The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-02
MINING Notes and Personals.

The Northern. Chief of Bingham was in
the market yesterday with a shipment OF
very nice ore. 8 70
Thomas Judd, the well-known merchant
and mining man Of st, George, is in the
( city on business.
The sale of 1,5O6 valeo at 40 cents a
share was reported on the curb yesterday
afternoon, and the stock closed very
strong.
The Utah, of Fish Springs, marketed a
control assays showing values of SO pei
cent lead and 40 ounces in silver to the
ton.
The Hercules of Stockton marketed a
car OF ore yesterday, the lot netting the
company $500. The ore is a heavy galena
and carbonate and is a desirable product
at the shelters.
j. B. Graham. the tireless and able
editor of Bingham who was in the city
yesterday, states that it is his intention
to get out a special edition of his paper
! in May, illustrative of the wonderful and
unrivaled mineral resources of the West
Mountain district.
I Some very fine samples of copper ore
were exhibited on the streets yesterday
from the Copper Glance mine at Bing-
ham, near the Congor. From all accounts,
if the bodies of ore in the mine are as
large as reported this promises to devel-
op into one of the big copper producers
OF West Mountain district.
a. h. Holden of the Old Jordan & Ga
lena of Bingham, has returned from the
east. A. Lavignio of the Old Spanish, an
other property included In the big deal
recently contaminated, which includes
several of the heavy producers of Bing-
ham, was also in the city yesterday, and
it is stated that the final details of the
the day for the transfer.
a. S. Day of the La Refine, near the
Humbug, in Tintic district, who made a
visit to this prospective bonanza a day
"a hirrl,l,
pleased with the favorable showing in
this property, and he reports that excel
lent progress is being made in the driv-
ing of the long tunnel to cut the extern
sion of the Humbug ledge
N. a. Dunyan, under whose able SUI
pervision the Centennial Eureka is MAX
ing such splendid record of late in the
city to visit with his family. and to see
how his assistant superintendent is get
ting along. He reports that the boy is all
O. K. and a true chip off the old block
As to the mine, Mr. Dunyan states that
it is looking we'll.
The Joe Bowers company disposed of
a carload of fine ore Yesterday the lot
finding a buyer on assays giving metal
lie values of 50 per cent lead and over
load shipment of this class of ore is made
from the mine every two or three DAYS,
and 1t is reported that the mine is in
splendid condition, with fine bodies of
good ore in sight and blocked out ready
Tor extraction.
G. r. Boutwell, and r. E. McConaueflv.
manager and secretary of the Sacramento
who returned Friday night from a visit
to this Mercur dividend-payer, state that
the mine is looking exceptionally we'll in
its workings, and they are well pleased
with the showing. George Walker. who
has charge of operations at the Sacra
mento during the absence of Superintend-
ent II. l.. Benner. is giving the company
excellent satisfaction.
Word comes from Bingham that ''all is
we'll at the West Mountain placeTs. and
that Manager c. w. Watson is washing
gravel that goes from 81 to sl.59 in coarse
gold to the pan. Further down the can
yon, at the Shovel pIacers, Manager
Schenck is taking dirt from a drift on
hardDan at a depth of 100 feet that goes
80 cents to the pan. The outlook for these
placer diggfngs Is certainly most flatter-
ing. and the success of these two proner-
ties will doubtless attract a great deal of
attention to the locality this summer.
A very flattering strike has Just been
reported in the Tidal Stream Mining Il
Milling companys ground, situated in
West Tintic. The president, Dr. ]. Beat
tie, informs us that at a depth of 100 feet
ore has been encountered. one sample of
which assayed 4.0lS ounces of the white
metal and another showing So ounces sill
yer and 90 per cent lead. The directors of
the company are feeling highly pleased
orously and as soon as the roads will
permit will ship several tons of this high
grade ore.
Panguitch Progress:s. Joseph Meeks of
Circleville called at this office few days