The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-22
Mining Notes and Personals.

Sam Godbe, the well-known mining OPP
orator, is in the city from California, ana
in the near future will take look over
the mines of Mercur.
A carload of gold ore from the Golden
Eagle. in Central district, Humboldt
county. Nevada, is booked to arrive in
the city on the 1st. What this property
needs is mill, and it is more than likely
that it will be graced with a good plant
before the end of the season.
Robert B. Burns is back from an in
spectiOn of the camps of Tintic, and he
predicts great future for the mines OF
ing an inspection OF the workings of the
South Swansea. Mr.. Burns will probably
open a first-class saloon in Silver City in
the near future.
DIR. Z. d. Woodruff of the Northern
Light who has just returned home from
an extended visit to home folks in Hi
nois, received a telegram yesterday 10 the
effect that his father was dangerously i'll
and not expected to live, which will ne
cessitate the doctors speedy return to
the east again, leaving last night or this
morning.
During the past week. considerable &C
tivity has been noticeable in the stock of
the Beaver Lake Copper company. the
indications being that the control Will ere
long pass into new hands, when the prop
erty will be actively and extensively de-
veloped, the Acknowledgement ff the past
having retarded the exploration of this
promising and valuable piece of ground,
which is located Squarely on one OF the
richest copper zones, according to surface
indications, yet discovered in the state.
1t was reported on the streets yesterday
afternoon that an important strike had
been made in the Martha Washington
mine, near Silver City, the find being
made in the drift from the $50 level. Man
ager Will Hatfield. when interviewed on
the subject, stated that he knew nothing
OF it. if true. although the advices re-
ceived from the mine on the previous day
not
new steam hoist on the property is work
ing very satisfactorily and the outlook for
the mine is excellent
World Idaho City Ida: The Mammoth
gold quartz mine, on Summit nat, IS to
be worked again. The mine Tas for two
years under course of development by an
English company. which, by becoming in
volved. allowed il TO be sold under liens,
and as the time for redemption expired a
few days ago. the property is now owned
by Constante Poncia, George Stuck,
James O'Brien and Lutte and Ike van
Wrinkle. They commenced work a few
days ago and expect to soon have some
good ore bodies exposed
Times Review. Tuscarora, New: sgd
ney L. Smith, vice president CT the Ezra
Mining company, left for Elko this morn
ing, where he will be Joined by Mr.. r.
Trefethen. president and manager of the
company who will leave in the morning.
The gentlemen will together accompany
the first shipment of high-grade ore from
marketed. The shipment will comprise
about IS tons of first-class ore, extracted
in the preliminary work of getting the
mine in shape for systematic working.
Work is to be resumed after the 1st of
next month in the development of the
Annie mine, between Mercur and sun
shine. and Jack Davis informs The Herald
that early in August it is his intention to
begin operations in the exploration of the
Reindeer group of three claims. adjoining
the Overland on the north, with the hope
of disclosing an extension of the over
land vein At the Glencoe. between the
Reindeer and the Annie Mr.. Raddatz is
hard at work and is quite sanguine that
he win make a mine out of this favorably
located property.
The officers of the Rabbits Foot COM
pany are feeling well pleased over the
termination of their suit against Lowery
and De Witt. lessees of the property of
the Silver City Gold Mining company. in
Tintic better known as the Wheeler
ground. The case was tried in the Fifth
district and was decided in favor OF the
Rabbits Foot company. There is pos
sibility that the case will be appealed, but
should the company come out the winner
in the end. there is a probability that the
Rabbits Foot ground and the Wheeler
ground viii be consolidated.
Roy Mayne who is on the streets again
after a threatened attack of pneumonia.
states that the owners of the copper
proposition in Wayne county, composed
of himself and Messrs. Irvine, Schue and
Walker, have sent CORPS of engineers
out for the purpose of surveying the
group. and that within a short time a
force of 20 men will be put at work in the
DEVELOPMENT of the mine. on which a
seven or eight-foot ledge has been uncov-
cred carrying copper values of 36 per
cent after being run through a one-inch
mesh screen besides which the ore goes
from 81 to 50 in gold to the ton.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Gevser- Marion company. held yesterday
afternoon. the monthly report of Mana
ger John Dern was received, and Morris
Bamberger. the. assayer at the Mercur
mill. was elected director to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Major
George F. Downey. when an adjournment
was taken until next week Wednesday.
when the subject of a dividend for this
month will probably receive considera-
tinued improvement is noted in the mine
and that its future has rosy appear
ance.,
C. C. Hail. who pins his fifth on copper
and on his belief that the Congor in the
Dalton & Lark country. Bingham, will
of this metal. came down from the mine
Wednesday night. In speaking of the
Congor. Mr. Hall states that ii is looking
better than ever before, and that re-
ings. he disclosed a 1G or 1S-inch body Of
black oxide of copper. which very closely
resembles the mineral that has made the
Anaconda mine famous the world over
the only difference being that the product
from the Congor is much higher in grade.
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Summer school at Mountain Park.
beginning Aug. /, and continuing two
weeks. Delightful place foo rec-ea-
ton and study For particulars adj
dress Rev. e. G. Hunt, Park City.