The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-18
Mining Notes and Personals.

= carload of Sampson ore, from Blng
ham. was on the market yesterday.
The Bullion-Beck Tunnel compan!
has levied an assessment of nc pc
share.
A lot of Dexter bullion, valued a
$4,000, was received by the company
I yesterday.
Superintendent Edwards, of the Mer.
cur mine, who was in the city yester-
/ day, viii return home this morning.
]. G. Taylor of the Outcast, at Alta
sprained his thigh quite badly while
/ coming down the canyon a few days
ago.
Jackson McChrystal, who has won
fame as the superintendent of the
Gemini and Godiva mines, at Eureka
left for home yesterday, after spend
ing few hours in Zion.
e. w. Watson, the veteran miner, will
go out to Bingham this morning, for
the purpose of directing operations in
the operation and development of the
Winnamuck mine and the West Noun
tain placerS.
Hon. R c. Lund and Ben johnson
left last night for Deer Lodge, in Eagle
Valley district, Nevada, where they will
push development work on valuable
properties there in which they are
heavily interested.
w. H. Flowers. a well known mining
man, with another miner, left last night
for Iron county, where they will work
for Colonel Miner in the development
of the Homestake and Kansas City
properties in Pinto iron district.
Hon. John Dern, president and man
ager of the Mercur and Geyser- Marion
mines, who has been in Nebraska for
the past month, is home again and
l1y
come by his many friends here.
Mr.. F. A Grant expects to go out to
the Atlantic mine, at Bingham, this
morning. As stated in these columns
a few days ago, there is a fine showing
in the Atlantic tunnel, and the company
is feeling considerably encouraged over
the outlook for the property
Work has been resumed in the de-
veloDment of the Checkmate mine, in
Willow Creek district, Idaho. This
property, which us a producer of high
grade gold ore, is owned by Joe H.
Young of this city, F. L. Chaplin of Og-
den AID other Utahnians
J. W. Searles, who has a number of
bonanza propositions on the string, left
for the Searles gold mines in Arizona,
below Phoenix, yesterday, where he
Will receive machinery for the new
hoist being installed on the property
1t is stated that the mine is looking
WELL
Jack Clawson. who is in from Fish
Springs, states that there is no truth
in the report that Charlie Parr had
made a rich strike on the south end
of Fish Springs mountain, and that
there. is not the excitement there, con-
corning which considerable has been
said in certain circles.
E. 7. Talbot, the efficient superin-
tende@t os the Frisco mine at Bing-
ham, who was in the city Yesterday
informs The Herald that the men at
the mine are now working on a body of
mineral from one to two feet in width,
which is good shipping ore, and that
he expects to make a two-carload con-
Signment about the first of the month.
The nine is looking fine, and should
soon fall into line as a paying propo-
sition.
a. Meyer and Joseph Hemrick are in
from Dry canyon, Deep Creek where
they have been doing assessment and
development work on promising
prospect. and they state that in the
bottom of the 22-foot shaft a fine body
Of mineral has been encountered that /
shows metallic values of $13 silver and /
So in lead, at present quotations, with
Stu in gold In another prospect some /
very high grade copper ore has been
T. j. Donohue and ]. F. Corker have /
Just received letters patent from the /
government for the precipitation device |
70 be used in connection with the en-
oloyment of the cyanide process of re- /
iuction. The invention is most meri-
orious and possesses many features
which should commend themselves to
nillnlen. Mr.. Donohue also received his
patent papers for a lubricator. which
llso Possesses merit, and the device is
already being utilized at the Mammoth
md Eureka Hill mills.
NJ Kopp and George. Mueller. presi-
lent and secretary of the International
Mining company. have returned from
visit to the company's property. 10
ated in Blue Bell mining district
'ooele county, and they state that they
re well pleased with the showing in
he mine, in one portion of which thew
ave II feet or more OF sand carbon
ties, while in another place there is
wo-foot body of solid galena ore
fhich carries excellent values. A force
I five men is employed at the mine
nd it is the intention to have nice
OF mineral on the dump when
he roads become passable and il is
eleVed that regular cOnSiguDep+c ~, !