The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-01
Mining Notes and Personals.

ne morn silver was In yesterday with
SIX carloads of concentrates.
VIII Griffith reports having curbed Sac
ramento at 30 cents yesterday.
Art Miller will go out to Mercur this
morning on mining business.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Centennial Eureka will be held this
afternoon 1T o'clock.
Hon. p. T. Farnsworth. of the Horn
Silver, has returned from a visit to his
Nevada silver-lead and gold mines
1t is anticipated that the old Stewart
property, in Carr Fork gulch. Bingham
viii be able to boast of a fine new mill
before the summer is over
The owners of the Winnamuck, at Bling
ham, having declined to grant an extern
sion of the bond on the property held by
A. II. Foreman, which expires today
have accepted its surrender.
Manager Thomas Weir of the Highland
Boy, at Bingham states that he is put
ting in an air compressor for the purpose
OF installing Ingersoll drills TO be en-
ployed in the development and operat ton
of the property.
Yesterday J. a. Pollock made applica-
ton for membership in the mining ex-
change and he was given the privileges of
the floor pending the vote on his applica-
ton, and w. II. Farnsworth was unanim-
ously elected to membership.
John Heinrich one of the directors of
the Mercur company. is in the city, and
tomorrow will attend the annual stock
1.
Heimrichs many Salt Lake friends are
glad to welcome him TO Zion again.
During the past week the Centennial
Eureka has been a surprise to its friends
IN mat 1t has made shipments of mineral
running high in silver and gold and also
well in lead and copper. The C.-E. is
great mine and is seemingly able to meet
any and all conditions.
w. b. Andrew. the well known mining
man. has opened an office in rooms 30S
and 500 Atlas block, where he has com
Portable and commodious quarters w
J. Browning, the popular artist. will be
associated with Mr. Andrew in the mining
and mining stock business.
Charlie Ford. who has charge of the
construction of the Chloride Point mill on
Lion hill. was in the city yesterday. re-
turning to the mine this morning. Mr.
Ford states that excellent progress is be-
ing made in the erection of the plant and
that when completed it will be one of the
finest reduction works in the state.
Papers are being prepared in this city
for the incorporation of a company on a
group of claims located on Rice hill
Stateline district. in which are embraced
the Independence. Boss of the West Grip
pie and other lodes: a, G. Bast. who is
in Stateline is backing the project. and it
is stated that the ground is exceedingly
meritorious.
Charlie Van Alystine and William Nes-
bit have returned from a hurried visit to
the Utah and Galena mines. at Fish
Springs, and il is understood that they
will be able TO make Il favorable report
regarding these two properties. The trip
was hard one and was made during the
coolest weather o. last week but the
boys pulled through all right.
At a meeting of the Salt Lake Clearing
House association. held a few days ago
VIII SDrague. the able accountant con-
nected with the banking establishment
of T. r. Jones & Co. was elected man
ager for the year beginning TODAY Mr.
Sprague will succeed Mr.: R. T. Badger. of
Mccormick q Co, who has satisfactorily
fulfilled teh duties of the Office during
the past year.
Senator George w. z. Dorsey returned
yesterday from the east and is now to be
found in his old haunts once again. Mr.
Dorsey, who is interested in q number
of valuable and promising propositions
in Utah. is more than pleased with the
recent developments made in the Over
with predictions often made by him. is
surely the making of one of the greatest
mines in Camp Floyd district.
r. NJ. Jones. the expert electrician. has
returned from Tuscarora. New. and re-
ports that the new electric power plant
put in for the Dexter mill is working 10
perfection and that the transmission is
all that could be desired. 1t is expected
that the plant will start up today, drop
ping 20 of its 40 stamps and thu officers
and stockholders of this city are anx-
iously waiting to hear the result of the
initial run. as word by wire is promised.
otAuoli Dei4iDei SCI mas returned from an
inspection OF the Bullion Beck and he
states that In the workings on the 500
foot level in this property there is
mommoth body of ore which has been
run or for 100 feet and cross-cut FOR 30
feet without determining its extent or
dimensions. the whole deposit carving
average values of about II per cent lead
50 ounces silver and a small percentage
in copper to the ton.
Messrs. James Lewis &, Son of Liver
pool IL their report on copper Tor ne
past year, say th:.t during the year. 1898
the excess OF consumption over production
OF that metal is likely to be mora an
parent than in 1897. Everything noints
to a larger consumption of conner this
year. The rivalry between the European
powers in building warships: the large
orders given out for merchant steam
ships; the extension of telephone com
munication and of electric lighting. trac-
ton and power, will all help to Increase
the demand for copper.