The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-04
Mining Notes and Personals.

Active work in the continued develop
ment CT the Overland. in the Sunshine
county, Will begin today.
Treasurer George Dern, of the Mercur,
went out to the mine and mill yesterday
for the purpose of getting the tine for
the coming payroll.
The brokerage firm of Brigham & Luce
has moVej its Office to No. Is w. Second
South where they are prepared to meet
friends and customers.
1t is reported by the superintendent of
the Galena. at Fish Springs that an i'm
portant strike of high grade ore has just
been made in this property.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Sacramento company will be held today
at 3 p. m. fCr the purpose of electing a
new board OF directors for the ensuing
year.
John Fowler. who has been working at
the Murray Hill mine, near Silver City,
and is in the city, states that fine body
of ore has been blocked out in this prop
erty.
Manager l.. H. Curtis. of the Northern
Light, will go out to the mine again this
morning. and it is his intention to stav
on Lion hill until the property is in shape
to give good account of itself.
1t is learned that Miss Fern Brown.
niece of H. w. Brown, the well-known
mining man. died at st. George last weak,
her remains being shipped to this city
to be disposed of according to the desire
OF relatives.
Gill S. Peyton will go out to the Chloride
Point mine this morning. Late reports
from this Lion hill property are of a
most encouraging nature and orders for
the stock of the company continue to
pour in from the east.
Two carloads of lumber were ordered
yesterday with which shelter Will be con-
structed for the engine, hoist and work
ingS for the West Mountain placerS at
Bingham, il being the intention of the
company TO push vigorous work this win
ter III the development of this valuable
gold diggings.
It is understood that the Gold Point. at
Sunshine, is soon to be equipped with
compressed air. and that Burleigh drills
will be put in. w. ID. Johnson, the man
from visit east and he proposes to
push active work in the DEVELOPMENT of
the property from this time on.
w. ]. Lawrence. manager of the Star
Consolidated, at Silver City. will go out
TO the mine this morning, when the new
hoist viii be started up and full force
employed, the intention being to develop
the property extensively during the pres
ent season. Three cars of Star Console
dated ore are row en- route to the sam
pier.
The Mammoth Mining company has sent
out notices announcing the fact that the
pany will be held on Feb. LIST at 2 D. m.
for the election of officers and directors
for the ensuing year, and such other bust
ness as may properly come before the
pany will be closed Jan. 20, to be reOpened
Feb. 2.
C. d. Gardanier has returned from his
Bingham visit, where he has been for the
purpose of measuring up contract work
at the Extra Sessions, which, from all
is the making of a way-up
copper producer. The incline shaft at
the mine is being sunk in country rock
but upon the completion of another 100
feet of work. ii is expected that the work
ings will expose the fine ledge of copper
ore which shows. so plainly at the surface.
Mr.. Gardanier is well pleased over the
outlook for the mine.
AT the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Morgan Mining company of
held in this city yesterday.
the following officers and directors We're
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
l.. H. Gray, president and treasurer;
James Moffat. vice president; A. S. Fow
Ter. secretary; r. S. Fowler and W. II
Morgan. II is learned that the company
is now in excellent shape and that with
new blood in the directory il is eX-
pected an excellent showing will be
fine showing of ore at the mine and the
property is now free from all indebted
ness.
r. L. Colburn. the. stock broker and min
ing operator, who has just returned from
the observation-disclosures mine, near Silver
City, states that considerable claim jump
ing was INDUCED in in that locality on
the first day of the new year and that
the jumpers were not at all particular
as to where they planted their stakes and
posted their notices. as the Shoebridge- |
Bonanza was plastered with notices; |
while portions of the Sunbeam. a patent
I'd claim. the Buckeye and the Homestake |
were also jumped, on all of which the
assessment work has been more than
done. Mr.. Colburn states that at the Sun
beam some fine ore is showing on the |
dump, while the Four Aces has some
splendid ore in sight and ii is reported |
that in the mine the showing is excel |