The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
Mining Notes and Personals.

James Clark of State Line was in the
city yesterday.
d. J. Williams of Provo, who is one of
tho owners of the IS to l NINE in Pine
gulch, Bingham, adjoining the Congor
copper mine, was in the city yesterday.
Free Press, Grangeville. Ida: Ryan, the
rancser and miner of upper Red river
meadows, is reported TO have the richest
quartz yet struck in the Bitter Root
range.
It IS believed that this will be a most
prosperous year in mining circles in the
vest and that a large number of new
producers will be added to the list of divi-
dend payers of this country.
Or. }. W. Nelson, of Boston, who is
interested in copper properties in Utah
and Nevada with Colonel o. B. Hardy
lis sick at his rooms at the Natatorium,
but It is expected he will be able to get
out and around within a few days.
Sales of Bullion-Beck were reported
yesterday afternoon at so a share, and
there IS not much of this stock on the
market even at this figure. Ajax made
street transfers at 20 cents. Northern
Light was strong at 50 cents asked.
The Aurora Mining and Milling COM
pany, of Mercur. has just let a contract
for feet of work in the DEVELOPMENT
of its group of three claims, and enough
work will be done to enable the company
to patent the group. which is located
north OF the LaCigale.
The new steam hoist for the Home
stake mine near Silver City, Tintic. will
be in place by the end of the week and
ready for work, when IL is expected the
company viii begain the regular ship
ment of ore. The last consignment from
this property found ready market at
good prices.
The Bingham Copper company is push
ing work in the development of its Bing
ham property, and it is stated that in
the Wine that IS being sunk from the
level OF the Starlus tunnel some g1Dd
stringers of rich copper ore are coming
in, some of which are nearly pure metal.
Judge !. 7. Morgan. of Boise. Ida,
who is in the city, states that there is a
great deal of activity at the present
time in the districts of Neal and Willow
Creek, which are not very far from
where he lives, and he is confident that
during the present season these camps
will make great records as producers of
the yellow metal.
feeling highly elated over the fine show
ing IN one of their /Y~rties on Gold
hill. in the Deep Creek country and some
samples OF gold ore have been brought
the yellow metal. Brig Young is now in
the district, and it is the intention TO
open IN the mine in great shape this
season.
The delinquent East Golden Gate stock.
121, S45 shares. on account of the recent
assessment. was absorbed by the COM
pany for the assessment and costs. The
directors of the company were to have
held meeting last night for the purpose
of arranging for future operations, and
it IS believed that It is the intention 10
levy another assessment in the near
future.
C. H. Jacobs. the well known mining
operator. is pushing work in the develop
ment of the p. and j. lodes. in Tintic dis
trict not far from Silver City. and he
informs The Herald that he is now put
to- -.
tate the work. In this property a drift
Is being run on the ore. and it is be-
ieved that the mine will soon take rank |
as = shipper.
Richfeld Advocated Experts came down
rom the north last Saturday TO examine |
he Silver King mine, one of the Deseret |
company S best properties. Last year the !
Robinson brothers of Salt Lake paid off 1
l mortgage on the King held by Judge |
and they are now negotiating |
OF the sale of the bonanza. 1t is Droba- |
de that a good big force of men will go |
o work on the Silver King early this |
rear.
A syndicate of solid Salt Lake bust /
hess men has been formed for the .Iu--
bose of mining this summer nth Nc
Aellers Little Wonder gold amalgamator !
md The Herald is Informed that several /
" these machines are to be installed as
'oon as possible in the Henry noun |
aims, about 60 miles south of Green |
River. Utah. 1t is believed that the
machine will prove to be a great sue J.
.eSs.
1t is reported that small strinrer of |
ligh-grade ore has been uncovered in the
ace of the tunnel in the Atlantic mine. |
ear the Dalton & Lark tramway. at
Bingham. and that the outlook for this
property IS most encouraging. The ru-
nor was also in circulation yesterday |
hat in the vicinity of the Atlantic a rich
trike had been made of late, and that
he lucky owners of the claim were busy
acking high-grade ore.
Statesman. Boise. Ida: John Locker
nan came in Monday from Willow Creek
nd reports rich strike in the Silver
pray mine The assays, he states. have
ot been made. but the ore is beyond
uestion of high grade. The Pearl mine
) being worked regularly and ore has
ltelv been found at the bottom of a 30
DOT shaft which shows free gold in large