The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17

turned home the first of the week. from
a business trip I'D into Idaho.
Mining stocks have DEVELOPED a
steady upward tendency during the
past few days, and the brokers state
that trading with them is good, with
a stiff market to go on.
J. G. and A. 3. Sawyer. ir.. sons of
Judge a. B. Sawyer. of this city. who
are hard at work in the development of
the lip Top mine, at Stockton. will
take lay-off next week for the pur-
pose of attending the Jubilee festivi-
t.s-.
The Orizaba No. mine. at Cripple
Creek. owned by the Ell Paso Gold n n
ing company, has beaten all for DER
records of this great sold camp, as it
has just marketed 1861 pounds of ore
that carried values of S1262 in gold to
the pound.
The Herald is in receipt of advices
from Moab, Grand county, to the eff
feet that the Big Indian copper mine,
in that locality, owned by S. N King
and others, has been sold TO a Utah
company, the purchase price running
up into the thousands.
Salmon City Recorder: A new min
ing camp has been started between
Diamond creek and Wallace creek in
Eureka district. Large bodies of ore
have been struck and the new camp
has all promises of being one of the
foremost in the country. 1t is about u
miles from here.
For the fun of the thing some of the
business men of Apex, Colo. rugged up
sluice box in the principal street of
the town few days ago. deriving their
water supply from a small stream near
by. They made their first cleanup on
the 18th, and besides recovering a nice
lot of amalgam, took out nugget of
gold that weighed 70 grains.
The Herald is informed that the An
ehor company is quitting in one of the
new Ellis concentrating tables. and
also that the machine lately installed
at the Silver King is giving excellent
satisfaction The Al--hor. it is under
stood, will put in <seral machines of
various makes. in order to make a test
run before putting in its full equip
ment.
Robinson. of this city, one of
the officials of the Deseret Gold Min
ing company. will leave for Gold Noun
tain district on Monday next. for the
purpose of making an examination of
the property of the company. which is
generally known as the Silver King.
This mine. it is understood. is one Of
The most promising propositions of the
district.
The Utah Mining company will come
TO a definite conclusion relative to the
proposed steam hoist for the mine
within the next few days, as il is i'm
Derative that action be taken at once
in the matter if il is decided to install
the plant, as the roads will soon be-
come in such condition that it will
be next to an inpossibility to transport
heavy machinery to the camp.
From L. E. Ritter. who is just in from
Silver City. it is learned that the iron
mine. in that locality, is shipping two
carloads of ore daily. one of which goes
to the Germania smelter. and the other
TO the Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ritter brought
in with him some beautiful specimens
of peacock iron ore and stalactites from
the caves that often occur in the mine.
which can be seen at the Office of the
South Swansea company. in the Atlas
block. Mr.. Ritter, who has charge of
the operations of the South Swansea,
states that the property is looking well.
and that depth, in its development. is
being attained as rapidly as possible.
B. F. Cook, the general manager of
the Treasure Hill Mining company, Will
leave for Silver City this morning, for
the purpose of inspecting the work that
is being done in the development of the
property owned by the company, which
is located in the heart of the mineral
belt of that region Mr.. Cook is work.
ing u men, and good progress is being
made in the sinking of the shaft. which
Is now down to the $50 foot level When
the 400 is reached, it is the intention to
crosscut for the ledge. Mr.. Cook is also
secretary of the East Tintic railroad.
which was started nm again the first of
the week, much TO the satisfaction of
the people of Mammoth. who are
pleased to see renewed activitS in the
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