The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-18
Mining Notes and Personals.

Fred j. Leonard will go out TO Mercur
on business this morning.
A shipment of ore from the Wachusett
mine, on Lion hin, is book for next week
Hon. C. V Wheeler. the president of
the South Swansea Mining company, came
in from Silver City yesterday morning.
The annual stockholders meeting Of the
South Swansea Mining company IS set
for June "a and was not held yesterday
as reported on The streets.
Lode. De Lamar. Ney.: In sinking in
the Magnolia anew chute of ore was de-
veloDed which lies south of the main
chute and has about the same strike and
dip.
mine on Lion hill, this morning. He will
be accompanied by his wife and children,
who will recreate in the mountains for
month or two.
works the men are at work putting in
another OF Bruuton's automatic oscillat-
ing samplers. making Two OF these i'm
proved machines for the works.
1t is the prevailing opinion that the
stock exchange will take an adjournment
on the first of next month for 30 or SO
days, and if it does there Will be but ut
tie activity in stocks during this period
Gilmore. Ida. Bulletin: William Morice
of London and General Daggett of Salt
Lake started by private conveyance this
morning for Atlanta to examine what is
commonly known as the Yuba mining
properties.
Captain W. H. Smith, superintendent of
the Observation-Disclosures. came in from the
mine yesterday morning. He states that
the property is in splendid condition. and
that everything is progressing smoothly
in the operation of the mi-e.
Dan Clays was in from Bingham yes
terday with another lot Of high grade ore
from the Julia Dean. Mr.. Clays states
that the new steam hoist and pump are
working nicely, and that the mine is look
ing in a most satisfactory condition.
VIII Hatfield, who came in from Eureka
Yesterday informs The Herald that work
is being pushed in the development of the
old Martha Washington mine. near Silver
City. The 150-foot shaft has been cleaned
out and now the men are sinking as fast
as possible with favorable idications to
go on.
Silver made another fractional advance
yesterday. and 1t is to be hoped that these
gains will continue until the white metal
is at least quoted at the dollar mark
Lead is also stronger and the New York
market has been very firm with gradual
advances, the indications being that the
improvement will continue.
Miner. Butte, Mon: The Alice company
yesterday made shipment of 20 tons of
silver matte to the Selby Smelling &
Lead company of San Francisco for re-
finement. The company is keeping the
usual number of men in employment and
the production of the mines and mill are
keeping up to the usual standard.
Generalization stock was in active de-
and there were more buyers than sellers
on the curb at this figure Mammoth
also chronicled advances and before the
close of business last night was wanted
at s1.315. Northern Light was firmly held
at about the same figures as on the pre-
vious day
Manager H. A. Cohen returned yester-
day from De Lamar. New, and while he
had nothing new to tell regarding the
great De Lamar mine, he stated that the
mill was running steadily and regularly.
and was treating about 5000 tons of ore
monthly. IN the mine there are mann
moth ore bodies disclosed to view. and
the property is in most promising con-
dition.
ODE Baton brought to this city Saturday
some os the finest specimens of quartz
that has ever been exhibited here. Mr..
Baton licked IN these specimens on his
Sutton creek placer claims. One piece OF
the quartz was well sprinkled with gold
worth s160. Near the same spot he found
two Other specimens worth respectively
A special from Rossland, B. c.. SAYS
that shipments VIII be made in a few
DAYS from the Payne mines at Kaslo.
Thirty 10 forty tons day viii be shipped
which, It IS estimated. will net 100000
per month This is one of the big prop
critics IN the Kootenai region in which |
Hon. A w McCune of this city holds !
heavy interests.
The Silver Bros. shipped a car load of
yesterday to Frisco for the |
Horn Silver mill. The I'm viii also ship |
n car load of tanks today to the North |
ern Light mill on Lion hill. There are
six steel tanks in the consignment which !
are 10 feet wide. 20 feet long and feet |
deep: The tanks have round corners and |
are believed to be an Improvement over |
the round tanks.
New York capitilists have closed the l
purchase of the, famous group of San |
Xavier mines In Arizona, from the Bos- |
ton owners. The group comprises seven |
extensively developed mines They were /
first discovered and worked 40 years ago, |
and are considered to contain the largest |
deposits of copper. silver and lead ores |
In southern Arizona. The mines are To- |
Gated 16 miles south of Tucson.
There IS considerable activity in the
Deep Creek country at the present time |
ana from parties who are just in from
this rich mineral section ii is learned that |
a large amount of assessment and devel-
opment work Is being done in the various
camps. Green and McVichie II is stated.
are pushing work in the development Of |
The Kinney group of gold claims with a |.