The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-07
Mining Notes and Personals.

| The Grand Central was in the marke;
| again yesterday with nine carloads OF
+ good ore.
Sam Godbe of mining fame has spent
| several days of late in the examination
of mining properties in Stateline and
Eagle Valley districts.
Hon. John Dern is expected home from
Nebraska tomorrow. in order to be here
on Monday to attend the annual stock
holders meeting of the Geyser-Marion
company.
Lead quotations made another 5-cent
advance Yesterday and are nearing high
water mark again. Copper is also on the
top wave. and castings will doubtless soon
be quoted at - cents.
The Grand Central has contracted with
the Germania smelter for the output OF
the mine for the ensuing year. 1t is I'M
| derstood that the terms of the contract
are very favorable for the company.
Victor M. Clement. manager of De La
mars Golden Gate mine at Mercur, will
arrive in the city from the coast on Mon
day next. 1t is expected that he will be
followed by the captain within a few
days.
Another carload of Joe Bowers high
grade ore was at the sampler and an
other one is expected in today. The last
consignment, which was disposed of a few
days ago, Melted the company 81, so for
the car.
The machinery for the new steam hoist
for the Joe Bowers Extension leaves Sill
yer City for the mine today as we'll as
the cage for the shaft w. ]. Gray. the
mill-builder, will see to the erection of
the plant.
Tom Busby of the Century, in Park
valley, Box Elder county, will leave for
the mine tonight. where he will spend
two or three weeks in starting up new
valuable property.
Charlie Spilman of the Tintic Miner
arrived in the city yesterday, on his way
home from a visit to relatives and friends
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into the mountains again, as he finds that
agricultural pursuits, without being
spiced by mining activity, do not agree
with him.
afternoon of Showers Consolidated at 80
cents a share the transaction showing
that Rip Van Wrinkle stockholders are
coming, to life and are realizing the fact
that Salt Lake now enjoys a red-hot
share market as the certificate of stock
in question was No 20 and was dated
Oct. Z, 1885, over thirteen years ago.
Messrs. Grow. Dunbar and Hiburd left
yesterday for Golconda mountain, at the
head of kesslar's canyon, in West Noun
tain district. where they will resume
work in the development of the Gold
Leaf The company will hold meeting
within the next day or so. when contracts
will doubtless be let for the thorough eX-
ploration of this promising gold prop
erty.
w H C'Tug'O Wilson yesterday sold
an interest in the Undine property in
Tintic to S. X King and Chamberlain,
who have incorporated with 3COGC0 shares
of stock and will push development az
once. King. Chamberlain and Wilson
own controlling interest. The company
now has 5000 cash on hand and the par
value of stock is placed at 10 cents. but -
said Wilson, lit can't be bought for that
The plan for the campaign to be in
augurated in the development of the Sill
Yer Park Mining company's property at
Silver City, has been arranged in detail,
and yesterday supplies and tools were
ordered which will be sent out today.
According to the schedule. C. E. Loose
OF the Grand Central will be manager of
the Silver Park, and will enter upon his
duties at once. L. &. Ritter is president
of the company. while the rest of the
South Swansea boys are in on the deal
and it is believed that this will be a big
thing from the start. as the old Park
mine, which forms the basis for the
formation of the company, has been a
great wealth producer in the past