The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-01
Mining Notes and Personals.

Manager c. E. Allen of the Centennial
Eureka left for the mine last night.
C. H. Blanchard, the recorder of Tin
-! tic district. was in the city yesterday
from Silver City
F. w. Bradley and Victor NJ. Clement
/ returned yesterday from De Lamar, New,
where they have been on mining business.
James Keats of this city has great
faith in the naturalization of the Hot
Springs district. and proposes TO do some
effective work this season in the devel-
opment of several prospects not far from
the city in which he is interested.
The Gold Flint Mining company sent
two men up to its mine near LeeSburg,
Ida, yesterday. and it is the intention
TO continue the development of this
property. Work will also be pushed in
opening up the Gold Dust, in the same
locality
Charlie Rives IS in Colorado for the
purpose of making an inspection of the
county, near Salida. Ii is stated that
this is a district of great promise, and
it IS to be hoped that Mr.. Rives will
ind something good there
The Dalton and Lark tramway at Bling
ham was reopened yesterday and it is
the intention of the company to make a
shipment of ore at an early day, and
The Herald is informed that within the
next ten days the company will start up
the Dalton and Lark mill.
S. A. Higbee of Cedar City who has
been spending the past month in Eureka,
where he has been taking a course in as
saying at the Bullion-Beck mill, ar
rived in the city yesterday, and in a few
days he will leave for home with the in
tention within the next few weeks of
opening an office at Line City.
II. a. Cohen, Captain De Lamar's gen.
eral manager, returned yesterday from
that the De Lamar mine and mill are
being operated the same as usual, but
outside of this he had nothing to say
regarding the property or of his inten-
lions as to the Golden Gate mine. at
Mercur.
Charlie Andrews of Nephi returned yes
terday from a two weeks visit in the
east. Mr.. Andrews states that the bust
ness men of the east are not as san
guine regarding the proposed tariff leg
islation on wool as are the people of the
west. but that they are hopeful and be-
lieve that something, at least, will be
done in the premises.
Secretary F. c. Bacorn of Mammoth.
who was in the city yesterday, states
that the outlook at the Opex mine is
most encouraging, and from the indica-
lions it is believed that the workings in
this property will soon break into ore.
The Opex shaft is now down depth of 40
feet, and when the 500-foOt level is reached
It is the intention to run drift for the
ledge.
Mention was made day or so ago in
these columns relative to the sale of j.
5. LakinS holdings in the stock of the
Sacramento company, comprising about
900 shares, and it has since been learned
that this valuable security passed into
the hands of Messrs. Joseph j. Daynes,
j--. John c. Cutler. jr., Edward z. Jen-
kins ct al, who made the purchase in
mento is the making of one of the most
prolific mines in Camp Floyd district,
and it is already on a paying and divi-
dend paying basis, there is no doubt but
r1-<,r ~.
Hudson Smith, who has returned from |
4 visit of inspection of the Brooklyn |
mine, a mile north of Eureka. informs |
The Herald that the property is in most /
condition, and that the |
1rift from the 200 level has broken into !
vein matter that carries good values in /
gold and silver. The deposit is a large |
me. and Mr.. Smith is confident that all |
nine is depth, and he proposes to push |
development work as rapidly as posi-
DE. The formation is lime and man
,anese, and there seems to be no doubt
uncovered in that locality.
V. c. Heikes, the well-known assayer
md metallurgist, who has been in the
mploy of some of the leading mining
he past few years, left last night for
Boulder, Col. where he has just pur-
hased the assay office of that place
With the intention of engaging in bust
ess there Mr.. Heikes is a skillful and
experienced man in this line of business
nd it would be hard to find gentle
nan that is better qualified for this
york. Our loss by the departure of
Ir Heikes will be Colorado's gain. and
e leaves Utah with the best wishes of
many friends
B. A. Cardwell. the well-known and
ushing mining operator. left last night
Or Meadow Lake mining district in
,evada county Cal. with the intention
f beginning work in the development
a number of valuable properties there
which he is interested. Meadow Lake
an old gold camp that enjoyed con-
derable notoriety in the early days
hen stamp mills were all the go. but