The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-22
Mining Notes and Personals.


and mining operator, is in the city on
business.
The Chloride Point has another ship
ment of first-class and hiSh-grade cyan
ides at the sampler.
The Bullion-Beck paid it's regular
monthly dividend yesterday, and so did
the Mercur company.
The Sampson mine of Bingham had two
cars of ore at the sampler yesterday,
while a carload of highgrade truck was
reported from Phoebe.
Herald, Wells, New: Mr.. Sarvis of Salt
Lake was q caller at this office Monday
He was on his way to Salmon, to do as
sessment work on mining claims there.
Yesterday, after the caIl OF the listed
stocks, Mr. H. H. Smith was admitted to
Membership in the exchange. by acclama-
ton. Mr.. Smith has opened an office in
the Morelan block and is now ready for
business.
The Utah of Fish Springs has a car of
ore enroute to the sampler which will run
over goo ounces in silver to the ton, as
well as high in lead. Reports from this
old diVidend-payer are of a most encour-
aging nature.
W. f. Snyder of Cold mountain, who
has been in the city for the past week
on mining business. took trip out to
Eureka Sunday and had look at some
of the wealth producers. for which this
great camp is noted.
Mr.. Sam Godbe and Gdr. Bybee have re-
turned from an inspection OF the Jose
phene, the old Spanish mine in Summit
county, not far from kamaS, and Mr..
Godbe is having assays made on gold
quartz from this prospective bonanza.
The regular monthly directors meeting
of the Mammoth was not held yesterday,
owing to the lack Of a quorum, in conse-
quence of which the dividend for Novem-
Der was not declared, and the impression
prevails that it will be passed this month.
In the operation of the Queen of Sheba
mine in the Deep Creek country, winze
is being sunk to a depth OF 100 feet from
the tunnel level on fine body of ore.
The Crawford mills at the mine are grind
ing away steadily on a good grade Of
gold rock.
Forty-five cents a share. was bid on
the curb yesterday for the December
dividend on Centennial Eureka, from
which one is led to believe that this
great wealth producer will distribute
velvet money among its stockholders
next month.
man. left last night for Baker City, Ore,
near which place. on Granite creek, he
will superintend the development of a
mine recently purchased by New York
that a mill will be erected on the prop
erty in the near future.
Denver Mining Reporter: The greatest
dividend-paying mine in British Columbia
w McCune of Salt Lake, Hoge q Brown
lee of Butte and Anaconda and S. Nc
Donald of Spokane. The mine, as locally
reported. yields a profit of 8, $780, 600 annu-
ally, and has paid $1,S00,000 in dividends
up to date.
The mines of Tintic district were well
represented in the Salt Lake market yes
terday, among the shippers from this
great camp being the Grand Central with
nine cars OF ore the Mammoth with three
cars of concentrates, the Uncle Sam with
three cars of ore. the Swansea with six,
the South Swansea with six, while other
,is.t,
reported.
Gill S. Peyton leaves again for the
Chloride Point and Overland mines this
morning. At the former the new pipe
line connecting with the Gold Belt water
system will be completed within the next
few days, when the mill will be run to its
full capacity. At the Overland everything
is progressing finely and the zinc shay
posits of gold.
Elmer Hill of the Keystone and For
tune, who was in from Bingham yester-
day, stated that he has splendid show
tunnel and he expects to be in about the
first of the month with a big shipment.
Mr.. Hill has met with unqualified sue
cess in the operation of the keystone and
Fortune, which are now claSSed with the
leading mines of the "Old Reliable
c. w. Watson, manager of the West
Mountain Dlacers, who is in the city.
states that in the crosscut to the west
from the smart the lace OF the workings
fairly broke into the gold-bearing gravel
yesterday, the dirt going as high as 81 to
the pan in the yellow metal and he adds
that it will not be long now before every
thing will be in smooth running order and
before the recovery Of gold galore will be-
gin.
From Col. S. B. Miner, manager of the
Dexter, who is back from that property,
shape while the dynamo and electrical
machinery for the Chicken creek power
plant are being forwarded as rapidly as
possible the impression being that it will
not be long now before the 40-Stamp mill
at the mine will be running to its full
capacity. DIR. Burrows of this city. who
recently made a visit to this property
was more than pleased with what he saw
in its workings.
It is learned that excellent bodies of
high-grade ore are exposed in the work
ings of the Buckeye mine in the Silver
City end of Tintic district and that as
soon as the company resumes work in
the operation of the property, which will
doubtless be at an early day, shipments
of hot STUFF can be made at the rate OF
a carload every other day. The Buckeye
is in the near vicinity of the Joe Bowers
and the Showers ground, owned by the
Walker Bros. and is considered as being
very valuable property.
The Little Pittsburg Mining company
has levied an assessment of a cent a
share, payable Immediately. Richard
Guenther, jr.. the new manager of the
company, will leave for the mine today
for the purpose of beginning the construc.
ton of a boarding house with accommo.
dationS for a dozen men or more. it being
| the intention to put a force at work sink.
ing shaft on the gold vein and another
in the extension OF the tunnel on the sill.
yer lode. Mr.. Guenther is well pleased
with the property and is satisfied it is
the making of a paying proposition with
more extensive and intelligent te--~Iop.
ment.
C. F. Spilman of the Tintic Miner is
getting material together for the issuance
of a special edition of his paper. the
special to comprise eight pages and will
be printed on fine book paper. This issue
win be profusely and handsomely illus
! trated and will contain an exhaustive ac.
count of the mines of the district an6
their history. together with a treatise or
what the future has in store for this
great mineral region, judging from The
! past and present. 1t is the Intention OF
Mr.. Spilman to make this the best OF
any effort ever previously made in this
lirie, and there is no doubt but that th(
! special will contain a vast fund of yalu
able Information. 1t viii be issued abou
the 18th of December.
81 round trip to Ogden via Rit
Grande Western railway, on Thursday
the 24th Special train, at 10: a. m
Return special leaves Ogden about 1
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