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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
MINING MINUTES.

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MINING MINUTES.
A company has been organized
to work the Rouchleau property
near the Canton, at Biwabik, and
the work of development will be
shortly.
Cole & Mcdonald are doing
some drilling on lands owned by
Stephens & Co., near Mesaba
This exploratory work is being
done under the supervision of
Mr.. John B. Johnson.
Capt. Mailman, of the Arctur
US mine, was in Grand Rapids
last Saturday. He showed a rep
resentative of the Magnet an as
say of ore taken from the dump,
which went 60 per cent in iron
and less than .04 in phosphorus.
Grand Rapids Magnet.
Capt. Harry Roberts announces
that be has completed arrange
ments for opening the Petit and
Robinson properties, III close
proximity to the Consolidated
company's holdings, near Me-
Kinley, and expects to so devel.
op these properties as to ensure
railroad connection in the early
spring and place them in the
column of active shippers the
coming season.
Capt. James Evans and two
miners were caught in an under
ground cave-in at the Hull mine
last Monday, and it was at first
thought they. were seriously in
jured. The accident occurred in
one of the levels of the mire,
where about three car loads of
earth caved, partially covering
the captain and his men who
were putting in a set of timbers.
Capt. Evans was hurt about the
back, but not seriously, and the
others were slightly injured
News.
Representative Schmidt Tues
day introduced a bill amending
the mineral lease bill (chapter 90
of the laws of 1882 so as to pro-
vide that any lessee of state land
leased for the purpose of mining
ore thereon shall be entitled to
receive the rebate and repayment
of the royalty provided by said
law of 1889 upon producing to
the state auditor full and salts.
factory evidence under such rules
and regulations as shall be pre-
scribed by the auditor and ap.
proved by the governor of this
state, that the iron ore on which
such rebate and repayment is
claimed was actually mined upon
such state lands and was actually
smelted or manufactured in a
smelling or manufacturing plant
within the state of Minnesota,
and that the smelter or manufac.
turer thereof actually received
the full benefit of said rebate or
repayment in the price paid by
such smelter or manufacturer
for the iron ore so smelted or
manufactured. The provisions
Of the proposed amendment are
made to apply to and be consld-
cred a part of all leases hereto.
fore made as we'll as those here
after executed under this act.
A bill has been introduced in |
The legislature relative to the
taxation of ilon mines and min
oral lands, the principal feature
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-29
Special Notice.

Special Notice.
Persons wishing news item, change of
lad" or anything in the line of locals, in
serted, Iii please have same in our Office by
Thursday noon Of each week, If convenient,
as it saves time and trouble for both parties.
We reserve the right tc positively refuse
any notice of whatever nature after o'clock
p m. on Thursday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
IN WEST TINTIC DISTRICT.
The Orient Will Do Some Effective
Work This Summer.

The Orient Mining company of West
1lntic mining district, is preparing Tor
ar active campaign so soon as the
roads settle sufficiently to allow the
hauling of heavy loads There is con-
siderable snow. between Eureka and
West Tintic, and it will necessarily de-
lay work somewhat. At a meeting of
the directors Yesterday, Willis Knapp
was chosen superintendent and he was
instructed to go ahead and erect
boarding house 20X4S feet at once. A
shaft house and blacksmith shop will
also be built. The Orient mines are
looking wei and development work
done on the Bertha, a nearby claim,
10y y. N Brown, demonstrates that the
Orient vein is the same as the Old
Scotia, which has been a great pro-
Queer Mr.. Brown a few DAYS ago
struck a 12-inch vein ten feet below the
surface, which assays so ounces in sill
Yer TO the ton. This strike is $50 feet
east of the Orient end line and on a
direct line with the Orient shaft and
the Scotia workings. The Orient COM
pany has enough ore in sight to make
a Acton shipment of $50 ore within 80
days. Mr.. Goldsboro of Nephi has a
claim adjoining on the southwest. cor
ner of the Orient, whic hhas shown as
says of $40 in gold. All the ore in
the Orient ground runs from 81 to S18
in gold, 80 per cent lead and about "a
ounces in silver Since the Orient COM
pany Incorporated ten days ago it has
secured the Golden Hope claim, and
negotiations are in progress to secure
four more claims. When operations
commence Two shifts will be put to
work at once, and development regu-
larly prosecuted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
THE MERCUR GOLD BELT.
Differences Adjusted and Work Will
Be Resumed

