The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

is displaying u considerable quantity OF
coarse cold dust. and not a rev o. our
city boys are about 10 strike for the hills
in search of the coveted metal
Hugh ID. Rippeto. the well known min
ing expert who made an examination a
few DAYS ago of the west dip country.
in Camp Floyd district. states that ne
was well pleased with the mineral show
ing in that locality. aId that re was
especially surprised at the immense bod
les of ore disclosed in the northern por-
ton of the belt The ore. he states. is
low grade in this locality. but ii is more
than likely that with depth the values
will increase. Mr. Rippego Will leave in
the next few days for the Deep Greek
country.
Hon. c. E. Allen and Captain Hank
Smith returned sunday evening from a
visit into the Back Pine district, IN
Cassia county. Idaho, where they made
an examination OF mining properties
owned by Fred Thsckweil. bringing some
samples OF ore back with them. which are
now being subjected to fire tests. In
speaking of their trip these gentlemen
were non-commttal as to the results OF
the trip. as they did not care to give
any expression until after assays mad
been made on the samples they brought
home with them
Hugh Cranev. of the ProsDectors Gold
Mining company, accompanied by William
NJ dOWart, " Ill Maxwell. hyrum Max
well and George Sadier. lett yesterday for
the head of Bear river in the Uintah
niounUains o. = prospecting "Trip in the
interest o. the company. The boys have
a n-st-c.ass outnI ana their equipment
boasts of two wagons and eight horses.
4 nelr objective point is deposit OF ore,
the existence of which is already known,
that gives surface assays OF 10 per cent
copper and SIS in gold 10 the ton Inc
party VIII be absent about a month.
The South Swansea Mining company
paid its regular monthly dividend yester-
day of ) cents a snare, or $500, which
mo t-as
in dividends since its incorporation, Wnicn
IS less than a year ago, and before that
period, when the mine was owned by
Tommy CroXall and his associates, II
had divided between them all of $50. 600
in profits With lead and silver at what
they should be, the mine Is in condition
to pay dividends for a long time TO come.
1t is in splendid condition at the present
time. and continued development work
shows that there is no doubt as 10 the
permanancy of the deposit, which is a
true fissure vein in porphyry.
Times-Review. Tuscarora, New; WORK
on this fine property is being pushed as
fast rs possible; the new SHAFT Is down
about l3U feet and IS beng sunk as last
as men and powder can sink H. Ihree
eight-hour shifts are employed IN SINKING,
the dirt being used to MI W the
abandoned Slopes and workings, until
such time as the new hoist Is READY,
which will be in few days The mil
is running steadily on ore from the
dumps. of which there is an amount SUM-
Gent to keep il busy for Il considerable
length of time. Beyond neceSSitating d
s!ignt change in plans. the recent nre
caused no delay, and everything is moving
along as smoothly as if nothing or the
kind had occurred
Marysvale Pioneer: Hon. Thomas
Ferguson returned from Bingham and
other Hoints north last Thursday. The
former place : where the carload or
ore taken from the Crystal mine. of which
mr. ferguson Is superintendent, was
taken for testing purposes. Tom comes
test and says ii was very satisfactory.
70 rto.-eer representative he stated
that a hoistin= works would be 1ut in
at the Crystal immediately. and that the
same IS now being shipped. Also that
the Crystal ores will be treated in the
soon 10 be built by the Crystal company
is being erected.
There is considerable talk in mining cir
cles regarding the proposed triumphal
mineral arch. which Will probably grace
one of the principal tnoroughfares of the
city during the Pioneer jubilee, and the
m jor-ty of our mine owners are evil
IDENTIFY in favor of the project. 1t must
be given due prominence. however. or the
mining men will have nothing TO do with
it. One enterprising mining operator, Z.
l.. Dignowity. suggests that as the Brig
ham Young statue is to be erected at the
corner of South Temple and Main. that
:. would be a good idea 10 have tne as-
ricultural arch at the intersection OF Main
and First South and the mineral arch at
the corner of Main and Second South. as
mining Then acan. there is more min
ing business on Main and Second South
than in any other portion of the city. Ine
idea is d good one.