The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-23

he succeeded in corralling a gOodly pile
of ducats at the latter place in mining
operations. 1t is hoped that Mr.. Trim
mer will cast his anchor to the windward
in some of the mining camps of Utah,
where opportunities for making money
are now presented to investors.
A great deal of interest is being mani
tested at the present time in the country
north of Eureka gulch. in Tintic district,
and The Herald is informed that at the
Dagmar mine force of four men is
employed in the development of this
property, in which the indications are
very encouraging. 1t il understood that
William II. King of this city, and Jesse
Knight of the Humbug mine. are ne
gotiating for an interest in TINS property
About a mile north of Eureka, Hudson
Smith is hard at work in the development
of the Brooklyn mine, in which he has
fine showing of quartz, and ii is believed
by experienced mining men that he will
strike 4 fine body OF ore with depth
The Petro Mining company is working
two shifts in the development of its
bonanza silver-lead mine in Carr Fork
gulch. Bingham. The men are en-
ployed in prosecuting on the new strike
on the tunnel level. mention of which
was made in these columns few days
ago. The strike consists of solid body
of ore that will assay from 30 to 60 per
cent lead. to u ounces in silver and
little gold to the ton, and in running
the croSS-cut the body has been cut for
q distance of 10 or 20 feet and the walls
have not yet been encountered. While
the company is taking out ore and stack
ing it up, it is not the intention TO ship
until the metal market advances The
PetrO is a great mine and Will yet make
a mint of money for the company.
There has been a decided advance in the
quotations on Little Pittsburg stock dur
ing the past few days. and 1t IS claimed
that this gain Is attributed to the fact
that the company has decided to resume
at once the thorough development of this
property, which is located on the dlvId-
ing line between Camp Floyd and Oohlr
districts. and on a line with the Mercur
and Northern Light mines. Hon 1.
Ellis Browne who holds the largest
block of Little Pittsburg stock, has signl-
development of the mine. and in this he
will be joined by the other heavy stock
holders. There is no doubt as TO the
value of the Little Pittsburg group. but If
manner. it will never give up its wealth
of the precious metals
Hon. C. c. Parsons, a leading citizen
of Denver. is at the Knutsford- Mr.
Parsons is heavily interested in mining
at Butte, Mon, and he is now on his
way home from that place. Very FORUM
ately, also, he has valuable holdings in
the near vicinity of the Grand Central
mine at Mammoth, Tintic district. and
it is his intention TO leave for that camp
this morning. as he has become greatly
interested in the recent strike IN the
Grand Central. and has reason 10 DeneVe
that the new discovery will lead to the
finding of ore on his own ground He
will find that Tintic is one of the most
active camps in the west. and also one
of the richest and heaviest producers OF
the precious metal. Mr.. Parsons, who is
one of the leading mining lawyers or the
Centennial state, has served the people
there in the state senate from Lake
county He has also engaged in mining
with successful results, and has accum-
uIated p small fortune from the mines
of the state and in other localities.