The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-16
Mining Notes and Personals.

It is reported that the Hefner Queen
mine in Dry canyon, Ophlr. Is looking
well. and the boys are expected IN withln
a few days with a consignment OF good
ore.
There is no doubt but that the Geyser-
Marion company will pay its regular three
cent dividend this month. and 1t is stated
by those who are in a position TO know
that next month this will be raised to
5 cents share.
Thomas ]. Barbour. of the Risdon Iron
Works company, of San Francisco, IS In
the city on business. and in company with
Ed X Kirby the resident agent of the
company. he is interviewing the different
mining companies and mining men Oh
Salt Lake. a9
Phil 6. Witcher has Just been notified
that he has been granted patent on
an invention recently evolved from his
fertile brain. consisting of combined
bale and handle for buckets. pals, etc
1t is a practical invention. and manuIac-
turers are already after him.
Word has been received in the city
that large body of ore has been un-
covered IN the Little Johnny mine IN
southern Nevada, that runs free mill
Johnny mine is-ewned by Salt Lake peo-
pie, and they are elated over the report
Grading is in progress for the founda-
tons for the new steam moist Tor the
Alaska mine near Silver City. The Utah
q Montana Machinery company has the
contract for the machinery for the plant,
which will be shipped from this city IN
side of week, The new AlasKa MOIST
will be a counterpart OF tne ooutn o"d
sea plant.
The Utah and Galena Mining companies
have not declared their regular monthly
dividend as yet, but it is believed tnaI
this is because of the absence from the
CITY of some of the directors of the two
companies The Herald is authoratively
Informed that the Utah and Galena are
in good shape and that there is money
-, 10 rrea s1Irv for the forthcoming dlVl-
dends.
Rich County Roundup: An assay from
SAMPLES taken from the claims or Reo-
eyed basin, owned by J. r. South and
others. shows 81 per cent copper, a: 20
ounces silver and trace of gold. Mr..
". Brough showed us the assayer s Ger
tificate, and said the vein ems Is t S,a-tG ve
claims owned by himself, South and
others.
I,orfn and Charles Morrison will leave
for Frisco tomorrow for the purpose OF
beginning development work on the Early
Dawn group of claims in Beaver Lake
district adjoining the Rube Farnsworth
property mention of which was made a
few DAYS ago in these columns. The Early
Dawn is a promising piece of ground. G..
T.. Dignowity Of this city is Interested in
the group.
Colonel II. G. Heffron has a force of
old Spanish cyanide mill at Bingham. and
Il is the intention to add three ten-ton
+anLs to the equipment of the plant.
Men are also at work on several OF the
claims owned by the Niagara Mining
company stripping the ore. and the colo
mel states that there is enough mineral IN
sight in the different properties embraced
IN the Niagara group to keep the mill
in o.eration for year or for years TO
come for that matter This ores carries
average values of s. in gold to the ton
and three ounces SILVER
Miner Rock Springs. Wyo.: James
C>reenhow and Robert Sillman. who had
during the past few weeks returned 10
town on Monday, bringing with them
sarnnles of copper and silver ore, which
indicate a rich strike. They have for
warded some of the samples to Salt Lake
10 he assayed. Their claims are about
mine One of their prospects is oartlcu-
Iarlv promising, showing an eight-Ioot
vein Of good ore between we'll defined
walls They have every confidence IN
the district and will go back in Few
days to continue their work
Inter-Mountain. Butte, Mon; Visitors
in the city today from Iron Rod, Madison
county. report a big strike of gold ore
about half mile from that town IL the
foothills near the river. The strike was
made a few days ago by a man who was
released 2 short time ago from the Viz
ginia City. jail for tarring ana IeatheIT ln
a fellow for improper conduct near iron
Rod last winter. From one small pocket
near the surface 100 in gold was banned
besides q nugget estimated to be worth
at least $50. Colonel William Owsley, of
Twin Bridges who is in the city toda-'.
excitement in the neighborhood. as
similar strikes have been made in several
places in the vicinity during the past few
years.