The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
mining Notes and Personals.

| Casting copper quotations touched u
! cents yesterday
The Phoenix of Bingham had three car
loads Of ore on the market yesterday.
The Redwing of Bingham has a 4e0-ton
shipment of concentrates en- route to the
market.
A. S. Day of the LaReine on Gcdiva
mountain. Tintic. went out TO the mine
| yesterday.
The Mammoth mine, which is shipping
heavily of late, had six cars of ore at the
sampler yesterday.
| c. H. Allzire of De Lamar, New. who
| has been in the city for the past two or
| three weeks, will leave for home tomor-
row.
| The annual meeting of the mining ex-
! change for the election of officers to serve
for the ensuing year will be held on Mon
| day, Jan. 16.
D. j. Huntsman. who is prospecting in
| the La Sale mountains in the interest OF
! Salt Lake parties. writes that he mas 10
| Gated another claim on which there IS
| vein of ore carrying 10 per cent copper
Tintic Miner: Joseph Gerber and Jacob
Huber went to Salt Lake last Saturday
on mining business. During their stay we
understand they gave a lease ana pond 20
| Salt Lake parties on the Dom Pedro ana
Last Chance claims at Mammoth.
1t is reported that the Boss Tweed near
| Silver City is showing up better ana
! better as work progresses in its operation
and that the ore bodies are growing
; larger and richer. The mine shipped two
| cars of good ore last month and will soon
/ have another consignment on the market.
Mercur Mercury: There is but little
/ doubt of the ability of Superintendent
! Edwards 10 find the ore in the Ingot
ground as the vein has been followed close
! to the east line of the MeTcur Wltn no
| the deposits. 1t is about as close to a
sure thing proposition as can be found
in undevelo9ed mining ventures
Word comes from Gifts canyon in Big
/ Bullion
mine, recently Incorporated, a three-foot
body of ore has been uncovered at the
grass-roots within a few feet OF the old
workings which goes high in the precious
! metals and especially so in gold. 1t is be-
lieved that this property will make a great
record for itself during the coming spring
and summer.
1t is learned that in the transfer of the
establishment of the Mammoth Mercan-
| tile company, mention of which was made
a few days ago in these columns, James
! Ferguson stepped into control of the
! business, the gentlemen named as being
! interested in the deal being only his
! hackers: Mr.. Ferguson is the right man
+ in the right place and will certainly make
a success of the venture, which, in fact,
/ is d well established business.
; The Heraid's account of the theft OF
Bullion Beck Tunnel stock, as detailed
: II Yesterdays issue. was practically the
+ only correct one given. the only error be-
( ing that about 5000 shares of this stock
had been distracted or stolen from the
secretaTy's desk instead of $1,000, and 1t
+ may be found. upon the examination Of
the books OF the company, that even more
I than this number was taken by the thief.
/ who. Il is claimed realized over $1,000 by
! placing it with several brokers as col
: lateral on loans. As stated in The Her
aid. the stock had been Cancelled but by
using q certain chemical employed to re-
+ move ink stains or writing. the. cancella-
+ ton marks were entirely oblterated so
( that no one could tell but that the stock
! was all o. K. Captain Davis Price is
charged with the offense, but as he is
! in hiding or has left the city he cannot
/ be found by the officers who are looking
] for. him