The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-20
Mining Notes and Personals.


within a day or two.
The sale of 1000 shares of Hercules; of
Lion Hill fame, was reported yesterday,
the stock going at a GOOD figure
A. S. Day, secretary Of the Black Dia-
mond made Stockton visit yesterday.
for the purpose of inspecting the new
strike in the mine.
Mammoth and Chloride Point We're
favorites on the curb yesterday at $l.7O
and 40 cents in the bidding. respectively,
while sales of Gevser- Marion were re-
ported at $l10 and South Swansea at $1.25.
George Clark, superintendent of the
Chloride Point, who was in the city yes
terday states that the mine is a whale.
and that excellent progress is being made
in the construction of the Chloride Point
mill.
Denver News: A Denver expert is at
present in Ashland. Ore, making an eX
animation with view to putting up a
- eAlue mill equal TO 90 tons per Jay. 1t
will be located at the Ashland quartz mill
and will commence work on 2,UO0 tons of
tailings.
David Bullock. one of the leading stock
men of southern Utah, who was from
Cedar City yesterday, states that the cat
tie and sheep interests of that section are
looking UP, and that he has his range,
at Pipe springs, well stocked with the
former.
Truman Schenck of this city is negotiat-
ing the sale of the Buster and Standard
groups OF claims. located in the Brad
shaw mountains, about 80 miles from
Prescott. Ariz. These are rich gold propo-
s1tions and one or two syndicates are
now making arrangements to inspect
them. with view to purchase.
George St. Clair, who has charge of the
Italian, near Leesburg, Ida, writes from
the mine that it continues to improve
with development. Mr.. st. Clair also eX
presses himself as being well pleased with
the showing being made in the develop
ment of the Garretson group. adjoining,
which is now held on a bond and lease by
members of the Italian company.
d. c. lacking, SUPER -endent CT the
surface workings at i)e la.nlr g. lden
Gate and Brickyard mines n Mercur,
who was IN the city re er1ly, states
that the work of mill 75nsrrllcfi is pro
crossing finely and re j1'ls VIII others
in saving that VIXEN complete, this will
be the finest Dlaat its kind II the
United States.
On account of the excellent showing in
the Chloride Point mine and the fact that
the company is making regular ship
/ nents of high grade ore the impression
prevails in mining stock circles that the
company will give its stockholders a
Christmas dividend, and especially so as
the new mill. now IN course of erection, is
practically paid for.
Shoup, Ida, which is owned by Salt Lake
people, the Salmon City Record says: A
correspondent from Shoup says the
MOnolith mill is running steadily day and
night and is turning out about $4,000 in
gold every month. The last cleanup was
the result of two weeks run and the
TWO bars contained 81. 700. This is one
of the best paying propositions in the
state.
During the past few days there has
been quite an active demand on the
streets for the stock of the Golden Seals
Mining company, whose property is To-
Gated at Mercur AS is well known by
Herald readers Arthur Murphy is now
doing some intelligent work in the devel-
opment of this property, and word comes
from Nercur that he has been successful
be-ond his most sanguine expectations,
and that in the workings of this property
very encouraging gold values are being
found
Record, Salmon City. Ida: G. w. Lewis.
superintendent of the Yellow Jacket prop
erty, was in town last week for the first
time in IS months. He made a pleasant
call at this office and renewed his sub
scription to this great news dissemination.
He reports everything well in the camp
and all hopeful that another year will
open up an era of prosperity greater than
doubt that immense bodies of high grade
ore have been struck and as soon as
spring opens the great mill will again be
pounding out the golden metal.
It is learned that the Fortuna mine
near Ensenada. Lower California, is go
ing to add ten more stamps to the equip
ment of the plant, which already boasts
of ten. This property is under the man
tulGll Oh CAV Lombard, formerly Oh
this city, whose romantic elopement from
San Francisco with the lady OF his choice
has been extensively commented upon in
the 0ress during the past two or three
da.rs. w. II. Dale of this city is 50
heavily interested in the Fortuna, which
is said to have all the earmartSs of a reg
ular dividend-Dayer in the future.
4 special to the Denver News from Al
here today that the Aibemarle and Lons
Star mines in the Cochiti mining district
have been sold to eastern capitalists for
COO Captain Posey of the Tom Boy
mines Telluride. Colo. conducted the
negotiations. 1t is believed that this deal
viii give a wonderful impetus TO the min
ing industry in Cochiti district. John W.
Schoheld receiver of the Union National
bank. Denver today bought at public sale
che Iron King mina. together with the
mill of the Cochiti Mining and Milling
company for $4,000.
7. A Valley, the well-known mining
man, has returned from Pleasant Naney,
Ore, not far from Baker CITY where ne
has been hard at work the past season in
the DEVELOPMENT of the Lattie ,5h4ny
group, in which he is interested with
Salt Lake people. The main WORK on the
.cloU., has een done In the sirtri5r Of
shaft which is now down Il depth OF ISL
feet and, as water is now com4--5 il in
large quantities, the presumption i, that
the LEDGE is rot far disfari ~
thar likely that 2 pump viii have 10 be
installed before furLh ftce.s-
bldt'le. MI, NolIey - lllSnly '''S36Q WITH
the Baker City country and is ou.fidest
that in time It will a.arle 10 ne front
with many heavy gold pre.!rccr5.
Colonel e. A Wall es.le n f;on MCcur
4 Thrrsda! night. H1e col mel is pr hing
worl- in the develop Gent of ,he C.1toe,
or which he has Il in5aa nd ea.e Ic
while he states there IS no. muca 20 say
relative 20 the pro y
time he is well pie lsed ,.th Lie OF look,
and SAYS that thc - k.H-e ~,
closed 30-foot vein, S''liir IF Oh /.
fair milling ore. While the :. ao'e o,ly is
oharacterized by the presence of cinnabar
which. in that locality IS -ety.e "a ~ ft-
ing an excellent indication. Colo. {. " all
has ever had an abidi lg fa'.h ~ the
future OF Camp Floyd J:r-~.ot. a,d nc
10 thinks more of ;ile lnlss lit S OF
the camp and its future han ever be-
fore.
From present indications the illustrated
lectures to be given this afternoon and
evening at the Grand by r. B. McAIick-
ing, of the Yukon Illustrative and De
sscriptive company, will be largely at
| columns the lecture in the afternoon viii