The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
Mining Notes and Personals.


Superintendent Price, of the Alaska
mine. at Silver City. was in the city yes
7 terday.
The Dexter company yesterday re-
ceived bar of gold bullion and lot Of
/ cyanides.
terday that the Mammoth mine had been
closed down.
A shipment of cyanides from the
Geyser-Marion was received by the COM
pany yesterday.
G. NJ. Garland. the we'll known Bing-
ham mining man, was in yesterday for
the purpose OF celebrating the Fourth
The Mammoth mill will start up tomor-
row with the usual force. which viii
necessitate an increase OF men IN the
mine
The Hercules mine. at Stockton, Will
make a TWO car load shipment of high
-iade ore this week. 1t is reported that
the mine is looking exceedingly we'll
W II. Lawrence left yesterday for
Meadow Lake district where he is filter
ested in the construction of the toll road
from Cisco TO the camp with A. b. Card
well.
Fort Collins. Colo. is excited over the
discovery of deposit of nickel on the
south fork of the Cache La Poudre, the
ore from which carries values of 800
ton in this metal.
The entire day force of the Mollie Glib
son mine at Aspen, Colo. has been fired
because of the fact that some of the men
had given publicity to the recent rich
strike in that property.
Manager White, of the Black Dragon,
Al stockton, who arrived in the city FRI
day night, states that the mine is in a
most encouraging condition, with the
bottom of the shaft full of good ore.
J. G c. Glanfield has made an applica-
ton IN the surveyor generals office for
Tantamount lodes in Snake Creek dis
trict. G. w. Parks, surveyor; c. P.
Brooks surveyor.
Manager Jones. of the Little Jessie
mine. near Prescott, Ariz., was in the
city yesterday The Little Jessie is now
furnishing ore for a 20 stamp mill. and
ii is stated that there is a million in
sight in the property.
The National Bank of the Republic has
Just paid its semi-annual dividend of So
600. and the share holders in this institu-
ton are happy. The bank is in an excel
lent financial condition, and these semi
annual dividends are being paid with
pleasing regularity.
The Imperial Paint Manufacturing COM
pany has started up its works at North
Salt Lake on an experimental run. II
now has four car loads of mineral paint
at the works. which were obtained from
the deposits of this commodity at Mon
roe. Park City and in City Creek can
yon.
Captain Timothy Egan has returned Z
from Gold Mountain district where he
mas been SuperlntendIng the Shipment OF !
two cars OF high grade gold ore from the 1
property of the Golden Star Mining COM /
pany, which will soon be followed by an :
other consignment. The captain states /
that he is troubled in getting cars for his (
ore, and that this has caused him con-
delay. 1t is the intention 10 in
crease the force at the mine.
Journal, Reno. New: The Gold Creek |
Mining company has made appllcatlon at /
the United States land office Tor % patents /
for placer mines. The patents cover 44SO
acres, which. at $3.50 per acre. Will cost
81. 200 The government charges $50 per
acre for placer ground ana - per acre
FOR quartz claims. The Gold Creek COM
pany will have whole territory to itself
and if its mines are one-half as rich
As reported they Will add several millions
10 the gold product of the country At
any rate Uncle Sam will be 81. 900 gamer
Oy the operation.
Silver City Star: The owners of the
Picnic are still working on the cross cut
20 cut a ledge within the next ten or 10
'eet. 1t is expected that pay ore in large
Quantities VIII be opened up and the
working force Immediately increased and
shipping commenced. In the south drift
rom the shaft is a small body of fine
;ilver-lead ore on which work of eXtrac-
ion will shortly be commenced There is
10 question but what the perseverance
II the owners will shortly make a fine
Producing mine of the Picnic
Mountain. Butte. Mon: What
anne near proving catastrophe occurred
at the Snohomish mine, winch
S under lease to Casey. Lynch and others
ME old Silver Bow, or Butte < Boston,
Itch runs through large portion of the
round and yesterday the water in the
itch found an entrance into some of the
Id workings and began tlling up the
haft through an unused drift The
water was nearly a foot above the station
1 the 350-foot level before the discover
vas made. the water having nlled the
haft to the 100. The leak was soon dis
overed and boxed, and it was only the
york of a few hours TO get the surplus
rater out
A special from Loveland. Colo. SAYS: