The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
Mining Notes and Personals.

T. W. Bowen left Wednesday for Salmon
City, ma, where he will examine mining
properties.
Dexter stock was in active demand yes
terday afternoon, and at figures above the
selling quotation on change in the morn
ing.
Next week Thursday, after the call of
the mining exchange, the members will
hold a meeting and elect a governing
board.
Major j. E. Jackson of the Consolidated
Kansas City Sampling works expects to
leave for Spokane today on business for
the company.
E. E. Jenkins of the Sacramento is the
happy father of a fine, bouncing boy
which put in its appearance yesterday
morning. Weight, Sl9 pounds; all gold.
Attorney E. Hoffman and G. W. Hes
semer, two prominent Richfield citizens
who take a deep interest in mining oper-
atiOns in the Gold Mountain district are
in the city taking in the sights.
Luke Hickman. the efficient foreman of
the Tintic Iron company. of Tintic. is in
from Silver City. Mr. Hickman states that
the iron mine OF the company is looking
well and that there is increased activity
this fall in the Silver City end of the dis
trict.
W J. Curtis. of the law firm of Sulli-
van, Cromwell & Curtis, of New York,
legal advisers of Captain ]. r. De Lamar,
left for nome yesterday after spending a
day or two in an inspection of the Golden
accompanied by friend, Mr.. Kane.
Superintendent R. G. Legg of the North
ern Light. who is in from Lion hill, states
that while no bodies of high-grade ore
have been disclosed in the new workings
of the mine on the Hercules side of the
mountain. that still the outlook for the
property is by no means discouraging.
The Washable company has resumed the
Idaho line. 1t is reported that a 12-foot
body of ore has been uncovered on a new
place on the vein on this ground, the min
eral running 43 ounces silver and 81 in
gold to the ton. from which 2O0-ounce min
eral can be sorted for shipment.
Henry Thompson of Scipio. superintend-
ent of the Scipio Coop, is in the city at
tending conference. Mr. Thompsoa states
done in the hills west of Scipio and that
some valuable finds have been made IN
that locality, it being the intention of the
owners to work their claims all winter.
1t is understood that surveyors are at
work ia Hobble Creek canyon laying out
the route for a wagon road from Spring
vile to the mine OF the Hobble Creek
Marble company and 1t Is given out that
work in the way of grading for the road
viii begin this fall. The treasury stock
of the company is finding ready buyers.
Hon. George w. E. Dorsey, who has
returned from a visit to Camp Floyd and
Ophir districts, made an inspection of the
Hercules on Lion hill during his absence
and he states that this prospective pro-
QANtE Is tOOhiIiS wen with OF
good milling ore in sight through which
there are streaks and stringers of high
grade shipping stuff.
Allen Corr. one of the employees of the
Mammoth company OF Gold Mountain
who has been visiting friends in the city
during the past week, will leave for the
mine today as he finds that it is easier
10 climb mountains of his camp than to
walk the paved streets of Zion. It must
not be inferred from this, however that
Allen is not strictly pious even if he pre-
fers the broad roadway of the hills.
Ed Hoffman late superintendent of the
Galena mine at Fish Springs who is in
the city, states that in the lower work
ings Of the mine a two-foot body of ore
has been uncovered that assays 70 per
cent lead and 800 ounces in silver to the
toa. II is the report of this important
strike. doubtless which has caused such
an active demand for the stock of the
company during the past few days and
also the rapid advance in quotations
Work is progressing in the steady devel-
opment Of a number Of properties in Eagle
Valley district and with most encour-
aging results, the latest news from the
camp being received from Ben johnson
in a letter to Hon. Allen G.. Campbell in
which the statement is made that in the
bottom of the 100-foot shaft of the Horse
Shoe he has taken quartz which horns
500 to the ton in the yellow metal The
Horse Shoe is owned by Messrs johnson
Campbell and r. c. Lund, and is a most
promising property.