The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-26
Mining Notes.

Good copper ore has been found in the
/ Heapercus lode, at Butte. Mont.
! The Purrott mine. at Butte is producing
about 500 tons of ore daily. and the OUT
/ put could be increased if desired
Tive Sluice robbers were shot last week
/ IN Siskiyou county. Cal. on the Gilmore
d Baur mine. near the Oregon line.
Robbers broke open the safe at tba
Providence mine. at Nevada City, Cal.
last tuesday night, and stole $500 worth
OF amalgam.
World Idaho City, Ida: The old South
Africa mill is being transferred from AL
der creek TO the mines above Crimes
pass, lately discovered by Joseph Wells
and his father.
Harry Smith one of the leading citizens
OF Delta, Colo, who was in attendance
at The Jubilee last week. was so we'll
pleased with Salt Lake and the u;-Tivat..d
resources of the state that ne has about
concluded to move his family here and go
into business.
Tooele Transcript: Sam Serrine. who is
working force of men on the old Mono
mine. was in town yesterday, and said
uleir lucky star was IN The ascendtsI ii
tney nave struck fine body of ore sure.
we are sad 70 hear this. as Mr.. Osborn
is rustler and deserves success.
Western Mining World. Butte, Mont:
MI j. NJ Caiderwood, the popular and
efficient representative of Fraser & Chal-
mes. w9s n Butte, Tuesday. in the in
terest OF his firm. Mr.. Caldenwood was
formerly stationed at He.ena, Where MS
"a
much to popularize his firm throughout
Montana he IS now located in Salt Lake
CITY. Fraser & Chalmers do q large busi-
ness IN all sections Of The mineral belt
Butte Miner: Work has been resumed
or the Big Bonanza, north of Walkervile
and a contract has just been let TO sink
the shatt down an additional 80 feet
About lOO9 tons OF ore have recently been
taken from the Big Bonanza and but
little realized on ii in the way Of smelter
returns. though II assayed i.b ounces in
silver % the ton. The property has Dro-
duced some very rich silver ore. but has
not been systematically worked for some ,
time. II IS now under lease and bond 70
" .ll.am Wilson and associates, who Will
do some prosecuting as well as sinking .
an additional so feet
Price Advocate: A &. Gibson returned
from Colorado, via Vernal, on Monday I
morning. after an absence of about five {
weeks. Mr.. Gibson spent the most of his
time at. MS gilSonite mine, just over the
l tan line, near RangeIy, and some eign-
~ miles north of Frulta. He purchased
a hat interest in a claim which shows a
three-Ioot vein Of an excellent grade of
gilsonite. AT one end Of the claim the
VEN Is cut in Two by deep canyon and
exposes the vein TO a depth OF zoo feet
Mr. Gibson says this one claim Will SIM
ply the entire demand for a number of
years. He disposed of a half interest in
copper claim near Paradox, Colo. TO
Abraham Hatch for about $1,000. Prapar-
atoms VIII be made for putting in q ten
. on snelter Tor reducing the ore Assays
snow the ore to run from one TO two
ounces in gold. 10 to Y in silver and from
, 10 y per cent copper. There is n 10
DOT vein of this valuable ore. The time
5 SO miles from a railroad and abo.t so
niles south of Grand Junction. and lust
asst of the La SAILS. Mr.. Gibson saws that
ne La sal mountains are fuh of pros
,ectors.