The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-11

1 the Mercur excursion yesterday to take
a rin out to the Columbia, on Lion hill.
Major j. E. Jackson, of the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling & refining com
to a telegram from his company.
A. II. Mayue will start up the Daisy
mill on the West Dip today, and it is be
lieved that the initial run will be eminently
successful as the plant is perfect in, every
detail.
The Washington, the new Frisco bo-
nanza, is in with two carloads of con-
centrates. while the Horn Silver COM
pany received settlement Saturday for
six cars of crude ore.
Work has been started up anew at the
Alaska mine, in Tintic district. The smart
is being unWatered and the company Will
sink TO the 4Oo-foet level before stopping,
when drifts will be run on the vein.
Captain T. p. Kelly, a Butte mining
operator, who has been in attendance on
the mining congress. is highly pleased
with its proceedings, and is satisfied that
they will result in doing much for the
mining industry in the future.
|. n. A. Dunyan. the efficient suDerintend-
ent of the Observation-Disclosures mine, at
Eureka. who has been in Salt Lake this
week as a delegate to the mining congress.
returned home yesterday, accompanied
by his wife. Mr.. Dunyan states that the
mine is looking we'll.
The bar of Dexter gold. mention of the
receipt OF which is made elsewhere in
these columns, was placed on exhibition
at the nan OF rellCS yesterday
and attracted great deal of attention
The bar weighed 45l2 pounds and assays
AL fine grains gold and 500 fine grains
silver.
c. E. Allen, manager of the Centennial
Eureka, informs The Herald that there
is no truth in the statement made by one
of the Eureka papers to the effect that
the company is TO begin the erection of
mill for the treatment of Centennial
Eureka ores, and that it has no intention
of so doing.
1t is believed, now that a verdict has
been rendered in the Omaha litigation
that this valuable Camp Floyd mine Will
be extensively developed this season, and
as it's mineral areas have practically been
determined by the workings of the La
Cigale and Daisy mines. there is no ques-
ton of doubt as to the value of the prop
erty.
The magnificent mineral display at the
Hall of Relics has been one of the most
attractive features of the mining con-
every effort TO make it pleasant ana n
ltereSting for visitors. On account OF the
interest being taken in the exhibit the
management has decided to keep the dis
play open for inspection all OF this week.
Roy Mayne, of Mercur fame, has re-
turned from a visit to the Blue noun
tain country and expresses himself as
being well pleased with this section
where. he says. the mineralZatlon Is
splendid and where they have sure
enough mines. 1t is more than likely
ton IN the near future his only fault
to find being that it is too far from rail-
road facilities.
Charlie NJ. Mullen, the delegate from
Boise Ida. to the mining congress, and
who was so successful in attracting the
attention of the congress to the beauties,
resources and attractions of this portion
of the Lords footStool, was indiSDoSed
Saturday afternoon. but started for his
home that night. Mr.. Mullen. on his re-
turn home should be accorded royal
reception by the people of Boise for what
he has done for that place during his stay
in Salt Lake.
Eureka, New, was well represented at
the Mercur excursion yesterday, among
the visiting delegates being G. d. Abbott
of that place, superintendent of the Eu-
reka 4 PciiSaQe railroad; ,. Z. tOWed.
county assessor of Eureka county and
superintendent of the Jackson & Ham
burg mine and j. w. Edward, a graduate
of the leading mining schools of Europe
and a metailurgist and geologist of ex-
perience.
Charlie Ford, the millwright, was in
from Sunshine Saturday, where he is hard
at work in the erection of the Overland
mill, which, he states, is rapidly nearing
COMPLETION the wood work being nearly
completed, while the machinery is rapidly
arriving Good progress is also being
made in the development of the mine, the
working shaft being within % feet of
making connection with the incline drift
from the main workings of the mine, and
it is expected that by Sept. l the initial
run on ore viii be made.