The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
Mining Notes and Personals.

Mercur stock was a ready seller on the
curb yesterday afternoon at s1.25.
VIII H. Lawrence was booked to leave
last night for a short visit to Glenwood
Springs. Colo.
Max Smith. of the Bank of Commerce,
took run out to the Hercules on Lion
hill yesterday.
Simon Bamberger, of the Bullion-Bec
left last night for British Columbia on
mining and other business.
An assessment of 5 cents a share has
been levied on the capital stock of the
Lower Mammoth Mining company.
VIII Eiseman is taking course in as
saying at Korty & Co.'S, and will soon be
able to hold down position at some
mine.
A. NJ Grant. of the Colorado Iron Works
company, has returned from an extended
visit to the northwest in the interest of
his firm.
The Sacramento will make it's regular
semi-monthlv shipment of cyanides to-
morrow, and it is understood that it will
be an extra large one.
James Myron and Henry Bradley left
for Idaho last night on fishing and pros
pecting trip. and way-up fish story is
expected upon their return.
A meeting of the directory of the Snow
flake Mining company was held recently,
at which an assessment of cents share
was levied payable on or before Aug. %.
Baker City Democrat: George Crismon.
group Of mines. accompanied by his two
sons. arrived by yesterday afternoon
train.
The semi-monthly shipment of Mercur
cyanides. aggregating about 800 or 1000
pounds, is being sampled by Major Jack
son at the Consolidated Kansas CITY
works.
The Herald is informed that the treat
ment of Ontario tailings at the Marsac
mill. at the Park has been entirely sue
cessful and that high extraction is-be-
ing made
Mike O'Meara. who is working the Ca
risa. at Tintic. on a lease, expects to have
a two-carload shipment of good copper
ore on the market before the first Of
the month.
1t is understood that an important strike
has been made in the PeaYine and Bung-
starter mines. in Star Mining district,
owned by w. S. Mccormick, Simon Bam-
berger, ct al.
Hon Allen G. Campbell expects to leave
for Eagle Valley district some time this
week FOR the purpose of looking over his
extensive mining interests in this prom
Using gold district
The banks will be closed tomorrow and
there will be no call of the mining ex
change as Monday will be observed in
business circles as legal holidav-the
24th. instead of today, which is Pioneer
day.
L. Holbrook. manager OF the Grand Cen
trail at Mammoth is making investiga-
erection of a steam hoist and compressed
air plant at this producer and dividend
payer in the near future.
Tintic Miner: The main shaft on the
Tweed has reached depth of 260 feet,
and a drift has peen started for the ore
body. Mr.. Jenkins feels confident that he
will be in the market with car of high
grade copper, when the vein is encoun-
tered.
1t is given out on the side that pro-
ducers of silicious ores are holding back
their product with ;he hope of getting bet
ter terms from the smelters which they
hope to get because of the fact that there
has been surplus of fluXing ores on the
market of late.
L. C. Doty. NJ. E.. has returned from
Haley Ida, where he made an eXamina-
Packard of this city. He reports the mine
as in good shape and with plenty of good
ore in sight but that there is a scarcity
of water with which TO operate the mill
George H. Dern. of the Mercur. left last
night for Butte and Billings, Mont. with
the intention of officiating as best man at
the last named place at the wedding of an
Old college chum: From Billings, Mr..
in old haunts for two or three
weeks.
At the Alaska, near Silver City. the
shaft has been cleared of water station
and sinking pumps have been put in and
the shaft viii be deepened another 100
feet from its present depth. $50 feet. when
a drift will be run in under the vein. The
has not as much water to con-
tend with this season as it had last.
Messenger. Phoebe, New: The profit of
ore from this section when the
values run less than 100 ounces in silver
and 20 per cent lead is very small and
Messrs. Young and West
who recently shipped about six tons OF
ore carrying 81 ounces in silver and 40
per cent lead received about 70 per cent
of the cost of extraction from the net re-
turns
1t IS learned that NJ. ]. Flynn. the eff
cient superintendent of the Sacramento,
has resigned his position to go TO Aus
tralia for Ralph Nichols. the well known
mining expert. Mr.. Flynn's resignation is
to take effect on the first of next month
1t is reported that H. L. Benner so long
In charge of the Geyser-Marion. may fill
the vacancy at the Sacramento caused
by the retirement of Mr.. Flynn.
Bulletin, Mountain Home, Ida: Fred
Powell. a mining expert and engineer. ac-
by A. Reed. of New York.
came in from Caldwell Monday and went
down to Snake river TO look over the
placer fields between Garnet and Grand
View, ard If the outlook is-favorable they
will secure ground and pnt in a large
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