The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
Mining Notes and Personals.

L. c. Trent & Bro. have just shipped q
large cycloidal blower to the PennSyl-
yania Smelter. which is to be used in the
blast furnace. This is the largest blower
ever installed in the valley, as it has q
! five-Dound pressure.
General Manager L. E. Ritter of the
South Swansea mine left for Silver City
yesterday for the purpose of looking at
ter the work that is being pushed in the
development of this property and also
to direct work now being done on the ole
Park mine.
NJ. Merrill the well-known Clifton
miner, came in from the Deep Creek
country yesterday. From all accounts
Clifton district will make a wonderful
record this summer and ii gives promise
of developing into one of the richest gold
camps in the state.
Felix j. Stark the well-known broker
and mining operator, is figuring on a
mining proposition near the Promontory
in the northwestern portion of the state
In this location there are large bodies OF
ore near the surface and 1t is believed
that with depth the values will Increase
The Horn Silver company marketed five
cars of crude ore yesterday. 1t is the
general impression that the company
will resume the payment of dividends
this year and it is known that it mas a
good reserve on hand. The mine has
been making a splendid record of late in
the way of ore shipments.
c. II. Jacobs has been spending consid-
ination of the mines of Tintic district,
and he states that he is well pleased with
the camp. Charlie has always been IA
vorably impressed with the naturalization
of the district and it may be that in time
he will become interested there
1t is stated that the Emerald mine, near
Mammoth, Tintic is showing up in good
shape and that the company is now put
ting in cage at the shaft, which Will
take the place of the bucket. 1t cannot
"a long a
work is being pushed in this property,
before it takes rank as one of the pro-
duce-s of the camp
The report of the rich strike in the
Swansea mine has been corroborated by
several gentlemen who have arrived in
the city from Silver City within the last
day or so, and several samples of the ore
haze been on exhibition on the streets
and in the offices of the stock brokers.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable, the Swansea is the making of
one of the richest producers in the state.
The De Lamar company is grading and
making preparations for putting In
new 500 horsepower double compound en-
CINE and another large dynamo. The
large rooster used in roasting the ore I'M
der the chlorination process has been re-
moved and this space will be used Tor
cyanide tanks The electric hoist for
merly used on No. level IS being re-
moved to be placed on No. 3.-Lode, De
Lamar. New.
Today is the last day for the payment
of the assessment of half Il cent share
on the capital stock of the East Golden
Gate. 1t is understood that the assess
ment has been paid in fairly we'll and
that the company will soon be in "A con-
dition so that it can resume work in the
Development of the property. The drill
hole in this mine is now down to the 700
foot level, and it is stated that II is the m
tention to begin work again at an early
day and sink to the depth of 800 feet
more. This. it is believed, will prove or
disprove the theory that in this ground
there is an extension of the Golden Gate
vein.