The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-08
MINING Notes and Personals.

The Lode, of De Lamar, Ney., says that
tons of ore during the month of Septem-
Der.
The first carload of ms 1>tnery for the
Dexter mine, at TuscarJra. New, has
been shipped from Denver BY the Colo
RADIO Iron Works company.
Charley Crane. who has been absent in
Idaho during the past scmmer, pushing
his various mlning enterprises, is in the
city again.
Northern Light stock, $50 shares,
changed h9nds on the curb yesterday
morning at 671s cents, while sales OF
90j Chloride Point we're reported at IS
cents
The Redwing Mining company has To-
Gated tunnel site 1850 ~ 1905 feet adj
jclntng and running through its Bingham
property, in which the present indications
are very encouraging.
Charlie Read is IN from a visit to Eu-
re!la, New, whore he has been for the
purpose of making an inspection of the
DtamoAd and Excelsior mines, Doth OF
which are making ore Sh~<neuts-
Fred SeWell, assayer; G.. w. Cochler,
MIL manager, and J. j. Harlan, chief en-
Saneer Of the Sacramento mine at Mer-
cur. have been in the city the past few
days visiting friends and taking in the
sights.
Prof. Bradford, the noted mining en-
Sineer and expert, who mas just made an
examination of the Mercur end of Camp
FNiOyd district, was IN the Sunshine coun-
try yesterday, accompanied by Judge
Sherman.
J. @. Packard has returned from Haley,
Ida. where he has been ~ the purpose
of making an inspection OF the Tip Top
mine, in which he is heavily interested
and up~on which considerable develop
ment work is being done.
The regular monthly shipment of April
Fool cyarides from De Lamar. Nev..
amounting to 106 pounds. was sampled
yesterday at the sampiing department Of
Refining company in this city
The Bank of Commerce held a directors
meeting Wednesday and appointed w. H.
Irvine cashier of the bank to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of j. F.
assistant cashier. IT IS understood that
the affairs of the bank are in a very
prosperous and satisfactory condition.
AT the Stockholders meeting of the
Buckeye Mining company of Tintic. held
in this city ON Tuesday ii this week,
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
John Beck, a. e. Hyde, J. c. Shale, J. w.
Green and Thomas jennings. John Beck
VIII continue as president of the COM
pany
Bulletin, Mountain Home, Ida: George
Snowden has Opened up a fine body Of
ore on Cat creek, about five miles east of
Balley's Little Camas store. The tunnel
is four feet wide and solid ore. There
are a number of hedges in that vicinity
that are not yet located, awaiting the ar
rival of the hardy prospector TO make
Cat creek prosperous mining camp.
\. e Holden, the manager of the Old
Jordan and Galeua. at Bslgham, has just
returned from a visit TO the Ilirle the
output of which is now about no tons of
ere daily. When asked if there was any
truth in the rumor that there had been
a new strike in the mine, ne stated that 1t
was erroneous but that they were work
ing on the same massive ore bodies which
have made this property famous for the
past 80 years
The Galena will be in with another
carload of high grade ore within a day
or two. The two committees appointed
by the Galena and Utah companies 10
consider the project OF the erection of a
steam hoist for joint use Will meet to-
day and will probably arrive at some
definite CONCLUSION. The Galena is in ia
vor of the proposition, and If it meets
with the appreciation OF all concerned, 1t
VIII not be long before the output of
both mines viii be materially increased.
It is understood that R. G. Nugent, the
weil-knoWn mining operator, is doing
some work in the development of the Big
Fourteen group at State Line The Her
add IS informed that some time ago ne
made a contract with the company 10
sink hundred-foot shaft for the ore. he
could take out in doing the work, nut
that upon sinking a few feet he uncov-
cred the ledge, after which the contract
was extended to include $50 feet of sink
Ing The Big Fourteen is r. very prom!s-
ing piece of property and IS very largely
owned by Cedar CITY people.
Democrat. Baker City. Ore: The pa
pers bonding the Anolulu and Cliff mines
owned by Bradbury Bros, - Hon. s. 3.
Howard of Minneapolis, were executed
yesterday. the promoter of the deal being
Mr.. Harry S. Bowen These properties
a or and
for the amount of development, tWd
shafts 30 and 60 feet in decth are very
promising. The ledge is strong and be
tween well-deined walls, the ore pros
pecting rich by pannins. Seven tons re-
Gently mMled gave a return of $3.50 per
ton IN gold.
Butte Miner: Some very good looking
placer properties are being worked in
Rock creek Granite county, by a party OF
Utah prospectors, who struck diggings on
quartz. The men averaged IS per day
with an mproVised Long Tom on the
oar. They practically worked out this
bar and began crosscutttng a bed OF
gravel where they believed former
channel of the creek was located. They
proved this conclusion c%TTtct and for
nearly three weeks they have been wash
ing gravel that iaey admit has averaged
s. per man a day. Tine Elen viii stay
with the work until SHOW HES.
Jeff Howell is in the city from Marys-
vale, which camp, according to his y4lief,
is sure to have boom az soon as the
litigation over Horse Haven mines is set
ulei Mr.. H1<,n has been spending some
ttrne this summer at Osceola. New where
he put in about six weeks in placer min
ing, his cleanup amounting 70 about $3.50
Mr.. Howell states that considerable at
terp.ion has been given to the placer min
ing business IN q small way at Osceoia
This season, the owners of dry digg.ngs
renting their water from toe OsceoIa
Placer Mining company of this city. and
as q result. money is always plentiful in
the camD. Big nuggets. however. have
been a rarity this year the largest one
found 50 far being valued at only about
S45 Mr. Howell may go to Klondike In
he spring.