The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Mining Notes and Personals.


Four cars of Caresa ore from Tintic.
were on the market yesterday.
! George Hancock, of Park CITY was a
terday.
The North Last Chance mine, of Bing-
nam, was represented on the market yes
terday with a carload of concentrates.
The samplers reported the receipt yes
terday. of Julia Dean ore, from Bingham
that assayed 10 per cent lead, PA ounces
silver and Sc in gold TO the ton.
There was an active demand for
Disqualification stock on the streets yes
terday, and The Herald is informed that
a number of sales were made at $3.50 a
share.
1t is expected that a lot of Northern
rive IN the city today. The Northern
Spy is being worked on a lease by Dan
Atherly & Co.
Two carloads of Star Consolidated. ore
from Tintic, were on the market yester-
day AS soon as the contemplated i'm
provements on the Star are completed the
m::-e will fall into line as a regular
shipper.
Richard Sutton, the foreman of the
Utah and Galena mines, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in the city
Tor the past few days, left for Fish
Springs last night. Mr.. Sutton states
that both of these properties are in a
most fourishing condition.
The Western Unions closing quotation
on lead yesterday afternoon was S3.05,
which was an advance of Is cents above
the quotation of the day before. There
Is every reason TO believe that lead will
go even higher than this and bets are
being made that it will touch 1925 before
the end of March.
1t was reported on the streets yesterday,
and generally believed. that the Bullion
Beck company, at its meeting today
will declare a dividend of 70 cents a share
or $4,000. If this is done, the stock of the
company Will no doubt experience a
strong upward tendency The BIB. is ali
right, and no mistake.
The new machine drill, which was in
stalled in the Wonder mine day before
yesterday. IS giving excellent satisfaction
IN its operations, and with the increased
facility that this will give in the sinking
of the shaft it is believed that ii will be
but a short time now before the ore
bodies of that locality will be uncovered
The pump which is to be used in con-
nection with the Northern Light pipe
line arrived at Mercur yesterday and the
water tank is to follow today. together
with the steam pipes for the mill This
winds up the machinery equipment for
the plant, and as the pipe line is now
and the mill nearly finished it
Will not be long now before the plant will
be in active operation.
There was a strong demand on the
streets yesterday afternoon for South !
Swansea, and it was reported that sales
were made at Sl1O. and that at the close /
stock. Sales of Swansea were also re-
corded at $2.10. and the stock was strong |
at this quotation at the close. Northern |
Light was in good demand at 90 cents |
GeySer-Marion was active at $3.50
l. T. Brockbank, who has secured a !
lease and bond on the Black Diamond |
g-oup of four claims, at Stockton. is /
MAKING arrangements to work the prop /
short time. The Black Diamond is an old
producer and still has chutes of fine ore
in sight, and it is believed that with but
ittie work the main ore body will soon
be encountered. Mr.. Brockbank will open
4 public assaying Office at Stockton.
j. w. writes from Mammoth asking for
the names of the best works on mineral
)gy and asSaying. There are number of !
5ood works on these subjects, among
he number being Dana'S Handbook of
and Froman's Manual on !
Practical Assaying." 1t. is difficult to
ind work that treats of mineralogy and
FAMED can be found at any of the lead
NJ bookstores in this city
From a letter received yesterday from
ely, White Pine county, New, it is
earned that the famous old chairman
nine. near that place has been sold to
Ir. Lane, as outlined in these columns a
ew days ago, and it is understood that
is the intention of Mr.. Lane to work
he property on an extensive scale. In
edition to this the Star Egan and Ben
luz mines will soon be in active opera
ION, which will instill more life into
White Pine county that it has experienced
or years.
R. E. Clark and NJ. Domrow. of Line
'ity and Deseret Springs, were at the
julien yesterday. These gentlemen are
n their way home from Chicago, where
hey have been with a shipment OF cat
e in consequence of which they are a
tile in arrears as to State Line news
ut they state that this is the making of
great gold and silver camp, and that
uring the coming summer there will be
great deal of activity there, and es-
ecially so if one or two custom mills
re erected in the camp. Mr.. Clark is in
crested in the Ophir mine, which made {
averal shipments of high grade ore to
ais city during the past year.
J. G. Logan, the efficient superintendent
f the old Winnamuck mine, at Bingham Z
no is in the city for the payroll, con- {
rms the report contained in the last
sue of the Bingham Bulletin relative to
lie magnificent body of ore recently IN
1vered on the 300-foot level in this {
When this chute of mineral
IS first struck, however. the men were i
most swamped with the rush of water c
Ut this is now under control. and work u
being pushed the same as ever. From !.
] accounts the Winnamuck will soon
.sume its place on the list as a heavy
.:coer of high grade ore, and there is /
} doubt but that it will excel its former i
cord, when it enriched its owners to the [
Inc of over 100000. n
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