The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-05
Mining Notes and Personals.

]. B. Milburn. ]. d. Boyd and P. P.
Warren of Price are in the city, on their
way TO the Klondike.
Miles W. Lund is in from Eagle Valley
district, where his father. Hon. r. c.
Lund, has valuable mining interests with
A. G. Campbell and Ben Johnson.
Rome Wheeler. superintendent of the
Sorth Swansea. who is in from Silver
CITY. states that the mine never looked
so well before as it does at the present
time.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Antler Gold Mining company will
be held in this city on March 10. at the
company's office, No. 40 South Main
street, at 1880 p. m.
L. NJ. Johnson. an employee of the
Highland Boy, at Bingham, arrived in
the city yesterday and was taken TO the
hospital to receive treatment for a piece
of steel that has lodged in his eye.
Will Hatfield of Eureka. who is in the
city, states that the Martha Washington,
the intention of the company to make a
shipment of good ore in the near fu-
ture.
Encouraging word comes from the
Treasure Hill, at Silver City, and the in
dic2tions are that the new workings are
within a few feet of the ore for which the
company has been looking for so s)ng a
time.
Attorney E. II. Scott, superintendent of
the North Fork placers, on Coffee creek,
diGgings last night, with the intention OF
beginning operations with the giant with
in short tine.
The Chloride Point was in yesterday
with a shipment of 10 tons of ore, which
was sold on controls showing silver values
of 1le2 ounces silver and 1885 in gold to
the ton. Another similar consignment will
soon be marketed.
A Murphy, who is in from Mercur,
states that the Cannon strike is consid-
cred as being a most important one
among the mining men of the camp. and
ii is understood that as development work
progresses continued Improvement is no
ticeable.
Work is being pushed in the steady de-
velopment of the Intrinsic group in Camp
FloVd district, which is located between
Sunshine and Fairfield. This is promis-
ing piece of ground, and it is understood
the indications at the present time are
quite encouraging.
Word has been received from Ashbrook
district. in Box Elder County. that the
new Huntington mill put in recently by
the Salt Lake Mining and Improvement
association has been in operation ever
since the 18th of February. and that it is
running in most satisfactory manner
on a good grade OF ore
A gentleman who is just in from Silver
City states that the showing in the Home
stake is most encouraging and that the
indications are that in the drift being run
from the 500-fOot level in the mine a fine
body of mineral viii soon he uncovered.
In fact, pieces of ore are now being found
in the soft formation that are high in
grade, some of ii being almost pure metal.
while assays have been made on hand
SAMPLES which show the presence of %
per cent copper, 30 ounces silver and IS in
gold TO the ton. Manager Frank Harris
has been at the mine for several days,
and is 10th to leave. as it looks as If the
works would break into fine body of
good ore almost at any shift.
Daniel Eyer has returned from Man
ming, where he closed up the deal for the
group of claims formerly owned by the
Gold Coin Mining company. near that
place, besides which he has purchased
other property adjoining, so that now he
has a group of II claims, which hereafter
is to be known as the Eyer group. A
boarding house and blacksmith shop have
been erected on the ground. and Mr.. Eyer
proposes to expend from $4,000 to $50 900
erty, on which there is an excellent sur
face showing, the ledge cropping boldly
and carrying most satisfactory gold vail
ues at the grass roots. A 50-foot tunnel
has already been run in the exploitation
of this group and it is believed that with
in 80 feet more the ledge will be cut. and
that at the point of connection the ore
zones will be quite large. Mr. Eyer has
always had faith in this portion of Camp
Floyd district. and is satisfied that in this
property ne has the making of a paying
proposition. and he proposes to prove his
faith by the expenditure of a goodly sum
of money.