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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
WEST TINTIC SAMPLES.
Quartz Specimens That Show Very
Great Values.
Especial Correspondence


Silver City, July 6.-Dr. j. Z. Hosmer
of this place, who has recently associ-
ated himself with numerous corpora
tons as well as becoming identified
with several old but lately rejuvenated
districts, is just in from the West Tin
tic country. The doctor is interested
with Samuel Weir, foreman of the
Swansea; Frank Schuyler of the Pic
mic and c. f. Ercanbrack and Walter
Mclaughlin of Silver in a group of
seven claims situated just one mile
west of the Orient, in the West Tintic
country. The properties included in
the group have been acquired by pur-
chase and relocation. All of the quartz
brought back by DR.. Hosmer makes
very fine showing, the copper elements,
in pronounced blue and green carbon
ates, predominating, though all of the
vein material gives evidence of oxide
of iron, manganese and spathic iron,
occasionally revealing small particles
of copper pyriteS. crystaliZed in pyr-
amidal form. Some of the copper
specimens apparently devoid of all lead
properties We're as great in specific
gravity as a chunk of ceruSSite or car
Donate of lead. Such tests as have
been made with blow-pipe or cupal
show the presence of silver, lead. iron
and copper, and an almost total alb
sence of silica or quartz in solution.
The samples shown by DR.. Hosmer are
Indicative of great vein strength and
would tend to verify the presence or
proximity of fine ore bodies. In every
respect the specimens were the best
the writer has ever seen from West
Tintic
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08

owner OF the Frederick & Crown
Prince. How he came into possession
OF the valuable property is in itself a
nice little story. During the years of
It's ldleness Mr.. Rettich was employed
by the company to watch the property
and to protect it from the ravages of
time Months passed into years with
out the faithful guardian receiving any
recompense for his services from the
owners, who We're Pennsylvania capt.
talists. Finally Mr.. Rettich brought
suit for collection of the debt due him.
Default was entered against the Fred
erick & Crown Prince Mining company,
the plaintiff secured a judgment and at
the execution sale Fritz Rettich bid the
big mine in to satisfy his claim. The
II me for redemption has long since
expired, and there is no one to dispute
the sturdy old Germans title to the val
liable property.
As soon as the mouth of the long tun-
mel is cleaned of a caVe-in and the
ground caught up, an exploration of the
mine will be made by a representative
of capital that is ready to take the
property and work it for the copper
values to be obtained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
SOUTH SUNBEAM.
Superintendent Moeller Confident of
Mines Future
Especial Correspondence

Silver City, July 5.-The affairs of the
South Sunbeam. even if but temporar-
lily. have fortunately fallen into the
hands of an experienced mining man,
Mr.. w. H. Moeller. who is acting as
the company's superintendent. Mr.
Moeller informed the writer that after
having critically examined all the sur
face conditions as well as such under
ground features as could be seen. he
became convinced that the South Sun
beam property was destined to become
mine of no mean order. When Mr..
Moeller assumed charge of the property
the shaft had been sunk 175 feet, since
which time he has pushed It to 255--
now being in a hard crystalline quartz
showing particles of iron pyTites and
occasionally atoms of galena and car
Donate of copper. The vein on which
they are sinking an incline contains a
soft seam of mineralized quartz in the
center-the lead showing being on the
foot wall, and the copper clrbonates
being in evidence on the hanging wall
giving proof conclusive at lower
depth, of making sttong mineral. Mr.
Moeller is somewhat retarded by lack
of hosting facilities, which he will be
able to remedy very soon and manage
to cut and lift Il foot of dirt every
twenty-four hours. The South Sun
beam may fairly be termed Il most
promising prospect.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
BUFFALO HUMP COUNTRY.
Graageville Man Thinks It Has a
Great Future

In Idaho the Buffalo Hump country
is attracting as much attention from
prospectors this spring as any new
gold mining country in recent years.
according TO Frank +. Johnesse of
Grangevilie. The country opened very
late, on account of the heavy SHOWS of
last winter, which were slow in dsap-
pearing this spring. The ore found is
principally low grade, but some of it
is said to run quite high.
Clark & Sweeny Of Spokane have
thrown up options on the Big Buffalo
and are now developing the Jumbo and
the Cracker Jack. working sixty men on
the two properties.
The option on the Big Buffalo has
been taken up by the De Lamar Mining
company of Idaho, and they Will begin
extensive development on July 10.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
company is building a line from Hunt
ington down the Snake river 10 Tram
way Junction. opposite the Peacock
mine, and another road is building in
from Weiser, so that the Seven Devils
and Buffalo Hump countries will be
fore long have railroad facilities. Mr..
Johnesse. who is at present in Salt
Lake. thinks some big mines will be
opened UP and that the Hump will
become the greatest gold producing re-
gion in Idaho.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
BINGHAM BRIEFS.
Notes On the Mines and Mining
| Men.
Especial Correspondence.)


