The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-28

tober at noon. 1t is expected that Hon
a. G. Washington of New York. the pres
idenE of the company, will be present on
this occasion
Two cars from the Phoenix mine at
Bingham were in the market yesterday.
The Phoenix has been making line
record Of late in the LAY Of ore sn:2-
ments and il IS expected that the com
pany win begin the resumption of divi-
dends at an early date
F. y. Cook. Of the Treasure Hill. is now
at Silver City directing operations at che
mine, as it IS expected that at any time
the cross-cut from the bottom Of the Snuff
Wil cut into the body of ore for which it
is being driven, and the stock holders
in this city are expectantly watching the
mails for news of the anticipated strike
John Treweek, the well known and sue
cessfua mine superintendent, has returned
from his European visit. During mis- all
hood, besides spending some time in Lon
don and Paris. While he had a pleasant
trip he states that ne Is glad 10 set home
again, as this IS the country for him.
Il. j. Court of Prescott Ariz., says an
exchange. has the gigantic idea that the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado is u great
sluice box and proposes to locate 800
miles of that sli! in Arizona, stretch street
copper plates attached and, occasionally
pulling up the aforesaid plates, scrape off
gold. and set 'em again.
w H. West, manager of the Constella-
IL
from quite an extended visit 10 Beaver.
WAtle there Mr.. West made an Ispectlon
OF some Of the mines and prospects of
Newton district. and he was very favor
ably impressed with what he saw there,
and is of the opinion that. with develop
meglt, this section Will come TO the front
with several heavy gold producers.
l. H Curtis, secretary of the Northern
Light mine. returned Sunday evening
from a visit 10 Lion hill. where he g]cnt
two or three days in inspecting fle mine
add mill. Mr. Curtis states that good
progress IS being made IN the e1tens en-
of the Woodruff tunnel. and that in MAX
ing connections in the old workings OF
the mine mammoth bodies of good mill
ing ore are being uncovered which can be
handled through the Woodruff tunnel as
sool as completed.
News. Gold Creek. New: The showing
IN the Mother Lode continues to improve.
At 70 fee IN the drift another cross-cut
wcs rsA to the east, showing up Tine
wall dipping a lNtle TO the west. The
width Of the dixie, as thus defined is naae
feet The first work was near the end of
the long ridge. where the formation was
brnkec and the walls were not defined.
AS depth was gained the formation be-
came solid and the Character of the ora
improved. The Mother Lode is. indeed,
all that the most sanguine hoped for.
Manager A. l. Morris viii leave for
Frisco and Bearer Lake district tordgltt
for the purpose of starting up work az
the Yellow Jacket, Horn Silver tunnel.
Skylark and King Carver groups. ana
also TO perfect arrangements for the
Beaver Lake excursion Which caves this
city Saturday evening, HE Herald Is
1 Informed that quite number of Frisco
ladies villa preside at the open air lunch
TO be given tae eXcurs!onlsts At King
/ CarverS brown stone front on Sunday
noon. 1t IS eNpeCted that the excursion
VIII be well natro-4zed-
A gentleman VINO has just visited tAe
Higel.1nd Boy prOper,W at Bingham. ana
/ who made an inspection of the body of
copper ore recently disclosed in t., mile,
states that the coD1er bearing belt is
nom 30 20 100 feet in width and that II
It goes to the deep this Is the largest de-
I post Of This metal to be found in TIE
! United Stotes. The same gentleman
states taldt the now Highland Boy mill Is
/ seemingly working in n most satisfactory
manner. and that the company is making
quite heavy shipments of its copper ore
( which runs as hisCl as 20 per cent in tnts
metal.
{ W. A Byers, manager of the West
/ Nj 1uEtain u Id & COgpsr Mining company,
/ has returned from Bingham, wnere he has
! been far the purpose of overseeing the
! surveying of the company group of
ers. the mine is boxing in very 1nc0ur-
/ aging condition, as in the flce OF the 10
/ foot tael!he .here IS three-f0ot breast
/ of ore mat WIZ carry go in gold 10 the
! ton on an average, while some Of the
mineral viii run way up in the yellow
metal The ore can be banded at high
I SdN-NS ny bite cNtAAl-4G PROCESS anu u -
I i.l.ely that in time a mill viii be erected
/ On the ground for the treatment of the
/ output of the mine. One thing in favor of
1 the company IS mat it owns t-ie property
on which It has based its Moor 0-atiol.
! and as soon as 1t has developed sufficient
! ore il can pace i.self on a(>aying basis.
( Jack Davis. of The Annie, located be-
( tween Mercur and Sunshine, WaS in TIE
/ ci;Y yesterday. Mr.. Davis states that tfle
new steam hoist has been installed on the
Annie and tAat . contract has been Let
! Tor l00 feet of work in sinking from the
! bottom of the 25o-foot shaft Mr.. Davis
recently visited the new strike on TIE
| Glencoe. and he states that the discovery
( promises to be 4 most impOrtant one
{ The find was made only a few feet be
( low the surface and at a depth OF 10 feet
the face of the incline shaft is in bo5u
J of mineral the extent of which has not
as yet been determined but IS 10 -
value Mr.. Davis was not able 10 "euch
Eui ii is said rLaU II is good M Ing ore
/ Unon his return, to the camo Mr.. Davis
win begin develop meut work UPON Tag
Reindeer group OF three Csaims located be
tween the Glencoe and Overland Droper.
ties Colonel s. q Miner owns Il ore
fourth interest in this ground and It /,
more than likely that considerable work
VIII be expended in its development.