On the first of the year. when con-
siderable relocating was going on in
the west dip country, in Camp Floyd
district, some of the claims held by
the Mercur Gold Belt Mining company,
on which the assessment work for the
year 1896 had mote been performed, were
relocated by gentlemen residing in
this city, and in doing this they made
locations over ground belonging to the
company on which the necessary
amount of work had been done.
This led to some trouble, and the
outlook for extensive litigation was ex-
tremely good. Fortunately, however
the interested parties met and effected
a compromise, according to the terms
of which the properties were CONSOLE
dated and c. L. Dignowity and E. w.
Center were taken into the corpora
ton
The Gold Belt is very favorably To-
Gated on the west dip in the near vi
cinity of the La Cigale and Omaha.
Considerable development work has
been done upon the property and the
showing is very encouraging, to say
the least.
Tt is now the intention of the COM
pany to resume work in the develop
ment of the group as soon as possible,
and the showing is such that it is be-
lieved that before the summer is over
the ground will open out into
good milling proposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06

From all reports Utah people are as
fortunate in their mining ventures
away from home as they are in the
commonwealth, and almost every week
news is received of the good luck Of
some of our citizens in the mining
camps of Colorado, Montana, Nevada,
Idaho and California.
little more than a month ago the
Utah and Colorado Mining and Milling
company, composed of Salt Lake and
Provo people, purchased the Black
Bear mine, in Magnolia district, Boul-
der county, Colo. Immediately after
the purchase of this property work in
its development was begun. Beginning
in the face of the 100-foot tunnel, the
force continued work for a month and
three days, in which time 20 feet of
work had been done, when five-foot
body of ore was disclosed, the charac-
ter of the mineral being telluride of
gold and Silvanite that carries aver
age values of from $3.50 to the ton
in the precious metals.
The news of the important find
reached Provo last Saturday and as
consequence the stockholders of the
feel highly elated over the outlook, as
there is every reason to believe that
the deposit will prove to be a perma-
nent one.
1t is the intention of the company to
push work in the development of the
new find and it will not be long before
regular shipments of ore will begin.
Since its Incorporation the company
has disposed of a small block of its
treasury stock at 10 cents a share, but
at q. meeting of the directors held yes
terday the treasury stock was with
drawn from the market and it is stated
that the individual stock is now held
at $3.50 share, which is a phenomenal
advance; and yet this is one of the in
cidentS common to mining.
Among those who are interested in
the Black Bear are w. ]. Lynch, A. D.
Cash, Josiah Barnett, A. Hanauer jr.
and others, who had good reason yes
terday to rejoice over their good for
tune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
The Geyser-M Marion.

The officers and stockholders of the
Geyser-Marion are feeling highly elate,i
over the. result of the months run at
the Geyser mill. and now they are full
ly satisfied that the future of this
property is established without a.
doubt
AS stated day or so ago in these
columns. the management of this Mer-
cur producer made a cleanup for the
month of March, but at that time the
value of the product was not known
1t has since been demonstrated that it
was in the neghborhood of $4,000.
which was greater than anticipated,
and with the returns of this shipment
in the treasury of the company it is
now able to make the pleasing state
ment that it has money in the
bank for the April dividend, besides
which, on the 18th inst, the cleanup
after a 80 days run will be made at
the Marion mill, and it is expected that
this viii amount to over $4,000
1t is believed that the forthcoming
dividend for the month of April will
be at least 8 cents a share which, I'M
der the present condition of affairs,
can easily be paid and a handsome sur
plus left in the treasury. In fact, it is
the aim of the company to build up a
good surplus so that from time to time
the amount of dividends can be in
creased.
From all accounts the consolidated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06

