The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-22

the present foreman, Mr.. Kerr, passed {
satisfactory examination. and that gen,
tleman will retain his position.
Democrat, Baker City, Ore: Colone
isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake came in over
the S. V. railway last evening and took
the train west for San Francisco. Colone
Irumoo expects to return here again in
ABOUT five weeks on business connected
with his direction of the Z. & e. mine
operations.
NJ. L. Oglesby, superintendent of the
Emerald, at Mammoth. writes the home
once OF the company in this city that
the lace OF the workings in the 800 level
is IN massive body of quartz and that
the showing is most encouraging. A num-
Der of assays are being made and the
metallic value of the ore uncovered viii
soon be determined.
G.. II. Dignowity. well known in mining
circles In this city. has returned from
Boston, where he organized two mining
companies for the handling OF western
mi ana prospects. one OF these loaded
up with some of the best that Utah can
afford, and the object of Mr.. Dignowity's
visit TO Zion again is to find something
good for the other company.
After the call of the listed stocks yes
terday on the exchange. a letter was
read, addressed to the board by Il. w.
DoScher, announcing his intention of re-
signing as member of the exchange. In
considering the withdrawal note, it was
found that the gentleman was back with
his dues to the board, whereuDon his
resignation was laid upon the table in
definitely.
The Royal mine of Bingham is in with
a small shipment of ore, which is of
yer to the ton, besides some in lead and
gold. The ore came from a new discOV-
cry IN this old property. and the owners
are feeling way UP in G. over the show
ing. More prospecting is now going on in
Bingham than for five years past. and
IN the near future the ''Old Reliable" is
bound to duplicate former records.
Argonaut, Elko, New: The most prom
ISlng mining camp in Nevada today is old
TuScarora. No Gold Creek bubble can
Keep 1t from forging ahead. 1t is not
held to attract horde of pennilesS pros
pectorS, but men of wealth who are seek
are already placing their money in mines
in the vicinity of the old town and still
others are turning their faces that way.
Inc next ten years are full of grand
proba bilities for Tuscarora.
g. r. Boutwell,, manager of the Sacra-
mento. who has returned from an in
SDectiOn of this Mercur producer and
dlVidend-payer, states that the mine is
looking splendid in all its workings and
that several finds of large bodies of an
excellent grade of milling ore have been
made of late in the workings from the
lower tunnel and below the tunnel level.
II. l.. Benner, who now presides over the
destinies of the Sacramento as superin-
tendent is giving the company excellent
and is showing up the mine
in great shape.
Logan Journal: What is considered a
very rich strike has recently been made
in the Accluent mine in Smithfield can
yon. and the owners, Messrs- Ed Pitcher
and Robert Reeder, are jubilant. The
new find is a vein of ore about three
feet wide and lies between two walls of
very hard stone. The ore carries lead,
silver and gold, the latter mineral being
visible to the unassisted eye, in the crys-
-allized quartz which is found in the vein.
II is thought to be very valuable ore. Mr..
Reeder has sent samples to different as
say offices and is now awaiting returns.
D. ]. Huntsman. the contractor at the
Red Wing mine in Markham gulch, Bing-
nam, who was in the city yesterday,
states that the showing in the mine tun-
lei is most encouraging. Mr.. Hunts
nan is making an upraiSe from the lower
unnel for air connections with tunnel
No. 2, and is making good Roadway in
toing this work. MeSsrS. J. J. Corum
md Ed McCarrick of the company went
tut to the mine yesterday for the pur-
)oSe of reSuming operations in tunnel No.
I, it being the intention to take a car
DAD shipment of ore from this portion
# the mine at once.
George Moore, the efficient assayer and
netallurgist at the Consolidated Kansas
lily Smelling & Refining company, will
Don join in the procession of pleasure
eekers who daily drive up and down
Brigham street and the east drive and
round the park, as he has been able to
transform a bicycle and shotgun into a |
ice horse and buggy. A year ago a BIZ |
ycle was all that Mr.. Moore required in |
is DerambulationS around the city. But !
bicycle is not tandem, and a buggy |
7ill carry two comfortably, and as |
ieorge not long ago joined the ranks of |
he benedicts the cause for the change |
eedS no explanation.