The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24

A. c. Ellis jr, of Salt Lake, arrived on
No. last night and left for Tuscarora on
this mornings stage. They are largely
interested in the Dexter mine.
The Pioneer sampler yesterday re-
ported the receipt of 1S5 tons of high
grade lead ore from the Silver King. This
Park City bonanza is now shipping over
Zoo tons of rich rock a month.
Reports from Lion Hill are to the effect
that the Columbia is looking extremely
well and that in the sinking of the Rosa
shaft the men are taking out high grade
ore for shipment. while the ore deposits
are growing in size as depth is attained
The Sacramento company reported at
the sampling works yesterday with its
ides, and it is understood that the product
is of excellent grade. The company will
pay its regular monthly dividend of $500
next week Tuesday.
Messenger, Phoebe New: A cave oc-
CURED on the lower level of the Alps yes
terday and filled up the drift in front of
j. Burns and E. Dyre, who are leasing
there. Fortunately, some persons who
happened to go down the shaft, discovered
the condition of affairs and assisted in
digging through to the men.
The Dexter reports the receipt of gold
bars and cYanides TO the value of about
$4,000 the result of a partial cleanup at
its TuScarora mills, while another lot,
sufficient in size to make the June output
loot up to $4,000, will be received later on.
Dexter stock is still in good demand and
is steadily increasing in value
The directors of the Buckeye Mining
company, or Unite. held meeting yeSter-
day, levied an assessment of three-fOurthS
OF cent a share on the capital stock
payable immediately. and it is stated that
when paid in, this will be sufficient to
clear the company from it's Indebtedness
AT the meeting, other business was trans
acted, and George ROmney was elected to
place on the board 10 fill a vacancy.
Messenger, Phoebe, New: A ledge of ore
aSSayinc l20 ounces in silver and $64 in
gold was recently discovered in this dis
trict by parties searching for a leasing
pl opoSltion. Being unable to procure a
lease, they are keeping the new find Sc
cret, expecting TO profit thereby. This,
with the new developments east of the
\ uba, clearly. shows the advantages of
prospecting in this vicinity and that mines
are not always closed down for want of
ore.
Fred J. Leonard, who has returned from
a visit to Mercur, states that this great
gold camp is all o. X, and that good
progress is steadily being made in the
getting to be a city of goodly proportions
and with a number of metropolitan ad- |
vantages. Mr. Leonard also states that !
it is common report there that the Golden |
Gate mill is a success, and that Captain
De Lamar is treating from AGO TO 400 tons |
OF ore daily at a high saving OF its gold |
it being generally understood |
that the tonnage will be gradually in
until 500 tons are handled daily.
Colonel Pat DOMAIN, the we'll known de- !
scr1ptiVe writer, who has been in the |
for the north. Colonel Donan says the |
klondike boom is not dead, but that it
has encountered d lull on account of the |
fact that no gold could be brought out
during the winter time. but that in a
few weeks from now, when the river
boats come down the Yukon with 60 tons
Of gold on board, the excitement will be
revived again in greater volume than
ever, and that transportation companies
will have hard time to take care of the
travel to the frozen north.
The International company, operating in
Blue Bell district, Tooele county, has had
a test on low grade ores from its mine by
the resulting concentrates
showing assay values of 5S.5 per cent lead
50 ounces silver and $3.50 in gold to the
ton, ana it is quite likely that before the
season is over concentration will be in
stalled in the near vicinity of the proper
". The company has just let another
00-foot contract for sinking on the vein,
and, as it has been found that values are
Increasing with depth, it is believed that
he mine will be able to furnish ar album
lance Of good shipping ore within the
near future. OF late a goodly percentage
# copper has made its appearance in In
ernational ores, which fact is hailed by
he company as a good sign