The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
Mining Notes anw Personals.


1t is freely predicted that seats in the
mining exchange will sch for $50 to Sl,uoo
in the spring.
Superintendent Newt Dunyan of the
Centennial-Eurekai is In the CITY on dust 81
ness, and during his absence E1ahaser =,
E. Allen Will remain at the mine.
During yesterdays call of the stoct.
exchange one broker offered to trade l,VVO
shares of Galena for 500 shares or Gtsh.
but no one seemed disposed TO trade on
this basis.
S. W. Morrison of the Mckinley mine
on Lion Hill. will so out TO-DAY or 70
morrow for the purpose o. aGeriIIs ~
tracts for. the extensive development oA
this valuable property.
Yesterday was ladies' day on change.
and quite number of the fair sex
graced the call with their presence, ana
they seemed to be greatly interested IN
the proceedings of the nour-
Six carloads of good copper ore from
the Centennial-Eureka' mine arrived az
the sampler yesterday, and it is learned
that this consignment is TO pc followed
by heavy consignments hereafter.
Stocks on the curb yesterday afternoon
were fairly active at about the quotations
established on the board in the morning,
many OF the brokers dong n9Ihlils more
than to straighten up the business trans
acted on the floor of the exchange during
the morning hour
Eastern Utah Advocate: Alex Caldwell
has opened up a five-foot vein of ore
propert4 is at the head of Mil Creek in
Grand county, and is owned by himself
and R. J. Thompson; They have great
hopes of making mine OF H.
1t is learned that the ground of the
Manhattan Mining company, which was
incorporated day before yesterday, is a
very promising prospect to say the least,
as the ledge is d strong contact VEN be-
tween lime and porphyry, Whlle the BODY
of quartz exposed in the workings OF the
company is highly impregnated with cop
per.
The Midnight Bowers Mining company
has made application at the surveyor
! generals office for orders for the making
OF patent surveys d9r the zoe Nos
l and 2 and the Midnight lodes in I1ntic
district. Il. D. r. Thompson is attorney
for the company ana II. w. Horne sur
Yeyor
Eastern Utah Advocate: William Keller
lis back in Moab from hurried trip 70
Grand Junction and CISCO. He is tne
| owner of some good placer ground just
below the latter place, and where dreog-
ing boat is at present being built TO work
the sands of the river. MI. Keller mas
given the dredging company an opuon
on the claims that he owns
A. Burch. well known in Salt Lake and
| in Tintic district, arrived in the city yes
terday from Wardner. Ida. MT. Burcn
! is superintendent of the noted Bunker I'LL
ana Sullivan mine at Wardner, q heavy
| producer of the precious metal. Wnen the
| Grand Central at Mammoth was started
| Mr.. Burch was one of the promoters OF
the enterprise and is today heavy holder
! in the stock of the company. He Will
| go out this morning for the purpose OF
taking a look at this great property.
Mercur Mercury: The Northern light 5
| first shipment of ore since july, VS.
made last Friday, and another carload OF
600 sacks goes out today. Developments
| at the property under the successful man.
, agement of superintendent Legg con-
| tinue to be of a marvellous nature, and
| regular shipments of ore will be made
! from now on. The assayers certificate
of the first shipment showed values OF
per cent lead to the ton.
Tintic Miner: P J. Daily came out from
Salt Lake Saturday night and spent two
| days in the district, most of the time be-
| ing put in around Diamond Mr. DAILY
has acquired one-fourth interest in the
Old Susan, southeast of Diamond, and in
company with Diamond Dennis Sulli-
ian will shortly begin work on the prop
| erty. The old shaft. which is III feet
deep. but partially filled up, will be
cleaned out, and a hoist Of some de-
scription erected. There are about 10.
tons of good ore now on the surface
which will be shipped
William Bird Of the Josephine. in Sum
nit county, is down from the mine with
samples of ore from the ledge in the in
cline tunnel in this property. All former
samples from this ground have beer
taken from the shaft and run high in the
yellow metal, and while the ore from the
tunnel does not run as high, showing
values OF $2.4S and s7.28 by FIRE tests, the
company is well pleased with the re-
suits, and is satisfied that whether it is
an old mine or nothing but Il cave the
gold is there and in paying quantities, auC
it is proposed to continue right along will
development work until spring. Beside.
its metallic contents the ledge shows spar
lime, quartz and pOrphyry.
Paul Rodenhouse was in from TintiC
district yesterday, where he has been for
some time past engaged in the develop
rnent of the property owned by the Silvel
Cloud company of this city. In speaking
of this property MIR. Rodenhouse state!
that new working shaft is being SUM
for the purpose. of cutting the ledge ON it.
dip at about 100 feet. 1t is now down
thirty-fve feet and the indications ar
most encouraging. In referring to the min
ing activity in Tintic district Mr. Roden
house says that it is gaining in volum
daily and that a large amount of minin
machinery, such as HOSTS and compressed
air plants, is now finding its way into tn
camp the hills and Gulches being dotte,
with new shaft houses and hoists. 1t i
his intention to leave tomorrow for Dug
way district, where ne will proceed witt
the development of the Snowbird mine
in which he is interested, and which ha
been surveyed for patent.