The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-14
Mining Notes and Personals.

IL is stated that quite number OF new
companies viii file their articles of in
corporation within the next few weeks.
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re-
celVed 10 tons of VarcOe and Flindt con-
centrates and % tons of Old Telegraph
ore.
T.. J. Raddatz of Ophir. who is heavily
interested in mining in Camp Floyd and
Ophir districts, was in the city yester-
day.
When Swansea slumped so badly yes
terday one of the spectators in the lobby
was heard to cry out: And the blow
almost killed father
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Mercur Mining company was held
yesterday. but according to due notice
given, the meeting was adjourned until
next Wednesday at 2 D. m.
Alex Gammell. one of the owners of the
Jumbo mine at Sunshine. informs The
Herald that the property is looking we'll.
and that it is the intention of the owners
to keep on in it's development.
Work is being pushed in the develop
ment of the Mammoth Gold Mining COM
panys property on Dalton and Lark hill,
at Bingham. and it is reported that fine
bodies of ore are being blocked out in
this property.
Will Hatfield. the efficient superintend-
ent of the Swansea mine. who was in
from Silver City yesterday, informs The
Herald that the mine is looking as well
as ever. all reports to the contrary not
withStanding.
Swansea was sold on the streets yes
terday as low as M.75. Northern Light
developed an upward tendency and was
strong at 81, and Sunbeam was wanted
at II cents. Bullion-Beck was in active
demand at the closing quotation on the
floor of the exchange, while Mammoth
was also strong.
Encouraging news continues to come
IN from the new gold strike on the Grand
Central mine, near Mammoth. and II is
reported that the company is now putting
up an ore house. Quite d number of
Provo people are interested in this prop
erty, and they are beginning to feel now
that they are on the way to wealth and
opulence.
W. S. Godbe of BulliOnville, New. who
was in the city Yesterday on his way to
Denver on mining business, states that
while times are rather dull around Phoebe
and Bullonville, he hopes to see greater
activity in that region at an early day
Mr.. GoGbe is always hopeful, and IL taxes
this class of men to build up and keep
up a camp.
c. ]. See1eld of st. Charles. Mimi, a
brother-in-laW of +. r. Crooks, one or
the officers of the Northern Light Mining
company, will arrive in the city this
morning with the intention of making
Salt Lake his future home Mr. crooks
has been a resident of Zion but few
months. but during his stay here he has
established an excellent reputation as
bright business man and a good citizen,
and there is no doubt but that his 0roth-
er-ln-laW Will traNel IN the same CLASS.
Marysvale Pioneer: John S. Baler. jr.,
of this place and DIR. Steiner of Pan
,guitch have gone to the Buckskin mount
aims where they have an interest in some
prospects. The cause of their trip was a
letter received from ]. p. Nielsen, q party
in interest. telling them that he had
struck it rich" and was offered good
price for the property. The prospects are
situated about one-half mile from Jacobs
lake A number of Salt Lake parties are
interesting themselves in that section
Parties who are just in from Mercur
state that the camp IS very lively at the
present time. and especially so on the
western slope. AS work is pushed in the
development of properties all over the
district it begins to look more and more
that this. in connection with Lion NIL,
will make the most wonderful gold camp
in the world. On the west slope II Is eS-
ti1nated that over 1000 locations have
been made within the past two months.
and still the work of stalking out CLAIMS
goes on.
Hon. Richard Macintosh. who has re-
turned from his visit to Park City. states
that but little ore is moving IN the camp
as snow is needed to make the hauling
good He says. however that there Is
lots of ore broken down at the mines
ready for shipment as soon as II can be
sent down to the samplers and rallroauS-
Mr. Macintosh was well pleased with
the outlook of the district and reports
that the mines are all looking well, the
Ontario especially. in which there are
mammoth bodies of ore in sight