The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
Mining Notes and Personals

Favorable reports continue to come +
! from the Freee Coinage mines at the hea'
that in two places on the vein work i
being pushed on fine bodies of nigh grad
ore.
( c. c. Higgins of the Mercur Mercury
who registered at the Walker house las
night, states that Mercur is enjoying
steady and substantial growth, and ina
the mines of the district are making {
| splendid showing.
Eureka Democrat: Affairs at the Hum
| bug are looking very encouraging. Con
nection was made on Tuesday between
the lower tunnel and the old workings
and The force of miners has been IN
creased by the addition of 20 men.
The smelters report light ore receipts
during the past week, but whether this
can b credited TO the slump in silver quo
taIions or the fact that most of the mines
were closed down during the jubilee and
have not fairly got down to work again.
is hard TO tell.
Business was light in mining stock cir
cles yesterday, and some of the brokers
attributed this 10 the fact that it was
Friday and the 18th day of the month
However, there was considerable activity
- Sacramento at IS cents and Geyser-
Marion at S1.z21a. Mercur was quoted al
$7.75 in the bidding, and Northern Light
at so cents.
In running the lower tunnel in the
ground of the New State mine at the
mouth of Little Cottonwood, six foot
body of ore was cut 80 feet from the mouth
OF which no attention was paid at the
time. A few days ago, however, it was
carefully sampled, and fire tests showed
that the mineral carried gold values of
s-j6l TO the ton and LIS per cent coDDer-
This is a fine showing. and it it more than
likely that some work will be done in the
further development of this mineral zone.
as III is believed that with depth the gold
values WI increase.
R. w. Nicholson of Osborn, Mo-, repre-
oar s1f Ia M
is interested with B. f. Saunders and
others in the Canaan cattle business in
Kane county, returned home last night,
after spending a month in Salt Lake at
tending TO the business of winding up of
the affairs of that company, which is go
3cg out of business. The Canaan ranch
has already been sold to Jolly and CUT
Ter, and the live stock is being disposed
of as rapidly as possible. Mr.. Saunders
VIII see to the business during Mr.. Mich
olson's absence, and within a snort time
IT IS expected that Mr.. Duncan will soon
visit Salt Lake.
Denver News: A piece of quartz
from Alaska has been secured by Sec
rotary of State Whipple that is as pretty
as anything ever seen 1t is of COPPER
ore, the copper laying in little rolls all
through the ore. But the pretty part is
where the copper can be plainly seen
within the crystals. 1t is also said to be
a most unusual occurrence. Mr.. Whip
pie, who has had immense experience in
mining camps, said he had never seen or
heard of another instance where the cop
per was within the crystals The speci-
men was brought from Alaska by a Los
Angeles man, who left it with Mr.. Whip
pie.
Eureka Democrat: A jolly wedding re-
ception with a decided spice of novelty
was given at the Humbug mine on Mon
day evening, the happy young couple be-
ing Mr. Tanner and Miss Mary Wilkins.
A romantic spot in a nook under over
hanging crags was selected and a ma
vilion was erected for the occasion. About
20 guests from Eureka and Utah county
were present and wniled away the hours
with music and dancing and other enter
tainments- During the evening an ele-
giant banquet was served and every COM
fort of city reception was noticeable
The bride is q niece of Jesse Knight, and
tne groom IS a we'll known young man
of Utah county. The groom will Shortly
go on a mission.