The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-04
Mining Notes and Personals.

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Mining Notes and Personals.
q. c. NJ. l. stock is in good demand of
late, Sheets & Thompson bidding from
S107 to sos for the stock.
A shipment of cyanides from the
Miller mine, near Rochester, Mon, was
received by Major Jackson yesterday.
E. H. Airs, one of the directors of
the Northern Light mine, on Lion HILL
paid the property a visit yesterday.
Chloride Point reported sales on the
curb Yesterday at As cents and was
quite strong at the close of business at
this figure.
The suit of Mosby against M. T. Gis-
born. involving a portion of the hold
ings of the Disqualification company,
will come to hearing on the 10th.
Mercur Mercury: A. L. Boete has
pushased DR.. Leatham's interest,
18th. in the Snowstorm group, on the
west dip, the consideration being OF
healthy proportions.
Major J. E. Jackson, the resident
agent of the Consolidated Kansas City
Smelling & Refining company, will
leave for Denver this morning on bus
mess for the company
1t is learned that in the 1,200-foot
level of the Bullion-Beck the ore car
ries 21a per cent copper, which is
favorable indication, as gold generally
follows copper in the mines of Eureka.
The shipment of ore made by the
Swansea which was settled for Thurs-
day was sold on controls showing
values of IS per cent lead and 1913
ounces silver, besides a dollar or 50 in
gold.
Dave Teachenor, superintendent of
the Liberal at Bingham, writes that
he has started work on the new tunnel
which is to tap the ore bodies exposed
in the upper workings at a considerable
depth.
Lode, De Lamar, New: j.. F.
Swindler and Duncan Mcdonald nave
struck a good body of $40 or $50 rock
in the Gold Cup and have also struck
a vein of high grade lead silver ORE
something new for this camp.
John R. Alexander, the secretary Of
the Centennial-Eureka, returned home
yesterday from San Francisco, where
! he has been on an outing. Mr.. Alex
ander is looking finer than silk, and
he states that he had a most pleasant
time during his absence.
John Back of Ibapah, one of the pio-
neers of the Deep Creek country, has
returned home after spending several
! DAYS in Salt Lake. Mr.. Back has abid-
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! that region, and is of the opinion that
with railroad facilities some wonder
! fully rich mines will be opened there.
Word was received yesterday from
| Silver City that in the Four Aces work
in the sinking of the shaft had been
! resumed and that the first shots had
! disclosed nice streak of solid galena
| ore which was widening out with eV-
cry foot of depth gained 1t is prob
| Of hot fbArQ has
been increased activity in the stock Of
the company during the past few days
Mercur Miner: Contractor Ford of
! the Chloride Point was down from
Lion Hill Wednesday. He tells us that
the tramway from the mill to the dump
is completed except laying the ties and
rails. Another tramway is also to be
built from the Surprise tunnel to con-
meet with the main tramway. Mike
Monahan. who has the contract for
laying the pipe line from the spring to
the tank has completed the ditch and
has GOO feet of the pipe laid. 1t will
be $50 feet long with a rise of ass
feet.
New York Engineering & Mining
Journal: Some Chicagoans who have
become interested II several mines In
the neighborhood Of Milford are about
to organize a smelling and mine de-
NelODHlcHL COMPANY IlS1S e@i - s7OA--S
Salt Lakers also in the project. 1t is
proposed to build a, 125-ton smelling
plant, for which the promoters affirm
the necessary money is secured. In
this region are supplies of both lead
and dry ores, and those who have
looked over the field are sangufne of a
favorable outcome. The name OF the
company and personnel of the directo-
rate are to be made known within a
month.
Superintendent J. F. Morris, of the
Black Diamond at Stockton, was In
the city Yesterday and, in speaking of
the property, stated that 1t was in ex-
cellent condition with a fine body of
high grade ore exposed in the face of
the drift Work is being pushed in the
DEVELOPMENT of the Black Diamond,
and were it not for the fact that 1t is
the policy of the company to thor
oughly open the mine before beginning
regular shipments, a creditable show
ing could be made in the way of con-
signments at the present time. w. e.
Hubbard one of the officers of the
company, will go out to Stockton this
morning for the purpose of making g
careful examination of the property.
The North Golden Gate Mining 6
Milling company has changed its name
and title and from now on will be
: known as the Western Light. The
: original company was the owner OF
: four claims on the west dip in Camp
5 Floyd district, the change in name be-
Ing for the purpose of taking in an
other valuable claim, the Western
Light. which affords an excellent tun-
mel site for the development of the en-
tire group A contract for 200 feet Of
) tunnel work was let by the company
yesterday, and this, when completed
= will uncover the ledge on its dip at {
depth of 500 feet, and as the surface
! showings are most encouraging, it 1:
! believed that when the vein is en-
countered the property Will blossom
r out into a productive proposition.
DR.. Z. D. Woodruff returned Thurs
day night from a visit of inspection t
5 the Northern Light mine, and wher
seen by a representative of The Her
| aid yesterday stated that he was az
enthusiastic as ever regarding the
ultimate outcome Of the property, ant
he is satisfied that the Kelly ore pipe