The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-16
Mining Notes and Personals.

! The Horn Silver was in yesterday with
a shipment of concentrates.
A double shift has been put on at the
! Cuoa, IN Carr Fork gulch, Bingham
w b. Andrew. of the Young America
East. at Tuscarora, New, is out looking
after his interests.
w. c. B. Allen. who is devoting his time
exclusively TO Mercur properties. was in
the city yesterday.
George II. Robinson is in Anaconda.
Mont. as an expert in the Rarus-Suohoril-
city. - '''''
The Walker House, which has long bean
1aForite stopping place with mining
men, VIII start up its new dining room TO-
day in very pleasant quarters
The probabilities are that work will
me resumed next week in the develop
m9nt OF the Hazel-Bess mine at the head
OF emigration canyon, few miles east
of this city.
The decline in lead quotations yester
DAY mad demoralizing effect in mining
circles throughout the west. and the feel
m Is lhat thefc Is no telling when the
bottom viii be reached
Frank Hall of Mercur is at Deer Lodge
In Eagle Valley district where he al
ready has some promising interests and
It IS hoped that he will get in on the
boom that is about to strike that camD
and make pile of money!
J. V Lane and wife, accompanied bv
George Hirsch. left last night for Deer
Lodge i1t IN Eagle Valley district 1t was
the intention of the party to leave Mon
day night, but on account OF the stormy
weather the trip was postponed for a dav.
1t is expected that a shipment of high
grade ore from the Martha Washington
near Silver City. will be in the market
tomorrow. All reports from this mine
are of most encouraging nature and IL
is believed that it will rank as a regular
producer from this time on.
The Ogden Standard says: H Il. Ward
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mine. near Brigham City. is in the city a
greater part of the time. The cause of
this IS That the mine is closed down
awaiting the arrival of the new concen-
traitor machinery. which viii be ready
for placing in a few weeks
+. 3. Cook has returned from Silver
city. where he made an examination of
the Treasure Hill mine, from which three
or four carloads of iron ore ars heinz
shipped weekly. This ore is being used
at the smelters for fuXing purposes brt
the indications are that body of good
ore Will soon be encountered in thu work,
inSs of the property.
W. 1. Higgins of Montana. who is well
known in Utah mining circles arrived in
the city yesterday Mr.. Higgins with
his partner. is working the Midnight mine
at Argenta. Mont. from which fbev are
making regular shipments and af the
same time are pushing work in the MAX
lh2 OF an upralse on the Vein. which
when completed, will be used as a work
ing shaft.
c. Fl. Griffin. the secretary of the Gold
en- Gate Extension. at Mercur has re- /
turned from Denver. where he has been
in attendance at a railroad meeting. 1t /
IS expected that something Will be done
soon in the way of resumption of devel- /
opment work on this property. which has |
been considerably enhanced in value of !!
late on account OF the recent strike in the |
Cannon group. adjoining. The Golden /
Gate Extension Is well equipped with a +
lion to begin effective work at once. The |
stock of the company has been called on |
the floor of the exchange of late. indi- |
eating that buyers are becoming inter
ested in its future.
Moses Taylor. who has Just returned
rom 4 visit TO Tint;c district. made an
Inspection of the property owned by the