The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-31
Mining Notes and Personals.

The Mammoth company viii pay its reg
ular monthly dividend tomorrow.
Another consignment of first-class ore
is being loaded at the South Swansea.
Charles Hoffman has a broken arm as
the result of an accident in the Red Ele-
plant mine at HALEY, Ida, on Wednesday
last.
NJ. Flynn. late superintendent of the
Sacramento. is in the city, although he
will not leave for New Zealand until about
the middle of August.
Frank Moorehouse has fitted up a nice
rig and outfit and will leave this morning
on prospecting expedition to Fish
Springs and into the Deep Creek country.
Joe H Young. of the Checkmate mine
in Willow creek district, Ida, informs The
Herald that another shipment OF gold ore
from this property is at the sampler in
this city.
r. w. Faris, Of the Joshua Hendy Ma
chine company of San Francisco, is in the
city looking up business for his company.
The company is getting an excellent foot
hold in this intermountain region.
Word comes from Stateline district that
two feet of high grade ore have been dis
closed in the workings of the Big. Four
teen, on Rice hill. This property is largely
owned by residents of Cedar City.
Work will begin in the extensive devel-
opment of the Yankee Consolidated
ground as soon as the contracts can be let.
This property adjoins the Humbug and
Mayday mines near Eureka, and is valu-
able prospective property
During the call of the exchange yester-
day the resignation of NJ. S. Pendergast as
vice president and a member of the board
was accepted with thanks for his accept
able service in the past. and P. ]. Conway
was elected to fill the vacancy.
r. f. McConaughy has returned from
Mercur where he formally installed H. L..
Benner as superintendent of the Sacra-
mento mine, VIII property. Mr.. McCon-
auShy states. is in splendid condition with
mammoth bodies Of good milling ore ex-
posed.
Thomas Weir of the Highland Boy,
states that the general plans for the pro-
posed smelter for the mine have been re-
ceived and that Mr.. Fisher. NJ. 2. and C.
Falls, who will have charge of the cree
ton of the works, is getting out the de-
tails.
J.. a. Pollock, the well known stock
broker. has on exhibition in his office a
beautiful specimen of native copper ore
from the famous Calumet and Hecla mine
in Michigan. The copper appears just as
1t was taken from the mine. a little quartz
being imbedded in the almost pure metal
the specimen making nice ornament for
the desk.
Sam Kenyon expects to leave next week
for Stateline district for the purpose of
done in the development of the Grand
Central on Creole hill, which, he believes.
is one of the most promising gold PROPOSE
tions in the district In the exploration of
run. This is now in a distance of 255 feet
and within a short distance more it is
believed the ledge will be tapped
Work will be resumed on the LIST of the
month in the continued development and
operation of the Creole at Park City and
drift will be run from the 25O-foot level in
the main shaft in order TO uncover the
ledge. William Kneal, an old Silver King
miner, has been installed as superintend-
ent at the mine and it is the intention OF
the company to do effective and intelligent
work from now on. A lot of ore on the
dump will soon find its way to market.
The report was in circulation on the
streets yesterday morning that an ex-
tensive cavern had occurred in the Mann
moth mine in Tintic district, in conse-
quence of which there was a noticeable
depression in quotations on this stock
Upon inquiry at the office of the company,
however the report was denied most en-
phaticany and the management went so
far as to telephone TO the mine to prove
that it was false, Superintendent Earis
stating that if anything of the kind had
occurred he should know of it, which he
did not. The rumor, undoubtedly. was
started with the intention of breaking
down the stock and. to a certain extent
the effort was successful.