The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
Mining Notes and Personals.


a. Murphy will leave for Newton dis
trict today for the purpose of directing
! the work that is being done in the de
veloDment of the Green-Eyed Monster
mine, recently purchased by himself ane
associates.
Dave Keith returned from his visit tC
Baker City, Or, where he has been fol
the purpose of directing work in the de-
veiopment of a gold proposition near that
/ place in which he is interested He re-
\ ports good progress and that the mine is
! looking well.
G. r. Boutwell, and R. E. McConaughy
two of the officials of the Sacramento
mine at Mercur, went out yesterday for
the purpose of making an examination
of this prolific producer. Before returning
Mr.. McConaughy will superintend the
i regular weekly shipment of cyanides.
/ George Z. Clark one of the men en-
gagged in the development of the Chloride
Point mine. on Lion hill, who is in the
city, states that the mine is opening up in
a most satisfactory manner. and that 1t
IS bound TO make great record for
itself in the near future. Two carloads
of Chloride Point ore are now at the
samplers.
The Herald is informed that the owners
of the Humbuc mine near Grantsville
are taking out ore that will carry aver
age values of $50 in gold to the ton. and
that hoist is now being erected on the
property. Other mines in the same vi
entity are coming TO the front in great
shape and the outlook for the camp is
very promising.
1t is stated that in the Overland mine.
at Sunshine, some fine deposits of CHINA
be- ore have been disclosed of late, and
that this property is the making of u
great producer. 1t is also rumored, al
though the report lacks confirmation,
that the Overland company is negotiat-
ing for the use of the Sunshine mill for
the reduction of its ores.
Statesman, Boise, Ida: A j. Malloy
is in from his placer ground the
middle fork of the Boise, about 80 miles
above this city. He is proposing to put
Sheep creek and one 10 miles long from
Trail creek. Men who have been work
Ing there say there have been only two
days since March 9th on which snow has
not fallen.
E. M. Weller the superintendent of the
Utah and Galena mines at Fish Springs.
returned TO the city yesterday Mr..
Weller reports that both of these prop
of shipping ore in sight As the Utah and
Galena have good reserves in the treasury
it is the prevailing opinion that both
companies will resume the payment of
regular dividends this month.
Democrat, Baker City. Or: W. H.
Jackson. who has been employed for some
time past at the hex mine in the
Cracker district was a caller at the
that the owners of this promising prop
erty are drifting on the ledge and a large
amount of high grade ore is being eX-
posed. A force is also engaged in run
ming a cross-cut which will tap the ledge
at a depth of 800 feet. The owners.
Messrs. Joseph Mikel. James Fain, Ed
Mahan and Andrew brewer, are in high
spirits and confidently believe that they
have bonanza.
It is the intention to start up the
Northern Light mill tomorrow on its reg
ul2r run. The machinery has been OPP
Grated on ore and it has been found that
everything runs as smoothly as clock
work. and good reports may be expected
n month from this time, when the COM
pany will probably make its first regular
cleanup. The new pipe line has been tried
employees of the company, who are in
the city on account of the cheap confer |
ence rates, are loading up with Northern |
Light stock, which speaks we'll for the
outlook for the property.
World, Idaho City, Ida: James Fisher
last Tuesday from Cracker |
creek, eastern Oregon, where he has |
been at work all winter in the Eureka |
and Excelsior mine. This mine is de- |
veloped to the depth of 100 feet. and has |
4 14-foot ledge-all pay ore. Seventy men |
are at work in the Eureka and Excelsior. |
10 in the Columbia and 20 in the North /
Pole. Work was begun last fall on !
mill building for the Ohio mine, but |
early snow storms preventing the haul !
ng in of the machinery and work on the |
was stopped. The mill. a ten |
ner The ore in Eureka and Ex-
,elsior is all base .sulphuretS-and is !
at tp,- hin e.IId shipped
or treatment. Jim says wa res in that
amp are So a day and hoard { a month.
J. P. Mechan, the city marshal of
EVANSVILLE. who is in the city on business.
states that he is pushing work in the
development of his properties in the
Tintic district. near his home. and that
lie is confident that in the near future
lie will be able TO enter the list as a
hipper. On the Timpe. one of the prop
rites in which he is interested. he has
uncovered 2 large body of low grade
arbonate ore, and he is confident that