The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07

in the city yesterday, and attended the
stockholders meeting of the Richmond
Anaconda.
Jesse Knight returned to Provo last
evening after having attended the
acknowledgements meeting.
Manager Philo T. Farnsworth of the
| Horn Silver and Washington is in
speeding those properties at Frisco.
j. c. Griffith left yesterday for Idaho,
where he has gone to make an inspec-
ton of the Buffalo Hump country.
The Taylor & Brunton sampler re-
ceived thirteen cars of ore from Tin
tic and one from Milford yesterday.
1. E. Diehl of the Mammoth Record
was in the city yesterday. and confirms
the good reports coming from the Tintic
district.
Glen r. Boutwell,. manager of the
Sacramento, left yesterday for a ten
days trip to Rochelle, Ills, his former
home.
Milo Clark has located several claims
on the west side of Antelope island. In
sinking shaft he claims to have struck
a vein of highgrade copper ore.
j. S. Free will leave for West Tintic
tomorrow to inspect the lead property
owned by himself and w. F. Smith, in
which a strike was recently reported.
G. A. Duncan of the Peyton syndi-
cate has returned from Mercur, where
he has been getting acquainted with
conditions at the Overland and Chloride
Point.
The road to the Ontario mine, Park
City, has been shoveled out and the
springs accumulation of first-class ore
will begin to move to market in a few
days.
The Snyder Investment company re-
moved its office effects from the Com
mercial block to the TemDleton build
ing yesterday. and located in the Hol-
land Gold Mining company's apart
mentS.
A carload of high-grade ore came in
from the Washington mine in Beaver
county yesterday. Assay returns have
not been received, but it is believed the
ore will average go per cent lead and
$50 ounces IN silver.
Fred Flindt, it is reported from Park
City. has secured permission from Su-
perintendent Chambers to sluice and
jig the Ontario No. 8 dump, and will
commence operations just as soon as
the weather settles.
The men hauling ore from the b.
nanZa King mine, in Cache county
were caught in the big snowstorm of a
few days ago, and had to abandon their
wagons for some days. They will COM
mence work again next week.
The mill at the Red Wing in Bingham
will start up tomorrow Mr. f. McCar-
rick, director, and one of the principal
when the start is made, and will re-
main there until everything is running
smoothly.
Professor Tibbals and Eugene Pey-
ton signed a bond and lease of the
Huntsman group. in the Sonoma min
ing district yesterday. The papers
We're sent on to Denver to Peter Mc+
Court, who offered the gentlemen $40,
0o0 for their property.
Moses Jones, who for years held the
position of engineer at the Ontario
mill, Park City. has been offered a po-
sition to run an engine at a property
near Wells, New, and will be down
from the Park tonight to close a con-
tract to go to that point
w. NJ. White of the Beaver Blade
was Salt Lake visitor yesterday. He
reports considerable activity around
Beaver. and believes within another
ton it deserves. The mineral resources
are extensive, and a little development
will demonstrate their Importance.
F. II. Schmidt. superintendent of the
La Refine, was in the city yesterday. In
speaking of that property the gentle
man stated that the tunnel is in over
500 feet, and the face shows strong in
dications that the vein is about to be
cut The company figured that It
would take about 600 feet of tunneling
to reach the vein. but there is every evil
dence that it will not be necessary to
go that far.
Otto Hudson, who has for some time
been in the forefront of the Saltpeter
company. received a letter from Mr..
Harris of Omaha who has Il bond upon
the property in Neff canyon. request
ing an extension of time on the bond
Mr.. Harris states that the samples he
took east with him have proved salts
factory to the gentlemen he represents,
but that they wish to send an expert
to Utah to make a thorough examina-
ton of the mine.
Al Thompson, an old Salt Lake liv-
eryman. who has been engaged in bust
ness in Park City for several years, has
leased his place and come down to Salt
Lake. He reports the Park to be pick
ing up rapidly, and says as soon as the
roads are open and the snow disap-
pears the old camp will take on much
of its activity of former years. Prep
arations are being made for a big re-
vival, especially among the prospec-
tors, who see good times ahead. Poor
health caused Mr.. Thompson to go out
OF business in the Park.