The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
Mining Notes and Personals.

me machlntOSn sampler yesterday re-
ceived eight tons of Idaho and Athens
ore and 16 tons of Jackson ore.
c. II. Blanchard. the efficient and OBJ
Hging recorder of Tintic district. was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Blanchard antici-
pates that there will be great activity
throughout the camp this season.
Charlie Rives. of the Gold Flint mine,
at Leesburg, Lemhi county, Ida. is in
the city, being recalled home for the pur-
pose of attending the Sickbed of his
great unknown.
World, Idaho City, Ida: big strike
was made last week in the New York
mine, on Deer creek. A tunnel was run
the ledge another was started. The new
tunnel was driven only 30 feet when the
ledge was cut The vein is large and the
ore high grade.
1t is learned that quite a number of
Salt Lakers are interested in mining on
the Snake river in the Big Hole country.
Wyo., and it is said that it is expected
that there will be quite a boom in that
region within the next 60 days, as the
country abounds in gold placers and good
quartz lodges.
A carload of ore from the Homestake
mine was received in the city yesterday
from Tintic, and The Herald is informed
that carload of machinery. which en-
braced the new boiler and hoist, was also
sent out to the mine. The new plant will
soon be installed, and it is then believed
tnat the Work OF developing the property
will be greatly facilitated.
Work has been discontinued on the Sill
yer Moon mine, near Stockton, until the
snow melts so that the trail can be kept
OPEN This property is now being worked
By G. w. Clay and Fred Rose. 1t is
stated that the mine is now a shipping
proposition, and that as soon as the roads
become passable it will make regular con-
signments to the Salt Lake market.
Statesman. Boise. Ida: Charles D. Full
L. rr~l,. l.ar-c IN 1rasara
with DR.. Brumback went out to the
Black Hornet mine to examine the prop
erty, has returned to the city. Mr.. Full
Ter is well pleased with the mine. Mr..
Fuller contemplates remaining in Boise
for a day or so, when he will leave for
Denver and Cripple Creek. At the latter
place he has large mining interests.
c. Fl. Wilbur. of this city. who has been
velopment work that is being done in the
Golden Eagle mine. in Central mining dis
trict Nevada. is home again, and it is
learned that.the property is looking well.
While Mr.. Wilbur did not say so. it is
believed that there is a shipment of
Golden Eagle ore now en- route to the
Salt Lake market.
Superintendent Ike Jennings, of the
Vanderbilt mine, at Haley, Ida, will ar
rive in the city this morning from the
mine. At the office of the company it was
learned yesterday that the property was
looking well and that at the present time
d CARLOAD OF nlBn BTdQe ore d week was
being shipped. Two carloads were settled
for on Wednesday. and it is believed that
the mine will make a great record for
itself this season
The stockholders of the Openhongo
Mining company held their annual meet
ing on Wednesday of this week and
elected the board of directors for the en-
suing year as follows: w. w. Chisholm,
William Hatfield, treasurer; W. NJ. Brad
ley and Charles Staley, John r. AleXan-
der the former secretary of the company,
was re-appointed to the position. The
Openhongo is located near the Ajax
mine, in Tintic district.
Provo Utonian: DR.. McCWtain and
others are tunneling through tue noun
tains south of Rock canyon. They have
commenced about mile east OF the
mouth of the canyon and propose to con- /
tinue until they reach ore if they have |
to come out at Slate canyon. about a mile |
further south. DR.. McCurtain believes I
and If he carries out his tunneling pro-
ject he can certainly be said to have /
given his theory fair test. We hope /
and believe he will be successful.
Butte Inter-Mountain: Rumors were
revived in Butte today of the probable I
erection of another smelter near Ana |
conda, by the fact that Is men under the /
supervision of Civil Engineer Jones left /
Butte Yesterday to make surveys along /
Mill creek Mining men in Butte claim /
that the party has gone there in the in /
terest of the New Washoe Copper COM |
pany of Butte and that it is the purpose [
Of the men interested in that enterprise /
to begin at once the construction of a |
big srneler. which. if built. will be located |
about two and one-half miles from Ana
coRda.
1t is the general impression in mining
circles that a hardship will be entailed on
The mining fraternity if the legislature
% sses a law abolishing the Office of dis
riot recorder and ruling that the records
IF the district must be kept at the various
county seats. In such well-estabhshed /
amps as Tintic. Bingham. Park City,
Hercur. Frisco. Ophir. and a dozen other
districts in the state. it would be an i'm
position on claim-ownerS and others if
hey had to go to the county seats for
what they wished as far as the recorder
Il the district was concerned.
Statesman, Boise, Ida: 1t is reported
hat another strike has been made in
he Willow Creek district. this one being
aid to be the best recorded there. The
strike IS in the Black Crook mine on
Rock creek The vein is stated to be
rom eight to nine feet wide with a
trong pay streak of very rich gold ore.
rhe claim is one that has had q -eDuta-
ion as being good for long time. the
Tein being strong and well defined. 1t
viii not be surprising if it proves that
N important discovery has been made in
t as indications about the property have
,ointed to its being of great value.
W. D. Johnson, formerly of Philadel-
hia, who is now directing the work that
5 being done in the development of the
'rown Point mine. in the Sunshine coun-
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