The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-07
mining Notes and Personals.

Mining Notes and Personals.
Dogs are worth their weight in gold in
Klondyke; no poodles need Apply.
It is reported that in the Swansea mine
the gold values are improving with Depth
w. D. johnson of the Gold Point, mine.
at Sunshine, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Walter Lyman and Lou Beason are IN
vestigating into the merits OF the Beaver
Lake mining district
Work is being pushed in the construc-
ton of 100 ton smelter at Cuprum, IN
the Seven Devils district, Ida.
Considerable assessment work is being
done in La Plata this summer, but none
of the mines of the camp are being ac-
lively worked.
II the Consolidated mine, six miles
northeast OF Brigham, the company Is
employing a force of q men in doing de-
velopment work
JOHN A Kirby, the superintendent of
the Bullion-Beck, who was in from Eu-
reka Yesterday, confirms recent reports
relative 10 the promising condition OF the
property.
Recorder, Salmon City: Junius T.. Wells,
general manager of the Monohta MINING
company, came in from Salt Lake 1as st
week, accompanied by his son, and left
az once for SlouD.
Charlie Evans left the first of the week
for the Chester mine, in the Deep creek
country with a load of provisions ana
supplies. 1t is reported that the mine Is
looking in a most encouraging condition
George f. Sprague of the Mignon mine
al Manning, is in the city. Mr.. Sorague
informs The Herald that the mine IS
looking well and that encouraging gold
values are being found in the WORKINGS
Gold stocks have been on the decline
during the past few days. probably In
sympathy with silver, but it is the o9in-
ion among well posted men that these
securities are slated for q sharp advance
at an early day.
Manager John Dern of the Mercur, who
came in from the mine Thursday night
with $4,000 in CIIanides. states that there
is a great deal of activity there at the
present time and that the outlook Tor the
district is excellent.
E Y TAYLOR leaves for the north to-
night for the purpose of beginning work
in the development of the property OF the
Wahaskie Mining company, which is To-
Gated partly IN BOX Elder county, TINS
state and partly in Cassia county, Idaho.
Captain w. H. Smith, superintendent
of the Observation-Disclosures, who was IN
the city yesterday from Eureka, informs
The Herald that development work is
being pushed at the mine, and that oper-
p rIous in this direction are progressing
finely.
S. F. Mount of hex fame. who is in
from a visit to Gold Mountain district
informs The Herald that for the amount
of development work done. this IS the !
richest gold camp he ever saw, and he IS
one of the veteran miners of this western !
country.
A. c. WINS. Joe and Leo Grow and Rome \
Gillespie are making arrangements to /
send two men out to their prospects east I
of Pennington, from which excellent as /
says in gold, silver and lead were 90.
ground disclosed two feet of solid ore. |
and it is believed the property is the 7
making OF mine, with development.
Democrat Baker City, Ore; Mr..
gist. formerly with the United States
geodetic surveyor, man whose report on
a mine is always final, was passenger
Seattle where he may outfit an expedi-
ton for the Klondyke. Mr.. I.sng stated
tha- ne would visit Baker City in about
three weeks and make ano.ler eXamina-
ton of the mineral belt hereabouts. y
short time since MIR. King promoted the
sale of a mine in Mexico for S6,0O0,0CO in
Mexican money
The board of directors of the Eagle
Mining company, whose property is To-
Gated north of MercUr, have just levied
an assessment of a cent and half
pany, payable Immediately. 1t is under
stood that the affairs OF the company are
now in excellent shape; that it is out of
debt and that work in the development
Of its property VII soon be resumed. The
Eagle group has been surveyed for patent
and the assessment was levied Tor the
purpose of perfecting the patents and
also to continue work in the operation OF
The mine.
The Free Coinage Mining company.
which is operating in Free Coinage dis
-rict. near Grantsville which has been
working h-e men on ore for some time
past, has just sent out two more men
Who VIII endeavor to increase the vol
lme of the spring from which the com
Jany derives its water supply A mill
lite has been located at the mouth of
he canyon, and if it is found that the
spring will not furnish sufficient water
or milling purposes. wells will be sunk
believed a
GOOD flow of water can be obtained at
limited depth. :
William Orr. the genial representative
# the McArthur-Forrest Cyanide COM
ANY. has just returned from Cherry
Jreek, New, bringing with him the in
tial cleanup from the mill OF the North
fountain Mining company in Egan can ;
'on, amounting to about so pounds. Mr..
Orr superintendent the starting of the
Mill. the management of wNlch is soon !
o be turned over to Charles 7. Brant of {
he mine which will also be operated IN
er his supervision. Mr.. John Heinrich
ne of the officers of the company, who
5 at the mine, is expected 20 arrive with =
n the next two weeks.
A gentleman writing from San Fran
isco to a Salt Lake friend in speaking !
f the Klondyke gold excitement. states
hat rich placer diggings have recently !
cen discovered on Stewart and Pelly !
reeks, IN the Klondyke country. the
ravel going from SO to $29 to the pan.
hese discoveries add materially to the
cope OF country in which gold is to be
ound and strengthens the belief ex- z
ressed by mining men to the effect that
he rich gold diggings are not confined to ?
etter It IS stated that Al Preble of that 2
ity, brother of our Mercur Preole, has :
1T for Stewart and Peliy creeks with G
ne expectation of striking it rich
A special from Cheyenne. Wyo., says: :
'homas L. Darby, chief engineer of the +
Denver capitalists who are spending q f
.rge sum of money to put water on In
ependence mountain, North park. Colo
ado 70 enable them to work the rich gold
lacers on the mountain side, passed
trough Cheyenne last night on his way :
} Laramie, where he takes stage to
Zach Independence mountain. Mr.. OAR !.
mai acceptance of the large and eXpen- :
We works which have been constructed =
nder contract. The water IS carried over
miles by means of large iron pipes, =,
verted siphon, $50 feet below the water
rade.
Word has been received here, says the
enver News, that the Big Horn Placer P
sning company would begin active work =
tn of this month. Charles Boen-cher, ].
Campion, Bert Page and other well
nown mining men are interested in this "
'mpany, which has spent Sl0O;OOJ IN get. =
ng water on the ground. \ ditch is II
lies long and mile of steel pipe line y
ave been built. The company expects to p
IN from three TO five giants during the o.
INNER. The ground 10 be worked is on
dependence mountain, adjoining Hahn's i
ak. The values are said TO average 81 p
r yard. some of the ground testing as :.
gh as SIG TO the yard With the arrange l.
,oll 1000 yards of ground per day, 7.
hich means a fortune if the values Will p'
I'D out. "
Frank Hines of the II