The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-12
MINING NOTES.

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yon aud the outlook is most encourag.
ing.
W. M. Wantland is out with his
Mercur and Tintic maps. They are
accurate and artistic and should find
a place in the Office of every mining
man.
AT the Deer Trail near Marysvale,
it is anticipated that the lower tunnel
I will make connection with extensive
bodies of good ore within couple Of
weeks
Ore shipments from the Joe Bowers
during the month of March netted the
company over SO, 900 and it is believed
output for April will be greater
still.
Milan Packard of Springville, who
has secured an interest in the Chatta-
nooga claim near Marysvale, is making
| arrangements to do some extensive
work in its development and operation
this season.
The Pride of Utah Mining company,
whose valuable properties are located
in the Deep Creek country has amended
it's articles of incorporation so as to
increase the pa- value of it's capital
stock from 81 to s. share.
Another membership on the Salt
Lake Stock & Mining Exchange has
been disposed of. the purchase price
being $3.50 The new member is II. C.
Lucas. late Of Sibley, Iowa, in which
place he was engaged in the banking
business.
The Nevada Mining company, of
Salt Lake City, operating in Galena
mining district, near Battle Mountain,
Nevada. is taking out some high grade
ore and within few days expects to
have carload shipment Of ''hot stuff"
on the Salt Lake market.
The discovery of gold and copper
values in the ores of the Oriental mine
in Lakeside district is attracting con-
siderable attention to that locality at
the present time. the fact that copper
has been found there causing con-
siderable comnotion in mining circles
The antimony mines of Garfield
county are being steadily worked and
to good advantage, while regular con-
signments of this class of ore are
being made to the eastern and west
ern market. The last consignment
of thirty tons was sent down to the
railroad the first of the month.
The listing committee of the Salt
Lake Exchange has made a revision
of its rules and regulations governing
the fees for listing stocks. the chief
feature of which is that hereafter $50
will be charged for listing regularly
boarded stocks and $40 for posting com
panies among the unlisted securities.
1t is announced that j. II. Conrad,
the successful mining man, has sue
ceeded in purchasing the interests of
his associates in the Massachusetts
mine near Park City, and that it is his
intention to develop this promising
and valuable property in an extensive
and thorough manner
During his recent visit south B. Il.
Woodar I'd. the well-known mining man,
secured some valuable mining proper
ties, which. it is understood will soon
form the basis for the incorporation Of
another big mining company. Mr.
Woodland is well pleased with the min
eralization of Beaver county and looks
for increased activity in its numerous
camps this spring and summer.
d. A. Evans an old Park City miner,
who joined in the Klondike rush year
or eighteen months ago, and who Sc
cured some valuable claims in the fro
zen north, is home again. Mr.. Evans
returned from the Klondike last fall
and since then has been in the east, ar
irving in Utah only "a short time ago.
1t is quite likely that he will leave
again for Alaska some time next month.
Conference week a great many inter-
ested people visited the splendid min
eral exhibit in the Hall of Relics.
which is being kept open by Will
Goodsell, who is nov playing the part
Of public benetactor. One tourist party,
making three years trip around the
world, called during the week with
the statement that while at Honolulu
they had been advised to inspect the
mineral exhibit while in Salt Lake,
and they were highly pleased with it.
1t is claimed that the hex smelter
at bennington has been taken in out
Of the cold by the smelter combine,
which 80 re Gently absorbed all the
smelling plants Of this western coun-
try with the exception of those owned
and operated by the Guggenheims, The
bennington plant is comparatively