The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-28
Mining Notes and Personals.

Another lively time in the pit of tbs
stock exchange is anticipated today
Charles Limberg, the we'll knokn Lead
Vile mining man, is in the city on bust
ness.
It is reported that the Northern Light
will be in with another shipment OF
cyanides about the first of June.
NJ. It. Bisborn, the veteran mining man
has returned from an extended trip &c
| Missouri and Illinois. where he has been
on business.
1t is reported that the Cuba mine OF
Bingham is still looking well and that
good shipping ore is being taken out OF
the drift from the bottom of the winze
Grand Central was on the upgrade yes
terday afternoon and curb sales were
reported at $3.50. Holders of Grand Cen
trail stock who bought around the dollar
mark two or three weeks ago are fairly
coming money these days.
From all indications the "Old Reliable
camp of Bingham is on the eve of a red
hot boom. and it is stated that the town
Is crowded with strangers. every room
at the hotels is occupied, while the hill
sides are dotted with miners, DrosDectors
and investors.
The Treasure Hill, of Silver City was in
| the market yesterday with three carloads
of ore, making five for the week. This
Tintic property is now shopping quite
| heavily and the officers and stockholders
| of the company are feeling well pleased
over the outlook.
Mercur Mercury: Cross-cutting the
vein from the tunnel which has been
driven 600 feet. is what is being done at
the Glencoe. e. ]. RadditZ, who is in
charge of the exploratory work, was in
camp Monday and informed the writer
that the miners broke into some fine look
ing mineral Saturday.
World, Idaho City, Ida: The Wells
brothers have made a good quartz dis
covery on the divide between Grimes
creek and Payette. In one place the ledge
is three and a half feet wide and the ore
will q n nm how IL
Gated two claims on the ledge. Fred
Dulioux and John Anvil have two claims
on the west end that are just as good.
A Murphy has sent force of four men
to begin work in the operation of the
Marguerite copper mine in Rocky dis
trict, not far from Milford. Mr.. Murphy
has owned a half interest in this property
for some time, and day before yesterday
he purchased the other half from w. D.
Williams and is now prepared to open
up the mine. which adjoins the noted
Montreal, in good shape, and at the same
time he expects to begin regular ship
mentS of good ore.
Argonaut, Elko New: Captain w w.
Strohn, of Los Angeles, and his son-in-
law, j. c. Copley, of Aurora Ill. have
bonded the Mardis group of mines and in
a short time will have a large force of
men working the properties Both gen
tlemen are expert mining men with
ample funds to back their judgment and
think the Mardis group one of the best
propositions they have encountered in this
section OF the country; Mr.. Copley is
colonel of the Aurora national guards.
The Centennial-Eureka marketed two
carloads of ore yesterday that assayed
1853 per cent lead 1.3 per cent copper 122
ounces in silver and Sl3-60 in gold to the
ton. This is high grade stuff and it is
understood that there is plenty more of
the same character of ore TO follow. Two
carloads of high grade copper ore were
sayed and sold today. Advices from
Eureka are to the effect that the mine is
in excellent condition and that the COM
pany could put 100 men to work on ore
if desired. ~
1t has been enormously reported that
DR.. NJ. n. Buck, of this city has pur-
chased the entire interest in the Copper
Mountain mine in Beaver lake district
This is not the case, however, and he I
wishes to correct any statement of this (
character that has or may be made. as
he only bought the interest in this vaIu-
able property formerly owned by Messrs. /
Morris and West, the other stockholders /
in the company staying in. Good progress I
is being made in the sinking of the Cop (
per Mountain shaI., the workings showing /
up fine bodies of good copper ore.
Times-Review, Tuscarora. New: Sun
day evening trio of youngsters on pure /
mischief bent. took the car used by the .
from the mine to the Kinkead mill and
started to ride over the trestle When |
near the mill they lost control of the car
and 1t jumped the track and one of the
kids" Harry Morris, who was in the
ear, went with it off the trestle falling
a distance of about 20 feet, but miracu5
ously escaped with few bruises. The
Youngsters have been repeatedly warned
to leave the car alone, and ii is - be
hoped that this experience will be a les
son that will not soon be forgotten
L. L. Archer, of the Dexter. arrived in
he city from Tuscarora, New, Yesterday
bringing with him another bar of gold
bullion. Mr.. Archer states that every- !
hing is running smoothly at the Dexter
and AT he 10 %. Z
'ut of the 40 stamps are dropping reeu
arly, while the power has increased to
such an extent that beginning with to-
lay the full battery of the plant will he
'un during the night with 80 or 30 stamps
Ind the rock breaker in operation during
he day shift. An excellent recovery Is
icing made on the plates and bv the
cyanide mill. but 20 or . cents being left
n the tailings after passing through the
after workings. Mr.. Archer is enthus-
astic over the outlook for the property
md is confident that IL is sure x1ripna,