The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17
Mining Notes and Personals.

Gill S. Peyton and associates have
moved their office to the Morlan block
on West Second South.
w. B. Andrew is back from Tus-
carora. New, where he has been direct
ing operations in the development of
the Young America East mine, in
which, with a. number of Salt Lake
capitalists, he is heavily interested.
Harold Andrews, the well-known
mining expert, has returned from the
Salmon river country, Idaho, where
animation of the Blackbird mine,
owned by James Swift and Otto Stall
man.
James A Pollock returned from the
east yesterday with his bride, and dur
ing the afternoon was the recipient of
congratulations on all sides. After
resting UP a few days he will buckle
down to business again as of old in
mining stock brokerage.
From a personal letter from State
Line it is learned that James r. Clark
has given a bond and lease on one
half interest in the Ophir mine to A.
Popkees, who is now erecting a mill in
the camp. The life of the option is
for one year, the bond calling for the
payment of $4,000.
The Star Consolidated at Silver City
is in with a shipment of 125 tons of
ore, some of which is quite high in
grade and W ]. Lawrence, under
whose efficient management the mine
is making such a fine showing, states
that it will be a hummer in the way of
shipments during the coming winter.
Ed McCarrick, foreman of the Red
wing at Bingham, who was in the city
Yesterday, states that a few days ago
while at work in the upper tunnel a
boulder fell from the roof of the work
ings, disclosing from s to Is inches of
black oxide of copper ore. The COM
pany is well pleased with the showing
made in the property
A small force is employed in the de-
velopment of the GTunter group Of
mines near Shoup, Ida, in which the
Waterman brothers of this city are in
terested. 1t is reported that this is
the making of a splendid gold pro-
Queer, and it is more than likely that
within another year it will be equipped
with a mill.
w. l.. Hallett, with the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling & Refining COM
pany who has been attending to bust
ness at the Salt Lake office of the
company during the past few weeks,
left yesterday morning for Leadville.
Mr.. Halett is a No. l business man
and accountant, besides which he is a
genial, pleasant gentleman, and he
made a number of friends during his
short stay here.
= H. L. Wyatt who has the contract
for tunnel work for the Bingham Gold
! & Copper Mining company, was in the
city day or two ago with some fine
samples of gold ore taken from the
face of the 50-foot tunnel, where Is
inches of quartz is exposed. The prop
! erty owned by the company is located
in main Bingham canyon, and the out
| look for the future of the company is
| very encouraging.
| The Petro has just made a Potion
shipment from it's Bingham property,
| but, owing to the decline in lead quota
| lions, the lot was sampled at the T.-B.
works and then piled up on the floor
to await better prices, and extraction
! at the mine has also been discontinued.
The metallic values of the consignment
I above referred to are between so and
| so per cent lead. II ounces silver and 81
| in gold to the ton.
| A gentleman who has recently visited
the mining districts surrounding Ba-
! ker City, Ore, and who made an ex-
| animation of several mining properties
| in that section, states that it is a
great country for gold, and that in
nearly every camp there are several
mills in operation, the number of
stamps dropping, with contemplated
additions, amounting to over 500. This
is an excellent showing and it is be-
| ieved that in the near future this will
rank as one of the leading gold re-
| gions of the west.
A gentleman just in from Deer Lodge
Eagle Valley district, Lincoln county
Nevada, states that De Lamar has one
/ Of mir
and that it is given out that a big
deal is on tap, involving the transfer
of some of the best ground in the
camp. Dan Mcleod is in the district
and it is believed that interest is being