The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-16
Mining Notes and Personals,

After the close of business last night
bids of $1.571a were recorded for Star Con-
solidated.
Superintendent A. Buckbee of the Sun
beam OF Silver City, who has been in the
city for the past few days, left for the
mine last night.
1t is understood that one of the officials
of the Mammoth Mining company has
Informed few of MS intimate friends
that the company will most likely declare
Christmas dividend.
d. j. Huntsman, who is prospecting for
Prof. w. H. Tibbals and others in the
La Sale mountains, has sent in some
ore from one of his discoveries which as
says 14.4 per cent copper and $50 ounces in
silver to the ton.
The Horn Silver of Frisco was in the
market yesterday with five cars of crude
ore and two of concentrates. Tho Wash
ington mine, in which Hon P. T. Farms
worth of the Horn Silver is also inter-
ested, also has a car of ore at the
sampler.
Superintendent w. F. Smith of the Mid
night Bowers, leaves for Tintic tomorrow
to look after the erection of the buildings.
The contract for the shaft having been
let three shifts are now at work upon it,
and Mr.. Smith states that the work is
being pushed.
Hon Theodore Brubank, who has re-
turned from an inspection of Tintic mines
and prospects, states that the Yankee
Consolidated is in a most interesting con-
lions are that ore will be broken into al
most any day now.
An instance occurred yesterday in which
stock which had been sold several years
ago for delinquent assessment was sold
on the floor of the exchange. The original
owner of the stock as well as the seller
was undoubtedly ignorant of the fact that
an assessment had ever been levied on
this security.
j. H. Stallings. the manager of the Joe
Bowers o
city yesterday, states that the property
is in excellent condition. The Herald be-
ing informed that one shift, in the opera
ton of the mine, was breaking down more
ore than three shifts could take out and
deliver at the surface.
Hon. Thomas Kearns of the Silver King,
who was down from the Park yesterday
when questioned as to the condition and
outlook for the Valeo, stated that while
he had nothing to say regarding it that
still the showing was so encouraging that
he was putting his money up in it's con-
tinued development and in the search ior
ore.
Superintendent Bradley of the Hillside.
at Mercur, telephones in that while the
regular ore belt has not been as yet dis
covered in the DEVELOPMENT of this pros
pective bonanza, that the indication are
most flattering. 1t is believed that il \yill
not be long now before the Hillside will
be given rank as another Mercur gold
producer.
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of few days run at the new Star mill
in Pine canyon, is now being tested by
fire at the sampler. 1t is expected that
a larger and better consignment will ar
rive in the city about Christmas time
The latest reports from the mine are most
encouraging and it is learned that in its
development the gold values in the ore
are increasing as the workings are
pushed into the mountain.
The Sea Swan company has ordered
steam hoist from the Utah & Montana
Machinery company, and the plant was
sent out to the mine yesterday. The
equipment of the hoist embraces an en-
CINE and boiler each of 2O-horse power.
the plant having a sinking capacity of 700
feet. The company will do some system
attic work III the development of this
promising Tintic property, most of which
for the present will be done under con-
tract.