salt Laker-George Busby-and it is
said that it is the making of orolifc
shipper
Tie Morett is another gold producer
OF merit This ground is little more
THAN a prospect, and yet a short time
ago its owners, David Crafts and sons.
uncovered a fine body of ore that car
ries average values of from $50 to $50
in gold ITO the ton. and the property
promises to open out into a genuine
bonanza.
In the Wonder of the Hills. located in
the same locality, Jacobs, Maxwell &
Co. have, uncovered large bodies of
mineral that will assay from s12 to s14
in gold TO the ton, besides some in
copper.
Besides the properties above men
toned there are quite a number of
other mines and prospects in which
bodies of ore have been found that will
assay from So to s1S in gold, and with
development and greater depth there
is every reason to believe that these
values will increase.
Mr.. Mount is slayer" when it comes
to the development of a mine, and he
is entitled to a great deal of credit
Tor the manner in which he has brought
the hex to the front and demonstrated
the fact that it is today one of the
greatest gold producers in the state of
Utah.
Il want to say" said Mr.. Mount.
that I consider that Detroit is the
most promising gold camp in the west.
1t offers splendid opportunities for
profitable and safe investments. and
there IS no doubt as to its ultimate
future"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
A NEW MINING COMPANY.
Incorporates on Valuable Ground in
Columbia District.

During the past few days the incor.
/ roration papers of the Columbia Colo
& Silver Mining company have beer
prepared, and what promises to develop
into a strong incorporation has now ac-
quired legal existence.
The basis of the incorporation is what
is known as the Lawrence group OF
FIVE claims in Columbia mining district
in Tooele county. The Lawrence is tbs
principal claim in the group, and has
been developed by an incline shaft thai
has reached a depth of $50 feet. In
sinking this incline the vein has been
followed from the grass roots, and the
showing is very encouraging, as bodies
of ore have been uncovered which runs
high in lead and we'll in silver, besides
which there is some gold, and these
values are increasing with depth.
Within the last day or two another
contract has been let for the running
of 50-foOt drift from the bottom of
the incline shaft This will follow the
ledge, and i is expected that before
the completion of the contract a con-
tact will be encountered and that the
ore BODY will widen out at this point
larger than ever.
At the present time there is a small
shipment OF high grade ore on the
dump, and there is every reason to
believe that before the end of the year
the mine viii be listed as paying
proposition.
Old Columbia district is noted for its
large deposits of silver-lead ore, and
it is claimed that the Lawrence is one
of the richest of them all.
The Capitalization of the new COM
pany has been placed at 200, 600 shares
of a par value of Il cents each, which,
in view of the fact that the company
has unlimited faith in its property and
means to develop the same in a thor
ough manner, speaks we'll for the en-
terprise, as it can be seen at a glance
that this is no stock-iobbing scheme,
as the holdings Will be confined to a
few: and vet the stock is within the
reach oe all-the man with limited
means, as well as the rich.
The incorDorators of the company
are T a. Wickarsham, z. G. Wicker
sham, George Mullett, J. H. Hedges
and Hon. II. f. Booth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
THE CROWN POINT STRIKE.
Activity in the Country Surrounding
the Mercur Mill.

Manning, Utah, April At is now
demonstrated to a certainty that gold
abounds in the hills around the Mer-
cur mill. Those who are skeptical
should obtain a piece of ore from the
Crown Point and have it assayed. Then
they would undoubtedly change their
minds. This company has obtained
good assays from the grass roots, and
as the incline shaft was sunk deeper,
the values have increased until, at the
depth of % feet they were S2.4O: at 26
feet So; at 80 feet S.. and at 35 feet 81.
Ihe claims around here have risen
In value from SO 1-3 to so lEr cent since
the strike has been known.
The country around here is alive
with prospectors, who are looking for
every piece of ground that is Jump
able
The second car of lumber for the
mill extension arrived today. The tank
iron is looked for daily.
FOREMAN Jesse j. Trimmer and wife.
Mr.. A. c. Drysdale, Mrs. Goddard.
Mrs. P w. Crowley, Mrs. Judge Nc
Carly and Mrs. A. ]. Williams leave
for conference today
Mrs Western Deford of Mercur paid
the camp friendly visit today.
Miss Addie Drysdale a charming So
clety girl of Cedar Fort, returns to her
home today, after a brief visit at her
sisters, Mrs. J. J. Trimmer.
Inc Bismarck company is fixing I'D
its tent. The company will start to
work in a few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
THE SHOWING IN THE IBEx.
Wonderful Gold Resources of De
troit District.

