The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-09
Mining Notes and Personals.

sales of Swansea were recorded ves+ar.
DAY afternoon at $40
Glen r; Boutwell,, of the Sacramento
ana the Hecla, is in Mercur
ma 9udA eye OF Tintic. was in active de-
tidnu Yesterday after the call and sales
"e'e reported at 1872 cents a share.
superintendent Frank Hines. of the
northern Light mine, who has been in
b SiH city since last Saturday, left for Lion
mn yesterday morning.
Anton Eilers, the manager of tho
0 I,'o Smelling company, of Pueblo.
was IN the city yesterday on business
connected with his company.
II is reported that fine showing is he-
iit - l. iiiaoe IN the Sunshine mine, and that
II Is more than likely that the company
mill. VI the
The workings in the Hecla. mine. at
nIsrcur; are now in some very fine looking
mineral and it is believed that if will moi
be long before this property is on a
milling basis. 0ii q
Inc Geyser-Marion made a shipment
yesterday from a partial cleanup after
d snort run. The company expects to
make large shipment of cyanides by the
ilrst of the coming month
WIN Hatfield, the genial superintendent
S 0i the swansea mine, at Silver City
Ilntlc, who was in the city yesterday, in
forms Inc Herald that the mine is in
eXcellent shape, and that with silver and
ie.d where they should be in the quota
tons this property would be on the
regular dividend-paying list.
The 114-ton lot OF Swansea ore that was
~ the market last Saturday has been
withdrawn because of the fact that the
company was dissatisfied with the bids
made in the consignment by the ore
buyers of the city. The control assays of
the ore showed values of per cent lead
62 ounces silver and 81 in gold to the ton
Miner. Butte. Mont: J. H. Reiling of
tne Cold Dredging company of Bannock
: que 10 arrive in the city in a day or
TO ana he will again manage the COM
pany plant at GraSShopper Creek this
season. Last year this company cleaned
up about $4,000 after paying operating ex-
penses and this season still better returns
are expected
Democrat, Baker City, Ore: 1t was
learned last evening that at the Baisley-
Elknorn mine on Thursday another ledge
south of the 60-foot level was struck
winch is extra fine and full five feet wide
it is shipping ore. The vein is strong and
with two good walls. This is certainly
good news to everyone.
Bert Holden, of the Old Jordan and
Galena, who was in Bingham over Sun
day. informs The Herald that during the
last "A hours of his stay in the camp the
snow fell 20 the depth of IS inches, beat
ing all previous records within his knowl-
edge. The deep SHOWS at Bingham and
in the other camps in the west will greatly
retard mining operations this spring.
Democrat Baker City. Ore: The owners
of the hex mine in Sumpter district are
developing what will very probably prove
to be one of the best mines in the county.
Since the first of the year they have
added 60 feet more to their crosscut and
nov have a ledge from two TO five feet
milling character and very high grade.
gold showing in much of the ore being
taken out.
A shipment of ore from the Utah mine
-2s sold on the open market yesterday
tEat Melted the company a neat little
sum, and it is the general impression that
with the returns from this lot in the treas
ury the company will be in shape so that
it can declare and pay dividend this
month. There were q tons in the lot, and
tie mill run returns showed values of 30
PEI cent lead and 203 ounces in silver to
the ton The shipment was sold to the
Hanauer Smelter and netted the company
$1,000 a ton.
Superintendent E L. Talbot, of the
Frisco mine. at Bingham, writes to the
officers of the company in this city that
of the drift and that the body of mineral
IS increasing in size as work progresses.
He also states that by the first of May
he expects to have from $50 to 200 tons of
good shipping ore on the dump. The
mine is well equipped for the winter, and
as soon as the snow goes it is expected
that this old-time producer will repeat
its history in the way OF regular and
heavy shipments of ore.
The plant put in by Mr.. Reiling is
new and it is attracting q.
good deal of attention. 1t is to save the
gold from the creek bottom and the sue
cess so far met with has caused a num-
Der of other plants to be constructed on
similar principles. One of the plants
that will be operated the coming season
I'll be in Alder gulch, where a large
amount of gravel bed will be worked !
over Another plant is now being put in !
IT Shoshone Falls in Idaho and the |
operators are all confident of making a /
great deal of money.
L. G. Hardy, the well-known mining
operator, returned yesterday from Cassia |
Ida, where he made an inspec- |
ton of the Jennie mine on Conner Creek, |
in which John Beck is largely interested. !
Mr.. Hardy states that d shipment of ore /
from the Jennie is slated to arrive in this |
,ity today, and he also says that at the |
nine Mr. Beck is working force of five |
-rea on a fine body of ore and an up
-a:se on the ore is being made to the |
surface for air. If the present consiGn-
nent proves a success it is more than
iI-ely that others will soon follow and
lat the mine will be developed in
manner. Mr.. Hardy states that
here are other properties on Conner
Creei- which show up in most en-
manner, and he is of the
opinion that in the spring there will be
great deal of activity there.