The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29

the outlook for the property is most fiat
I tering.
{ P. A. Mckenzie, who has had charge of
the Underground workings of the Dexter
city. Mr.. McKenzie has just returned
from visit OF inspection to several min
ing properties in Beaver county, and he in
forms The Herald that he considers this to
be one of the best mineralized sections in
| the state.
George Wedgewood, the general west
ern representative of the American Book
company arrived at the Knutsford yes
| terday from Denver in company with G.
! G. Burton of Topeka, Kan. The purpose
of their trip is to consult with Bert Sea-
| bo!dt with reference to the sale and de-
yelopment of some gilsonite deposits in
| eastern Utah.
A. Buckbee, the able superintendent and
manager of the Sunbeam near Silver City,
went out TO the mine last night. Mr.
Buckbee is pushing work vigorously in
the development of this promising and
valuable property, and is satisfied that
when the time comes he will have a great
producer and dividend-payer on his hands
| instead Of a prospect.
The directors of the Utah Saltpetre
company, at a. meeting held Monday af-
ternoon. approved of the contract let to
feet in the development of the property
| of the company, which is located in Big
Cottonwood mining district. Mr.. Hudson
will sink a shaft to the depth of. 100 feet
company's holdings.
Joe Bowers was not quite as strong on
the curb yesterday as on the previous
day, although it is stated that men of
means have any amount of money ready
to, take in the stock of the company, the
idea being to break it as low as possible
before loading up. Lower Mammoth was
a seller on the curb at 81 cents; Sunshine
| was strong while Star Consolidated con-
tinued its upward course.
j. D. Shaffer. the manager of the South
| Bingham Mining company, will leave for
/ the mine this morning for the purpose
of inaugurating work in the thorough de-
velopment of this promising property,
which is located about mile southeast
| of the Congor copper mine. The. South
Bingham has been shipper in the past
and even now, in its old workings, good
bodies of silver, lead and gold ores are
exposed ready for extraction.
Word comes from Frisco to the effect
that the Washington mine on the east
side of Horn Silver mountain. gives every
promise of opening out into heavy pro-
, Queer in time. The incline shaft being
sunk in the development of this property
has reached a depth of 200 feet the bot
tom being in a fine body of good ore, an
other Shipment from which will soon
find it's way to the Salt Lake market.
The Copper Ranch Mining company has
appointed A. Murphy superintendent of
its holdings in Rocky district in Beaver
county and it is believed that under his
/ able management the property will soon
rank as d LedVy Prouucef VI me reu
metal. Mr.. Murphy will leave within a
few days for the south to enter upon his
duties. The Copper Ranch adjoins the
Montreal copper mine, few miles below
Milford, and has all the earmarks of be-
ing big mine with development.
George Payne of Syracuse is in the city
on mining business. Mr.. Payne is inter-
ested in a. number of promising copper
locations made on Antelope island, and
he states that miners from all over the
country are focking to this new bonanza.
land and that many locations are being
made. Already forty or fifty mining men
are encamped on the classic shores of the
lake and are making a careful eXamina-
ton of the naturalization of the island,
while big crowd went over yesterday,
and Mr.. Payne will take over another
boatload today. 1t is also learned that
big mining men from Montana are head
ing that way. while several Salt Lakers
of prominence expect to leave for the
scene of excitement within a few days.