The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-12
good ore and also all the earmarks of a
heavy producer in the future.


heavy producer in the future.
The Telluride Power Transmission COM
pany of Colorado is just completing its
large water power plant in Provo can
10000 horsepower by wire to Mercur.
H. A Cohen. who has charge of De
Lamars Utah and Nevada gold mines,
will go out to Mercur this morning to
inspect the progress being made in the
erection of the gigantic mill on the Gold
en- Gate.
The Utah of Fish Springs was in yes
terday with a carload of good ore, which
machinery for the new gasoline hoist for
the Utah is now at Oasis, and will be
hauled to the mine atsonce
Hon. c. V. Wheeler of the South Swan
sea mine, who was in the city yesterday
from Silver City, states that the mine is
looking fine and that while regular ship
ments are being made, development work
is also being pushed and nice reserves of
good ore are being daily blocked out.
Stocks on the curb yesterday afternoon
were somewhat slow and inactive, al
though considerable business was done
in Northern Light. Geyser-Marion and
quite firm and holders of this security
are very confident as to its future.
The directors of the Grow Cold Mining
company held an informal meeting yes
terda.r- 1t is understood that the affairs
of the company are in excellent condi-
ton and that work is being systematically
pushed in the development of its property
on Golconda mountain in West Mountain
district
The stockholders of the Badger Mining
company of Bingham, held their meeting
yesterday and elected officers and di-
rectOrS as follows to serve for the en-
w. G. Orem, vice president; Samuel
hainey, secretary and treasurer; George
Weir, superintendent, and George A
Lowe.
No., ATo,r,,;ra 30 Oodor +ba ,,-oll Iy,o1,,,,
mineraloSist and mining expert. who will
have charge of Utah's mineral exhibit
at the Omaha exposition, was in the city
yesterday circulating among mine-owners
gathering material FOR the exhibit. He
will leave for Mercur this morning for
the purpose of securing specimens from
the leading mines of that camp.
1t is learned that the connection of so
feet between the lower tunnel of the
Montezuma mine, at Bingham. which is
in 800 feet, and the big stope, out of which
so much good ore has been taken in times
past, is completed, and the mine is now
in condition to maintain an extraction of
$50 tons or better of ore per day. This
ore goes 80 per cent lead, 20 per cent iron,
20 ounces silver and 50 in gold per ton.
On Feb. 1, at pm. the stockholders of
the OpeX will meet and vote on the
proposition to amend the articles of in
corporation so as to make its capital
stock assessable. This is necessary be-
cause of the fact that the company is
endeavoring to raise funds in the east
for the continued development of the
company's property, located at Mammoth,
and If the amendment carries and an
assessment is levied, it is most likely to
be a stock instead of a cash assessment.
According to the Helena Independent,
Al z. Murphy, formerly sergeant of po-
lice of that city, has returned from Daw-
son City with S4S coo in gold taken from
his two claims there. Mr.. Murphy left
Helena in August and has evidently been
among the successful ones. He left his
family in Salt Lake when he departed for
Alaska. and is expected to arrive in the
city within a few days. Mr.. Murphy
brought back with him q dog team, which
is attracting a great deal of attention on
the coast
viii Hatfield. who is in from Eureka,
states that work is progressing finely in
the development of the Snowflake and
that drifting is being pushed on the ore
body, which is holding. its own in an en-
manner. The Burleigh drills
are being operated by compressed air
from the Centennial Eureka, while steam
has bean put in for power for the hoist.
Ralph ZWicky, who has charge of the
boarding house at the Northern Light,
on Lion hill. will return TO the mine to-
morrow after few days sojourn in Salt
Lake.
Elmer Hill. of the Fortune, at Bingham.
who is in the city attending law suit,
states that the property of the company
is in fine shape with good bodies of ship
ping ore exposed. On the 10Th it is ex-
Segment of from 100 to 200 tons of srst-
class mineral. During the past few days,
according to Mr. HILL a fine body of
high-grade lead carbOnateS has been dis
closed unexpectedly in an upraise in one
of the upper workings of the mine. Mr..
Hill is employing about 80 man at the
Fortune and keystone. and the outlook
for the property is most encouraging.
T. c. Rookledge is in from Spring Creek
Deep Creek, where he has been
directing operations at the Queen of
Sheba. which has acquired a creditable
reputation as a producer of the yellow
metal, and he states that the mine is
looking well with excellent reserves of
pre- in sight. The mill has been closed
for the winter. but force of u men are
at work piling up mineral for next
seasons run. On his way in Mr.. Rock
edge stopped at Clifton district. and he
reports that a large amount of assess
nent work has been done in this promis-
ng camp and that the indications are
that this will he a busy year in the dis
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