The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-24
Mining Notes and Personals.

.Bamberger & Mcmillan. ores, $3.50.
Mining Notes and Personals.
The Horn Silver was in the market yes
terday with 10 cars of concentrates.
John D. Lewis of Provo. who is heavily
| interested in mining in Tintic- district, was
in the city yesterday on business.
The Mercur company has thousand
pounds of gold cyanides at the Con- X. G.
| sampler, while the Geyser-Marion has 500
pounds. and the Dexter is in with its reg
ular consignment.
The Ajax reported the receipt yesterday
of four cars of ore, which will sell on con-
| trolls showing the presence OF 80 per cent
| copper to the ton.
Captain C. B. Rustin of Omaha. one of
the directors of the Alliance Mining COM
pany, is in the city on business connected
with the affairs of the company.
Jack Davis is in receipt of letter from
HALEY. Ida, in which the statement was
made that there is continued Improvement
noticeable in the Hattie mine, on which
Mr.. Davis has bond.
Edgar L. Newhouse, manager of the
Philadelphia smelter. of Colorado, was in
/ the city yesterday from Denver, confer
ring with the Salt Lake smelling men and
ore and bullion buyers.
The Chloride Point is nearly ready with
another consignment of high grade min
eral, the ore coming principally from the
rich ore zone disclosed in the Higgins
Winze from the lower level, disclosed
about a month ago.
F. H. Peyton of Mammoth, VINO was in
the city the first of the week, informs
The Herald that he has been running the
Sioux mill on Almo dump ore, with salts
factory results. The Almo joins the Bull
lion-Beck at Eureka.
w L. Clark the veteran Lion hill min
err was out on the streets yesterday, after
being confined to his home for a month
with an attack of pneumonia, and his
many friends were glad to see him in his
usual haunts once again.
city on business. states that the outlook
for the camp this year is bright indeed,
and he characterizes the recent strike in
the Julia Dean, in Markham gulch. as be-
ing one of the richest and most important
discoveries OF the season.
The board of directors of the Alliance
Mining company held an informal meet
ing yesterday, at which the proposed con-
soiidation of the Alliance. the Crescent.
Wasatch and other Park City properties
was discussed. no conclusion being ar
rived at.
The North Mountain company, OF this
city, operating in Cherry Creek. New.
will add another set of rolls to its mill
equipment. the Intention being to start
up the plant again BY the LIST OF April The
mine is in fine shape for resumption OF
operations.
Superintendent McQueen of the Treasure
HILL at Silver City, VINO recently made
for Salt Lake people, was well pleased
with the property. which is located near
Diamond, and his report was very fiat
tering as to the merits of this ground to
say the least.
Sam Godbe the successful mining OPP
orator. left last night for the Sterling
mines, in southeastern Nevada, by the
way OF San Francisco, where he will be
Joined by California capitalists. who will
accompany him to the Battle Born state
for the purpose of making an inspection
of the mines, with the view of purchase.
Some fine white quartz from the 7O)-leveI
of the Lucky Boy mine. at Custer City,
Ida, was received at McCornick's bank
yesterday. the assay value of the ore be-
ing 200 ounces silver and $1,000 in gold to
the ton. The company is making regular
shipments of bullion, and another con-
signment is expected to arrive within a
few days.
Frank Shepard came down from Gold
mountain Friday, covered with tallow and
whiskers. They shaved Saturday. The
two are enthusiastic in the belief that
they have a bonanza in the Gold Pan
group of prospects. Samp' IS of ore from
their ledge have been prepared for assay.
Shepard and Meter will remain here sew
eral days and news from their property
will be forthcoming later.
DIR. George H. Fennimore of Beaver is
registered at the Walker. DR.. Fennimore
is heavily interested in the Confidence
mine. in the northern portion of Stateline
district, upon which operations on an eX-
tensive scale were resumed few days
ago. The Confidence is q gold producer
and has all the earrnarks OF the making
of great mine. and the doctor proposes /
to show what there is in it this season. be- /
lieving that it will be a strong rival to the
big producers of the district.
John Kennedy and four other Park City |
miners left Salt Lake yesterday for the !
Klondike, and they state that il is their
intention TO reach Dawson City within 80 |
days and, the boys are well equipped I
and used to hardships and mountain trav- I
el. it is believed that they will make the /
trip within the specified time. Mr.. Ken !
nedy viii be the bearer of letters from I
Judge a. W. Norrell to his brother Doc. I
who is now in the land of promise. as /
stated in these columns few weeks ogo. /
An old mining man, who has just re- |
turned from a weeks visit TO Silver City. /
informs a representative of The Herald /
that miners working in the Mammoth !
mine confirm the reports of recent import /
ant strikes in this great property. and, |
they add. that the mine is now looking |
l,"'fc-' Than tor wears past, with immense /
ore reserves blocked out The Swansea |
with its home people. and, when such is |
the case, il can safely be put down that /
they are in fine condition.
The Herald is informed that the water |
system owned by the Mammoth company /
is paying proposition in ITSELF as from /
it the company derives monthly revenue |
of $1,000 from the sales of water. besides |
which the company has an ample supply /
for its own use In other words. the sys-
tenn of waterworkS owned by the Nam |
moth is a good investment in itself and is |
worth as much as a producing mine and |
year by year this holding increases stead /
ily IL value. keeping pace in this respect
to the growth of the camp.
Colonel H. L. Pickett. who is associated |
with Messrs. Troutman and Clark in the /
ownership of the Pickett group of claims
in Eagle Valley district, Lincoln county.
New. is in receipt of letters from his
partners in which the statement is made
that excellent progress is being made in
the development of the property. and that
drifting is row in progress from the two
shafts on the group in doing which work
the immense lodges are being cross-cut /
and developed. The Pickett group adjeins
the Campbell group. recently sold to DR..
Nelson and his associates.
Excellent progress is being made in the
development of the Columbia on Lion hill
and force OF ten men is at work sinking
the 150-foot shaft on the Columbus claim
and in drifting towards this shaft from
the bottom Of the 65-foot shaft on thu /
Rosa. On the Columbus. the shaft is now
down a depth of % feet and il will be
pushed TO the 150-foot level as speedily as
possible. when it is expected the main ore
body, as shown in the workings of the
Chloride Point will be encountered. At
the Rosa, the drift towards the Columbus
is being run on nice vein of ore. and. on
account Of the contour of the mountain
it is expected that when connection is
made with the Columbus shaft, it will do
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