The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Mining Notes and Personals.

Ten cars OF Mammoth concentrates
are en- route to the Salt Lake market.
There will be no call of the mining
exchange today, as this is a legal holi-
day.
j. w. Searles is. back from Arizona,
where he has extensive gold mining
interests.
Frank Hines, the superintendent of
the Northern Light, came in from Lion
hill last night to spend Christmas with
his family.
Quite a number of miners are in the
city from various camps for the pur-
pose of spending the holidays with
their families or friends.
Mercur orders for Chloride Point
stock were filed in this city yester-
day, which speaks we'll for the stand
ing of this stock at home"
Superintendent Rome Wheeler, of the
| South Swansea, is in from Silver City
to spend Christmas with relatives and
| friends. Mr.. Wheeler states that the
| mine is in excellent condition and that
! it is holding it's own with development
in splendid shape.
Will Treweek, who has had charge
of the Alliance at Park City for some
time, is down to participate in holiday
festivities with home folks. Mr.. Ire
week states that mining matters at
the Park are Frightening up, and that
people there are feeling good over the
outlook
The payment of heavy dividends by
mining companies during the month
has given quite stimulus to the min
ing industry throughout the state and
| people are beginning to realize more
and more that the imperishable wealth
of this country comes from the mines,
and especially those who have been the
recipient of dividends during the
month.
carload of high grade carbonate
ore from the LeVant mine in Bingham,
above the Highland Boy mine, was
marketed in the city yesterday. The
Levant is being worked by Charlie
Cowan Bngham's assayer, and his as
sociates. 1t is still a prospect and this
is the first regular carload consignment
ever made from the property, and the
indications are that it viii not be the
last, either.
Democrat, Baker City Ore: The
Democrat is in receipt of advices tc
the effect that on Monday last the
ten-stamp mill of the California Min
ing company of Gable Cove was start
ed for a continuous run on good ore
and it presages much prosperity fol
the mining industry in that section
Mr. w ]. Connors is the able manager
of the California, and this property has
for years been considered the mother
lode at the head of Gable Cove. 1t is
extensively developed and years age
many carloads of ore We're shipped by
this mine to the Smelter and very sat
isfactory returns realized.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Northern Light company yesterday at
il~tc nm teag
secretary and treasurer Of the company
to fill the vacancies caused by the res
| ignations of l.. H. Curtis and DR.. q. d
Woodruff, former occupants Of thes
two Offices Mr. Airs, who has jus
returned from the Colorado school o
mines, is a capable and promlsin;
young man. He is a son of E. II. Airs
one OF the officers Of the company, a.
well as of the Mercur, and he stand
we'll with business and commercial cir
cles in this city. The annual meetin!
of the company will be held in Feb
ruary next.
Frank Knox of the National Bank o
the Republic has just returned from
visit to Lion hill, where he made al
inspection of the Chloride Point an
mill, and ne states that he was mos
favorably impressed with the property
and Furthermore, that but few Wer
aware Of the magnitude and value o
the ore bodies blocked out in the mine
In fact, he was surprised. and as h
made an examination for the benef
OF eastern friends and clients. a favor
able report will doubtless be sent ir
During the past 80 days Mr.. Knox ha
purchased 2,700 shares of Mercur stoc
for eastern people, and he states tina
the mines of Mercur and Lion hill ar
receiving favorable attention at tn
hands of eastern capitalists at the pres
ent time.
. Ed LaFave is in from Manning
where he has contract for the doin