The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15
Mining Notes and Personals.


The latest news from the hex mine. in
Detroit district, is of a most encouraging
nature. Drifts are now being run on the
vein. which is improving in size and
value as work progresses.
The Herald is informed that it is the
intention of |. A. Benton and II. f. Zerbe
to begin shipments at an early date from
! their Stockton property, in which it is
stated fine body of ore has been dis
closed.
Edward E. Jenkins and Joseph ].
Daynes. jr., go out TO Mercur this morn
ing for the purpose of examining the re-
cent strikes made in the Sacramento
mire, in which they are largely inter
ested.
The Horn Silver. of Frisco. has 80 car
loads of ore and concentrates on the
road TO this city. The H. s. is making
great record this month. and it is be-
Iieved that it will keep up these men-
moth shipments for an indefinite period.
II. c. Bacorn, the secretary of the
OpeX, who was in the city yesterday
from Mammoth, states that the outlook
for this property is growing brighter
daily. and that he is confident that it will
not be long before body of ore will be
encountered
The Herald is informed that the Badger
Mining company has just placed 5000
shares of its treasury stock at 10 cents
a share, and that the development of the
property will be continued as rapidly as
possible. The Badger is equipped with a
fine hoist and the outlook for the prop
erty is good.
Attorney Sam King, of Provo, who was
in the city yesterday. informs The Herald
that the directors of the Annie Mining
company will hold meeting on the 9Th
of May. at which time it is expected that
the company will decide to resume work
in the development of its Mercur prop
erty, as most of the heavy stockholders
are anxious to see this promising piece of
ground come TO the front.
Word was received yesterday at the
Salt Lake office of the Dexter Mining
company that another strike had inst
been made in this Tuscarora New. prop
erty, and that in another portion of the
mine, quite distance from the rich dis
covery made a few weeks ago. a fine
body of $500 gold ore had been uncovered.
The Dexter has been making a wonder
full record of late. and it is the general
impression that the company will begin
the payment of dividends during the COM
ing month Dexter stock sold on the
curb yesterday afternoon at S1.S5.
w. s. Godbe, the pioneer mining
operator of Lincoln county, New, is in
the city from Bullionville Mr.. Godbe
states that mining matters are very quiet
in the vicinity of Phoebe and Bullionville
at the present time. At De Lamar, how
ever. there is considerable activity. The
De Lamar and April Fool mines are
sending out their regular conSignments OF
bullion, while the showing in the Mag
nolia is excellent and the recent dis
coveries in the Orc, a. very promising
property ADJOINING. nave resulted IN cauS-
ing considerable excitement in that To-
cality-
1t is rumored in mining circles that the
Utah and Galena Mining companies are
considering the Feasibility of the con-
solidation of the two mines, and that a
meeting has already been held with this
in view. The Utah and Galena are adj
joining mines and are virtually held by
the same people, so that the manipulation
of the two are virtually under tie same
1ar1 dor sfarl1 n
workings of the mines are connected and
can be operated together to good adj
vantage, it IS believed that the proposed
consolidation would be beneficial all
around. The officers of the two com
panies will meet again on Friday night
for. the purpose of further considering
the matter. and it is believed that at the
same meeting the Utah company will de-
clare dividend for April
j. O. Packard, the grand mogul of the
Godiva mine, on Godiva mountain.
Eureka. informs The Herald that he is
pleased to hear of the big strike in the
Godiva, it proves the continuity of
the ore deposits of that region. Accord
ing to Mr.. Packard the Godiva is look
ing well with good bodies of high grade
ore in sight. but he states that but little
ore will be shipped from the property
until spur from the railroad is built to
the mine, as he is opposed. in this en-
lightened and progressive age. TO haul
ing the output of the mine to the railroad
in wagons. even if it is a short distance
When asked what road would build to the
Godiva. Mr.. Packard stated that II would
be the r. G. W. 1t is expected that the
branch will be built this season when
this property will enter the list as a
regular shipper. The fine steam hoist at
the Godiva is now nearly ready for
erection, and the mine is in excellent
shane.
Major E. A. Littlefield the veteran
newspaper man, who is now associated
with The Switch, at Ogden was in the
city yesterday. Major Littlefield was
conducting papers at Elko and Tusca-
rora New. in 1877 when that region was
in the height of its big gold excitement,
and he tells many interesting reminis-
cences regarding the great gold mines of
that country. The major was also identi-
fed with the South Pass country. in
Wyoming, when the Miners Dream mine
was in operation. and he states that this
was then one of the richest gold mines
of the west, and also. that it is still 4
magnificent property. The Miners
Dream is largely owned by Ogden peo
pie and it is understood that il will soon
be re-opened. The Carissa, also in the
South Pass country. which Is owned by
George w. Keel, of this city. is an
other of the future wealth producers of
that region, and il is coming into con-
siderable prominence of late especially
so as it is reported that a big strike has
been made in the mine within the past