The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-03
Mining Notes and Personals.

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was in yesterday.
Hamilton Smith. agent of the Londor
Exploration company. IS expected to ar
rive in New York some time this week
Times Albion. Idaho: The Monarch
Mining company. propose 10 let a con
tract for the hauling of 100 tons of ore II
the near future.
The shipment of Dexter ore. the re
ceipt of which was mentioned yesterday
was valued at 1906; while the cyanides
were worth s.. DDS.
In show window on West First South
street the following peculiar sign is dis
played: Constellation mining stock and
bread for sale here
l. w. Clark went out to the Black
1 Diamond at Stockton yesterday The lat
est reports from this property are OF q
! most encouraging nature
]. G. Logan left again yesterday for the
Gold Mountain district, where ne VIII
push work in the development of proper
ties in which he is interested.
The Utah Guano company Will be able
| to launch its three-masted schooner IN
about four weeks. when the company WIZ
begin acti-e operations in the Shipment
of this great rtilizer.
Democrat Baker City. Ore: Two car
! loads of machinery, consisting OF a COM
preSsor plant. is en- route to the Bonanza
mine Part of the outfit consisted of a
crank seven inches in diameter and nine
! feet long, and a fly wheel u feet in dia-
meter. Weighing $500 pounds.
.Lehi Banner: Specimens of onyx from
the cave in American Fork canyon have
/ been stint to Mr.. II. a. Fuller of Denver
/ He is government inspector and re-
pairer of buildings and if this onyx stands
/ the test, considerable of it will be used in
/ federal buildings soon to be erected in
several large cities.
The Northern Light Mining company
made another shipment of cyanides yes
terday from its Lion hill mill. the con-
signment amounting to about 100 pounds
I fc hllf cd hat nj
richer than the former shipment as the
cyanides remained longer in the precipi-
tation tanks and are finer in quality
Thomas Blessings. the owner of the Ze-
bra mine in Madison county, Montana, is
exhibiting some mangnificent specimens
of wire silver ore from this property. in
which there is two and a nall loot
69dy OF good pay oFe s1e when
found. Hyrum Beck of this city has an
option on a half interest in the Zebra.
and it is expected that shipment will be
made before long.
dorf, Logan. Long. Higgins. Snyder;
Moore and Captain Davis have Clipped
IN and placed in good repair the
main thoroughfare leading to the
Sewer and thence around to the
Breckenridge. Some more wind and sun
beams will arise ned with an inconvenient
amount of the beautiful in the next fort
night. Prospectors are taking time and
Boreas by the foreock and are beginning
to flock to the big hill.
John and Archie McKillop of Salmon
City. Ida, were the former owners of the
Goldstone group of claims in Lemhi coun-
ty, which are now owned by the Gold
stone Mining company of this city, were
in the city yesterday on their way home
from visit to friends and relatives after
an absence of 20 years from that coun-
try. These gentlemen own a group of
valuable claims adjoining the Goldstone
on the south. and il is their intention to
begin daValOnmanf
early day.
Word has been received in Salt Lake
that as work progresses in the develop
ment of the Wonder at Mercur the gold
values are increasing. In the lower drift
in the shaft on this ground. which is now
in 40 feet. values of IS have been OBJ
tatned and the mineral is increasing in
quality with every foot that the level is
pushed to the southeast. The upper level
is in distance of 100 feet from the shaft
and the formation is daily improving. and
it is now believed that within week or
ten days both workings will be in a good
body of milling ore.
Superintendent Frank Hines of the
Northern Light sent in word Tuesday that
he was just about letting the contracts
for the development work to be done on
the Little PittsbCrg ground this summer.
which viii consist. as a starter, of 100
feet of tunnel work on the silver ledge on
the property and 100 feet of sinking on
the gold VEIN Upon careful examina-
the officers are becoming more and more
impressed with its value. and there is no
reason why, with development, it should
not open out into a heavy producer.
President Quigley of the Chicago Pun
ice company. who arrived in Salt Lake
the first of the week. left Tuesday for the
pumice deposits owned by the company in
Willard county. this state This deposit
exist on the American continent Mr..
Quigley will increase the working force at
the mine and extensive shipments of this
commodity to the company's factories at
Chicago will now be the order of the day.
This is a new industry for Utah. and en-
phasizes the statement made in these col
umns that almost every known mineral
and commercial commodity abounds in
unlimited quantities in the state
Colonel ]. W. Donnellan John ]. DAILY.
o. ]. Salisbury and Sam Kenyon. es-
corted by w E. Hubbard. made a visit of
inspection the first of the week to the
CigaIe on the west dip. These gentlemen
made careful examination of the Chic
ride Point and the Northern Light mines
on Lion hill, and they We're exceedingly
we'll pleased with these properties. In
fact they were surprised at the fine /
showing made in these mines. and predict
a great future for them. The La Cigale
was another surprise. and they could I
time such an immense amount of ore
could be uncovered as is now disclosed in |,
this west dip mine FROM all accounts !
! .ion hill and the west dip will record /
wonderful advances this summer. and be- |
fore the end of the year the value of I
Ccr.p Floyd district. in the way of pro-
ducing mines, will be more than doubled /
Mining World. Butte. Mont: William
Orr. F. l. c.. representing the Gold &
Silver Extraction company, with head
quarters at Denver. spent several days in
Butte this week. Mr.. Orr is on a trip OF
Inspection IN the interests of his COM
oany, incidentally checking up those who
are using the process in the treatment of
pres. as we'll as looking up new business
AS yet the company has but little business
in Montana but Mr.. Orr believes that +
there is an abundance of ore that can be
orofitably treated by the MacArthur-For
est process. and with this end in view he
S now making a trip through Madison
On his return home to Denver
ne VIII endeavor to have a branch office
established in Butte or Helena. in charge
If a competent man who will assist in
demonstrations IS to treatment of ores.
Thus the good work of extracting the
precious metals contained in the rebel
ious ores goes merrily on. and il will be
l hard combination that will thwart the
,7srgies now directed to saving the va
les of the great mass of low and base
,res with which the state and northwest
lbounds.
Children Are Kept Healthy.