The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-11
ments of ore will begin as soon as tn
roads will permit.
Mining Notes and Personals.

Sam Gordon, the well-known prospector
IS IN from Dugway with some fine sample:
OF ore from properties there in which he
is Interested
1t is stated that it is the intention OF
lie Lamar to put a hoist on the Daisies
IN the near future for the purpose of de
veloping this valuable property in a mos
| thorough manner.
Scott Crismon, ]. r. Winder and an
other gentleman will leave tomorrow oil
the next day for California for the pur-
pose OF witnessing the starting up of the
| new mill on valuable gold properties in
which they are heavily interested.
e A Short, Jack May and Joe Smith
OF the Gold Point mine, at the mouth OF
Big Cottonwood made a visit to the
property yesterday for the purpose OF
looking for the lost lead" mention OF
which was made in these columns a few
days ago 1t is to be hoped that the
boys Will find what they are looking for
The output of the Barbee mill, at Silver
Reef. in Washington county, for the
month of December was from 1000 to 6.00(
ounces OF silver bullion. The usual num-
mines at the Reef. and it is believed that
during the coming season there will be
| more activity in the camp than for a
number of years past.
The Herald is informed that the officers
! OIL the Temple Bar company, operating on
the Colorado river, in Lincoln county,
New, VIII soon resume active opera tons
! with force of $50 men, and that it is
I the iuleIllOH 10 take out a large CdIldl
for the purpose of getting the necessary
amount of water onto its placer diggingS,
where, it is said. the gravel is very rich
and the gold quite coarse.
There is some excitement in the south
at the present time over valuable silver
| discoveries between ST. George and
| Meadow Valley Wash where. it is
claimed. the Lodges are strong and well
! defined, with good values. Samples of
the ore from the new finds have been as
| sayed at the Ontario, at Park City. the
result showing an average Of from to
8 per cent copper and 40 ounces in silver
to the ton.
Payson Globe: Ed Simons Ed Simmons
and Carl Prov Stgaard returned from the
Deep Creek mining district last Saturday
where they have been developing the De-
cade mine. owned by Mr.. Simons and T.
u. WINNER. They brought back some ore
from the mine which has been assayed
and shows nine ounces of silver, one-half
ounce gold and per cent copper. There
is a large body Of the ore and the owners
feel much elated over the outlook.
The fact that De Lamar has obtained
another bond on the Mercur mine was the
general topic of conversation in mining
circles in this city yesterday, and there
was considerable difference of opinion as
to what would be the outcome of the
deal. All are agreed, however, that it
would be hard TO find a company that
would give better satisfaction than has
been illustrated in the Mercur manage
ment.
Statesman, Boise. Ida: c. O. Norcross.
manager OF the Old Glory Mining com
pany, yesterday passed through Boise
from Horse Shoe Bend on his way to the
Big | mine. Mr. Norcross speaks en-
Enthusiastically of this mine. thinking it al
most second DeLamar Some of the
specimens which he had with him he
claimed would assay from $4,000 sto $780,
900 per ton. He is working 20 men on
the mine. a shaft has been sunk to a
depth of $50 feet
W. A Root. the travelling correspondent
OF the Denver Daily Mining Record. in a
letter TO the same pays viii Hatfield. Of
the Swansea mine, a compliment as fol-
lows: The development going on and the
prominence being given to this partic-
ular section Silver City is largely due
10 Hon. William Hatfield. who came into
the Tintic district in 1871. 1t is due to him
60 say that by his management of the
Swansea, is this district coming rapidly
to the front. He has encouraged suffi-
cient caDital to invest itself in the Dlac-
ing upon the Swansea one of the finest
boisting plants to be found anywhere in
Utah.
A. Murphy of the West Mercur mine,
who is in from Mercur informs The Her
aid that in the development of this prop
erty 1t is believed that the ore body be-
low the porphyry has been uncovered and
that the mine will soon be added to the
producers of the camp. The vein was
encountered in an open cut at a depth of
about 20 feet. No assays have been OBJ
tanned on the mineral as yet but il is
believed that it will carry some values.
Mr.. Murphy will move his family to Mer-
cur tomorrow. He is well satisfied with
the growth of the camp and predicts
great future for it.
Arrivals in ChalIis. Ida, says the Mes
senger, refer in most fiattering terms to
the progress of work in that locality, and
declare the property of the Lucky Boy
one of the biggest things in the country.
The output at present avera ging 80 tons
a day and in addition to the comDany's
mill its ores are now being put through
fha MI nj bo Y
trOlled by the Lucky Boy has already
been productive. it is said, of over $1,000.
600 worth of bullion. and as it has over
two miles on the great vein which
traverses the district, there is no reason
why it should not continue to pour out
its riches for many years to come.
Lew Reese. who has many friends in
this city. is down from the Goldstone
mine. in Lemhi county. Ida, which is
now under the management of George
Crismon of this city. Mr.. Reese states
erty and that at the present time it is
showing up a fine body of ore four feet
in width. free milling. that carries aver
age values of from $25 to $50 in gold to
rill is now all on the ground, but on
account of the cold weather and the deep
snow the plant will not be completed I'M
til spring, but when the mill is in running
order the output OF gold bullion will be
heavy and regular.
Butte Miner: A mine manager who
can make a silver company pay dividends
in the Butte district under the present
price of silver, must at once be con-
sidered . Shrewd manipulation of the
many intricacies pertaining to the science
2nd business Of mining. says the Mining
World. The dividend paid recently by
the Alice Mining company speaks vol
umes for its manager. Mr.. BuZzo. To
accomplish this the mine must be in
splendid condition for the extraction of
ore. The plant in which the ose is treated
must be periecCiy automatic and scientific
ally handled to reanze a profit. Mr..
BuZZo has several systems in operation.
In one part of the mine he may pay the
miners so much per ton for ore delivered
at the shaft on the level; in another he
employs miners at wages, ard in other
parts of the mine he has sets of leasers
at work Whatever may be his mode of
operation he certainly has made sue
cess
Regarding the sale of the War Eagle
mine. in British Columbia. an exchange
saws: The War Eagle company has at
last passed into other hands. The pur-
chasers are the Gooderham- Blackstock
syndicate of Toronto. The price realized
is about 81. 40 per share Up to the present
time the War Eagle has paid SlSl5O0 in
in sight The history of the mine is an
interesting one. 1t was located in 1883
by Joe Morris and Joe BOurgeolSe- and
passed through all the ups and downs.
mostly downs. to the disbursement OF
the owners before passing into the hands
of the present company. in 1894. SyS-
tematic DEVELOPMENT was commenced the
same wear and in the summer of 1895
the first dividend of $4,000 was declared. !
In the following winter the mines known
as the War Eagle prooerties-the War
r. pie Iron Mask Poorman and Virginia !
were segregated. owing TO the differ !
snce in ownership. although many Of the
were interested in all of the