The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-24
MINING Notes and Personals.

Daly-West was in demand early yester-
day morning at $l4.
The Bullion-Beck directory will hold it's
adjourned meeting today.
b. i. Woodland of the Joe Bowers Ex-
tension is in from Diamond, Tintic.
Some fine ore has been received in the
city from the Bill Nye min at Stockton,
the samples being sent in by Manager
Mayne.
Il. e. Rowe has been given the privi-
leges of the floor of the mining exchange.
pending the vote on his application for
membership.
VIII Grifiths left last night for Tintic
for the purpose of making an examination
of a number of mines and prospects in
this greast camp.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Mercur company will be held tomorrow.
and it is believed that the session will be
a most interesting one.
James Knowles. chief engineer of the
Centennial-Eureka, states that the mine
is looking we'll, and he adds that Eureka
is enjoying a healthy and substantial
boom.
There is nothing small in the Grand
Central in the way of shipments of an
cars of mineral on the market yesterday,
and has nineteen more at the sampler.
]. A. Blossom. the w~ell-known mining
operator of Winnemucca,, New, is in the
city. Mr.. Blossom is interested in the
paint works in North Salt Lake, which
were destroyed a few days ago by fire.
Major George w. E.. Dorsey has return
ed from the east. The major is heavily
interested in a number of valuable Utah
mining properties, and he states that
wit hthem all things are coming his
way
Samples of ore received yesterday from
the Eureka-Swansea mine were submitted
to fire tests during the day, the iron OK
ide showing valu of $3.50 in gold to the
ton, while the gray quartz assayed SLIGO;
The officers OF the company are we'll
pleased over the result.
The Utah Stock & Mining exchange has
secured the second floor in the old Won
derland building for its call room, and
work will begin at once in fitting it up for
that purpose. The association starts out
with over 81, 500 in its treasury and with
bright prospects for the future.
a. NJ. SDooner. who is in from Mercur,
states that the new hoist at the Snow
Storm, on the West Dip, has been started
up. and that in the future this valuable
ground will be developed in a thorough
manner. Mr.. Spooner also states that the
Eagle is looking exceptionally well, and
that the ore measures are growing larger
as developed.
Contractor ]. NJ. O'Brien, who is doing
development for quite a number of Tin
tic companies. will leave for that section
this morning. Mr.. O'Brien is enthusiasts
tic over the encouraging showing in the
Eureka-Swansea and the Crown. Point.
and is sanguine they are the making of
heavy producers. He will soon commence
work in the deepening of the Buckeye
shaft.
Major ]. E. Jackson, local manager Of
the Con. x. c. Smelter & Refining COM
pany, has returned from a visit to State
line and Pixies Diggings, two promising
gold camps in Iron county. The major
IS we'll pleased with what he saw in these
localities, and he may make a more eX-
hauStiVe examination of their mineral re-
sources in the future.
r. B. Shepard of the Eureka-Swansea,
who has returned from an inspection of
this Tintic property, states that the bot
tom of the 60-foOt shaft on this property
is in a fine body of black quartz. which
carries most encouraging values in gold.
In the bottom of the shaft, a creVice has
made its appearance during the past day
or two. through which there is such a
draught of air that d. lighted candle held
before it is blown out. This is considered
as being a favorable Indication in the de-
velopment of the mine
NJ. S. Pendegast has been reinstated as
a member of the stock exchange by the
unanimous vote of the organization. Mr..
PendeGaSt was one of the charter mem
president of the association Last fall
he changed his residence to San Fran
cisco, and, thinking that the change
would be permanent, he donated his seat
to the exchange, with all dues and fees
paid up. a few weeks ago Mr.. Pendegast
returned 10 Zion and it was thought that
it would be nothing more than right TO
give him back his seat. which has been
done with pleasure, but with the 2roViso
that he pay the back dues on it from the
time he left the city III to the present
time. tn exchange now has MY two
vacant seats to dispose of.