The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-28
Mining Notes and Personals.

capacity.
Ben Haywood and Hugh Rippeto re
turned yesterday from trip TO Blue
mining district
its regular monthly dividend of $4,000 OF
Tuesday of next week.
W. V Rice ard ]. F. Bamberger were
in Mercur yesterday for the purpose Of
making partial arrangements for the pro
posed mill at the Gold Dust.
1t was rufnored on the streets yester.
day that an important strike had beer
made in the Buckeye. in Tintic district
but the report lacks confirmation
Jerry NJ. Richardson. well known in thi:
city Park City and Bingham. is ir
ketchum. Ida. where ne will superintenC
the working of the Baltimore mine.
Hon. James McGregor. of the Crescent
mine. receiver and general manager OF
the Utah Central railroad, returned yes
terday from an extended visit east.
j. W Young the manager of the
branch establishment of Fraser & CHAIN
ers. in Salt Lake. has returned from an
extended visit to the mining camps OF
British Columbia.
The last shipment of ore from the Jen-
ME mine. in idaho. the property of John
seek. of this city, carried gold values of
$50 instead of 81. as stated in these
columns yesterday.
G. G. Hall has returned from the Con-
gor mine a Bingham where, he has been
going on in this promising property.
which, he states. IS looking well.
Max Sohr has returned from Monroe. in
Sanpete county. where he has been for
the purpose of making a shipment of
mineral paint Mr.. Sohr brought back
with him some samples of this commodity.
E. n. Jenkins. the "pieno'' man. who is
directing the DEVELOPMENT of valuable
day for the scene of the new gold excite
ment in Round Valley. southeast of Mills.
on the o. S. L. railroad.
Democrat, Baker City. Or: Joseph
Mikel and Ed Mahan. of the hex mine,
are in the city looking to the purchase
of supplies. The boys will probably re-
turn 10 the mine tomorrow. The Demo-
crat does not need TO speak for the out
come of this mine as its success goes
without saying.
stroll yesterday We passed the April
Fool property and heard the pleasant
noise of the ceaseless ten stamps. Every
thing seems activity in and aboCt the
its regular pay days and we suppose the
boys are beginning to live on Easy street.
Our best wishes TO you boys.
Silver Bros. of this city. will ship two
large Cornish and one Wall roll to the
North Mountain mine. at Cherry Creek,
White Pine county. the first of the week.
This firm is doing large business in the
and sale or mining ma
loads of machinery to Austin. New, for
the Austin company. and also one car
load to Manning for the Mercur mill.
The Butte Miner is in error when it
states that it is likely that the mines and
mills of Mercur would close down be-
cause of the advance in railroad rates
and smelter charges, as the camp ships
neither ore or bullion. the product of
The mines of Tintic, however, are Sc
riously affected by the raise and some
of these may be compelled TO close down.
Superintendent w. J. Lawrence. of the
Star Consolidated. at Silver City, who
was in the city yesterday states that he
carloads of ore and that the property of
the company is showing up in good shape
Mr. Lawrence also states that 40 teams
are at work in the construction of the
railroad spur between upper Mammoth
and the Star Consolidated mine and that
when the road is completed between the
two places the shipment of ore from
the Star will be greatly facilitated.
World, Idaho City. Ida: The Ida Ell
more mine, at Rocky Bar which has been
worked spasmodically the past eight or
ten years, and each time work stopped
the general opinion Twas that il would.
never again be the scene of activity. The
mine above the 300-foot level produced
se"er2l million dollars but after that it
has not been paying proposition. Now
news has come that the old mine is to be
further developed by its owner, ". A.
-lark. of Boston. whose plan is to sink
700 feet deeper and thoroughly explore the
property. The Elmore may produce mil
ions yet.
Butte Miner: In Montana there is
aw providing for the payment of a fee of
% ce-ts for each $1,000 of capital stock
IN Ming articles of incorporation. Last
week the Seven Devils Mining company
lied papers for capitalization of SO. 600
which at the rate of 80 cents for $1,000.
lecessitated paying fee of s.. A day or
20 later a meeting was called and the
was increased to $1,000, 900.
The fee for fling such increase of capital
cation is but s.. Thus II cost the Seven
Devils but $40 to file papers for a siU00. 900
company. This is a saving of $3.50 TO the
Lode, De Lamar, Nevada: No definite
Jews thus far in relation TO the pending
regulations of the De Lamar property.
street rumors are most conflicting and TO
he observing eye there is very little to
lotice that would bear out ordinary
Superintendent OMAN Is as
occupied now as he has been at any time, |
nd all matters are running smoothly
S at any time in the past. superintendent
oman evidently has mining down TO a
inc point for less than one-third OF the
lands are now employed in the mines as
with the past, and yet the !
egula- monthly capacity or the mill is
-ept up.
special from Aspen Col. to the Den
er Republican, says: The report OF the I
trike made in the Mollie Gibson ground
" one of the leasers which was gwen in
his mornings Republican, seems to be /
ully justified by results of further work. /
n fact the vein of metallic ore is five feet /
vide and runs 50 per cent silver, over (
which is layer of gray copper one foot 4
hicI. which runs 1900 ounces of silver 4
o the ton. Just above this layer OF gray /
Upper is found layer of shale three feet |
hick which runs 500 ounces silver TO the |
he lease under which this ore is being |
AIKEN out expired yesterday. but it is
tated that the company will permit the /
sssees to continue work.
\ press dispatch from San Diego Cal, I
avs: One OF the most important mining /
calls in the history of San Diego county /
-as made today. The EsconoIdo mine,
ne OF the most noted in southern Cali
Ornia. was sold through DR.. F'-izell and
). H. Beach of Escondido, both well
nown mining operators. The property
as sold 10 j. R. Hedges OF Pittsbur~,
a. and William F. Spieth. of Cleveland,
J.. who represent la syndicate of eastern
capitalists with a capital of about $1,000
q for investment in California mines
nd other properties. The price sotained
as SlO0. 0oO Ben p. Little. q m sing ell
ineer of Pittsburg. will take charge of
he property. This is the third large sale
lade by these gentlemen in this
0unty within the past few months.
Within the next few weeks 800 men will
2 put TO work The Escondido mine was
orked by the Spaniards in the early days
tie Mr.. Wolfskill. of Los Angeles. was
one time owner and realized a fortune
The PEOPLE are Convinced