The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-30
Mining Notes and Personals.

Ore running $4,000 to the ton has been
found in the famous Bassick mine at
Silver Cliff, Colo.
An important strike of good ore has
been reported in the Gold Sovereign
mine at Cripple Creek, Colo.
John Montgomery. the affable book
keeper of the Niagara Mining company,
is wrestling with a siege of la grippe.
The Chloride Point reported at the
Con. K. c. sampling works yesterday
with a consignment of very rich cya-
hides.
The Boulder county mine, at Cardi-
nal, near Boulder, Colo. has been sold
to the London Exploration company
for $3.50, 900.
1t IS expected that the Horn Silver
Mining company Will declare its regular
quarterly dividend of $2O,0 900 within the
next day or two.
The sale of the Rex claim at Cripple
Creek, Colo, for $3.50, 900, is one of the
most recent big deals 10 be recorded in
this great gold camp.
1t is more than likely that several
new companies will list their stocks on
the board Of the mining exchange soon
after the first of the year.
Manager Ed Magner of the Gold
Flint, near Leesburg, Ida, writes that
the lower tunnel being driven in the
operation of this property is in a six
foot body of ore, every %shovelfulI of
which shows free sold.
J. S. Lakin, president of the Tuscaro-
IA Gold Mining company, left for Tus-
carora, New, yesterday, for the pur-
pose of making the final payment on
the property. as outlined in WedneS-
days issue of this paper.
c. II. Alkire, an experienced mining
operator from De Lamar, New, who has
just submitted to an operation at the
hospital in this city, is getting along
SO nicely that he expects to leave for
home within the next week.
Morris Rich of the Rich Construction
company of st. Louis. Mo, is in the
city on mining business. Mr.. Rich will
soon leave for California to look after
mining interests, accompanied by w.
H. Thomas of the Niagara Mining COM
pany of Bingham.
f. w. c.. Hathenbruck of Provo, who
is interested in the effort to obtain a
lease from Uncle Sam on valuable min
eral lands in the Uintah reservation,
was in the city yesterday. MI. Hath
enbruck will soon leave for Washing
ton, d. c., in the interest of the enter
prise.
The Utah company of Fish Springs
yesterday disposed of a thirty -six-ton
lot of ore On the open market on con-
troll assays showing metallic values of
40.2 per cent lead, 91.2 ounces silver
and 10 cents in gold to the ton. 1t is
anticipated the Utah will be a heavy
shipper from this time on.
Judge ]. w. Burton, who is develop
ing the Star gold mine in old Star dis
trict, in Beaver county, has a force of
four or five men at work in it's opera
ton, and it is learned that it is more
than likely that some time mex season
this property viii be embellished by
the erection of a cyanide mill.
Hans OWE, the contractor at the Cop
per Mountain in Beaver Lake district,
who is in the city for the holidays,
states hat the vertical shaft has now
been SUM to a depth of 104 feet in the
development of this valuable property,
and he is of the opinion that the work.
ings will cut the ledge on its dip be-
bore Feb. l.
Ore has been brought to the city from
a group of claims in West Tintic dis
trict which showed average values of
fifteen ounce silver and as high as SO
per cent III copper to the ton, and it is
claimed that a four-foot vein of this
character of mineral has been disclosed
in this property, which may soon form
the basis for another mining incorpora-
ton.
From parties who are in from Mer-
cur it is learned that some work is be-
ing done at the present time in the de-
Velopment of the property of the Godn-
en- Gate Extension company. With the
activity and transfer of mining ground
IN the near vicinity of this property, it
certainly looks as if extensive work in
is exploration should be the order Of
the day with the company.
NJ ~
ing in Bingham, is planning to erect a
commodious cottage at the mine. which
will be fitted up with office, private Of
flee, bed and dining rooms, besides a
large dining room for the employees of
the company, in addition to which a
large and comfortable bunk house will
be built for the use of the men, which
will be supplied with every modern
convenience, the theory of the com
pany being that the men who do the
hard labor in and about the mine must
be well cared for if good work is ex-
pected of them. The plans for the mill
Tor the mine are about completed, it be-
ing understood that Charlie Ford. the
Well-hnown and successful millwright,
viii have charge of the construction of
the plant.
B.. T. Lloyd informs The Herald that
ne has taken a bond and lease on the
81 ElStoi SIoup VI nNe claims in the
Sunshine end of Camp Floyd district,
adjoining the Malvern on the south,
and which, it is confidently believed,
carries with it an extension of the Sun
shine and Overland veins. A shaft of
250 feet has already been sunk in the
development of this property, the first
ore zone having already been disclosed.
This shaft is to be timbered at once, a
carload of lumber having been sent out
to the mine for this purpose, and a con-
tract has been let for the sinking of an
other 100 feet, it being expected, that
the second ore body will be encountered
before the contract is completed. This
is valuable and promising property.
the formation being in place and I'M
broken.
Piles Are Easily Cured.
Nature has nrovided a sneci6a= fou