The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-17
Mining Notes and Personals.


Scott Crismon is in California on min
ing business.
/ The Horn Silver Mining company mar
| keted seven cars of crude ore yesterday
The Macintosh sampler yesterday re
| ceived 16 tons of Jackson ore from Ne
vada
Peery & Lowe, the stock brokers. are
making a very fine display of mineral:
in their show windows.
] V. P. Strange, NJ. r. and c. E, viii
leave for the Park this morning for the
/ purpose of doing some surveying.
Another shipment OF rich ore from the
Checkmate mine, in Willow Creek dis
| trict. Idaho. is en- route 20 this city
Professor Charles Buffers. who visited
Tintic district the first of the week. was
out TO Bingham yesterday. and made al
| inspection of the Highland Boy.
Colonel Nick Treweek has been on the
sick list for the past few days, but his
many friends in the city hope that he
will soon be able TO be out again.
Charlie Crismon of the Utah and Galena
mines is confined to his home by severe
attack of pneumonia. Ii is hoped. how
ever, that he will soon be able to be out
and around again.
1t is reported that there is lively
scrap on hand regarding the legal own
ership of the Napoleon mine adjoining
the Ajax at Mammoth. and that il is
likely that the courts viii be appealed
to to settle the matter.
Joe Wilkinson, the superintendent of the
Overland, was in from Sunshine yester-
day. Joe states that work is progress
ing finely in the development of this
property. and that in doing the work fine
bodies of ore are being blocked out.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Northern Light Mining company
will be held on the 18th of February next
for the election of officers for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction of
such other business as may come before
the meeting.
DIR. Witcher and NJ C. Smith have tied
up fine group of claims on the western
foothills. in Camp Floyd district and it
is now being inspected in the interest of
New Zealand capitalists. The ORC group.
in the same locality. is also being exam
ined by representatives of these parties
The Buckeye. near Silver City Tintic.
is making another shipment of ore. and it
is stated that the grade of the consign-
ment is better than any previous ship
ment. AS soon as the new pump that
has been ordered for this mine is in place
it is expected that the property will make
a showing that will cause its stockholders
to rejoice.
Beck Tunnel company writes from Eu-
reka that the face of the tunnel is now
filled with stringers of mineral. and that
the indications are most favorable. The
workings on the surface are also in good
ground, and it is believed that it Will
not be long now before this property is
on a paying basis.
The Spokesman-Review of Spokane. in
mentioning the sale Of the War Eagle
mine. in British Columbia. says that
Hon. A. W. McCune of this city is cred
tied with the ownership of about 10000
shares of the capital stock of the COM
pany. which. at Rossland, is selling at
81 GO a share upon the belief that the
mine was sold for $780, OO
W. d. Johnston of Philadelphia was out
to Mount Nebo with E. G.. Rognon on
Friday of last week, the object of his
visit being to look over the ground with
reference to the feasibility of locating a
sugar factory there. 1t is understood that
country and the outlook for the enter
prise in contemplation by him.
Superintendent E. l.. Talbot of the
Frisco mine at Bingham. who has been
in the city on business during the past
few days returned to the mine yeSter-
foot winze that has been sunk from the
4OO-foot level in the Frisco. the vein is be-
ginning to fiatten out, and is pitching
rapidly towards the main ore body. This
ton. and it is believed that within a few
feet more the ore bodies will join and
make a large chute of pay mineral.
Fred Wilson. the popular Main street
coniectioner. QUILTED a force of three
men yesterday and sent them up TO Idaho
county. 1t was in the fail of last year
that Mr.. Wilson. sr-. made discovery
of rich ore on the Elba. mention of which
was made in The Herald at the time. Re
cent developments, however. have dis
closed the fact that the find was more
valuable than at first supposed. and now
it is the intention to open the property
in a thorough manner. The ledge is a
large one, and the ore runs well in gold,
silver and lead.