The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SUNDAY, JANUARY 80, 1898

Cuba, at Bingham, and he reports that at
the mine some high-grade ore is being
sacked for shipment, and that good pro-
gress is being made in the development
of the property
G. r. Boutwell,, who has returned from
/ Mercur from an inspection OF the s'acra-
mento. states that the mine IS Improving
| daily, and that it is a magnificent prop
| erty. and no mistake. while he Mill Is
working satisfactorily. with a high re-
covery of the precious metal
Fred Gross of the Colorado Iron Works
company, OF Denver. was in the city Fri
| day last. the guest of W. r. Grant, the
] local representative of the company: Mr.
/ Gross has been travelling in New Mexico
I and California in the interest OF the COM
/ pany going TO Denver Friday night
David ]. Cook left yesterday for Mari
| posa, Cal, where he will take the super
! intendency of the noted Mariposa mine.
/ owned by Mackey and Roberts Mr.. Cook
/ has been foreman and master mechanic
! at the Winnemuck. at Bingham, for some
! time, and formerly he was chief engineer
at the Old Jordan and Galena-
! Yesterday G. G.. Hall sent out two four
/ horse teams to the Congor mine. in Pine
gulch, Bingham. loaded with lumber and
supplies. Mr.. Hall will go ut TO the mine
/ himself this morning. and VIII pJ-h work
/ in the extensive development Of this val
liable property, which IS one Of the most
promising copper mines in the distrist.
Tooele Transcript: The Silver Queen
Mining company. whose property is To-
Gated at Wild Cat mountain. has Just
had an assay made from some ore re-
Gently taken from the mine. which runs
up to SIS in gold TO the ton. A contract
for 30 feet of tunnel work has been let to
Rob Orr and Fred Olsen. for s. = foot
1t is stated on good authority that the
Highland Boy company, operating IN
Bingham has recently purchased the Bret
Harte claim. in the same neighborhood.
formerly owned by Aaron keysor, and al
so the Annie, owned by Andrew Hay. The
Highland Boy already owns a large tract
I he han # n
is steadily acquiring new acquisitions
westward.
Mt. Pleasant Pyramid: BY being one
hour late at consultation of prominent
mining men in Salt Lake City one day last
week. A. A. Cahoon missed an oppor-
tunity of making a journey into the yell
low-tinted ice-bound fields of klondike
Mr.. CahOon had been the choice OF those
furnishing the means TO make the jour
ney. but had not favored the, acceptance
of the offer until another party had been
selected.
Democrat. Baker City. Ore: Mr.. Fred
Pfau, manager of the Bonanza-Elkhorn
Mining company. with basis of operations
mt Elkhorn mountain, who is in the city,
states that his company is doing extern
sive development work. A tunnel 2.OO0
feet in length commenced last fall and
now in 500 feet is being run and already
three lodges have been cut. Work will be
continued until the whole 1000 feet is run.
Mr.. Pau is employing five miners and
his expense bill monthly is about $500.
Robert Gorlinski. the well-known min
eral surveyor. had a narrow escape from
a snowslide fatality last week while sur
veying in the vicinity of the Commanded
mine at Bingham. Mr.. Gorlinski was do
ing some surveying in the locality men
toned, when A roaring above warned him
that a snowslde of goodly proportions
was coming down upon him with terrific
force. and ne barely had time TO get be-
hind tall stump before it was upon him,
but. fortunately, the stump was a protec-
ton. and although his hat was taken
along with the slide, he escaped in
jury.