The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-13
mining Notes and Personals.

The Lower Mammoth was in yester-
day with a small shipment of ore.
Morris Bamberger, the efficient as
sayer at the Mercur mill, was in the
city yesterday.
The O'Meara brothers report the re-
ceiDt of four cars of Carisa ore from
their Tintic mine.
Attorney R. w. Young is in Oregon
on business connected with the Grant
Gold Mining company.
Recorder, Salmon City, Ida: j. B.
Short and A NJ. Colwell arrived Mon
day from Silver creek and returned
yesterday. They report the Silver
creek mill ready to start up, but the
dynamos have not yet arrived. They
have been lost in transit.
Superintendent e. L. Talbot, of the
Frisco at Bingham, who was in the
city yesterday, states that work is
progressing nicely in the sinking of
the main working shaft and that
within about % feet more a short cross
cut will be run and drifting on the
vein and ore extraction commenced.
II. A. Cohen returned last night from
Nevada, where he has been on business
connected with the De Lamar gold
mines, at De Lamar, in which he is
interested and over which he has
charge. In speaking of the mines Mr..
Cohen stated that they were looking
well and that the mill was running in
a most satisfactory manner.
Claim owners in Clifton district in
the Deep Creek country are highly
pleased over the bright outlook for a
railroad into that section within the
near future. and as soon as the line is
assured some extensive work will be-
gin there and upon the completion of
the road the OUTPUT of ore from Deep
Greek mines will be something enor-
nous.
The report of a big gold and copper
discovery not far from Government
creek in Tooele county has aroused
considerable interest in mining circles,
and the merits of the new find are to
be Investigated. The country in that
section is heavily mineralized and
there is scarcely any doubt but that
some wonderfully rich mines will
eventually be found there.
Judge Henry Rives returned yester-
day from his Nevada trip. The judge
states that during his absence. he spent
three days in Deer Lodge the new
camp in Eagle Valley district and he
says that he was very favorably i'm
pressed with the wonderful surface
showing in the camp. and that the
ing the predominating metal.
The Herald is informed that work is
being pushed hy the Telluride Power
Transmission company in the construc-
ton of its Provo canyon plant and
that the system Will be in operation
and ready to deliver electrical power to
the De Lamar Golden Gate mill at
Mercur before the captain is ready for
it. Mr. King, who is associated with
MI Num- in this electrical enterprise,
arrived in the city yesterday from
Cripple Creek and is now at Provo.
The directors of the Four Aces Min
ing company held a meeting yesterday
and levied an assessment of 1 cent a
share on the capital stock of the COM
pany, payable Immediately The com
pany is in hopes that the assessment
Will pc paid in by the first of the week
so that the work Of the development of
the property may be carried on I'M
interrupted, as the showing in the
north drift is now most encouraging.
South Swansea has been on the up
grade for the past week and there is a
growing demand for the stock of the
company; but with the advance in the
bidding, however, holders are with