The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-27
Mining Notes and Personals.

Mining stocks were rather quiet on the
curb yesterday afternoon.
The Neptune, of Bingham, reported with
q carload Of ore yesterday.
The South SWANSEA was in the market
yesterday with five carloads Of regulation
shipping ore.
The Martha Washington company will
assess its stockholders for an amount nee
essary TO erect its new steam hoist.
Frank Wilson, of the April Food mine
the city for several days on private bust
ness, returned home last night.
Hon. c. V. Wheeler. president of the
South Swansea Mining company, returned
home last night, after meeting with the
directors of the company in this city.
Captain Timothy Egan has returned
from Gold Mountain district, where he
made an examination of the Golden Star
mine, of which he is general manager.
The North Last Chance, of Bingham,
was in the market yesterday with 10
tons of concentrates, being the first con-
signment of mineral made by the COM
pany since the starting up of its new mill.
Silver quotations were higher yesterday
than they have been at any time since the
18th of February last, in consequence of
which silver producers are feeling quite
encouraged, hoping that the white metal
will continue its upward course.
H. W. Hoyt, superintendent of agencies
and secretary of the Gates Iron works
Of Chicago, is in the city the guest of
IeoISe " bradley, the resident agent
of the company Mr. Hoyt has just re-
turned from a visit to Stateline, and he
is well pleased with this new gold camp
Charlie Bradd, who has been hard at
work during the past year in the develop
ment of the Alpha, on Granite mountain
In Tooele county, is in the city for the
purpose OF comforting with the officers of
the company. Mr.. Bradd has been driv-
ing long tunnel in the development of
the Alpha and ne reports that the mine is
In most encouraging condition.
Reports from Silver City are TO the eff
IN the drift of the WoodmanSee ground
on the Sunbeam ledge and that a fine
body of lead carbonate ore has been I'M
covered that is very similar to that taken
from the surface years ago. An effort has
been made. however, to suppress the
news of the find. but it is said to be
genuine and all o. K. all the same.
James Fitzgerald who is interested in
the Mckinley group of mines on Lion
hill, had a fine array of specimens of high
grade ore from the mine on exhibition
on the curb in front of the White house
yesterday afternoon, and the display at
tracted the attention of quite a number
of mining men. Mr.. Fitzgerald. it is un-
derstood, is anxious to sell his interest or
to take a partner in with him. and took
this manner of advertising his wants in
this direction.
President NJ. Kopp has returned from
Blue Bell district, where ne made an eX-
animation of the international mina. in
which there is a splendid showing of ore
a large portion of which is too low grade
to ship. but which would pay well with a
concentrator on the ground. Newton
Learned, who made an expert examina-
ton of this property, is highly impressed
with its merits and value. The company
will continue developments for some time
to come, when the question of a mill will
come up for consideration.