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

George Arthur Rice. the well-known
mining promoter, is at the Knutsford.
Lead made another advance yesterday
and it is believed that it will 90 still
higher.
A big shipment of high-grade ore from
the Four Aces is scheduled, but is being
kept quiet.
Gill s. Peyton. accompanied by Denman
Blanchard. left yesterday for California
on mining business.
NJ. r. Hunt of the Alaska mine. near
Silver City who is in Chicago on mining
business. is expected home again about
the middle of the month
The Utah was on the market yesterday
with a twenty-fOur-tOn lot of ore, which
was sold on controls showing values OF
50 per cent lead and 1925 ounces silver to
the ton.
1t is reported that an important strike
has been made in the No-T ou-Don't mine
at Stockton. a fine body of good ore hav-
ing been disclosed in the workings of the
property.
]. D. Huntsman. writing 10 Professor
states that he is doing some development
on a copper prospect in which the show
ing is most encouraging.
The transfer books of the Mammoth
viii be closed tonight and viii remain
closed until Wednesday, as the annual
stockholders meeting of the company will
be held on Tuesday next.
The shaft at the South Sunbeam has
Dcen cleaned OUT ana everything Is now
in readiness for the whim which is soon
TO be installed on the ground. when
active development will be the order of
the day.
Word comes from the Monarch. on the
West Dip. that in the workings of this
property tale is beginning TO show in the
quartz and that the ore is becoming more
highly minera lied. The company is erect
ing whim house at the mine.
The new shaft at the TesOra, in Tintic
district, has already reached a depth of
twent.--seven feet and is rapidly being
pushed 10 the deep. The company is con-
sidering the proposition of giving a lease
on the old workings of the mine at a good
royalty.
me activity in mining shares has
caused so much activity in mine develop
ment of late that there has not been such
a demand IN the mining camps OF Utah
for experienced miners since the year
ISS2. according to one of the heavy min
ing men of the state. the credit for which
condition of affairs can largely he given
TO the mining exchange of this city.
Articles are being prepared for the in
corporation OF the Nora Gold Mining
company on the Nora group of claims at
Mercur, adjoining the Eagle and Rover,
purchased the day before by Messrs.
Dern, Jackson. Airs. Wall, Dickson and
j. b. Thompson: This is reputed to be
ground of excellent merit and the new
company will begin at once its extensive
and systematic development.
II. w. Horne. NJ e. who has been do
ing some patent work in Tintic district.
has returned to the city. Mr. Horne who
made an inspection of the workings of
the Joe Bowers Extension mine before
starting for home. states that in the north
drift on the 300 level, on the hanging wall
side OF the vein. Il five or six inch streak
of fine ore is showing in the face of the
drift. He brought samples of the mineral
back with him and they are now on ex-
hibition at the company's office in the
Mccormick block. The ore is a heavy
galena and is evidently of high grade