The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-04
Mining Notes and Personals.


at the Cullen
Hon. John Dern will go out to Mer-
cur tomorrow for the purpose of bring
ing in the regular cleanup of the mill
Silver made a movement upward
yesterday and it is expected that lead
viii touch the Sd mark Within the next
few days.
H. N. Bowen. the Mammoth assayer
is in the city with the intention of CO.
ing to Butte, and it may be he Will pro-
coed from there UP into the Klondike
country.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Golden Star Mining company will
be held at Joseph City on Tuesday of
next week for the purpose of electing
officers and directors to serve for the
ensuing year.
Judge John c. Gray, one of the di-
recters cG the Dexter Mining com
pany. left for Tuscarora. New, yester
day for the purpose Of inspecting the
valuable gold properties there owned
by the company.
Hon w H Irvine returned yester-
day from Gold Mountain district with
his grip fun of gold nuggets and high
grade gold quartz. Mr.. Irvine is well
pleased with the district and predicts
a great future in store for it.
At meeting of the board of direct
ors Of the GoIdstone company. held yes-
terday. a committee was appointed to
visit the mine in Lemhi county, Ida,
and make arrangements for an exten-
sion of the lease and bond that the
company holds on the property.
P. J. Conway, the well known insur-
ance man, has secured a five years
lease on room No. IL in tho Morlan
block, on West Second South, wher1
the r. G.. W. ticket Office was formerly
installed. and yesterday Mr.. Conway
was moving into his new quarters.
Scott Crismon. the secretary of the
Utah mine, returned home yesterday
from an extended trip into the min
ing camps CT California and Oregon
Mr.. Crisfnon states that the country
around Baker City is attracting q
great deal of attention in mining cir
cles and that the mines there are show
inc UP we'll.
]. G. Bechtol. ]. C. Conklin. j. R.
Montgomery and c. B. Crookhan will
leave within a few days for the Cop
per River country. in Alaska. where
they will search for the yellow metal.
These gentlemen have already pur-
! chased their outfits and expect to sail
from Seattle on the 18th on the steamer
City of Topeka.
It is reported that A. H, Remis, of
Bingham. has secured a bond and lease
on the Orc Grande group of claims in
Gold mountain district, the property
of Messrs. Virtue, McHugh, Smith,
Williams, Jerrett, Windsor and Hud-
son. and that it is the intention of Mr..
Bemts to do some extensive work in
the development of the property
P. j. QueaIy. of the Wonder. at Mer-
cur, yesterday sent a carload of cleo
trieal machinery to his coal mines at
| Kemmerrer, in Uintah county, Wyo-,
! and ne states that this property is
/ opening out in a most encouraging
manner and that it is expected that the
mines Will be an active competitor in
| the coal trade this coming winter
The shipment of ore from the Golden
| Star mine, in Gold Mountain district
which was sent to Denver q short time
| ago. realized the company S1.829, or at
the rate Of $3.50 a ton in gold. Another
consignment of this high grade ore TIill
be made today or Monday next. II
I seems strange that the mine owners Of
/ Utah can do better on the Denver mar
! ket than they can at home, and it be-
| hooves Salt Lake ore buyers and the
| railroads to look into this matter.
! Hon. A. G. Cleveland, the well known
| Nevada ranchman, mining operator
| and politician. accompanied by Zen
! Miller, the popular stage owner, is in
/ the city. In speaking of White Pine
| county, which is the stamping ground
I of the two. Mr.. Cleveland stated that
mining matters were getting quite in
teresting there and that a great deal
! of work vas being done in that section
| in the development and operation OF
gold propositions. especially in Cherry
| Creek, Egan canyon. Robinson and Ely
While at tine latter place a big mill is
! being erected at the old Chairman
/ mine.
Frank Hines, superintendent of the
! Northern Light, who is in the city, in
| forms The Herald that at the mill the
| output is now about 100 tons daily. anC
! that it is expected that inside of ter
days or two weeks the company will bt
treating in the neiGhborhood of 200 tons
a day. The mine is now pretty wei
cleared of the waste and debris. thu
accumulation of many years, and thu
mill Will soon be running on the higi
| grade ore from the lower levels, which
will be opened by the tunnel now be
ing driven to connect with it. Thi!
tunnel is being pushed at the rate o
five feet a day. and it is expected tina
connections will be made by the end o
the month. The regular shipment o
cyanides viii be made some time mex
week.
Dan Quinlan, the old-time miner, ant
I Mike Sullivan, who was at one tim'
one of the Finest" on the Salt Lax
police force have arrived at Juneau
on their way to Klondihe and Dan
writes to a friend in this city that the!
| We're just leaving the ChillSoot pas!
we'll supplied with provisions, etc, {
21-foot canvass boat forming part o
their equipment. The letter was dateC
49,, ,,-r-ttr
at the diggings by the 18th of the pres
emit month. Dan writes that he vii
be captain during the voyage through
the lakes and down the river and tina
! Mike will act IN the capacity of chic
cook and bottle washer The two mel
| were in excellent health and spirit
and expect to strike it rich upon thei
arrival in Klondil1e.
Sam Pollock. who is directing tn
work of development on the Hercules
on Lion Hill, VINO is in the city. state
that the prospecting tunnel is now il
4 distance of oyer 300 feet and tina
the formation is getting quite SOFT tn
face of the workings being in a bod.
of slate, quartz and lime. Mr.. Pol
lock eorrcborates the report of q bll
strike in the Chloride Point, which i
in the same neighborhood, and h
states that a large body of ore ha
been uncovered in this property Whicl
will run over 400 ounces in. silver AM
IS or $40 in gold to the ton, the or
being almost identical in its eharae
teristics to the rich ore taken out G
the Northern Light in the early his
tory of that mine Mr.. Pollock ais
says that the Northern Light is look
ing exceedingly well and that Lion Hi
is rapidly coming to the front with
string of bonanzas-
Certainly you don't want to suffe
with dYsnepsia. CONSTIPATION. sick head