The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-16

consolidated property is looking well and
the stock of the company is growing in
J favor daily.
The management of the Apex. at Mann
moth is letting contracts for the resump-
I ton OF work in the development of this
property Il is understood that the af-
fairs of the company are now in excellent
shape; that all bills have been paid. and
| th-t there is good balance left in the
| treasury.
a special from FL Psso Tex. says that
the. gold mining property known as
L Esperanza. situated IN the Eloro dis
/ trict. Mexico. is about TO pass into the
/ hands of an American syndicate, headed
by c. P. Lane of California and ". S.
Stratton of Colorado. The price is S6.0o0,-
] 600 lMexican.)
Secretary Walter Battle, of the Bullion
Beck. who has returned from Eureka. re-
ports that the mine is in a favorable
the INSTALLATION of the dummy hoist on
/ the 800 foot level 70 the north and it is
expected that in the near future the ore
! shipments will be increased.
/ J. r. Mckinney. one of the big mining
! operators and capitalists of Cripple
/ Greek. Colo. is in the city in the capa-
city of a delegate to the Trans-Missis-
sippi congress. Mr.. Mckinney is inter
/ ested with w H. Stratton in his mining
! enterprises. and is director in the
Portland Gold Mining company.
Word was received in the city Wednes-
day that Patsy Hadigan had died at Mer-
cur that afternoon of lung trouble Mr..
Hadigan has lived at Park City since boy
nood, and was popular young man. AT
the time of his deaEh he was at work on
a contract at the Little PittSburg. and he
was seemingly In excellent health. He
was single man.
Professor Smythe of Harvard, who is
making thorough investigation into the
merits of Camp Floyd district is highly
impressed with the camp, and SO much
SO thet It IS his intention 10 Drolong his
stay there for several days yet. The re-
suits OF his examination will doubtless
rebound to the advancement of the inter
ests OF this great gold district.
Boise Statesman: Work has been be-
gun on the Anchor opal mine Fred
Bachman and Tim Shirley, who worked
on It before are pushing development
work now under the direction of DR..
Bartlett, its present owner. The former
method of work resulted in destroying
the value of the ground to a great ex-
tent and the plan now being pursued is
TO quarry the ground.
The Ben Hur company. of this CITY. is
!: receipt of a small bar of gold from
It's new mill in Steptoe valley White Pine
county, New, being the result of pre-
liminary run OF five or six days. Its value
has not Yet been learned, as 1t was sent
on to the United Sta ties mint at Denver.
President Otto Letter. who returned from
the mine few days ago. states that the
mill is starting off in a most satisfactory
manner.
J. a. White. the superintendent of the
Black Diamond mine, who is in from
AobISAipAlf lilotl tue property Is III
excellent shape and that it is expected a
shipment of high grade ore will be made
from the property soon after the first of
the month. In the development of the
nine drifts are now being run in on the
ven from the bottom of the shaft and
The Herald is informed that the deposit
OF high grade mineral is a large one.
j, j. Brown who sticks to the Search
light with a tenacity that is commend
able, returned to Sunshine this morning
after spending several days in Salt Lake.
In speaking of the Searchlight Mr.
Brown states that the property is look
Ing in most encouraging condition. The
shaft IS now down 20 the 300 foot level,
ana the bottom is a body of iron, quartz
favorable Indications in that locality.
Work Is being pushed in the development
CT ire Gold Point in the immediate
vicinity of the Searchlight and il is be
ieved that that section will soon be able
10 boast of the possession of two more
good mines.
Democrat Baker City. Or: The news
comes from Susanville that Mr. Horace
Sloan. we'll known in Baker City as the
owner of the Elk creek gravel mines
IRON which diggings he gets bueketful
them to Baker City, has struck a
tillis-.lnce pocket hunters went to
Susanville' and Mr.. Sloan allowed them
to prospect his Dexter claim. The result
of uhe., labo-s was the discavery o. a /
ledge of untold wealth. The ledge is be- !
tween anu ilNe IeeL IN Wtuth, and /
makes an average ASSAY OF from $40 to ,
$50 per ton. While but little development :
work has yet been done on the property.
there is about 5000 worth OF ore in /
sight. Mr. Sloan is preparing to start [
his quartz mill at an early date, when (
MS new find win be thoroughly pros /
pected.
lion Hon; j. H Parker, vice president of the
FIRST National bank of Baker City Ore. r
VINO is IN the city for the purpose of TAX
ing in the ans-Ilssissippi congress and 1
the Jubilee, states that there is great 4
deal of activity in mining circles around |
Baker City this season, and that the /
ou6iook for the industry is brighter than
ever before, and especially so as num-
Der of new producers are being added to
the list of bonanzas of. that section The Z
bullion from the mines and mills around 7
Baker CITY passes through Mr.. Parker's
bank, and the aggregate amounts to a
goodly sum each month. The bullion from I.
the Virtue is valued at $4,000 monthly: 7
the output Of the Bonanza at least $4,000, :
while there are numerous smaller pro-
dncers which help in swelling the grand J,
total As TO the mineral wealth of that
region. Mr. Parker refers to j. z. BAN
berger. Dave Keith ana other Utah men (
who are interested in valuable mining
properties there.