troit District.
S. F. Mount, the manager of the hex
mine, in the Detroit mining district, is
registered at the Cullen.
For more than a year, or ever since
the Incorporation of the hex Mining
company, Mr. Mount has been hard at
] work in the driving of long tunnel
! for the purpose of cutting the vein at
a greater depth in order to prove the
permanency of the deposit, and it is
safe to say that he has succeeded in
proving that this Detroit district mine
is one of the biggest gold and copper
propositions to be found anywhere in
this western country.
The lower tunnel in the IbeX, which
was completed a short time ago, is
over 200 feet in length, and the body
of ore disclosed at the surface was un-
covered at a vertical depth of over 45O
feet, thus giving an immense area of
stopping ground to work in.
After cutting the ledge Mr.. Mount
began drifting on the vein, which is
growing in size as work progresses,
and there is now no doubt but that
this property can now be listed as
heavy and steady producer.
The object of Mr.. Mounts visit to
Salt Lake is to attend meeting of the
board of directors of the company,
when arrangements will be made for
the further operation of the mine, and
Mr.. Mount states that it is the inten-
ton to begin regular consignments OF
ore some time this month.
In the driving of the tunnel above
mentioned, two other veins of shipping
ore were cross-cut. One of these is
two feet in width, while the other is
three, and it is now the intention 10
prospect these bodies of ore with the
idea of adding them to the available
resources of the property.
According to Mr.. Mount, Detroit dls-
trict is one of the most promising gold
camps in the state of Utah, and he is
of the opinion that it is a capitaf field
Tor investment, as the claim holders
there. most of whom are financially
embarrassed, would gladly make con-
cessions to capital in order to push
work on their properties,
and in order TO emphasize the state
ment that this is the coming gold camp
of the west, Mr.. Mount made mention
of the property owned by Frlei ana
Pack. in which a 7-foot body of free |
gold ore has recently been disclosed |
that carries average values of S2S in |
the precious metal to the ton These |
gentlemen uncovered this body of min
eral in a shaft at some depth. They |
afterwards started new workings some /
distance from the first opening on the |
strike OF the leuSe as ulSclOSeu III the
shaft, and found a fine body of the |
same class of ore almost at the grass
roots, an0 the extent and value of the
deposit has already been largely de-
termined.
Another instance of the wealth of
that region is found in the Copperhead
nine, owned by Davis, Steward and
Ludlow The Copperhead also shows
/ 7-foot body of. ore that ASSAYS "a
ounces silver, Il per cent copper and
g in gold to the ton.
The Charm is another promising piece
If ground and in its workings there
ire hundreds of tons of good shipping
,re in sight. The Charm is owned by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06

lated deficiency of Temperature since
Jan. l. 1897. 3.2i; accumulated deficit
ency of temperature since April l, 1897,
% degrees
Rainfall. .O3 inches; mean daily for
% years, .07 inches; deficiency for this
date. .04 inches, accumulated excess of
rainfall since Jan. 1. 1897, 2.34 inches;
accumulated deficiency of rainfall since
April l. 1897. .O6 inches.
Forecast-Salt Lake City and vicinity
for the "a hours ending al 6 D. m. to-
day: Fair. stationary temperature.
]. II. SMITH,
Observer Weather Bureau.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
81 zZ12Rz]Mf p
DEXTER THE FAVORITE
Sales of Mammoth and Northern
Light Recorded.
IN WEST TlNTIC DISTRICT
THE ORIENT WILL BE THOR
QUICKLY DEVELOPED.

