The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
Mining Notes and Personals.

T. A. Richards, the state geologist of
Colorado. was in the city yesterday.
Henry Anderson, of the staff OF the
Mercur Mercury. is in the city On busi-
ness and pleasure bent
]. A. Fitzgerald writes The Herald that
he has not parted with all of his interest
in the Mckinley group on Lion hill.
a. Popkiss, of the Stateline Gold Min
ing company, is in from Stateline with
another s,1.o gold 81 brick the product OF his
a. S. Day, of the Chloride Point. left
last night for a visit to old home folks in
Ohio, and on the way he will take in the
principal cities of the east.
H. L. ]. Warren, the able and genial
representative of the New York Engineer
ing and Mining Journal, has returned to
Salt Lake. and will probably remain here
for a season.
The directors of the Salt Lake & Ne;
vada Gold Mining & Milling company held
meeting last night TO formulate plans
for the future operation of its property,
which is located at Osceola, New.
D. w. Brunton of Aspen, Colo. one of
the owners of the Taylor & Brunton samp
ling works at Pallas station, few miles
south of this city, is in Salt Lake the
guest of j. w. Neill, the company's resi-
dent manager.
Thomas Weir of the Highland Boy, has
left for the east and ii is believed that
before his return the question of the pro-
posed erection of smelter for the treat
ment and reduction of the base ores of the
mine will be settled.
C. E. Allen. of the Centennial-Eureka
who has returned from Tintic. made a
visit of inspection to the Martha Washing
ton before returning. and he states that
he was favorably impressed with the
promising condition of this new producer
Colonel Ellis. of the Dexter, is feeling
much encouraged over the news received
from this Nevada property, and he states
that the April output for the mine was
$l7 ,00c. while for May il will be at least
$4,000. and it is believed that the June
output will exceed S35. COO.
Eugene Goodrich. of the De Lamar
Lode. will so out TO Mammoth with the
excursion over the Short Line today ac-
ccmpanied by John Reeter also of De
Lamar. Mr.. Goodrich has given up his
and will return home about the first of
June.
Another lot of bullion has been received
from the old Ashbrook mine in Box Elder
county, which is being successfully oper-
ated by the Salt Lake Improvement &
Mining association. Eastern stockholders
of the company who have recently in
spected the mine are well pleased with
its condition.
The owners of the Cuba, at Bingham,
are feeling in excellent spirits over the
fine showing in this property, as on the
4O-foot level in the winZe from the tunnel
level in this ground a croSS-cut has re-
vealed a chute Of nice ore from which
mineral is being sacked for the market
ounces silver and s. in gold to the ton.
The killing of Butch Cassiday. the lead
er of the Robbers RooSt gang, will lift
a load of apprehension from the minds
of prospectors and mining men operating
in eastern Utah, as this band of robbers
and cut-throats has been a constant men
ace to the mining interests of that portion
of the state, and more that one miner
has been held up by these desperadoes.
Times-Review, Tuscarora, New: Benja-
min c. Jordan, until recently connected
with the Dexter company. has accepted
a position as chemist and mining engineer
with the Higbie- Russell company. a Chi
cago syndicate which is operating in Ne
vada and Utah. For the present Mr.
Jordan VIII be located at Battle Noun
tail, ne Nevada headquarters of the
company.
Times, Mountain City. New: E. Penrod
made cleanup at his mill in Tennessee
gulch IL ia 5 week, and 1t is estimated that
over 5000 We're taken out. For the short
time the mill has been running and with
only three stamps, this is a remarka BILE
showing. The mill is not running at pres
ent. and the owners will put in three more
stamps before starting up again, thereby
making 1t siX-stamp mill.
Before the call of the mining exchange
yesterday, c. c. Higgins, of the Mercur
Mercury, and II. w. Dorsey, of this CITY
were granted the privileges of the floor
pending the vote on their applications for
membership. The stock exchange has be-
come a very popular institution of late
applications for seats in the same are
pouring in galore, which speaks well for
the growth Of the mining shares farket.
Colonel S. B. Miner and G. r. Both
well, who have returned from an inspec-
ton of the Petro mine at Bingham are
well pleased with the condition and ap-
pearance of the property, and Colonel
Miner states that within its workings
immense bodies of high grade lead ore
are exposed, in fact, that ii would be easv
TO take out at least $50 600 from the ore
that is in sight but it is not the inten-
ton of the management to ship until the |
metal is quoted at 81. when the mine will
send out its wealth of mineral in steady |
stream.
w. A. Sidney came down from Alta last
evening and reports the road is open and
clear to the Frederick mine and ore teams |
will start Monday. Jake Smith the road
supervisor, has been doing some excellent
work in his district from the station, at |
the foot of the tramway upwards and |
the same is almost a drive. The mines !
have plenty of material for shipping and /
about 125 tons on the Vallejo and the CITY
Rock dumps. Sidney hays the prospects |
for good season are excellent An ap- |
LEGATION for a postoffice will soon be filed !
for the summer season so the miners |
can get their mail without having to come !
down for it.
NothinO Moro