The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-17
Mining Notes and Personals.

The Burning Moscow of Bingham was
in the market yesterday with a fifty-ton
lot of fine ore.
The Mountain Gem and the Last Find.
two Bingham producers, reported at the
ore-buyers' yesterday with a carload of
higE-grade ore each
Dante Glenn, an old Sunshine miner,
has returned to Utah after two years
visit east. Mr.. Glenn is glad to get back
to this country again.
Major George w. e. Dorsey, who is in
terested in a number of valuable mining
enterprises in Utah, left Thursday for
Fremont, Neb., on a flying business trip
During the call of the exchange today,
the remaining seats held by the associa-
ton will be sold at public auction, ana
the impression is that they viii bring
over $50 each.
Rome Wheeler, the efficient. superin-
tendent of the South Swansea, was in the
city yesterday. In speaking of this splen-
did property, Mr.. Wheeler stated that it
was looking we'll in all of its workings.
The Sacramento Consolidated, the new
an Office in the Mccormick block. The new
company means business and proposes to
develop its Tinho property IL thorough
manner.
X II Terhune the we'll known metal
lurgist, has returned from a. visit to Bea-
yer Lake district, where ne made an eX-
animation of the old Solomon copper
mine. MI Terhune also inspected the
B
mine.
It is learned that five cars of Sunbeam
lease ore are at the sampler. According
to street rumor, it is the intention to
pump the water from the old shaft and
workings of the mine, the report being
that ore shipments will soon be made
from this portion of the property.
The directory of the Joe Bowers Ex-
| tension company held meeting last night
for the purpose of arranging for the cree
ton of a steam hoist for the further de-
velopment of this promising property, as
sinking with a Whim is fSitirely too slow
mined to show UP q line body of ore in
this ground in the shortest possible time.
! Dan Clays, the veteran miner, was in
! from Bingham yesterday with a carload
! CT rich Julia Dean ore. In coming up from
/ Bingham Junction to Murray by team
one of the horses kicked through the
dashboard, striking Mr.. Glays on the
I right leg, just above the ankle, infiicting
quite a painful injury, and as result,
! he is now walking around with a cane.
The Redwing Mining company, operat-
/ ing at the mouth of Markham gulch, yes
! terday increased its capitalization from
! 225O00 shares of a par value of 80 cents
! each. to 100000 one-dollar shares, the
/ change being necessitated on account of
| the valuable acquisitions recently made
by the company in the way of adjoining
! ground. whereby a number of fine claims
were added 10 the Redwing group.
The smoke nuisance at Butte has be-
! come so unDGdraDIe IIldL the SIDelIerS OF
this great camp have been temporarily
: closed down, and now it is proposed to
/ construct Il long fiume TO carry the smoke
/ away from the city. 1t is estimated that
| from 800 to AGO tons OF sulphur is carried
| off daily in the smoke from the Butte
! smelters, and by means of the proposed
flume, it is believed at much of this
can be recovered.
| ton of Mr. HartWig a. Cohen, who has
built UP Captain De Lamar's great works
at De Lamar, Mercur and other points
has been accepted, and Mr.. Victor NJ.
| Clement has taken the work in band. Mr.
Cohen was an indefatigable worker, and
has gained great results. Mr.. Clement is
q man OF very large experience ana capa-
bilides, and will, no doubt, take up the
work where Mr.. Cohen left off, and carry
it through successfully. We wish both
gentlemen success.
A few weeks ago Broker ]. J. BAN
berger reported the loss of 1880 shares OF
mining stock, and brokers were notified
TO watch for it, the number of the certifi-
Gates being given. After the call yester.
day one Of the dealers discovered that 50t
shares of this lost or stolen stock haC
drifted into his hands, the discovery be
ing made after the stock had been trans
ferred into his name. Who Will be thC
loser in the transaction remains to bj
SEEN but il is hoped that an example
will be made of the individual who i:
guilty of availing himself of illegally sell
ing the stock.
Tho board of directors of the New
Erie Mining company held a meeting yes
terday at which the president of the com
pauy was installed as manager of tht
company's valuable lead property in Co
lumbia mining district. Mr. p. II. Talon
the manager, who is an old Park City
miner, has been instructed to push worl
in the extensive development of the New
Erie and he was authorized to order al
air compressor and machine drills for thu
mine, the plant to be installed at once
the intention of the company being Il
extend it's lower tunnel into the hill
distance of loo feet, with the expecta
ton that the workings will cut the ledg
at a vertical depth of 1000 feet Mr.. Tai
lon will work three shifts all winter and
with the machine drills. should make al
excellent showing by spring.