The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19

general repairs, which places 1t in cond1-
ton for another long run.
Silver advanced yesterday to STA cents
that the white metal viii continue to
rise until it touches the SO cent marx
again, and this quotations, with lead
strong at 81 a hundred will certainly slim
ulate mining operations in this western
country.
The annual report of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company, of Montana, OF
which the largest stock holders are ). =.
Gaggin and Marcus Daily, has been made
pubic For the year ending June 80, the
receipts were $22, $40, 2SS, against sic, .6sl
last year. The profits amounted "a TO O.. 81, e.
1860 Dividends amounting to S3,00O,O00
were declared.
Record, Phoebe, New: Peck Bros, Of
Bullionville have ordered a new road
machine which will carry four passengers
at 1,ne rate of ten miles an nour over arg
ordinary country road. 1t is G gasoline
machine and can be operated at very
low figure. This will beat De Lamar's
fast horses when they make their flying
trips across the desert.
II is understood that the Oregon Short
Line is planning an excursion TO Beaver
Lake maning district in Beaver county.
This would make a pleasant outing and
would just suit mining men and investors
who desire to make an investigation into
tae merits of this camp, which, without
doubt, has made a splendid showing of
late.
u0 Skull valley MluIHS anu MllMIS
COR many held directors meeting yes
terdiy and authorized Frank 3. Stephens,
the president of the company to ar
range for the surveying of the group
for patent. There is also some talk of
putting mill on the property at an early
day, as it is stated that large bodies of
good milling ore have been discovered on
the property.
Consolidated Kansas City Smelling and
Refining company, is in the city for the
purpose of familiarizins himself with
western methods and men. Mr.. koelle is
well pleased with the cyanide samDling
department recently established in this
city by the resident agent Major ]. E.
jackson, and he states that the handling
of this product is now a growing and i'm
company.
Clarence Barrett. the secretary of the
Grow Mining company, will go out 70
the mine n Kesler's canyon tomorrow
with supplies and provisions. Mr.. Bar
rett has the contract for running TIE
Rand tunnel in the Grow group and with
in month or SIX weeks It is expected
that the main ledge will be cut. The
Grow boys expect to go out within a few
days and resume operations on the May
| flower in the same locality. in which an
important discovery was reported a short
time ago.
Charlie Evans has just returned from
the Chester mine, in Clifford district
( Deep Creek, which is owned by Mr.. M
r. E:ans and his associates Charllt
came in on his wheel. a distance of 14i
miles. making the trip in less than two
| days. IN speaking of the mine he states
that the tunnel is in 165 feet, and that The
face is streaked with iron and with. ifs
/ sures through which current of air Is
| preceptibie, indicating open ground be
gond. At the present time there is con
siderable activity in the Deep Greek
! country and the advance in lead is cauS.
! ing claim holders to look after their in
! tereStS more carefully.
| J. s. Johnson, who is quite heavily in
! tereSted in mining properties in Little
( Cottonwood district. near Alta, left yes
! terday for that section of the country
with the intention of resuming work il
| the operation of the Johnson mine, wflicf
is an old time producer and shipper. Mr.
! Johnson states that other parties viii
soon commence the development of tht
/ Darlington mine in the same locality, il
which he is also interested. Both of thest
properties show good bodies of gold
| silver and lead ore, and with the advanc,
in the two last metals it is believed tina
| these properties can now be worked at
profit and it is the intention to operate
! them all winter.