The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30
Mining Notes and Personals

| mining NOLCS et1lO L CAoOAnlo-
Two cars of Lion ore came in from
| Stockton yesterday
The Park City excursion today over the
Utah Central promises to be well pat
ronized.
The old Barbee mill at Silver Reef has
been running the past three weeks on
/ lease ore.
! Hon. c. V. Wheeler. the president OF
( the South Swansea Mining company was
in the city yesterday.
! ENCOURAGING reports continue to come
/ in from the Columbia mine in Columbia
mining district, Tooele county
The Mammoth mill was closed down
Friday and It IS stated that a draft OF
- men was made at the mine. due, so
il IS said on account OF the advance in
freight rates and smelter charges.
John a Kirby the efficient suDerin-
tendent os the Bullion-Beck mine. who
! was In the city yesterday. states that the
property OF the company is looking better
than it has for some time past. and that
the ore volumes are increasing in size and
quality.
John Harvey. heavy Leadville mining
operator, who IS interested with Major
Bohn in east dip properties. Camp Floyd
district. and who is also interested IN
good ground in Eureka. was in the city
the first Of the week. leaving for home
Friday night.
W H. West. DR.. NJ. N Buck, F. E.
Shafer Raw Van Colt and L. H. Beason,
officers of the Utah Mining and Develop
ment company will take advantage of the
Utah Central excursion TO Park City this
morning and make an inspection OF a
promising prospect in this great camp.
Judge W A. Sherman. who has re-
turned from his visit to Sunshine. brought
in with him some fine samples OF silver
lead ore from the new strike in the Over
land. and while the new ind has been but
little Drosoected ss yet. the indications
are that it may develop into something
good.
Martin Hardness has returned from his
visit to the Hot Stuff mine. in North
Tintic district and ii is stated that re
brought a most favorable report back
with him. According 10 all accounts a
this property and it is the making of
heavy shipper of good mineral
VIII Orr. the western representative of
the McArthur-Forrest cyanide people. ar
rived in the city yesterday from Montana.
where he has been making an exa-nina-
ton of several of the leading mining
camps throughout the state. Mr. Orr
states that mining is above par in the
camps of Montana ard there is great
deal Of activity in that section
Otto Hudson IS in from the marble quar-
ries eight miles west of Lehi where some
heavy work Is being done The stone IS
out IN blocks seven feet long. four. feet
wide and1 Z inches thick. Two carloads
Of this sto-e VIII be shiDOed next week
TO Watson Bros. of this city. The marble
furnished in any size or quantity.
r. L. fitzpatrick and Banker Weston.
of Beatrice. Neb-. together with c. ".
Collins. of Brooklyn. n. Y. escorted by
w. c. z. Allen, went out yesterday for
the purpose of making sn inspection OF
the mines of Camp Floyd district.
Mesrs- kii1atrick erd Collins are mem
bers of the firm of fitzpatrick Bros. 6
Collins the well known firm of railroad
builders ard these gentlemen are also
interested in mining in the west.
The attention of a representative of
The Herald was called to the fact yester-
day that the California legislature had
just passed mining law that must have
been COPIED from the Utah law. as It is
ceDtion that provision is made for -lacer /
mining. which is z feature that the Utah
law did not touch. This being the case. /
it would seem that Utah legislators were
good lawmakers. even If they did not
please all of their constituents
p. w. McCafery and Robert White
house came in yesterday from the west
hills with some fine samples of ore from
recent discoveries which would indicate
that the boys had found something good.
The ore IS gold and copper bearing and I
they state that the deposits are large
and well defined. They left some men ct |
work on the prospects and will return |
tomorrow equipped with a tent and pro-
visions and supplies with the intention /
Of doing some extensive development |
work. The new finds are about So miles |
from Salt Lake and are located in Tooele !
county.
John Lynch. of Line City. who is reg
stored at the Cullen. brought in with |
him some magnificent samples of ore I
rom the ODhir mine. in State Line dis I
.rict. some of which will run 1.300 ounces /
n silver to the ton One specimen is a I
great chunk of high grade ore. and peo-
DE who have seen his samples were
highly impressed with the Importance Of /
he discoveries made in the district. and
IRE of the opinion there is a great future
n store for the camp Mr.. Lynch is q
-eteran miner and is well known through
tut the south, and he has many friends
Il this city
Major A. Y Bohn.. the we'll known
-eadville mining operator. who is de-
-eloping some claims in Cedar Valley be-
ow Fairfield. was in the city yesterday
Iajor Bohn has just made . careful ex-
animation of the mines of Camp Floyd
district. including Lion hill and the west
lip, and he states that the camp is but
n its infancy yet, and he is of the opin-
on that DEVELOPMENTS yet to be made
will surprise the mining world. and he
grees with The Herald in the assertion
hat Camp Floyd Will yet open out into
he greatest gold camp in the known
rorld OF course It will take time to
rove this. but the ore is there in almost
nexhaustible quantities.