The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-21
Mining Notes and Personals.

The English company has closed
down, but it is thought the suspension
is only temporary
P. B. McKeon of Milford, who has
been in the city for the past few days,
returned home last night.
Frank Y Taylor, the secretary of
the Buckeye mine at Silver City, re
turned last night from his outing in
East canyon.
]. E. Bamberger is expected home
from the north some time next week,
when it is expected that something
will be done in relation to the erection
of the Gold Dust mill.
The Mercur company paid its regu-
lar monthly dividend of $4,000, yester-
day, in consequence of which more of
the sinew of trade and commerce has
been placed in circulation.
At the Opex, near Mammoth, drift
ing is being pushed from the 5G0-foot
level. The formation in the face of
the workings is a lime shale carrying
manganese and iron, which is heavily
mineralized.
1t is learned that John Scowcroft &
Son of Ogden, who are said to be the
largest wholesale dealers in dry goods
and general merchandise in the state,
are thinking of removing their eStab-
lishment to Salt Lake.
Colonel S. B. Miner and Will c. Hig-
gins left last evening for the south
over the Oregon Short Line. They will
lock over the copper fields of the Bea-
yer Lake district and will also visit
Star, Rocky and State Line districts
before they return.
Silver quotations advanced to 52&
cents, yesterday, in consequence of
which there was considerable elation
in mining circles in this city, as it is
believed that the white metal has
touched bed rock and that from this
time on it will continue to advance.
The Salt Lake owners of placers on
Coffee creek, in Trinity county, Cali
fornia, are receiving the eongratul2-
tons of their many friends in this
city, and the stock of the company,
the North Fork Placer. is in good de-
mand, and it is believed that it will
go to 81.
The 15-ton concentrator for the
Washable mine, in Cassia county,
Idaho, has been shipped. and it is ex-
pected that the plant will be in opera
ton within six weeks. A force of
men is now at work in the develop
ment of the property and it is reported
that large reserves of ore are blocked
out and in sight.
In relation to the proposal of Cap
tain j. r. De Lamar and H A. Cohen
to put in a mill at State Line for the
mine owners there, exclusive mention
OF which was made a few days ago in
the columns of The Herald, it is
learned that the ore samples brought
in from this district at the request of
these gentlemen gave very satisfactory
assay values, and it stated that if the
report of their expert is equally as
satisfactory there is no doubt but that
this promising gold camp will be able
to boast. of the possession of mill in
the near future
The Boise Statesman says: L. P,
Anderson is down from Atlanta. He
has been employed on the Petit mine
for four years and is now taking a
vacation for the benefit of his health,
having experienced a. sort of breaking
down. Mr. Anderson reports that the
mine is looking very we'll. The com
pany has leased the Tehema mill and
overhauled it preparatory to starting
it up. 1t is expected that stamps will
be dropping in week or ten days
The company has enough ore to keep
the mill running steadily. This ore
averages about $40 a ton. The mill
has fen stamps.