, Wyo..
s IN the city the guest of his brother.
DR.. Z. D. Woodruff the manager of the
Northern Light Mining company. Mr..
Woodruff Will leave for Lion hill this
morning for the purpose of assisting in
the work that is going on in the way of
making additions 10 the tankage capacity
of the Northern Light mill, and he will
probably remain at the mine for some
time The company has ordered $500
feet of lumber. half of which is now on
the ground. while the balance is on the
way. so that ii will not be long before
tie extra 20 tanks of 20 tons capacity
each are in place.
the manager of the South Swansea. re-
turned home Sunday night from New
York. where he has been attending the
Columbia School of Mines which Is one
of the most noted Institutions of learn
ing in this direction TO be found N the
United states Upon recommendations
from the Utah State university Mr.. Ritter
entered the sophomore class upon his ar
rival at the. university. and has now
passed into the third year During the
credit and stood first in his class in two
studies and second in three others with
his grade in others to be heard from. He
will remain in Utah until the 18th of
july, when he will take the field with
his class at Camp Columbia. at Richfield,
Conn.,. where the balance of the vacation
will be utilized in practical work and
man and is doing himself credit in his
chosen field of labor.
A special from Globe. Ariz, says: What
promises TO be the most important cop
per strike made in Arizona for many
years has Just been made on the west
side of Pinto Creek. in ella county. b.
D. r. Williamson, w. Il. and H. II. Nc
Nelly, Al Sieber and Con Crowley. They
have taken up five locations in this loca-
ton and the outcroopings of all of them
indicate an enormous deposit of ore.
Crowley and Sieber are driving a tunnel
TO cut the ledge at a depth of 30 feet On-l
Monday, when about 100 feet in. the ledge
was encountered, and since then IS feet
of the ore have been pierced and the
hanging wall has not yet been reached |
The ore is copper glance. red oxide and
si1cate of copper, and an assay of the
drillings, which is the. most accurate test
that can be made, gave a return of 1855
per cent copper. There is no claim in /
this district-the richest copper district
Of Arizona-which makes any such show |
ing for the amount of development