The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-18

with q carload each from the Sampson
/ Consolidated and the Fortune mines.
Richard Guenther jr.. of the Little
/ Pittsburg, who is in from the mine, states
/ that it is in most encouraging condition.
! Orders were received in the city yes
, terday from Tuscarora, New. for the pur-
! chase of good-sized blocks of South Dex-
| ter stock.
Captain A. NJ. Grant of the Colorado
| Iron Works company will leave for Mon
/ tana this morning on business for his
company.
The adjourned meeting of the Utah com
pany, which was to have been held yes
terday morning. was again postponed I'M
til p. m. today.
B. F. Redmond has been given the priv
iliges of the exchange floor pending the
action of the governing board on his ap-
plication for membership.
J. ]. Broughall of the Mine & -Smelter
Supply company of Denver, VINO has been
in the city for the past two or three
weeks, will leave for Colorado's capital
this morning.
The Germania smelter will still further
I improve its equipment by the installation
of a large set of Cornish rolls. which have
been ordered from the Colorado Iron
Works company.
Advices from Silver City are to the
effect that the new hoist at the Four
Aces has been put into commission, and
that the plant is running smoothly and in
a most satisfactory manner.
Word has been received in the city from
Tuscarora, New. that the DeXter's new
power plant is now in successful opera
ION 9n' ana thaI the forty stamps az the
mill are dropping regularly and continu-
ously on a good grade of ore.
General Superintendent d. c. lacking
of the Golden Gate is in from this Mercur
cyanides. the result of a little over two
weeks run at the mill. The lot was sam
pied at Major Jacksons works yesterday.
Inasmuch as no work is being done at
the present time in the development of
the Richmond & Anaconda in Tintic dis
trict there must be a good deal of moon
shine in the reports in circulation to
the effect that a strike has been recent
ly made in this property.
The Orient Mining company held its
special meeting yesterday, and the articles
of Incorporation of the association We're
amended so as TO make the capital stock
of the company aSSeSsa BILE. while arrange
mentS were perfected to Increase the cap
italization from coo TO 10000 shares.
B. f. Caffey of Castle Gate. secretary
and treasurer of the Bald Mountain Gold
Laurie mine in Gold Mountain district.
was in the city yesterday on business for
the company. Mr.. Caffey states that the
property is in excellent condition with lots
of good gold ore in sight.
TIE governing board of the stock ex-
change has made ruling that hereafter
the representatives of a member on the
floor Of the exchange must be legal part
viii be allowed but one clerk in the pit
during the call. 1t is also proposed TO
publish legal quotations daily in some
form not yet determined upon.
Colonel II. /. Pickett. the well known
mining lawyer. has returned from Paro-
wan, where he tried two cases before
the Fifth judicial court the cause of
action being cases brought by Rich and
Higbee against the Stateline Gold Min
ing company the verdict being in favor
of the plaintiffs in both instances The
colonel was attorney for the plaintiffs.
Manager jacobson of the Lion Con-
soidated. who is in from Stockton. states
that within a few days he will put on
double shifts in the operation of the mine
and he is of the opinion that within two
weeks he will be able to begin ore ex-
traction for the market. Ore cars and
rails We're ordered yesterday. and as soon
as connections are made with the ledge
and the upper workings chutes will be
put in so that the product of the mine can
be easily and economically handled. The
face Of the cToss-cut tunnel is now in the
hanging wall of the VEIN
Judge W. a. Sherman, who has re-
turned from the Overland at Sunshine,
states that the new electric hoist is run
that in due time the Overland mill will
be running to its fun capacity Some
trouble was experienced Monday with the
electric power, and for twelve hours the
current was turned off. and all of the mills
in the district deriving their motive force
from the Telluride Power company. were
obliged to close down. the trouble being
occasiOned by the bursting of a flume at
The company's works in Provo canyon.