The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-27
Mining Notes and Personals.

Chloride Point sold on the. curb yes
terday afternoon at sl.10
Work is being pushed in the develop
ment of the Old Fred al Sunshine and the
outlook for the property is most encour-
aging.
One thousand shares of Ivanhoe stock, a
! corporation operating on the Mother Lode
in Amador county, Cal, were curbed yes
terday at 20 cents share.
Mayor S. S. Jones of Provo, who is in
terested in the Utah and Sioux Console
dated near Mammoth was in the city
yesterday on mining business.
Very encouraging reports continue to
come in from the Lower Mammoth and it
is reported that with continued develop
ment work the showing grows better and
better.
The South Swansea ore bins are over
flowing with good ore and heavy ship
mentS will soon be the order of the day.
The mine is reported to be in splendid
condition.
showing of ore in the Phoenix. of Bing-
ham, and that in the upraise from the
lower tunnel a mammoth body of mineral
is exposed. a four carload lot of ore from
tho Phoenix IS now en- route to the
city.
VIII II. Cunningham, auditor and chief
clerk Of the Golden Gate company, went
out to Mercur yesterday morning. re-
W. e Ward. the unfortunate mill man
who was killed Tuesday by inhaling pois-
onouS fumes while at work in the mill.
The Dalton and Lark of Bingham is
three-foot body of solid ore is exposed
that carries values of from to p per cent
copper, the average being about Is per
cent; 20 per cent lead and from IS to 20
ounces in silver to the ton. A small con-
signnent of this grade of ore is now on
the market, while the mill is turning out
about 20 tons Of concentrates daily.
c. B. burst who has just returned from
q inCnaHTiOn Star mine
Tooele county, states that the property
is in excellent condition in all of its work
ings and that it is beginning to assume the
appearance of n mine. Ore is being piled
on the dump ready for treatment, the So
luton and teaching tanks are being water
soaked preparatory to filling. while the
machinery is being put in place and the
lumber for the mill structure is en- route to
the mine.
Recorder. Salmon City Ida: B. F.
1bach arrived here Monday from Indian
creek, where he has been working on the
Kitty Burton, of which he is the owner.
He brought up 13 ounces of gold. the
product of IL tons of ore from this prop
erty. The rock was worked in Marsing &
Pilling's arastra and they helped him to
make the run. They have done consider
able development work on the mine. and
have about 400 tons of ore on the dump.
They will keep the arastra running stead
lily until it freezes up.
We learn from a reliable source, says
the Messenger. of Challis, Ida. that the
Jordan creek. few miles from Bonanza,
have been sold to a stock company for
consideration of $4,000. These mines
are gold and free milling, and a test run
of the ore recently show them to be quite
rich. The new company is making ar
engagements to push work on these claims
as rapidly as possible and will put in
wagon road to the mines.
Charlie Ford, the popular millwright.
who has charge of the construction of
the Overland mill, is in the city. In speak
ing of the progress being made in the
erection of the plant Mr.. Ford states
that the mill will be in a finished state
ready for the application of power by the
electrical and the system should be ready
for business by the 18th of September, as
the Provo company is under contract with
a forfeiture penalty to have the juice at
the mill by that time. and as the poles
are now strung along the line there should
be no difficulty in complying with the
terms of the contract.
w. J. Snyder, one of the mainstays of
Gold Mountain district is in the city on
mining business. Mr.. Snyder is the owner
Of what is known as the Holland placers
one of the most promising and valuable
properties in the district work on which,
on account of the scarcity of water at this
season of the year. has been temporarily
closed down. Mr.. Snyder states that the
mines of the camp are looking we'll and
that the Annie Laurie continues as big
as ever, while work is progressing stead
lily in the development of the Mammoth,
and the Golden Star continues to take
out some high grade gold rock. Mr..
Snyder also states that the contracts for
road from the Annie Laurie down Mill
creek to the railroad have been let