The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-15
Mining Notes and Personals.

1t is rumored that at the next meeting
of the Ajax Mining company an assess
ment will be levied on the stock
There will be a meeting of the govern
ing board of the mining exchange today
at IL AS a m. at the stock exchange.
Colonel s. B. Miner and G. r. Both
well returned yesterday from their trip
to State Line and Deer Lodge mining
districts. They state that they were
much pleased with the surface showings
! in these two camps, and they expressed
the belief that with development q num-
BIER of productive and paying mines would
be developed there.
The demand for mining stocks on the
curb yesterday afternoon is an indica-
ton OF the way the wind is blowing and
the near future has roseate appearance
! in the eyes of mining men Yesterday
curb sales were reported as follows:
Northern Light at 1914 cents, Sacramento
Swansea at S140, while Mammoth was
wanted at $1.40.
| e. L. Talbot. superintendent of the
Frisco mine, at Bingham, VINO was in the
| city yesterday, informs The Herald that
| the new hoist is now ready for operation
| and that it will be started within the next
| few days Mr.. Talbot also. says that
| the mining population of Bingham is feel
! ing much encouraged over the recent adj
vances in lead and silver and that the
camp is showing signs of increased actiy-
! ity, which means that the output VIII be
materially increased in the near future.
The mining reporter of The Herald is
under obligations to w. T. Mitchell for a
/ beautiful piece Of gold quartz from the
| Holland placers, in Gold Mountain dis
| trict. where Mr.. Mitchell is operating one
| of his Acme Gold amalgamatorS very
| successfully. Harry Edwards had charge
| of the carriage of the gold specimen, and
| his services and kindness are appreciated
! Mr.. Edwards. who spent some time in
making an examination of the district, is
! loud in his praises of the same and ne
feels. satisfied that in the near future this
| 9St6niSh the mining
| with its wonderful gold producers.
Colonel Il. G. Hebron, who is operating
| the Spanish cyanide mill at Bingham,
left last night for Challs. Ida.,. where he
party of Chicago capitalists, and If the
| examination bears out the report a trans
fer OF the property will take place.
| Colonel Hebron is meeting with good sue
! cess with his Bingham operations, and he
! states that the cyanide process is good
/ enough for him, and that he does not
ores cannot be treated by this system.
| AT the Spanish mill the average run is
| about So tons daily, the ore Carrying values
Of So in gold and two ounces in silver to
| the ton. A very high saving is made with
! the gold, but the silver is more difficult
! to recover
Hugh D. Rippeto, the veteran miner, is
| now satisfied that the road to the coast
| is almost an assured thing, and ne states
! that he has positive information to the
effect that corps of railroad surveyors
! will leave Milford inside of ten days and
go over the old grade to within a few
| miles of Phoebe, and Will run a line from
there down 20 Vanderbilt, Cal. where
connection win be made with the old
Nevada Southern. The northern portion
| of the line. so it is understood. will be
built by the Oregon Short Line, while the
Salt Lake & Los Angeles will take care
of the rest Such a road would be OF
inestimable value to the mining camps
| along the route and State Line district
would be brought within few miles from
transportation facilities, while DeLamar
and Phoebe would be greatly benefited