The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-05

! streets yesterday afternoon at $780, and
hard to get at that figure.
The Mammoth racket was the general
subject of conversation among mining
men on the streets yesterday.
! H E Zerbe viii goeout TO Stockton this
morning FOR the purpose of making an in
spection of the Hercules, in which he is
heavily interested.
G. G. Hall is down from the Congor. at
Bingham, on which ne has force hard
at work pushing Developments in this
promising AMI valuable property.
Boise Statesman. Two large bars of
gold bullion We're received at the United
States assay office YESTERDAY morning
from the Bonanza mine at Has.lr City.
a S. Day, H. Il. Green ana Dr. T. Z.
Wetzel returned Thursday night from
Bingham where they made an inspection
of the Cuba, in which they are intereSted
in 6 bond and lease.
Elmer Hill is down from Bingham with
five carloads of good ore, and he states
that two more lots will soon follow. Ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Hill. the Fortune is look
ing \, I'll, with good bodies OF fine mineral
exposed.
Tooele Transcript: We expect by spring
to have a mining boom in Pine canyon
w C. Adamson has been busy the last
week hauling the engine boiler and ma
ter.al for the erection of Il mill at the
head OF Pine canyon James Moffat and
Major Dayley are out looking after the
business.
W. 7. McFarlane. the able superintend-
ent at the Wonder, at Mercur, who was
in the city yesterday, states that the
property is in most encouraging cond1-
ton. and that the DRIFT from the SHAFT
has been run south for a distance of $50
feet, the face being in ground that is
highly mineralized.
Arch Miner is back from Mercur, where
he has been on business connected with
the Salt Lake City Water & Electric
Power company, and he states that the
company is stringing poles along the line
and making active preparations to get in
TO this camp with power, as well as into
Bingham. Mr.. Miner states that the
Geyser-Marion is looking out of sight.
w. II. Thomas. manager of the Maya
"a, has arrived in the city from the east
and within a short time he will HE him
self to Bingham for the purpose of in
specting the important disclosures re-
Gently made in the mine, as already mem
toned in these columns. M Thomas is
looking we'll after his long absence and
is we'll pleased to hear of the strike in the
nine
The Bullion-Beck Tunnel company has
been working two men on its Eureka
property since the LIST of December last,
and it is believed that before the work
In hand is completed large bodies of ore
will be encountered. The tunnel of the
company is below the Humbug and Uncle
Sam mines, owned by Jesse Knight and
l. would not be at all surprising if it
would uncover mineral in these proper
ties.
W. \. OTtm ana tQ hCOdTT1ck are per-
fecting arrangements for the incorpora-
ton of the Plymouth Rock group of
seven clans in 1intic district, near Silver
City, and south of and adjoining the
Cleopatra. The owners of this property
have expended about $1,000 in improve
ments and in the development of the
property, on which cabins have been
built ana a within installed. and they be-
lieve that it is on an extension of the
South Swansea vein.
Frank Roberts. Ed Weston, Pete Nc
Neice. Geo. Cox and Mr.. Davis are max
ing arrangements to leave about the 10Th |
for the Copper river, in Alaska. where |
they will make search for gold placers !
and lead claims. as they have seen par
ties who have returned from there. who |
state that the prospects in that region |
are very promising. The boys will buy |
their clothing principally in Salt Lake. |
but the rest of their outfit they will lay |
in at Portland. They expect. to ascend |
Copper river by means of boats and sleds. |
According to all accounts. there are many
n this city who would be glad to accom-
Dany them to this land of promise, which
5 within the boundaries of the United
States.