Bingham. July 1T is really laugh
able to pick up Salt Lake paper here
in the morning after the arrival of the
from Bingham, especially with they
come from properties which are idle. as
the Alamo, for instance.
Five men are at work with c. u.
Sessions in charge, at the Yosemite No.
l. Development work only is being
done.
All is hustle and activity at the Dali
ton & Lark, where the pumps are be-
ing so fixed on the $50 level that sink
ing can be started. This work will
probably be under way by the time this
item is read.
The hole being sunk with kellogg 5
churn drill on the Wall No. . group.
was down over 100 feet yesterday and
copper was brought out with every
sample taken.
Colonel Wall was in camp again yes
terday looking after matters at the
Wall No. / group.
The day of the small leaser in Bing-
ham is nearing an end all the ground
he used to be able to get a whack at is
now being gobbled up by the big COM
panies.
c. II. Roberts was Salt Lake pas
senger yesterday.
The drilling contest held here on the
Fourth has been continued at intervals
ever since in the saloons. The last
round however has now taken place,
as the boys are all returning to work.
Reports from the mines yesterday (the
6th) showed that only about One-third
force was at work.
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GREATLY REGRETTED.
Major Jackson's Departure Deplored
By All Glasses.

The brokers and mining men in gen.
eral deeply regret the sudden depart
ure of Major J. +. jackson, who has
been succeeded here by George Moore.
who has been connected with the Kan
sas City Smelling & Refining company
under Major Jackson for about five
Years. The transfer of Major jackson
TO the City of Mexico came as a sur
prise to everyone. Even the employees
in his office knew nothing of the change
made for him at headquarters in Kan
sas City until the arrival of d tele-
gram late Thursday afternoon.
Manager Moore assumed his new du-
ties yesterday. Being perfectly familiar
with the work assigned him, the task
is not a difficult one. No one could
have been selected 10 fill the place bet
ter than he.
Major Jackson and wife will not re-
turn to Salt Lake, but will proceed at
once to Mexico. There is some specu-
lation as to who Will succeed Major
Jackson as president of the Salt Lake
mining exchange. Professor w H Tib-
balls, being first vice president. it is
generally believed promotion will come
to him upon the receipt of the resigna-
ton of the major
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08

The Utah exchange call ended with
big goose egg yesterday, the first
time that that board has failed to make
sale since its organization The at
tendance was small and very little bid
ding was done.
The morning call on the Salt Lake
exchange was featureless. The total
sales were $500 shares. of a selling val
lie of 1927.
Outside of Star Consolidated and Sun
beam, little interest was taken.
There We're rumors of a pending deal
in Star Consolidated, which created a
little furry in the stock, but the best
price it sold at was S614 cents Sunbeam
crawled up to half dollar while Swan
sea was taken down at $685..
Mammoth sold up to $1.I6. Lower
Mammoth was wanted at fl cents, Ajax
at $l25 and Northern Light at 81 cents.
Joe Bowers was found in little demand.
Only 500 shores were sold, and those
went at 1874 cents.
During the afternoon curb transact
tions were few and very little was doing
in any quarter.
The following quotations We're posted
at the close of calls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
JULY DIVIDENDS.
Centennial-Eureka, Grand Central
and Silver King to Pay.


