The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-04
Mining Notes and Personals.

Manager j. Schenck of the Dalton and
Lark went out to Eureka last night on
mining business.
Walter James the Blackjack merchant
and miner, was in from the south yes
terday on business.
II will not be long now before the min
announce their dividends for the month of
March.
Ed Wagner of Leesburg, Ida, who is
tie manager OF the Gold Dust and the
C2id Flint mines. near that place, is in
the city on mining business
1t was reported on the streets yester-
da- afternoon that South Swansea was
growing immensely popular. and that
none of the stock could be had under 81 a
share.
Hon. c. E. Allen returned from Wash
ington yesterday morning. and has as
suned his accustomed place in the Cen
tennial- Eureka Office as general mana
ger. Mr.. Aliens many friends in this
CT are pleased to welcome him home
again.
It is believed that with the coming of
Spring that there will be a revival of
interest in mining matters in Skull val
lee, Tooele county, and it is stated that
preparations are now being made for ex-
tensive development work in this dis
trict as soon as the weather will permit.
Statesman, Boise, Ida: ]. ]. Parks and
{. II Miller came in last evening from
Willow Creek. Mr.. Parks states the Last
that the report concerning the recent
strike therein was not exaggerated The
shit house on the Judas mine is about
completed. The Last Cabin mine will
today put on a force of men.
gentleman who is just in from Butte
informs The Herald that he is inclined
TO believe that there is something in
luc-. after all, and TO emphasize his be-
Eef he points to the career of w. A.
Clark of Butte, who always strikes il rich
where others would not think of finding
anything. At the present time Mr.. Clark
: being congratulated over the bonanza
he has found in the Mayfiower mine. at
Gaylord, short distance from Butte, and
= is stated that during the past few
months he has taken out over $500. 900,
and the indications are that he will take
out this much more in the near future.
Word has been received from Bingham
that the workings in the Starlus ground
are showing up very favorable indicatio
sam Harsh. the general manager of the
Revenue Gold Mining company, whose
property is located at Norris. Mon, was
re-. where he will visit relatives and
friends Mr.. Harsh is an old friend of
Colonel H. L. Pickett. the well known
mining attorney of Salt Lake. and ii was
seen by. 2 Herald representative yester-
day. The Revenue mine. according to Mr..
Harsh. is a paying proposition. and has
bean for the past three years. y 25-ton
plant has been installed at this mine and
the cyanide process is used with sue
cessful results Mr.. Harsh was rather
reticent in speaking of the. operations of
the company but he states that everything
IS running well at the mine. After rec
reating in Denver he will probably take
= -un down into Mexico, where he has
had mining experiences galore
A. ]. Quate of Garrison postoffice, Mil
lard county, is in the city on business Mr..
Guete is one of the ranchers of Snake
creek who has the mining fever now and
then. and he informs The Herald that
tie mineral deposits near his home are
excellent and that with transportation
facilities several paying silver mines could
soon be placed on the shipping Est just
across the line in Nevada AS it is. the
placer diggingS of Osceola are not far
from Garrison, and it is believed. on
account of the heavy snow fall the past
winter. that this viii prove to be a profit
able season in placer mining in that To-
c:.i.ty- Mr.. Quate states that the farm
e-s are doing well on Snake creek, and
that there is always plenty of water there
for irrigation purposes. in consequence
Of which it is believed that this portion of
the state will eventually develop into one
Of the garden spots of the west. and es-
Decialiy so when the Snake Valley Irriga-
ton company has carried out it's plans
and designs. The country is also well
-imbered, and, with railroad advantages,
t would make a most desirable place for
homes. This. however. is sure to come in
lime, and there are many, who, realizing
his. are taking time by the fOrelock. as
t were. and are locating in the beautiful
Snake Creek valley.