The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-07
Mining Notes and Personals.


DR.. w. G. Harvey left yesterday morn
ing for Stateline district on mining bust
ness.
E. H. Airs has been appointed direc-
tor in the Tuscarora. Chief Mining COM
pany, to fill a vacancy in the board.
The Generalization reported at the
Jackson sampler yesterday with two box
es of cyanides, composing its regular
semi-monthly shipment.
j. C. Sullivan, one OF the leading citi-
zens, of Eureka and one of the officers
of the Raymond Mining company, was
in the city yesterday on business for the
company.
Among the reading shippers at the
samplers yesterday were the OLD Spanish,
with seven cars of ore: the Mammoth,
with three; the Grand Central, with
twelve, and the Swansea, with six.
L. II. Oman, the efficient assistant su-
perintendent of the De Lamar mine al De
Lamar, New, is in the city from Los An
Seles Cal, where he has been on a visit
He will leave for the mine this morn
ing.
Causten Browne jr., the expert ac-
eountant, has accepted a position with the
Taylor u BruIiton Sampiing works COM
pany. Causten is way-up office man,
and has many friends among the mining
men OF the state.
George o. Bradley. resident agent of
the Gates Iron Works company, expects
TO leave this week for Cochese county,
Arizona, where ne will build additions to
the smelling and refinery plant of the
Copper Queen Mining company.
At the annual stockholders meeting of
the Cedar Valley Mining company. held
yesterday, new board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year was elected.
as follows: w. d. Mathis. president and
treasurer; w. E. Nigus, vice president;
A. L. Morris, L. Bentley and w. E. Trau-
Der.
Captain Timothy Egan and W. Z. Hub
oard nave received government patent for
the Antique, Nos. | and and the White
Oaks Nos. L and lodes in Camp Floyd
district. The group is located below the
SACRAMENTO mine, and portion of it lies
IN Lewiston canyon, Johannesburg, a su-
burb OF Mercur, being built on a part of
the plat.
Work is being pushed in the fixing up
of the room of the old exchange, and seats
are being arranged in theatre fashion, so
that the lobby can see to better advantage
what IS going on in the pit. When all
improvements are completed a change for
the better will be noticeable and bust
ness can then be carried on to better adj
vantage.
President G.. r. oBthwell of the Coneor
Mining company has returned from
Bingham, where he made an inspection of
this valuable copper property, to facilitate
the extensive development of which the
company has ordered a thirty-horse- pow
er steam hoist and boiler, the plant to
have a capacity of sinking to a depth of
], 600 feet.
The Galena Mining company, operating
in Beaver Lake district, Beaver county
mas levied an assessment of halI a cent
snare on Its capital stock, payable on or
before March 10. All delinquent stock will
be sold on April 16. The property of the
company is meritoriouS and. with more
extended development, is looked upon as
a heavy producer of the precious metals.
J. II. Young of the Oregon Short Line,
who is interested in the Checkmate mine
in Willow Creek district, Idaho, is elated
< piYc To
the front and the excellent record it is
A car of $50 Checkmate ore is
now at the sampler in this city and at the
mine 600 tons of high-grade ore is on the
dump awaiting transportation 10 the rail-
road. which will be moved as soon as the
roads become normal again.
The American Mining & Milling COM
pany of Ogden has sent a circular letter
to its stockholders which, in part reads
as follows: There being some question
as to the legality of assessing non-assess-
able stock for means to pay government
assessment while there still remains stock
In the treasury, we deem it advisable Ito
prevent veXatiouS litigation) to return all |
stock taken from delinquent stockholders
IN default of payment of former assess
mentS, and we hereby reinstate said de- |
1nquent stockholders in their rights In |
taking this action we have completely de- |
)ldted our treasury stock, and we now
eaI upon you 10 pay the government as |
;essment of 1899 which amounts to mill |
DER share of stocI." 1t is stated thar |
he property of the company is in a very |
Ia J.erinS condition and that it is more |
hfI1 likely to open up into a paving mine
Win further DEVELOPMENT