The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-23
mining NOTES and Personals.

The South Swansea was in the market
yesterday with los tons of ore.
P. B. McNeon, the Milford merchant and
miner, is registered at the Cullen
a rich gold strike Is reported in the
Perry mine, six miles east of Baker CITY,
Ore.
Sacramento was active on the street
yesterday at % cents a share, while
( Chloride Point was also in good demand.
Ben T. Lloyd, of the Gold Coin, went out
to Mercur yesterday for the purpose of
making his weekly inspection of the mine,
Which, III is reported. is looking in a most
encouraging condition
Mt Pleasant Pyramid: Mt Pleasant has
at least one representative in the Slon-
dixie region, Pete Hansen. formerly q cttt-
zen of this place. being at present a. resi-
dent of that land of gold. MIR. Hansen has
a claim which gives indication of being
one of the richest.
Recorder, Salmon City, Ida: The Glad
stone company put on a small force of
men last week in the mine and increased
the force Monday. This makes. a full
working force on the mine and 1t is ex-
pecfed that by NOV. Is enough ore Will be
out to start the mill.
1t was learned yesterday that the con-
fiict between the South Swansea and -Four
Aces Mining companies regarding the
Monroe fraction has been settled and that
the differences between the two companies
( in the matter has been settled satisfac-
torily to both sides and the suits dis
missed.
Colonel s. 3. Miner VIII leave tonight
for the purpose of making an examination
of one or two of the leading mining dis
trictS in Box Elder county. Box Elder
gold properties have been attracting con-
siderable attention OF late in mining cir
Giles in this City. and it is believed that
inside of a year there viii be a number of
paying mines opened in that portion of the
state.
A Murphy, who is preparing to do some
heavy work III the development of the
Seals at Mercur, yesterday shipped out
a wnf1n. some ore cars and other tools,
and ne expects to begin operations the
first of next week Mr. MurphV viii go
out today with his family and viii reside
in the camp this winter. 1t is mis- inten-
ton to put up a good w1hin house at the
mine and get everything in good shape
for winter. The Seals is IN AN excellent
location end Mr.. Murphy believes that
( he will make a mine out of it
1t is learned THAT at the present time
there is a scarcity of siliciouS ores on the
market and the smelling men of Salt
Lake are making a lively hustle TO get
business. year ago the sInelteTS made
quite heavy charge for an excess of
silica, but now these charges are being
reduced on account of its scarcity, caused
very largely by The closing down of a
number of the leading silver mines
! throughout the various camps, while the
advance in lead has caused a surplus of
fu1ing mineral. The emelters of Colo
RADIO are also short on siHciou6 ores.
1t appears as if there was something in
The rur1or reported IN these columns a
day or two ego to the effect that an i'm
portant disclosure had been made In trbe
bottom of The Gladstone shaft at Mercur
! as yesterday morning Manager ]. ". Cory
went out to the mine accompanied by
James L. Mills, formerly asgaWer at the
Mammoth, who viii be installed at the
Gladstone in the same capacity. Mr.
Cory also took out with him a complete
sc7sayer'5 outfit. 1T is nov STATED that the
once Of a new formation In the shaft and
1t IS believed that the outer rim of the
gold zone has been cut.
Lode, DeI.amar, New: Last Wednesday
in the DeIJamar mine john Williams
came near being killed Instantly He was
struck on the shoulder and the arm by a
large rock that mad fallen 4 distance of
20 feet and which struck the sides in COM
ing down. which stopped. the velocity very
much. but If it mad fallen straight ii
would certainly have been instant death
10 the injured man. 1T IS said that it &C.
CURED in the cave and that 1t Is of com
mon occurrence for large pieces Of rock
to drop and everyone is cautioned to be
on the watch for n cave. Mr.. Williams
was lad IN for several days but is now
able TO get around with one hand in a
sling.
G. G. Hall. the manager of the Congor
at Bingham. cut his left hand quite patn-
fully day before yesterday and ne Is now
wearing II in a sling. Mr.. Hall states
Z
and that it is the intention of this com
pAny to do considerable work IN its de-
Ve.opment this winter. -Four men are now
employed ut the mine and Mr.. Hall VIII
ga OUT with two more this morning The
Congor is q most promising copper propo-
sition and is destined To make it's mark
in the mining world. There is consider
able activity in tae immediate vicinity of
the Con6or, and Mr.. Hall states that
Elmer Hili IS putting up neat house
at t9ie Keystone.
Boise Statesman: Judge Morgan has
gone TO Salt Lake, where he represents
some of the creditors in the settlement of
the affairs of the Charles Dickens mine
IN Cfsallfs. The mine WIS sod some time
ago and the money is held in trust BY
/ John Dooly of Salt Lake for the credit-
ors whose claims have now to be proven
Lode, DeIamar. ,NeY; We, met Ben
Johnson Of Deer Lodge while in the
Phoebe the first OF the week. He says he
has found what he has been looking for
10 these many years, q good mine, where
he can make a stake. He says Deer
Lodge will be very quiet this winter but
will boom next spring. There are a few
men working for wages and some. con-
tract work being done now and all claims
are looking firSt-ciaSS.