The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-09
Mining Notes and Personals.

Monroe Bush. one of the leading citi-
zens of Mercur, is in the city on mining
business.
Peery & Lowe. the well known stock
brokers, have established a branch office
at Ogden.
The Ajax mine. at Mammoth. is now
loading five cars of high grade copper
ore. 1t is reported that this property is
looking well with large bodies of good
ore in sight.
The local stock market was quite active
on the curb yesterday afternoon, and it
was reported that about 1000 shares of
Mammoth changed hands at or near
Sl.5212; Mercur at S7.35; Ajax at 671a cents
and Homestake at cents.
Hon. George w. E. Dorsey and Judge
w. A. Sherman will leave for Sunshine
this morning for the purpose of inspect
ing the work that is being done in the
Overland mine, and while there they will
go over to the west dip group of claims
IN order to see how this free gold prop
erty is showing up since the yellow metal
was found on it near the surface a few
days ago.
j. H. Give and James Johnston left
last night for Battle mountain, in Lander
county. Nevada, for the purpose of max
ing an inspection of a copper mine in
that locality on which they have but
latelv secured a bond and lease. While
they have not seen this property, they
have been informed that it is promis-
ing mine and that it shows I'D large bod
les of high-grade ore.
Sam Pollock who is engaged in driving
the tunnel on the Hercules group on Lion
Hill. in Tooele county, is in the city on
business. Mr. Pollock states that the
tunnel IS now in q distance of $50 feet
and that the formation in the face is
porphyry. iron and quartz, and that the
indications are that mineral will be en-
countered at any time now Mr. Pollock
reports that work is being pushed IN the
development of various properties on the
hill, and that there will be a great deal
of activity in that locality this season.
Frank Dalton, who has had a working
lease on the Dalton mine. at Marysvale
is in the city. 1t is stated that Mr.. Dali
ton has a fine lot of high grade ore on
the dump at the mine. which will be
marketed as soon as the roads settle so
that it can be hauled to the railroad. AS
stated before in The Herald. Mr.. Dali
tons lease expired on the first of this
month, and now it is the intention of the
company to work the mine in the future,
and as it is now known just where the
ledge of shipping ore is, there is no rea-
son why this property should not come
to the front this year as a regular pro-
ducer and shipper
There promises to be some trouble rel
ative to the Crown Point group, near
the town of Manning. in Camp Floyd
district. as this property is now believed
to be quite valuable. The Crown Point
was relocated soon after the first of the
year by Messrs Clay and Dieter who
claim that 1t was open for location. mas
been performed upon ii for more than
two years. 1t seems. however that the
former owners of the ground allege that
1t was not subject to location, and it is
this that led up to- the scrap, an account
of which was published in these columns
A Santa Fe, n. NJ. dispatch says: F.
A. Reynolds, member of the recent legiS- |
lature and a former Cripple Greek resi- |
dent, returned from Kansas City last |
night. accompanied as far as Cerrillos |
by parties who seek to purchase the new
gold mine just opened near Golden by /
Carley and Amanda. The latter had agreed |
to sell to j. E. Saint of Albuquerque for |
$50. 900 cash with 10 days, but Mr.. Rey !
holds came here this morning. and find |
ng that they had left for the mine. took |
I team and gave hot pursuit, overtaking
hem near Cerrillos The Kansas City |
people are making an earnest effort to
secure the property and so also is the |
man..
The Herald IS informed that work Will |
,oon be resumed in the development of |
he Gold Belt properties. which are To-
,ated on the west dip, in Camp Floyd
district. AS stated before in these col
INNS, the Gold Belt group, with recent
editions in the shape of valuable claims !
Idjoining. is now in excellent hands, as
he control of the stock of the company
$ now vested in Messrs. Twomey &
'womey. Judge Burse Miller, Dignowity
nd Center. The company is capitalized
I 100000 shares of a par value OF 81
ach 0,0Oc shares of which have been set