The directors of the Centennial-Eu-
reka met yesterday and declared a
dividend for July to the amount of
$15. 600 or so cents share.
This old Tintic producer is coming up
with this monthly dividend with COM
mendable regularity. The July divi-
dend will swell the total paid to So
10000. The books close on the 18th
inst. and the distribution is fixed for
the 18th.
At Provo the directors of the Grand
Central posted the regular monthly
dividend of 10 cents a share, or s37 800
This is the fourteenth distributed
among the stockholders, making a to-
tai of S56S.75O.
With accustomed regularity the Sill
yer King has announced its July diVi-
dend. to the amount of 50 Is cents a
share. or $4,000, the same to be paid
on the 10th inst. This Will make the
total paid out by the big Park City
bonanza $2,150000. The mine is said to
have more ore disclosed in its work
ings than at any time in its history
With the big shipments of crude ores
sent out daily and with the new mill
operating successfully, it is no trouble
for the company to make its regular
distribution.
The July dividends of these three
companies Will aggregate S102, 500.
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Speculation as to the selling price of
the GerInania smelling plant TO the
trust was set at rest yesterday when
the public was let into the secret by
the filing for record of a deed of trans
fer for the property. If the document
tells all the truth, the actual consider
alton was $250,0OO in United States gold
ccin.
A comparison of the amount paid hy
the smelling trust for the Pennsylvania
or Mingo and for the Hanauer smeltsr
is not without interest. According to
a deed filed for record about six weeks
ago, and reckoning from the value of
revenue stamps affixed to the inStru-
1nent, the selling value of the Penn
sylyania company's property was $780,
600, although the deed expressed il lone
dollar and other valuable considera-
lions"
When Mr.. Hanauer appeared before
the county board of equalization a
little more than two weeks ago to show
cause why the assessment on his
smelling property should not be in
creased, the gentleman admitted that
he had sold his plant for 100000 in
stock of the American Smelling x Re
filming company. While the equalizing
board could not see its way clear 10
raise the value of either the PennsyI-
found justification in increasing the tax
assessment on the Germania plant
from $4,000 to $4,000 for personal
property.
The deed conveying all the property
of the Germania smel.er at Murray 10
the American Smelt.ng & Refining
company was executed by Lewis Ger
site of San Francisco. president, and =.
NJ. Quay, secretary Of the Germania
Lead Works, a corporation.
Increasing the Capacity.
1t was announced in The Herald sew
eral days ago that the capacity of the
Germania smeiter was TO be increased
The contracts have been closed and Or
deIs have been sent in for an addition
al stack and furnace The bid of Cap
tain A. NJ. Grant of the Colorado Iron
Works for the furnace was accepted
While the contract for the stack and
additional building material went 10
another we'll known concern. Although
no information would be given out "
the smeiter mana cement, il is said b.
parties who ought 10 know that by the
time The new equipment is in working
order the Germania will be able TO
handle at least 100 tons more of ore
daily than at the present time.
Manager Jones says he proposes TO
be able to handle all the ore that
comes in. and that there is no lkeli-
hood of the plants to the south of the
city getting swamped. 1t seems more
evident than ever than Mr.. Jones pro-
poses to have the work unGer his con-
Iroi concentrated as much as possible,
without blowing in the Hanauer works.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08

ing their mines at depth, springs and
water courses from which supply
might now be obtained, will have been
drained or contaminated by contact
with the poisonous waters of the cop
per, arsenic and other lodges of the dis
trict
The relations that other parts OF the
district will bear to the great turning
over this old camp is about to exper-
fence will be treated later. What has
been said should be sufficient to show
the oldest inhabitant' what is coming
and to prepare him for the change.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
COPPER FROM DIXIE.
Five Tons of Bullion Shipped-smel-
ter to Be Enlarged.

