The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-14

have been given the privileges Of the floor
| of the old exchange pending the vote on
their applications.
The annual stockholders meeting Of the
\ Opehongo Mining company viii be held
at the office of the company, "a West
! Second South, today at p. m
The Horn Silver reported at the sampler
| yesterday with two cars of good copper
ore, while the Spanish, of Bingham. was
in with two lots OF silver-lead ores
Bob Nichols of the Electric, near Sum
shine, who paid q visit to this promising
property the first of the week, brought
| in with him some nice looking samples
OF ore from its workings.
Major J. e.. jackson OF the Consolidated
Kansas City Smelling & Refining COM
pany returned home yesterday from a
visit to Denver, where he met in consulta-
ton with officers of his company.
Manager ]. A. Brown of the Lion Con-
solidated at Stockton, left for the mine
last night for the purpose of inspecting
the new strike in its workings reported
in these columns few days ago.
Dave Teachenor. one OF Bingham's vet
eran miners. who is now working the
Montezuma in Markham gulch with his
associates. is in the city again taking
baths on account of another severe at
tack of sciatic rheumatism.
The special meeting of the stockholders
of the Buckeye Mining company for the
election of a board of directors will not
be held until March Is, and in the mean.
time the ola DOtl1Q mas De6n
to transact business for the company.
1t was reported yesterday that a syn
dictate of local dealers was about to take
an option on a large block of the stock
of the Utah Saltpetre Mining company
which, it is believed. is the reason for the
advance recorded in the shares of the
association.
The membership committee of the new
exchange has passed on the names of five
applications for membership in the asso-
NJ
]. A. Mahon. c. Twitchen and Morris
Sommer, and the list will now be posted
for the required five days.
Tintic was well represented in the ore
market yesterday as the Grand Central
was in with nine carloads of regulation
gold ore, while it also had six cars of
ore at the sampler which showed assay
values of 10 per cent copper. 10 ounces
silver and $50 in gold to the ton In adj
dition. the Swansea was in with five cars
and the Mammoth with two.
The Italian Mining company of this
city. but operating in Lemhi county,
Idaho, received word from the mine yes
terday that the men at work in its opera
ton were taking out some great gold
ore. and that the property is looking all
O. Is. In the spring the company will in
crease the force, besides which it viii
set the wheels of its reduction works in
motion.
Active work has been begun in the
operation and development OF the Palo
Verdi Mining company's property which
is located in Arizona and il is. learned
that work is being carried on on Il nice
body of high-grade gold quartz. A large
block of the treasury stock of the COM
pany, near 10000 shares was placed yes
terday, thereby creating a handsome
working fund.
Don Mcguire of Ogden, the well known
metallurgiSt and geologist. was in the
city yesterday on mining business. Mr..
Mcguire is directing operations in the
development of the SolOmonS Treasure
mine in the mountains north of Ogden
and he states that this ground will soon
form the basis for the formation of an
other mining company, which will be
known as the Solomon's Treasure Con-
solidated.
Captain Timothy Egan of the Golden
Star in Gold Mountain district, states
that the men at the mine are working
on a two and a half foot body of gold
ore. and that q. considerable quantity
of pay dirt is piled up on the dump and
broken down and stored in the mine. the
expectation being that "A mill will be
erected on the property this spring, the
plant to have machinery equipment for
ten stamps, although the battery at the
start will be limited to but five stamps.
The Nevada Mining company of this
city. operating near Battle Mountain
New, has sent out force of men for the
purpose of beginning operations in the
extensive development of its promising
property which has been q shipper of
galena and silver ore in the
showing of marketable ore is still exposed. |
new shaft will be sunk by the company. |
and when completed it is anticipated the |
mine will take rank as a regular pro-
Queer.
The Herald is informed that on ac-
count of the earnest demand for the treas !
ury stock of the Tuscarora Chief Mining |
the same was withdrawn from |
the market last Saturday pending the re- |
turn of Major j. L. jackson. one of the !
officials, and as he is home again /
meeting of the board will be held with !
Of advancing the price on the remaining
2. 600 shares still in the treasury. the like I
ihood being that no more of it will be {
parted with under 81 a share.
Captain G.. T. Bridges, the veteran Tin
lie mining operator, who was in from !
Eureka yesterday, stated TO a representa- |
i've of The Herald that the district is on 4
The verge of one of the greatest mining
OoomS ever witnessed in the west. The /
captain is vice president and general |
of the Eldorado in PaysOn |
canyon. and he is of the opinion that this
s the making OF a paying mine. as it is
crossed by a mammoth ledge, which is
The tunnel being run in its /
exploration is now in 10 feet. and within
| few feet more it is Anticipated a big
re body will be encountered. The captain
s also the manager of the Annie Con-
a promising Tintic property
showing up in a most encouraging man
Ter.
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