The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02

Uintah reservation, was in the city
yesterday.
Word was received yesterday from
Hunt. Ida., that some fine bodies of ore
had been uncovered in the ground
owned near that place by the Italian
Mining company Of this city.
The mills of Camp Floyd district
using electricity for motive power We're
all closed down again yesterday owing
to the failure Of the Telluride Power
company to furnish the necessary
Juice
The La Cigale of the West Dip, was
in yesterday with lot of cyanides, the
value of which was determined by the
Consolidated Kansas City Smelling &
Refining company. This is the second
lot sent in by the company since put
ting in its roasting plant.
Active work has been resumed in
the operation of the Daily West mine at
Park City and the force will be in
creased as rapidly as possible, Man
ager Daily being of the opinion that it
will not be long now before regular
shipments will be the order of the day.
Two cars of copper matte from the
Glasgow ~ Westerns smelter at Col
conda, New, are at the sampler. The
reports from this mine and reduction
works are of most f1attering nature
anu IL IL anticipated cOuSlSilIIeillS VI
the red metal from this source will be
both heavy and regular this year.
o. z. Weller and ]. A. Corum of
Boston are in the city accompanied by
Mr.. Bailey, the associate of o. P.
Posey the we'll known mining operator.
These gentlemen are interested in the
Bingham Copper & Gold Mining COM
pany, whose property is located in the
'Old Reliable camp of Bingham.
j. r. Smith, manager of the Idaho
Forwarding company at Blackfoot, is
in the city on business, and, incident
ally, renewing acquaintance with his
many Zion friends. Mr.. Smith states
that everything is prosperous at Black
foot, and that considerable placer min
ing is being done on the Snake river
near that place.
Owen Spencer, the genial and eff
fcent clerk and stenographer at Cap
tain j. r. De Lamar's Salt Lake Of
flee. was at his desk again yesterday
after an absence of six weeks, during
which time he has been confined to his
home by siege of sickness. Owens
many friends are pleased to see him in
his usual haunts again.
DR.. T. ]. Lyon and mother of Marys-
vale, who have been in the city for the
past few days, returned home yester-
day. During their stay in Salt Lake
arrangements We're perfected for the
formation Of company for the opera
ton of the Wedge mine, which is one of
the most valuable properties to be
found in the Horse Heaven country,
short distance above Marysvale.
A. l.. Heaston, one of the energetic
Bingham mining operators, who has
charge of the operations of the Cum
berland Mining company, whose prop
erty is located in the Dalton &, Lark
country, states that the old 900-foot
shaft, formerly sunk in the develop
ment of this property, is being retim-
bered, and that within a short time
both sinking and drifting on a nice
body of ore will be the order of the
day with the company.
Thomas Weir. who recently made a
visit of inspection 70 the Ajax mine
at Mammoth informs The Herald that
the miEe is looking well with some
bodies of fine ore exposed in it's work
ings. a complete survey and map is
being made of the underground Of this
mine and as soon as they are COM
pleted operations will begin on
larger scale than ever in the opera
ton of the property under it's new
The last consignment of
ore from the Ajax sold on control Is
says showing the presence of more
than IL per cent copper to the ton,