The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-30
Mining Notes and Personals.

The Sacramento Mining company paid
it's regular 5000 dividend yesterday.
The wrought iron cage for the shaft
at the Star Consolidated mine near Nam
moth has been sent out and will soon be
in place.
Will Hatfield, who has returned from
Tintics states that the district is enjoy
ing a most substantial growth and that
steady Improvement is noted in the OPP
Grafton and development of a large num-
Der of the mines and prospects of the
camp.
P. 3. McKeon of Milford. who is in the
city. states that eight carloads of ties
have arrived there for the extension of
the railroad south from that place, and
that the building of this road will give
a noticeable impetus to mining affairs in
the south.
Clark and Butel, who have been work.
ing the old workings of the Reed & Good
speed mine in the south fork of Big Cot
tonwood canyon on a lease, have made a
number of shipments of high grade ore
during the summer, the mineral running
Sc per cent lead and 800 ounces in silver
to the ton.
The Herald is informed by Sam New
house that three of the reverbatory stacks
of the Highland Boy smelter now in
course OF erection near Pailas station are
completed. and that work is progressing
finely in the laying of the foundations for
the plant, while excellent advancement is
being made in the development of the
company's property at Bingham.
Good progress is being made in the de-
velopment of the Grand Central group of
claims in Stateline district. and it is ex-
pected any day now that news will be re-
ceived to the effect that the long cross
cut tunnel has cut the gold ledge at a
considerable depth. The Grand Central
is owned by S. j. Kenyon of this city and
A G. Past of Stateline, and is believed
20 be a very valuable and promising prop
erty, as it adjoins the Creole mine on the
north.
mill d. Big Cottonwood, near which
place he has been engaged for the past
few months in the DEVELOPMENT of
group of claims owned by himself which
is known as the North Extension of the
Reed & Goodspeed mine, and in speaking
of this property he states that in the
tunnel which is being driven in on that
vein it is daily expected a fine body of
ore will be uncovered, as the formation is
full of tale, decomposed quartz and spar,
all of which carries some metallic value,
but not enough to be classed as shipping
ore.
Judge w. A. Sherman of the Overland
who returned the first of the week from
a visit to Denver, leaving the next morn
ing for the mine. is home again, and he
states that everything is all o. K at the
mine and mill. The judge is interested in
the Raven, a promising piece of property
adjoining the Hillside, between Sunshine
and Mercur, and he is now pushing work
in the development of this ground hav-
from the 1S0-foot level of which a drift
is being run on the vein, the indications
being very favorable for uncovering pay
mineral.
Fred Redmond, the efficient assayer and
chemist at the Daisy mine on the west
dip, was in the city yesterday on bust
ness, returning home this morning. Mr.
Redmond, in speaking of the mine, states
that it is in splendid condition and that
the mill is running in most satisfactory
manner. and, referring to the new strike
on the property made while making ex-
cavations for the foundations for addi-
tons to the mill, mention of which was
made in yesterdays Herald, he said that
it was an important one, the ore chute
being of good size and carrying gold val
ues ranging from $500 to $3.50 TO the ton.
Hirsching's Mining Academy Re
opened.
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