The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22

marketed 30 tons of ore yesterday that
assayed 90 per cent lead and 80 ounces IN
silver TO the ton. Another lot OF 10 tons
of the regular sulphide ores was loaded
at the mine yesterday. and will reach Its
destination within day or two The
company paid its regular dividend. No. ..
yesterday of $500. II is reported that the
property OF the company is looking finer
than silk.
E L. Crooks. the vice president of the
Northern Light Mining company. who
was on the floor Of the Mining Exchange
yesterday when the stock of the COM
Dany was called was seemingly well
pleased with the notable advances made
by this security and the anxiety mani
tested by the brokers TO corral II. North
ern Light was very strong on the streets
yesterday afternoon At an advance over
the morning quotation
H L. J. Warren of Denver, the well
known mining journalist and expert, Is
again in the city. Mr.. Warren was the
author of the attractive and interesting
booklet on Tintic recently issued by the
R G.. w. Railroad company. and ne IN
forms The Herrla sr-t before leaving
this neck o. the wcoks he may write up
few of the other leading mining camps
of the state Mr. Warren is way up IN
descriptive writing. and anything that
he has to say concerning any mining dis
trict carries with IT great zeal OF
weight.
Statesman, Boise. Ida: W. D.. Stout.
who has just returned from month 5. Trip
in the placer mines. He says there are ~
men at work five miles above Walters
Ferry who are averaging from - TO $40
a day each on the bar at that place rms
is on the, south side of the river and IS
about two miles long, having some 70
locations upon it. The pay ground nes
under a light soil which is moved Dy
scrapers and teams. The gravel Is
wheeled to the river and rocked with
water raised by wheels. The best gravel
runs about s. to the ton.
A special from Yuma. Ariz.. to the Los
Angeles Herald says: Picacho continues
to BOOM The Golden Dream is running
its mill steadily night and day on good
paying ore; the Capella mill site has been
graded and put in shape for the erection
of mill which is shortly expected from
Chicago. Two Huntington mills nave
been ordered from Frazer & Chalmers OF
Chicago for the Golden Dream mines Inc
Alfonso company has ordered a mil I9r
their property, which is looking exceed
ingly well. Ii is reported that eX-Senato,
Dorsey has been successful in ms zeal
with the London parties with whom ne
has been negotiating for the past SIX
months. and that the Dorsey company
will shortly erect 10O-stamp mill on their
Picacho mines
Inter-Mountain. Butte. Mon: Midway
between West Centerville and the Big
Butte there is mine being ops-ated Dy
man who has his wife as partner IN It's
operation. Day in and day out during
the past month, be the weather 1oul OF
Idlr, the man ana HIS VIE tAuNoS
morning from their home in Centerville
with lunch baskets in hand to the mine
She lowers her husband by the Arm
strong hoist to the mine and when the
bucket of dirt or ore is filled hoists II TO
the surface like u little man. curious
people who have trespassed upon her MIN
ing domain and who have watched her
with interest say that she is quite Mandy
IS a top hand and quartz sharp Oh
no mean ability. She evidently relisn2S
the work and goes about il as II IL We're
nothing uncommon for woman TO De
engaged in. May she strike II rich.
Inter Mountain, Butte, Mon: The Hope
mine at Basin will be started up tolnor-
row under the superintendent OF Ar
thur Bird. II. E. Emerson, for long
time foreman of the Katie, will be the
foreman of the Hope. Mr.. Emerson is
confident that within 80 days he can make
the property pay d $4,000 dividend from
the proceeds of a big body of ore which
was uncovered just before the shut
down. The conditions under which the
mine will be operated are as follows; the
mine will be worked by a big crew OF
men. the ore will be run through the mill,
the proceeds to be first applied TO the
payment of cost of mining and milling,
and the balance to be applied to the pay
ment of outstanding time checks amount
ing in ali to about business
men of Basin deeply regret the unfortu-
nate complications in which the dope Is
involved. II was feared al one time that
there would be some trouble over the re-
sumption of work. but none is now
feared. the men realizing that In case the
mine was allowed to flood they would
lose every dollar due them. Superintend-
ent Bird is confident that If given little
time he can straighten out matters to the
satisfaction of everybody.