Willis Knapp, the New superinten-
dent, Receives Instructions to Be-
gin Work-Splendid Showing on
the Bertha-Assays of $40 in
Gold Obtained-A New Mining
Company-Incorporates on Valu-
able Ground in Columbia District
"A Promising Proposition and a
Low Capitalization-The Mercur
Gold Belt-Differences Adjusted
and Work Will Be Resumed
Consolidation of Interests on the
West Dip Near the La Cigale and
the omaha-The Geyser-M Marion.
The Officers Well Pleased Over
Result Of the Shipment For March
From the Geyser Mill-Money in
the Bank For the First Dividend.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior TO all Others.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
BLACK BEAR STRIKE
Utah People Interested in a Colo
RADIO Bonanza.
THE SHOWING IN THE IBEX
WONDERFUL GOLD RESOURCES
IN DETROIT DISTRICT.

Large Reserves of Shipping Mineral
Blocked Out in the hex Mine
and the Value and Permanency of
the Property Fully Demonstrated
Seven Feet of $28 Free Gold Ore
Uncovered by Friel and Pack
Fine Showing in the Copper Head
The Morett Promising Prop
erty-The Crown Point Strike
Activity in the Country Surround
ing the Buckeye, at Tintic-Ore
and Bullion-Silver and Lead
Mining Notes; and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Observation at the Lo-
Weather Bureau Office.
Salt Lake Citv. April 5

Salt Lake City, April 5, 1891
Thermometer. 6 a. m, SO; noon. As;
p. M, so; relative humidity (per cent?,
a. M, 80; 6 p. m, 80. State of weather,
6 a. m, cloudy; s p. M, partly cloudy;
maximum temperature, so; minimum
temperature. 81 deg: mean tempera-
ture, A deg; for II years. At deg; de-
ficiency for this date, deg; accumu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06

property of the Geyser- Marion is max
ing splendid showing with develop
ment, and it is believed that in time to
come this ground will come to the front
as one of the most prolific producers
and dividend payers in the great gold
camp of Merclr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
Ore and Bullion.

day were as follows:
Commercial National Bank-Ores, 81
OPS.
! T. r. Jones & Co.-Bullion. $4,000;
Mccormick & co.@Bullion, ss.s75.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06

The mining share market opened out
in good shape yesterday and there was
considerable activity in the pit of the
exchange.
The listed stocks, while not as active
as the unlisted securities, exhibited
pleasing strength and they closed firm
at about the quotations of the previous
call. Ajax, from all Indications, is on
the upward grade once again. and
while this stock made no sales during
the morning hour it noted decided adj
Vances. Bullion-Beck was firmly held,
but in the bidding it failed to make
the showing that it did at the close of
business on Saturday last. DAILY was
neglected and was weak at 81 bid and
SAG asked, while Daily West, although
it was stationary in the asking at
former quotations, failed to draw out
any bids. There was a brisk demand
for Dalton and Lark, and 500 shares
changed hands at u cents. Galena was
a favorite with the brokers and was
strong at the quotations of the previous
CALL but no sales were chronicied. Gey-
ser was inactive. Mammoth was in
good demand and figured in the trans
actions of the day to the extent of 100
shares at S1.6O. No change was notice
able in Geyser- Marion, which held its
own in good shape. Nothing was done
when Mercur was called and this popu-
lar stock is seemingly al a stand still
Ontario was firm but sluggish, while
Utah registered a slight decline in the
bidding.
The unlisted stocks attracted favor
able attention and were active in the
way of sales. Dexter was the favorite
and the brokers were red-hot after this
security, which was a ready seller at
the figures given below, and besides the
regular board sales, several options
We're given and taken at 80 days at 81
a share. Northern Light was also in
demand and on a rising market. At !
the opening the stock changed hands at
IS cents and the sales were firm at this |
figure. Swansea suffered an attack |
from the bear element and was shaded /
In the offerings. South Swansea was |
also sighted. although buyer and seller |
were not far apart at the close. Rich /
mond and Anaconda recorded transfers /
at pig cents. Homestake continued a
faVorite at cents bid and 10 asked.
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
SALE OF STOCKS.
500 Dalton and Lark at u cents.
100 Mammoth at s1.60.
100 Dexter at $1.S5.
100 Dexter at S1.S215.
100 Dexter at $3.50.
$50 Northern Light at IS cents
LOCO Richmond and Anaconda at 21s
cents.
Total sales, 2,15O shares.
Value of sales, S9S7.50.
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06
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