The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-08
Mining Notes and Personals.

A. NJ Grant, the western agent of
the Colorado Iron Works company, is
in Butte on business for the company.
Work in the development of the Cop
per Queen mine. in Bingham canyon,
near the Winnemuck mine. has been
discontinued for the winter
Dan Clays, of the Julia Dean, was
in from Bingham yesterday Dan
thinks that in the Julia he has good
thing if the silver and lead market
would only brace up a little.
The Extra Session Mining company is
employing a force of four men in the
development of its Bingham property,
and it is stated that the indications in
this ground are very favorable.
A 17-ton lot of Galena ore was sold
on the open market in this city yeSter-
day that assayed 81 per cent lead and
80 ounces in silver to the ton, and the
consignment netted the company S1,2O5.
Work has been resumed in the de-
velopment of the observation-disclosures
mine, near Silver City, Tintic, and it is
stated that it is the opinion of the
management that it will not be long
now before a fine BODY of ore will be
opened I'D in the workings of this
promising property.
John ]. Thomas, one of the substan-
tial residents of Fish Springs, was IN
the city yesterday. Mr.. Thomas in
forms The Herald that there is con-
siderable activity at the present time
in mining matters at Fish Springs and
that the Utah and Galena mines were
looking in splendid shape.
NJ j. Shields and Gilbert Bros, Of
Moscow, are organizing a company to
take the Ozark mine in Florence and
put the property on its feet again
The Ozark is one of the Oldest pros
poets in the camp and is considered
one of the standard propositions OF the
Florence Basin.-Free Press, Granger
vile, Ida.
There was a lively demand for the
treasury stock of the ApeX Mining
company yesterday, and it was report
ed that orders were sent in for 3,OOO
shares at the selling price, 10 cents. The
latest reports from the mine are or a
most encouraging nature, and 1t Is
believed that it will not be long now
before ore is uncovered in this prop
ertv.
G. w. Keel, the well-known mining
man, returned from Bingham WedneS-
day night where, The Herald is in
formed, he has started up work again
in the driving of the long Butterheld
tunnel. This is an enterprise OF mag
nificent proportions, and when the tun-
drain large area of valuable mining
ground.
The Herald is informed that an i'm
portant strike has been made in the
Mary Ioy claim, in Soldiers canyon,
near Stockton, and that the property
gives promise of developing into pro
life producer at an early day Inc
Mary Moy is one of the properties
owned by the ProSpectOrS Mining com
panv, and now that ore has been un-
covered in this ground, the company
will develop the same in thorough
manner According to reports, the
new strike consists of two feet OF car
| Donate ore that will give average val
ues of 81 per cent lead and % ounces
in silver to the ton.
Elmer Hill of Bingham, who is in the
CITY. informs The Herald that the prop
erty of the Fortune Mining company,
| recently incorporated, is in excellent
condition and that at the present time
! he has from 400 to 500 tons of good
shipping ore on the dump, but that he
will not market the first-class ore until
next month. when it is hoped that the
metal market will be in better shape.
! According to Mr.. Hill, the Fortune
company has under consideration the
project of building a concentration al
| the mine in the near future, as IL mas
| large quantities OF lOW-SIduS orc III
covered that can only be handled at
profit on the ground.
Charlie Crane, who has been sojourn-
ing a few days in Zion enjoying the
society of his family, expects to return
! TO Idaho and Oregon the first of next
week for the purpose of looking after
! developments now in progress on val
liable property in which, with w. H
Remington, he is interested; besides
which he will examine some gold prop
! critics in Idaho for the purchase OF
which he is now negotiating. This
property, from all accounts, must be a
! bonanza, as Mr.. Crane has assays OF
some of the ore which show that the
mineral carries values ranging all the
way from $3.50 in silver and So in gold
/ to $40. 40 in silver and $3.50 in gold, and
! the ore is free milling.