The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-22

ing his stay here he will visit the leading
mines of Eureka and Tintic and a visit
10 the Deep Greek country has been
planned.
The Tintic Miner did itself proud this
week and made a most creditable show
ing with its illustrated write-up of the
town of Eureka. Fred Nelson, the editor
OF the Miner. is giving the camp an eX-
cellept paper. and is doing much towards
the growth and development of the dis
trict
VIII Hatfield left for Eureka last night
with the determination of making matters
warm III the mining line in the district
during the present summer. Mr.. Hatfield
has some very promising propositions TO
go on, and it is expected that he will have
something. good TO report before winter
comes again.
II is understood that the Hardscrabble
Mining company has let another contract
for the extension of the tunnel in its
property, located just over the divide
from the head OF city creek. From all
accounts this ground is showing up in
good shape, and 1t is stated that as work
progresses the body of mineral exposed
in the tunnel is carrying better copper
values
Silver Messenger. Challis. Ida: ]. C.
Fox returned one day last week from
Blackbird, a new copper camp near yell
low Jacket This camp has a great
future and as soon as the mines are prop
erly developed It will be the second
Butte OF America. Several of the mines
are bonded and if sales are made we may
look for lively camp this season. The
country around Blackbird is located for
miles. AT present only few men are at
work.
The Heralds Coalville correspondent
says: The present outlook for our min
ing industry is not the most encouraging.
about 10 men having been laid off in
definitely at the Wasatch mine. Dull
trade the main cause In the Grass Creek
the Cullen mine has been practically
abandoned, anG the inside pumps. ma
chinery and tracks. are being removed.
An unheaval of the floor in the tunnel is
the cause. and this also will necessarily
throw a number of men out of employ
ment.
Ives Cobb. the general manager. of the
Triumph, near Silver City. writes 70
company, that the mine is looking better
than ever before and that he is we'll
pleased with the nature of the develop
ments so far made. In the workings of
the mine some ore has been encountered
that shows assay values of Y per cent
lead and 30.6 ounces in silver to the ton;
while there is larger body of ore ex-
posed that carries values of 25.5 per cent
lead and "a ounces in silver.
Statesman, Boise. Ida: c. E. Towne re-
ports that work will soon be started up
on the Gilmore mine at Rocky Bar by w.
A. Clark of Boston, the owner The plan
is to sink 800 feet and thoroughly explore
the property The Elmore is famous
mine. 1t produced several millions above
vein became lean. The theory is that
high grade ore VIII again be found at
greater depth and this theory is sup
ported by the experience of the owners
of nearly every mine in the country,
where similar conditions prevailed.
Silver Messenger. Challis Ida: Colonel
Nick Treweek, of Salt Lake City, general
manager of the Lucky Boy Gold Mining
on last Wednesdays stage. and on the
following morning departed for Custer
where he goes TO look after his company's
interests. 1t is expected that this COM
pany will do considerable work this
season. They are at work remodelling
the old mill and will transform it into
process will make a great saving in treat
ing the ores. for il is less expensive.
They have experimental on this process
and feel confident that il will prove a
success. From a reliable source we learn
that the mines are looking good. The
force of men will be increased as soon as
the mill IS ready TO start which VIII be
at an early date.
nouncement the first of the week that a /
shipment of ore had been made from the 1
Mammoth mine that carried 81. 200 in gold !
to the ton and il is stated that on the /
strength of this report several dealers !
made investments in this security The 4
was marketed yesterday, /
and the assays showed values of only ten 4
ounces silver and $50 20 in gold to the ton. /
OF course this is good shipping ore, but /
a long ways short of the values named in /
the Mammoth paper, and it is to be re- /
GREETED that such erroneous statements I
should be made. as they give a black eye /
to mining and cause investors to lose 4
money The Mammoth is not the only /
instance of this kind, and it behooves min /
ing men, if they wish to secure and main |
tain the confidence of capitalists and in !
vestorS, to refrain from eXaggeratiOns /
when making reports regarding mining !
properties.
j. E. Bamberger returned yesterday
from Baker City, Ore, where he has been |
for the purpose of directing work in the
development of the Gold Ridge mine, near
that place. in which he is heavily interest
ed. At the present time new working
shaft is being sunk on this mine. This is
nov down depth of 60 feet. and it will
not be long before the whim on the prop
ert.r will be displaced, when the work of
sinking will be great facilitated. AT 500
feet a drift will be run for the vein. In
The upper workings in the mine some fine
bodies of ore are exposed, one of which.
a three-foot body of good gold
Iuartz, shows enough ore in sight to
furnish the ten-stamp mill with mineral
until the new workings have broken into
the ledge. 1t is expected that the mill will
start up on the first of June. Mr. Bam-
berger speaks very highly of the Baker
City country, and states that there will
De a great deal of activity there this
season.