The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-18
Mining Notes and Personals.

1t is expected that the Northern Light
VIII be in soon with another lot of cya-
hides.
Dexter sold in 1000 share lots on the
| curb yesterday afternoon at s1.15 and the
stock was strong al the close of business.
Free Press. Granger. Ida: Chesebro
and Baner have a good thing on Dead
wood mountain. A 12-foot ledge that will
mill SIS, and two feet that goes $3.50. How
is that for a ledge?
The stormy weather of the past few
days has piled a lot of new snow I'D in
the hills again and prospecting has been
given check. while mining in some To-
calities will be interfered with for the
time being.
The semi-monthly shipment of Geyser-
Marion cyanides was expected in last
night. It is reported that the mine is
looking well, with a fine body of milling
ore exposed in virgin ground within the
past few days.
The Frisco Mining company. operating
in Bingham, has Just let contract for
the sinking of its-new working shaft an
other 100 feet, it being the intention of
the company to sink until the copper
zones of that locality are encountered.
The fact that South Swansea is more
than likely to pass its regular monthly
dividend this month does not 1sem to
have the depressing influence on the
stock that was expected, as this popular
security is maintaining former figures in
excellent shape.
S. L. Boggs, one of the members of the
Stock Exchange. and p. S. Witcher. the
inventor and patentee of the Witcher
portable dam. nave moved their once
from the Morlan block to room 213 Dolly
building, where they are now very COM
fortably quartered.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Mammoth directory has decided to de-
clare it's regular monthly dividend on the
10Th, despite the rumor to the contrary in
circulation on the streets last Monday.
The mine and mill are both doing well,
and il is understood that the company
has in the neighborhood of $4,000 in its
treasury.
Will Hatfield of the Martha Washing
ton. who is in from Silver City, states
that before the end of the month the
mine Will send in another lot of high
grade ore. The machinery for the new
steam hoist for this property is now on
the cars at Silver City. but the continued
stormy weather has interfered with the
hauling of it to the mine. When the
weather becomes more settled, however,
it will not take long to install the plant.
Boise Statesman: c. w. Cooper is UP
from Caldwell; He reports that he. in
conjunction with Others, is preparing to
drive a large herd of beef cattle over the
Dalton trail into the Klondike- They will
take 1850 head from Yakima. Wash,
by rail TO Seattle, thence by boat
to the Lynn canal They expect to land
on the canal, at Haine s mission, about
June !. Their route will be over the
Chilkat pass and the Dalton trail. They
then raft down the river to Dawson.
Free Press. Grangerville. Ida: Water
was turned through the High Bar ditch
Monday; everything works nicely. This
property bids fair to be one of the best
on the river. The High Bar placer con-,
sists of four claims, High Bar. Mile, I
Eta and Prosperity. 50 acres all told. 1t
is supposed to be an old river bed about
800 feet above the present river channel.
Water is taken from Butcher creek by a
ditch and flume over zoo rods long, with a
pressure or fall of 16o feet above the bar.
The gravel is from four to u feet deep
and prospects from top to bottom.
William Mcqueen, who has returned
from a visit of inspection to Lion hill,
expresses himself as being we'll pleased
with the showing in the mines of this To-
cality. and especially so with the Co
lumbia, which. he states, is in splendid
for the amount of work done in
its development. and he predicts that it
Will soon rank as a regular and steady
producer, while. as for the Hercules, he
is of the opinion that it has passed the
prospect stage and may now be classed
as a mine The Hercules has nice lot
of high-grade ore on the dump and Wilt
soon be in with a shipment.