The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-19
Mining Notes and Personals.


The Mercur company will pay its
regular dividend of $4,000 tomorrow.
The Phoenix of Bingham was in the
market yesterday with carload Of a
good grade of ore.
Mercur stock was active in the bid
ding on the curb yesterday afternoon
at $S.1715 and $500.
The Sacramento was in yesterday
with a lot of slime cyanides to the
value of about $1,000.
Democrat, Baker City, Ore: D. A.
| McKown, a Utah mining man, is in
the city to examine mineral properties
in this section.
interest in the great LIE Roi mine in
the Kootenai country, British Column
bia, is in the city.
Secretary L. H Curtis of the North
ern Light went out the mine on Lion
hill yesterday with the intention of re-
naming until Sunday.
1t is understood that the Pennsyl-
vania smelter has been closed down for
a few DAYS on account of the scarcity
of silicious ores in the market.
Secretary VIII Farnsworth of the
South Swansea has the dividend checks
ready for the stockholders tomorrow,
when the velvet" is to be distribut ed.
George Dern, the treasurer of the
Mercur company, will go out to the
mine this morning for the purpose of
making the regular shipment of cya-
hides.
James Swift of Haley, Ida, is in the
city on mining business. Mr.. Swift is
interested with Otto Stallman of Salt
Lake in the Blackbird mine near Mont
pelier, Ida.
Noble Jones, the assayer at the Gey-
SER Marion, was scheduled to arrive
in the city last night with the regular
semi monthly shipment of cyanides
from the Geyser Marion mills.
shape, and he also stated that he con-
siders Mammoth stock a good buy at
present prices, while he made the fur
Their statement that he believed the
company would pay dividend in Jan
uary of next year.
Hon. George H. Scott, president of
the Crystal Mining company, will leave
for Marysvale this morning for the
purpose of inspecting the mine, and
also the mill, which, it is believed, is
running by this time.
The Chloride Point company mar
keted a 17-ton lot of ore yesterday on
controls showing metallic values of
1856 ounces silver and So in gold to
the ton Another lot of high grade ore
is being loaded at the mine, which
will be sampled and sold either tomor
row Or Monday.
1t was rumored on the streets yes
terday that the Mammoth was con-
sidering the proposition of purchasing
the East Tintic railroad from Bishop
not be corroborated. The Herald is
informed by a gentleman who is con-
versant with the condition of the
Mammoth mine, that it is in excellent
F. NJ. Frank of the Idaho Recovery
company is in the city with a ship
ment of cyanides from the new plant
just installed by the company near
HALEY, Ida, the consignment being
the last cleanup for the season, as the
ter. Mr.. Frank IS well pleased with
the HALEY country on account of its
rich mineral resources, and predicts a
bright future is in store for it.
L. E. Ritter, manager of the South
Swansea, who returned Wednesday
night from Silver City, states that in
the development of the mine drifts
are being run both north and south on
the ESQ level, and that ore is making
fast" During his stay in Silver City
Mr.. Ritter gave lease and bond on the
L
Beckstead of Lehi, who is now putting
in supplies and making preparations
to work the mine all winter.
1t is reported that the long tunnel
being run in the Century mine, in Box
Elder county, for the purpose of cut
ting the vein at considerable depth,
has encountered a large body of quartz
which carries as high as 81 in the yell
low metal to the ton, while it is be-
lieved that the main chute of mineral
is in the near neighborhood. Work in
the erection of the Century Kincaid
mills is progressing finely, and the
company expects to make a fine show
ing when it is in running order.
Harry Joseph is picking a bone with
the Oregon Short Line road because of
the fact that a recent shipment of
Lower Mammoth ore, which should
have been at least a carload weighed
out at the sampler as only three tons
and q few pounds over. Mr.. Joseph
claims that the agent of the company
at Mammoth ordered the car closed
when this little lot had been loaded,
with the assertion that it was full
enough, and now Mr.. Joseph objects
to paying for a carload lot in the way
of freight rates.
The Herald is informed that the
agreement made between the Galena
and Utah Mining companies relative
to the installation of Joint air com
pressor at their Fish Springs mines
has been declared off and that the Ca
lena has ordered a hoist as well as
an air compressor, which are now en-
route to the mine. 1t is also stated
that the Utah will also put in an air
compressor as well as a hoist and that
the two mines will be worked and
operated entirely Independent of each
other. A carload of Galena ore is now
on the way to this city and it is stated
that the mine is looking exceedingly
well.
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