The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-02
Mining Notes and Personals.

Mining Notes and Personals.
The Northern Spy, at Eureka, is ship
ping some very fine copper ore of late
Two more carloads of high grade cop
per ore from the Centennial Eureka are
at the Corklin sampling works.
w. e. Hubbard and r. L. Colburn
will go out TO the Chloride Point and
Columbia mines, on Lion Hill, this
morning.
S. U. Watson, the foreman of con-
struction in erection of the Dexter mill
ut Tuscarora. New, has returned to
Salt Lake.
acknowledgements, who has been in
the city for the past week, returned to
the mine last night.
Assayer Rippeto, of the Treasure
Hill, near Silver City, who is in the
city visiting hOmefolks, states that the
mine is in a most encouraging condi-
ton, the indications being that pay ore
will soon be encountered.
D. H. Peery, jr., has returned from
a visit to the coast towns, where he re-
pcrts having had a very pleasant time.
Mr.. Peery was warmly welcomed by the
brokers on the floor of the mining ex-
change yesterday morning.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon the
been paid in, with the exception of
something less than $1,000, and the in
dications are that but very little of the
stock will be sold as delinquent.
Captain George Ryan, the well known
mining man of Eureka, is in the city on
business. The captain states that work
is being pushed in the development of
the West Gable, and that the present
indications are quite encouraging.
The Star Consolidated, near Silver
City, was in yesterday with a consign-
ment of ore which was sold on controls
showing metallic values of 10 per cent
lead and As ounces in silver to the ton,
with about 81 in gold. Another lot will
soon follow.
E. G. Rognon left for Mt Nebo last
night. accompanied by three families
from Iowa. who have purchased lands
under the ditch, and who will begin at
once to build them homes. The Mt.
Nebo company will put up several res
licences this spring.
Colonel E. A Wall will return to
Mercur this morning. The colonel con-
siders the Cannon strike one of the
most important discoveries that has
been made in the camp for a long time,
and is OF the opinion that it will slim
ulate greater activity in prospecting in
that locality.
z. L. Talbot, superintendent of the
Frisco, at Bingham, informs The Her
aid that he has secured a working
lease on the Julia S. nina, in Carr Fork
gulch, and that it his intention to be-
gin work in the operation of this prom
Using property within two weeks, or
as soon as the weather will permit
Marysvale Pioneer: W. H. Ware and
Steve James came down from the
Mountain Chief the first of the week.
They think they have found a vein of
high grade mineral, but to work it they
VIII have to commence at the surface,
which cannot be done very well this
time of year, so they have suspended
operations until spring opens up.
Marysvale Pioneer: w. II. Ware, Jack
Lawrence and Steve James started
Wednesday on prospecting tour They
took team and lots of grub, and ex-
pect to be away some time. Their deS-
tination is a profound secret, closely
guarded and confined within their own
hearts, but they anticipate great re-
suits from this trip. We hope their
Will be realized.
The Salt Lake Saddlery company. es-
-ablished in this city a year or so ago. !
S well pleased with the trade and bust |
II SIS that it has built up since it's open
ng day, and, besides a good retail |
.rade, is now able to boast of a large !
wholesale business in Utah, Nevada. |
Idaho ard Montana The company is |
me of the largest manufacturing con-
,erns in this inter-mountain region.
Yesterday the Copper Mountain com |
)any let a contract for 100 feet of work /
n the sinking and timbering of its |
haft in its promising property in Bea-
-er Lake district in Beaver county. the |
work. to be completed on or before the
st of May. All reports from the Copper
Mountain are of a most encouraging
nature and there is no doubt but that |
his is the making of a heavy producer
# a good grade of ore.
Work is being pushed in the develop-
nent Of the Johannesburg group under
he supervision of Captain Timothy
lgan. The Johannesburg is located on
he west shore of Utah lake and is a
Promising piece Of property. the ore
lready disclosed being a good leach
ng product by the cyanide process The
haft is now down a depth of so feet
nd within 80 feet more it is expected !
he main mineral zone will be dis
losed.
That veteran miner NJ T. Osborn,
las returned from visit to the Mono
nine, in Ophir district, and he states
hat the long tunnel being driven into
ne HloCIlalH 10 cut the main ledge at
great depth is now in a distance of
$3.50 feet, ard that the indications in
he face are quite encouraging. Mr..
osborn also states that work is being
ushed in the development of the Red
suite ground, and thar an incline tun-
ell is being sunk in the shale over
ying the mineral zone.
A special from Idaho Springs, Colo.
avs: The ruling requiring $500 worth
work on each claim before patent
ill be issued meets with favor here
liners, as a whole, consider Il a wise
iling. In the past INSCRIPTIONS men
ave taken up half a dozen claims and
ut in $500 worth of work on one claim,
nd then patented all the balance on
lie one. 1t means more work and thus
ssures greater development of lodes.
hich is greatly needed in all of the
ineral- bearing sections.
A letter was received day or SO