The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-02
mining Notes and Personals.

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monthly Silver King dividend of $751;
, 500, which will be paid March 10.
Mining Notes and Personals.
The Galena company received a car
! load of ore yesterday that assayed IS per
cent lead and 76 ounces in silver.
South Swansea was active on the curb
yesterday before and after the call, and
ii was reported that several blocks of the
stock changed hands at sl.75 to $780,
The Geyser-Marion viii make a small
cleanup this week Colonel S. B. Mil
ner, who is Just in from the mine. states
that everything is working smoothly and
satisfactorily in the consolidated proper
ties.
1t is stated that J. o. Swift the well
Known Idaho mining promoter, has just
consummated 4 deal with Agent Car
syndicate, for a valuable gold property
in Idaho.
I 1t is reported that the Winnamuck mine
at Bingham is in a splendid condition. and
bond on the same viii take it up
when 1t is due, which, j: is said, is on
the Slst of this month.
The DAILY paid its s37, 500 dividend yes
terday. and the Ontario also came TO the
front with its regular monthly distribu-
ton of wealth TO the tune OF $4,000 II is
expected that March will make a com
mendabie record in its dividend account.
I oO4OllSA j L w OOQnlan. the veteran
Utah miner. who has been on the coast
for the past month or six weeks for his
health, returned TO the city yesterday
mucn improved. physically and otherwise.
&c see him looking so well.
r. G. Legs, the well known mining ex-
/ -ert has returned TO this city from a
sit to Idaho. During his stay in this
state Mr.. Legg made an inspection Of the
Hope NINE AT Basin. and he states that he
was highly impressed with this property,
-h.ch IS now being operated under the
management of DR.. P. a. II. Franklin.
The Butterfeld Mining company is drift
ing on one OF the veins of ore which
Was encountered when the long Butter
held tunnel was being driven. Mr. Keel,
the manager or the company, is very reti-
cent concerning the operations in hand,
but it Is reported chat the showing in the
tunnel is excellent. Mr.. Keel is making
regular shipments of ore from the North
ern Chief lode.
II. H. Edgar of Rock Springs. Wyo,
who is the sheriff of Sweetwater county,
is in the city on mining business. Mr..
Edgar is an Old friend OF Or. z. ID. Wood
run, president and treasurer ofsthe North
en- Light mine ard he states that it is
his intention to visit this property before
his return home, and it is more than
likely that he Will make investments in
It's security If he csn md holders who
2-c willing to part with their stock.
j. III. Billingsiy, who has had charge
of the development work rnat has been
goinS On in tne Golden Star group, in
Gold Mountain district ali winter. is in
the city Oh business. According to Mr.
BiIlingsly the mine Is looking WELL and
i is believed that 1t viii make a good
record as shipper this summer There
IS an abundance or snow in Gold Mount
ain district. which Is retarding mining
operations somewhat at the present time.
z. Y. Kirby, the popular representative
OF the ttisdon non Works company of
San Francisco has just closed d contract
tn the Ben Hur Mining company of
this city for a five-stamp gold mill with
water power attachment, which IL to be
Installed on the conpanys property in
tie Steptoe valley country. White Pine
county. Nevada. The plant is to be in
place within 60 days and if il gives the
satisfaction anticipated, additions will be
made to the mill as rapidly as possioie.
Superintendent J. W. Green of the
Buckeye mine, who is in from Silver City,
s nignly elated over the showing made
- this property, and he is making the
prediction that ii will develop INTO (. sec
o..d Bullion-Beck. A day or two ago Mr..
Buckeye near the bottom OF the smart.
This chute of mineral is from nine to
eighteen inches in width. and it is nigh
grade STUN, carrying nigh in SILVER as Well
ia copper. Mr. Green, who is heavy
holder of Buckeye stock. says that ne
would not part with snare OF his hold
tr-.xs under IS cents snare, and ne is
not ANXIOUS TO sell even at this nguTe.
u - IlZEOIl Oh Denver Is IN the CITY
M Iizzoni is representative OF the
General Gold Extraction company of Dem
We. which is the owner of the Peialan-
C!e-sci process of ore reduction, mention
g. which was made in these columns a
- months ago. 1t is claimed that this
process can be used successfully on base
ores, and in the prospectus that has been
sent out by the company 1t is stated Chat
lasts have been made on the arsenical
ores of Mercur at a saving of 50 per cent
OF the assay value OF the sane Mr..
Tizzoni will make an examination of the
mines of Camp Floyd district during his
stay in Utah.
e l.. Talbot. the superintendent of the
Frisco mine at Bingham, who was in the I
city yesterday, informs The Herald that /
at the present time he is drifting on the /
vein from the bottom OF the 100-foot WINE, I
Which is virtually on the NTH level in /
the workings of the mine. In this drift I
the ore body is about IS inches in width, I
and the grade of mineral is growing bet +
ter and better as work progresses: The (
company is employing eight men in the I
mine. and good shipping ore is being ,
.-ied in the bins. The work in the drift 4
is being directed towards making juno (
rure with the main ledge, <ld when this I
: accomplished il IS believed the mine j
VIII rank as one of the heavy producers /
of the camp.
James McEvoy, the superintendent of |
the Chloride Point mine, who is in the I
city. states that the mine Is improving /
so rapidly that it is a surprise to him
self as well as to his associates, and he Z
is of the opinion that it will develop into
one OF the greatest producers of the ,
precious metals in the west. Mr.. Nc
ENOy is working six men in the develop
Inent of the mine, who are working IN
ore all of the time with not a pound of
waste, as what is not shipping ore is good
milling mineral. With this force Mr.. Nc
liVoy is taking out 20 tons of milling ore
daily that will run over 80 ounces in sill
yer to the ton, and from IS 10 81 in gold
besides which a ton a day of high grade
ore IS placed on the dump. The COM
Dany he's ten tons of ore sacked ready
for shipment that will assay from $50 to
l5O ounces in silver TO the ton. besides the
usual gold values.