The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-21
Mining Notes and Personals.


Hon c. V. Wheeler. president of the
! South Swansea, was in from Silver City
] yesterday.
Charlie MARYLAND of the Conklin samp-
ling works is taking an outing in the
neighborhood of Utah lake.
| c. i. Packard. the efficient foreman of
the Star Consolidated, at Silver City, was
4 IN the city yesterday on business for the
company.
] The Big Four Consolidated Mining &.
Milling company of Lehi has levied an as
sessment OF Il of l cent a share on its
capital stock. while the Early Harvest
company of the same place has also levied
an assessment OF the same amount.
Noble Jones, the assayer for the Geyser-
Marion, is in with the semi-monthly
Shipment of cyanides from this property,
aggregattng about 800 pounds. the con-
slgnment being in the hands of Major
jackson of the Consolidated Kansas City
sampling works.
Another shipment of ore from the
washington mine. near Frisco, is eX-
pected in this week, and Hon. p. I.
tarnsworth. who IS interested in this
prospective bonanza, states that ii IS
looking well and that he has force of
SIX men at work in its development.
1t is understood that a deal is on for
the sale of the Silver King gold mine. in
Cold Mountain district, the property of
the Deseret Gold Mining & Milling COM
p2ny- This is most promising producer
OF the yellow metal. and II properly
worked and handled would undoubtedly
make great record as dividend-payer.
The Mercur company disbursed its divi-
dend checks yesterday and more than one
stakeholder left the Office OF the odd Re-
liable" with smile on his face and a
piece of paper in his hands, which. at the
5ank, was good for an amount from 50 10
500 or $1,000. Mercur shareholders are
rarely disappointed and this is one of the
solid institutions of the state.
Colonel s. 3. Miner. since his visit to
Nevada, is quite enthusiastic over the
Axvs1 ~Ssaft IONS Of
he "Batt!e Born state in the mining
line. and he states that he knows of no
better field for the DrosDectOr than in
Bull Run district. about 20 miles north of
Tuscarora. and he SAYS that recently a
gold proposition in that locality had
'nanSsu l.auuS for Sl5ttf.d. gpOd-Sized
payment being paid down on the deal,
Haie ana san francisco parties being
the purchasers. The ore in this property
runs about SO to the ton and is free
milling.
DR.. C. W. Page of Danvers. Mass. who
Is noted specialist on mind diseases. is
in the city, the guest of Gill S. Peyton
of the Chloride Point and Overland mines.
The doctor has made a careful investlga-
cur mine, and he expresses himself as
being most favorably impressed with
these producers of wealth, as well as sur
DrSed at the magnitude of their mineral
deposits. The doctor was present at the
initial run of the Chloride Point mill, and
he is well pleased with the condition of
lHlS properly ana the mechanism ana
operation of the mill. DIR. Page is es-
pecially delighted with JTtah's Italian
climate. which he designates as healthfil
and exhilarating. in fact. almost intoxi-
eating to dwellers of a lower altitude.
DR.. G. H. Fennemore of Beaver, who
is heavily interested in the Confidence
mine, in Stateline district. and who has
been in the city for the past few days.
will return home this morning, after pur-
chasing lot of supplies for the mine,
which will be developed with renewed
vi%or this fail. as the showing is of the
most encouraging nature. The doctor re-
ports new find in the Confidence, the
credlt for which he ascribes TO Sam Ken
yon of this city, who visited the property
a short time ago, and, in examining the
shaft noticed a place in the vein which
looked unusually well. This was at a
point los feet from the surface, and later
on platform was put in there. a few
shots disclosing a 16-inch body of mineral |
which will carry values of from 500 to
$50 in free milling gold to the ton The
doctor is satisfied that with continued and
intelligent development the mine will !
make a creditable record for itself in the |
near future.