The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-14
Mining Notes and Personals.

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| Norris Ramberger. the assayer at the
Mercur MILL was in the city yesterday
Reno (Nev0 Journal: c. II. Wilbur. a
mining man of Salt Lake. is guest at
the Riverside.
The Horn Silver company Yesterday s, re-
ceived six cars of crude ore from frisco
and a carload of Austin ore
Truman Schenck left last night for
Mountain Home. Ida. for the purpose OF
making an examination of gold prop
e-ty in that locality
E. o. Lee left for the Dexter mine. at
Tuscarora New. the first of tire Week'
accompanied by J. s. Larkin. who IS
now heavily interested in this gold prop
erty.
Hyrum Beck of the Northern Spy, at
Eureka was in the Park "Wednesday Tor
the purpose of making an examination OF
the Creole mine. which he says is prom
Using property.
Ma-ysvaIe will be the scene of great
activity as soon as the snow melts so that
mine owners can get up TO their prop
critics with provisions and supplies, and
within the next two weeks quite num-
Der of Salt Lake people VIII make
tracks for this land of promise.
John Eddins an old time miner. was eX-
hibiting some rock on the streets yes
terday that came from a prospect about
two miles south of the mouth OF Little
shaft has uncovered a good sized ledge
that carries gold values ranging from y
to 81 to the ton. besides some copper
James F. Collbreath, of Denver. the
general manager OF the lnd G.IS1 re
object OF Mr. Callbreath's visit to Salt
Lake is to establish branch office mere
for the Reporter. in the columns or Wncn
considerable attention has been paid OF
late to the resources and advantages OF
Utah.
H E. Zerbe. who is in from an in
spection of the Hercules mine at Stockton
- o. ~
Eli be made from this property by the
first of the month that will carry aver
age values of 60 per cent lead. TO III
ounces in silver and 81 in gold TO the ton
The Hercules is owned by Mr. Zerbe, l.
A Benton and f. Kitchener.
A dispatch from Florence. Colo. says;
The sale of the tailings Of the famous
Bassick mine at Ouerida to ~ Frenc ei
mated to contain about $4,000 tons or
low grade ore that will average y per
ton. The new company is 10 treat TINS
ore. and will build a lotion cyanlde mn;
From present indication old Querlda VIII
soon be the same lively burg that 1t was
in 1880.
Fred W. Rose. who has just returned
from a visit to Tintic district where ne
made an examination of the Emerald
mine and workings. speaks very highly OF
this property. and says that the men at
work in the mine are anxious to take
the stock of the company in payment
for their labor at the rate of 10 cents
share Mr. Rose is satisfied that the
Emerald is the making of one of the
greatest producers of the district.
Sam T. Godbe. the manager of the Key
stone mine and mill. in Nevada. where he
is using one of Mitchells Acme Flour
Gold Amalgamators behind the batteries
of his stamp mill, writes MIR. Mitchell that
the machine is saving ~ per cent of the
gold values over and above the closest
amalgamatiOn on the plates; in fact. the
amalgamatOr saves all of the free gold
contained in the tailings. and he states
that he is well pleased and satisfied with
the machine.
Billy Brandt who has properties of
value on the divide between Little Cot
tonWood and American Fork canyon. has
given 2 bond on the Titan state group
of six copper claims to Frank Brown. who
is now in the east for the purpose of
placing the property, and If successful IL
will be developed IN a thorough manner
this summer. The Herald is informed
that the lodges in this locality are strong
and large and that ore runs high in cop
per. besides which they carry good gold
values. In this section of the country
there are many promising prospects which
should by rights attract the attention of
capitalists. and IS soon as the snow
disappears it is believed that considerable
work will be done there.
Dan Clays of Bingham was in yester-
day with another shipment of ore from
the Julia Dean mine. Dan is hard at work
at the present time in the erection of a
AID as soon as this is installed he viii
be in a fair way to find his way out of the
woods. and when he fairly gets his head
abO-e water all OF his friends will re-
joice with him. as he has had a hard row
to hoe. 1t is believed, however. that as
soon the mine is equipped as II should
he it will prove to be good paying
proposition rs there is a fine body of
high grade ore exposed in the workings.
ard Dan is doing some faithful work in
the development of the property
A special from Carson City. New. says:
Hermann Zadig and party of San Fran
cisco returned from Pinenut the locality
of the big gold strike. tonight. Zadig says
it is a bonanza, and with water for
greatest gold property in America The
indications are similar to those of the
early California discoveries. a channel
rich in gold and then the bed below. That
the channel has been uncovered IS with
out a doubt. and it appears that by fol-
lowing it gold could be taken out for
years TO come. The only drawback is the
fact that no water can be obtained near
by 1t will have to be carried from AL
pine county at an enormous cost. but a
company VIII soon commence the work.
The discovery. it is thought, means an
Ell Dodrado for Nevada.
]. r. Smith, who was formerly with the
Utah Forwarding company. but who for
the past year or more has been doing
business for the Idaho Forwarding COM
PAM at BlackfOOt Ida. has been in the
cit for the past few days for the pur-
rose of moving his family to his new
Idaho home. Mr.. Smith is interested in
gold properties in Eagle Valley district.
Nevada. near the mines owned by Charles
Lyle. and it is said that these are very
promising prospects. The Idaho For
warding company does considerable bus
i-ess in the mining line in that portion
of Idaho, and at the present time it is
engaged in forwarding material and ma
chinery for the Lucky Boy mill ut Gus
ter City Mr.. Smith states that mining is
picking UP in that part of the country.
aid that the outlook for good year IS
excellent.
Gilmore Qda) Bulletin: Mr.. William
Morice, director of the Atlanta G.. K 5.
mines. limited. was in Mountain Home
Saturday. He returned to Boise to re-
main until the road is passable. when he
will go to that place and settle all af-
fairs relating to his company and resume
operations in the mines uDon a larger
scale than ever by the first of June-hav-
ing q working capital of over $4,000 to
start with He has already secured the
services of an able superintendent and a
competent foreman for the enterprise
Good old Atlanta may yet be in the
swim ere the leaves begin to fall
again. We are told that about 20 miners
are now employed on mines near Rocky
Bar owned by eastern parties. and con-
Quoted by f. C. Towne- This company
will soon erect a ten-stamp quartz mill
at or near the mine