ter TO be ENLARGED.
Sunburned and tanned by the south
ern sun, w. w Old, manager of the
Dixie Copper Mining & Smelling COM
pany, returned yesterday from the
young bonanza owned by ii near st.
George. He came home better pleased
than ever over the outlook and says the
mine shows a big Improvement since
his last trip there. He states that the
ore bodies are opening up larger and all
the prospecting he has done in the
drifts since he assumed the manage
ment of the property several months
ago has opened into ore.
The smelling furnace has been
closed down for the lack of charcoal.
and will remain closed until Mr.. Old
returns to the mine in about ten days.
The plant has worked very successfully
since it started. The furnace is q small
one, treating from fifteen to twenty-five
tons of ore daily. but since it was
started up a short time ago several
tons of copper bullion has been turned
out Out of this lot $500 pounds was
loaded onto the cars at Modena yester-
day, along with nine and one-half tons
Of high-grade copper ore, which will ar
rive on the market some time tomor-
row.
Mr.. Old says he is positive this lot
will run considerably above the average
of the last shipment, which was over
30 per cent copper.
Still another car of ore viii be ship
ped next Monday, which is likely to
carry higher values.
The mine has assumed such proper
tions, Mr.. old states, that the company
proposes to ship at least one car every
week, in addition to operating the
emelter TO its full capacity.
At the present time ten men are on
the pay rolls at the mine, but the force
is TO be considerably increased within
the next two weeks. With the present
force, however, Mr.. Old says he can
easily supply the smelter with twenty
five tons of ore daily and keep up ship
meI7ts of one car of ore a week.
This is the mine in which Samuel L.
Adams relinquished his title to- a one
third interest in the bond and lease to
Mike O'Meara and Jack Griffith less
than ten days ago. These gentlemen
had a conference yesterday with Mr..
Old and DR.. J. c. +. King. the owners
of the other interests. and decided to
double the capacity Of the smelter.
This viii mean an additional furnace,
which will be erected just as soon as
possible. Contracts viii also be let for
a large supply of charcoal, fire clay,
water and for all the other necessaries
10 keep the plant in operation steadily.
Mr.. Old has resigned the state agency
Of the United States Life Insurance
company in order to devote all his at
tention to his mining interests in Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
BLUE BIRD IMPROVEMENTS.
Expected Will Be Sure Shipper B,
Fall.
Especial Correspondence

NSpeclal COrreSpOnueHCe-J
Diamond, July 5.-Messrs. Hatfield
and Ritter have just visited the Blue
Bird, being present when Superinten-
dent Bowen gave the splendid steam
hoist its initial run. The Did man" as
Hatfield is called by the force, was both
surprised and pleased in finding such
a perfect exhibition of finished work
manship in the shaft house. ealiows
frame and engine room. Without cast
ing any ungenerOuS reflections on other
surface buildings in this end, the Blue
Bird Iolks have unquestionably sur
passed, all others in point of size ana
convenience. The shaft house and
other compartments included. except
ing the boiler room, is twenty EIGHT feet
wide, seventy feet long and fifty feet
in height From the collar of the shaft
to the shriVe wheel it is thirtysiX feet.
The engine is geared sixty-horse-
power, the boiler a seVenty-horse-
power economic pattern. The shaft at
present is 240 feet deep, and Mr.. Bowen
saws it is the intention of the manage
ment to continue to the $50 before
drifting north on the vein. At several
points in sinking before the vein left
them, good ore was encountered, but
no exploiting was done on the mineral.
During the visit of the principal owners
the cable was stretched and creased,
the bucket hung and the machinery put
in motion, all of which was wholly sat
isfactory to the gentlemen. In few
days a force of perhaps twelve or four
teen men will be put to work, and sink
ing carried on by three shifts. There
are folks in this locality who count on
the Blue Bird as being a sure shipper
by fall
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IN STATELINE DISTRICT.
ophir Mine Is to Report With a
Shipment.

John La Due. superintendent Of the
Ophir mine in the Stateline district. ar
rived in the city yesterday TO confer
with Manager Evans.
The shaft on the property. he says.
is down $50 feet, and ii is the intention
TO continue it to the 200 level before
drifting. The ore disclosed in the shaft
appears to he continuous and shows
greater naturalization as it attains
depth. Ore has been disclosed in all
the drifts. The mine has sufficient ore
blocked out to place it on a regular
shipping basis, and the first move
ment in that direction viii commence
during the present month. The mine
has been a shipper in the past, but this
Will be the initial lot to be sent out by
the present company.
Mr.. La Due Will return to the mine
today. He says the Stateline district IS
creating much attention, and shows q
decided Improvement over last year.
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Work On the Illinois.
Especial Correspondence.

