The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
Mining Notes and Personals.


Buckeye stock was active on the street.
yesterday afternoon at 15ls cents.
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re-
ceived 200 tons of Daly-West ore.
Two lots of Mammoth concentrates
were marketed in this city yesterday.
Another shipment of high grade ore
from the Utah mine, is now en- route 10
the valley samplers.
Jack Brewer. the veteran Deep Creek
miner. who is in the city is enthusiastic
over the outlook for this great mineral
region.
Northern Light was active at &c cents
/ ana sales We're reported at this figure.
| South Swansea was firm al $40 bid and
sl.75 asked.
D. D. Erwin. of Muskegon. Mich. who
S one of the largest stockholders in the
Anchor and Crescent mines, at Park City,
IS at the Knutsford.
1t is understood that the officers of the
/ Chloride Point Consolidated Mining COM
pany are already making arrangements
for the erection of a mill.
George and Joseph Hyde, of Eureka,
who are interested in one of the new
producers on Mt. Nebo, will make ship
ment of high grade silver-lead ore within
the next few days.
A L. Morris, representing the In
dustrial Reporter, of Denver, who is in
the city. informs The Herald that it is
his intention to visit the principal mining
camps of the state in the interest of his
paper within the next few weeks.
Democrat. Baker City Or: The Baisley
Eikhorn Mining company will follow up
the shipment of a carload of ore made
last week to Tacoma with another ship
ment of four carloads of ore and about 80
tons of concentrates now sacked and be-
ing hauled to this city.
Hodge Marshall, the superintendent of
the Buckeye mine, on the west dip, Camp
Floyd district, writes that in the face of
tho lower tunnel that is being driven in
no ic inc
mineralized, and he is of the opinion that
ii viii not be long now before a body of
ore will be encountered.
Sales of Bullion-Beck were recorded
yesterday afternoon and as Manager NJ.
Il Jones came in from the mine in the
morning and returned in the evening. ana
as the demand for the stock became
noticeable soon after his arrival in the
city. there is a faint suspicion that the
mine is looking more than ordinarily
well.
T. C. Hanford. who manipulates the
paste and scissors on the Nephi Times,
IS in the city on business. Mr.. Hanford
states that there is considerable excite
ment in the south over the fine showing
that is being made in the mines on Mt.
Nebo. and he predicts that there will be
great activity in this district in the
spring.
The regular meeting of the Horn Silver
Mining company will be held in about six
weeks from this date. at which time it
is expected a dividend will be declared,
as The Herald is creditably informed that
the condition of the treasury of the COM
pany is such that this could be easily
done. Some heavy shipments have been
made from the Horn Silver for the past
few months. besides which large
amount of development and prospecting
work has been done in the mine.
The decision of the Geyser-Marion Min
ing company to increase the capacity of
the Geyser mill by at least 100 tons as
a would :
the intention of the company to do some
tall mining from this time on 1t is
TIE general understanding that the COM
pany will make heavy inrOadS during the
present season into the mammoth bodies
of ore disclosed in its property, and that
the dividends, which will begin about the
first of April, will be made as large as
possible.
The Utahnian. which has been changed
from a weekly into a monthly publica-
ton. made its appearance this week, and
II promises to take rank as one of the
popular publications emanating from
UTAH, as il is one of the objects of the
publishers to devote considerable space
in the advancement of the advantages and
resources of the state. The Utahian will
pay especial attention to the mining in
dust-y. and the first issue under the new
regime contains very interesting article
from the pen of Hon. Thomas G.. Merrill
or this subject The title page of the
Utahnian is unique and attractive, and
A. C. Hose, who has contract for the
of a shaft in the ground of the
Alma Gold Mining company. near Silver
>ity, Tintic, arrived in the city yesterday
with 2 lot of ore from a new strike in
this property, in consequence of which
the officers of the company are feeling
highly elated The ore occurs in Kidneys.
and the chute of mineral, which was
broken into near the 200-foot level. assays
II per cent copper. 26 per cent iron and
SOS ounces in silver to the ton. Work
Will be pushed in the development of the
property and il is believed that the re-
cent find will widen out into goodly pro-
portions. Glen Miller, of this city, is in
terested in the Alma, and last night
visions of wealth galore fitted through |
his dreams.
The Herald is informed that the owners
Of the Annandale ground, located between /
the Observation-Disclosures and Opex prop !
critics. in Tintic district. are making ar /
TO incorporate within the ]
next few days and that the papers for Z
the new corporation are now being pre- +
pared. The capitalization of the company I
will be placed at 100000 shares of par 4
value of 81 each. and If there is any of I
the stock set aside for treasury purposes /
t will be very largely taken by the mem /
Ders of the company. The shaft in the /
Annandale is now down to the 65-foot I
evel and it is stated that the indications
N the lotion are very favorable, as the
-ock is well mineralized- As matter of /
TACT. it is expected that 1t Will not be
De encountered. The shaft is being tim
,ered. and when this is finished the work
IF sinking will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
R. ]. Cory, the general western agent
If the Edward P. Allis company of MIL
vaukee says the Western Mining World,
las returned to Butte from a business
rip into Utah. While there, Mr.. Cory
secured the contract for the largest cone
hosting engine yet built west of the
Mississippi river. The purchasers were
he Diamond Coal and Coke company of
Salt Lake City, with mines at Diamond
lille. Wyo. This engine is to be duIIex
Sx6O inch: and rated at about $500 horse
power The single drum has a capacity
o hold 5000 feet of one and one-duarter
nch wire rome. The engine is to be
tilted with Reynolds corliss valve move
nent. with inter reverse. band friction
utch and post brakes. and operated by
eparate steam cylinders. making it a
modern up-to-date plant. 1t has been
he custom in the past to think that any
Id engine was good enough for a coal
nine. but this opinion is being rapidly
hanged, and some of the most improved
Q6O tod