The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-19
Mining Notes and Personals.


Frank Taylor returned Yesterday from
Cphir. where he made an examination of
the Ophlr Consolidated mine and works
Mr., Iaylor was much impressed with this
at its magnitude.
There was an active demand for Dalton
on the curb yesterday afternoon and the
STOCK was good seller at So cents. Dur
ing the past week this stock has devel-
oped a strong upward tendency and it is
rumored that the insiders are buying
manager G. r. Boutwell, informs The
Herald that in the Hecla, at Mercur,
mere is better showing in the drift than
I ever before and that the workings are in
large body of ore in which the gold
values are constantly increasing The
race of the drift is now in a distance of
oO feet north from the shaft.
Favorable reports continue to come in
from the Bullion-Be at Eureka. and if
is stated on good authority that the Winze
that IS being sunk from the 800 to the / 900
le.el to the north is showing up an i'm
mense body of shipping ore. AS develop
ine,at work progresses in the BIB. it be-
gins to look as if this magnificent prop
erty Is a greater bonanza than anyone
ever thought it would be.
Inc Democrat of Baker City, Ore,
speaks as follows regarding the opera
tons on the Virginia Consolidated mine,
rear that place, owned by Dave Keith:
Iae shaft at the Virginia Consolidated
mine lacks only a few feet OF being down
to the depth intended before prosecuting
500 feet. Cross-cutting to the Virtue
ledge will be commenced in a short time.
Lehi Banner: Bishop T. r. Cutler, who
went out to Fish Springs last week TO
iock after his mining property, returned
nome saturday and reports mining inter-
est out there looking quite encouraging
for the future. The Utah and Galena
have large force of men working He
says the weather was very cold and dis
agreeable, causing him to suffer some
what.
Regarding the Grant Mining company
of this city, the Democrat of Baker City,
says: The Grant Mining company will
carry on placer mining operations in
Granite district the coming season. on a
very extensive scale. The company is
splendidly equipped, having reservoirs
and bitches of large capacity already con-
structed. 1t is expected the company will
employ upwards of 100 men in its several
claims.
1t is reported that work is progressing
in the development of the Dagmar prop
erty on the north side of Eureka gulch,
in Tintic district, and that the outlook for
this ground is most encouraging. The
management is employing two shifts,
who are now drifting on the vein from the
100-foot level. It is also stated that the
indications in the Brooklyn. a mile north
of Eureka. are very favorable, and that
there is no doubt but that ore will be
found in this locality.
Max Bamberger will leave for Manning
this morning, where he will accept a po-
sition with the Mercur company chem
list and assayer at the company'S mill, in
the place OF Henry Caro-, who has re-
signed on account of ill health. Mr. Bam-
berger has excellent recommendations,
and he has the reputation of being an
experienced and skiliful chemist and as
sayer. Mr.. Caro- has been on the sick list
for sometime. and it is learned that it is
his intention to leave for Europe within
a short time.
The gentlemen who are backing Angus
ArnT. Ill
are getting ready for an active campaign
this season. and tomorrow they will ship
one of the machines and lot of supplies
to the Henry mountains, where they will
operate this summer. Mr.. Mcclellan will
lea-e for. the placer diggings on Monday
next and it is believed that il viii hot be
long before he will be sending in the gold
amalgam. AS soon as this plant is in. sue
cessful operation it is the intention of
the syndicate to install plant III oregon.
not far from Baker City.
The recent rapid advance in lead quo
tat:ons will more than make up for the
decline in silver, and it is believed that if
prices will climb up to the 81 or S4.50
mark. most of the camps in the west
VIII soon become quite prosperous once
again. Bingham is especially benefited
mines of Tintic district will now make
a better showing than ever During the
last day or so there has been z slight
rise in silver quotations, and there is
ground for hope that these will go still.
higher in the near future.
By q careful reading of the new min
ing law, it will be seen that there is pro-
vision whereby the district records can
be retained in the district, and this is by
getting up petition signed by 10j claim
holders OF the district, upon the presenta-
to-, OF which TO the county selectmen,
the board must provide Tor the copying
o. RE district records, which become
portion of the county records Il will be
necessary however, for tie locator to
file his location notices for record with the
county recorder as well as with the re-
corde- of the district, but he is not COM
PEELED to file with the district recorder if
10 does not wish to do so; but he must
have MS notices recorded in the county
records. That portion of the new law
which provides that the locator must per-
form $50 worth of labor on the claim
within 80 days from the date of location
is a good one, as it will interfere with the
location OF the whole country by people
70 nave no intention of working such
claims, but who propose to hold them
year after year by relocation.