Eureka, July THE Illinois group Of
mines, which shut down a few DAYS
before the Fourth of July to permit
all employees to celebrate in due FORM
resumed operations this morning. In
speaking of the outlook, George Adams
said: I'VE are now down $50 feet, and
/ hardly think it possible for any con-
tingency to arise that will make rs
alter our original plan of going to the
700 before prosecuting. We are work
ing three shifts, all in the shaft"
Though the representative of the Con-
tinental Oil company will neither deny
nor affirm the report, it is generally
believed here that the company will
make Eureka a sub-station and erect
tanks at this point to supply the dis
trict. The unparalleled increase in
trade in this locality necessitates hav-
ing large supplies near at hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-08
A COPPER PROPOSITION.
Rabbits Foot Is Such, But Carries
Plenty of Silver, Too.
(Special Correspondence)


Silver City, July SIN a few days
the Rabbits Foot folks will resume
operations with their new and COM
plete steam equipment. At present men
are engaged in putting in the guides
for cage and bucket requirements and
soon men will again work on the 200
and $50 levels and the hosting of min
eral be inaugurated. In Speaking with
the engineer who seemed qualified 10
talk with authority he informed The
Herald that if the ore bed. on the $50
continued to enlarge as y appeared TO
be doing when it became necessary to
abandon within work. or if it but re-
manned as good in quality and grade
they could obtain very gratifying re-
suits from the mine. The car of ore
shipped just before the new machinery
arrived gave values of seVenty-two
ounces silver and 23 per cent copper
about as nice as any one might ask
for The Rabbits Foot is distinctly
a copper proposition.
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MR.. CHAMBERS RETURNS.
Says the Ontario Mine Will Not
Start Up at Present.

r. C. Chambers, superintendent of the
Ontario mine at Park City. returned
yesterday from San Francisco. He
stated that no radical changes would be
made right away. The force at work
in the mine Will be increased gradually,
but no decision has been reached, and
hence no steps Will be taken toward
starting up the Ontario mill at present.
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BULLION AND CYANIDES.
A Shipment to Be Sent From the
Dexter Today.

From officials of the Dexter company
it is learned that one of the best ship
ments ever sent from that mine will be
started towards Salt Lake today. con-
sisting of gold bullion and cyanides. A
letter received from the superintendent
of the mine says the lot will be a hand
some one, and it will probably bring the
company between $4,000 and $4,000.
With the mine just getting in shape
to operate with the new machinery and
other conveniences recently added there
seems to be little doubt that the sue
ceeding shipment viii show up more
handsomely than this one.
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NORTHERN LIGHT.
The Mill Is Said to Be Running
Successfully.

Everything is going along nicely at
the Northern Light mine and mill. This
was the information given out by John
Airs yesterday. He says the mill is
operating very successfully, and he eX-
poets before very long TO see a very
nice cleanup come in from the Lion
hill plant.
The mine is producing some very
good high grade shipping ore. Some has
been sent in 10 the smelters. and il is
the intention to keep up these ship
mencs right along. With the mill run
ming perfectly and these movements of
ore. it is not unlikely that the company
will be able to pay dividends before
long.
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Vernal Mining Items.
Especial Correspondence. J

Vernal, July Bert Seaboldt. ac-
companied by G. 3. Rhodes of Denver.
came in yesterday on mining business.
1t is believed that big gilsonite deal
is pending.
j.. NJ. Barker former editor of the
Vernal Express. was in town yester-
day. Mr.. Barker is enthusiastic over
the new finds on Pat creek in which
he is interested. and promises some
very interesting developments in that
section before the season is over.
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local refinery yesterday with 1000
pounds of cyanides. 1t is estimated
that the value OF the lot is between
$4,000 and 30,O0O which will go long
ways toward liquidating the recent div
idend of $4,000
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Ore and Bullion.

Settlements were made yesterday as
follows:
Mccormick & Co, ores. $4,000.
T. r. Jones & Co., ores, $4,000; bull
lion. $10.9O0.
Bamberger & Mcmillan. ores. s22.275.
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Salt Lake Exchange Sales,

Ajax. 100dS1.25.
Lower Mammoth. 100T40c. 10Od4ic.
Northern Light, 100d57c.
Mammoth. l0OftS1.74is; a0dS1.16.
Swansea, 1000 1885.
Star Consolidated. 100dS11ec. 10OGSfzc.
eooa Sc; 100QS512c.: 100aS6c.; 100GS61.c
Sunbeam. 1.6O0d50c.: 5001 49l4c: 50oa4sc.
Golden Eagle. 1.0006t41sc.
Joe Bowers, 50001S54c.
Manhattan, 2.co0G3sc.
Tetro. 1,00OdSlsc.
Number of shares sold. $500
Selling value of stocks So 2g7.