The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-12
tually settles the case for good in favor

tually settles. the case fpr good in favor
| of the defendants.
Word comes from the Western & Glas-
COW company the owners of the Mon
/ place, IS getting out a 500-ton shipment
! OF copper ore which is to be sent TO the
company's smelter at Golconda. New. for
| test rum and that If the consignment
proves success il is the intention 10
/ keep up regular shipments. On the other
/ hand, If the ore is not rich enough to
snip, the company will most likely erect
smelter on the ground for It's reduction.
Confrmatory reports continue to come
| IN from the Emma. at Fish Springs. re-
| Sardlng the recent strike in this property,
ana IL IS stated that the new discovery
shows up the largest body OF ore yet ex-
posed in the district The Emma is owned
Dy Hon James Chapman. L. KullSowski
and James Preston. The owners are
working force of five men in the de-
Eeiopment of the mine. and they are
leeling much encouraged over present in
dications.
AT the annual stockholders meeting of
the Blue Mountain Tunnel & Mining com
pany, held yesterday, new board of di-
reetorS to serve for the ensuing year was
elected, as follows: Governor H. NJ.
Wells. Judge Henry. Rives. Judge, c. W.
Bennett. G X. Mccormick. Robert j.
Thomas, Ralph E. Hoag and A. Hanauer.
]r. The board viii organize within the
next Few days and elect its officers, at
the condition of the property.
AT 4 meeting yesterday of the directory
OF the North Fork Placer Mining COM
pany. c. NJ. Garrison was elected to fill a
vacancy on the board Manager f. II.
Scott. who is now at the company s dig
gings on the North fork of Coffee creek.
IN Trinity county, California, writes that
1t IS expected the giant will be started
within a few days, and he further states
that the last ground worked goes 70 cents
IN gold to the cubic yard. and that this
is the richest gravel yet handled. while
it is coarse gold with many nuggets.
1t is learned that the Western < Glas-
COW Mining company, which is operating
quite extensively in Utah and Nevada,
has just concluded the purchase OF the
Battle Mountain copper mine at Battle
Mountain, New, the deal being closed
and the money paid down last week
Saturday. 1t is said that the Battle
Mountain is one of the best copper prop
ositions in this western country. The
sale was made by Jeddie Cleve: James
this city and Ogden. The purchase price
has not been made public.
Excitement continues over the reputed
gold discovery in the immediate vicinity
of Manning and every foot of ground IN
that locality. vacant as we'll as patented.
is being staked out by proSpectors eager
to get in on the ground floor near the
new find, which, according to a gentle
man who made a careful examination of
the prospect the first of the week. looks
exceedingly well with a large vein eX-
posed. the mineral looking very much like
the other milling ores of the district. The
ore is quartZy and full of black ebert,
which is a good indication.
At the annual stockholders meeting of
the Star Consolidated Mining company,
held last Saturday. the following board
of directors was elected to serve for the
ensuing year: n W Lawrence, presi-
dent; Milan Packard. vice president; w.
j. Lawrence. treasurer and manager;
Julia a. Kimball and c. +. Packard. G..
n. Lawrence being appointed secretary.
The main working shaft at the Star is
now down $50 feet and il is expected
within q few days ii will make connec-
tons with the lower workings of the
mine. a carload of Star ore was at the
sampler yesterday.
A sensation was caused in mining cir
Giles in this city and Tintic several months
ago over an article published in these coll
umns relative to the high salaries being
drawn by the officers OF the Swansea Min
ing company, and il was believed at the
time that the stockholders of the COM
pany would take some action in the mat
ter which. however. was allowed to drop.
1t is an old saying that the mills of the
gods grind slowly" and this seems to
have been the case in this instance. but
the day of accounting seems to have ar
rived at last. as the News is responsible
for the statement that a number of the
stockholders of the company have re-
tanned Attorney George Sutherland as
counsel and that a restraining order will
be asked for within a day or two.