The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-25
Mining Notes and Personals.

Another lot of South Swansea ore. en-
bracinS six carloads. will be on the mar
ket today or tomorrow.
II is reported that the Horn Silver Min
ing company will declare its regular quar-
terly dividend of cents share during
the latter part of the month.
c. H. Blanchard. of Silver City, one of
the prominent citizens of the camp and
for many years recorder of Tintic district,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Daly-West was in active demand on the
curb yesterday, being caused largely by
the rumor in circulation to the effect that
the mine would start up on. the first Of
April next.
It is learned that Otto Hudson. of Lehi,
has obtained a bond and lease on the
Bullion mine at Bolter Springs in Tintic
district. The Bullion is an old time pro-
Queer and IS in fine shape for continued
production.
The big planning mill purchased from the
Eagle foundry by the Mammoth Mining
company. was shipped to the mine yes
terday. This is q fine piece of machinery
and it is understood the company got
it at bargain.
AS soon as the findings of the court are
Mining company it is the intention of
Charlie Lammersdorf to leave at once
for the mine for tbs purpose of begin
ming active work in its extensive opera
ton.
1t is rumored that there is a likelihood
of an early adjustment of Daly-West
affairs. which means that the mine will
soon be started UP, in which event it is
claimed that the company will be OF a
dividend-paying basis within 60 days, and
possibly 80.
G. L. Korner the popular Oregon Short
Line conductor. and Attorney c. w.
promising gold claims in Eagle valley dis
trict, in the near vicinity of the Charlie
Ross. from which they expect great
things in the near future.
are making arrangements to patent
group of IL claims in Willow Springs dis
tr1ct in the Deep Creek country. 1t is
understood that this is very promising
property and that the work already done
in its development has disclosed ore run
ming from p to Y per cent lead and from
81 to 500 ounces in silver to the ton.
The Generalization company las decided
the steam VS.. electrical question by the
purchase of the 60-horse power engine of
the old Eagle foundry. and the same was
shipped TO the Geyser mill yesterday.
Joe Dederichs. who has the contract for
the enlargement of the plant states that
he will have the mill in operation again
with its increased capacity, within ten
days.
The six compartment shaft in the Calu-
met and Hecla copper mine in the Lake
superior region in Michigan, is now down
depth of 1890 feet, being only $50 feet
less than a statue mine. This is the
deepest in the mining world. and it cost
over &5OO-O00. but as the Company pays
AOOO,444 in dividends, the sinking of this
deep hole was no more of an undertaking
with it than the driving if 5C0-foot shaft
would be to the general run of mining
companies.
James II. Hornsby. who has thing and
fire brick works at South Bountiful was
IN the city yesterday and when seen by
a Herald reporter stated that he was
meeting with = fair degree of success in
this enterprise and that he was building
up good business in this line which en-
braced the manufacture of sewer pipe and
decorative ware. Mr.. Hornsby has been
making tests of fire clay and kaolin from
the Dragon iron mine near Silver CITY.
ana so far his experiments have been
most satisfactory, and to such an extent
that il is likely that in the future he will
utilize the product of this property in
his business.
Work is being pushed in the develop
ment and operate of the Florence mine
IN Skull Valley. owned by the Florence
Mining company. of this city. and a drift
IS being run in a mammoth body of ore
the intention being to start up the Potion
mill at the mine within the next so DAVIS
The general range of values of the ore
is A.2G in gold to the ton. and il has
beer demonstrated that this can be mined
and milled at cost of from s.. so to 81 so
per ton. and during the week that the
mill was run last fan a cleanup of Il
pounds of cyanideS was made the value
of which was Sl260 per pound Another
tank will be added to the equipment of
the plant this spring and it is anticipated
that the property will make a fine record
for itself this summer