Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07
MINING NOTEs.

The South Swansea Of Tintlc mar
keted a car Of ore today.
The Amazon OF Bingham had a car
OF ore on the msrke to-day
The Shcebrldge Bonanza had a car Of
ore on the market today.
Six cars OF ore were on the market
today from the Horn Silver Of Frisco
A car OF copper matte was marketed
today from the Glasgow and Western
companys Nevada properties.
Checks to the amount OF $4,000 were
distributed today In payment OF the
Mammoth's dividend Of 10 cents a share.
The last shipment Of ores from the
Four Aces Melted the company 81 .050
and assayed % ounces silver with 20
per cent lead.
The Taylor Brunton sampler reported
two cars Of ore from Tintic. six flom
Frisco, seven from Bingham, and one
from Nevada today,
Three cars Of ore arrived today from
the May Day mine at Tlntic Mr. Hunt
writes that the contact ha0 not yet
been made on the l00-foot level
Six cars % ore from the Petro OF
Bingham were on the market today. II
looks as II this producer Is preparing
for dividends early IN the summer.
Word was received from the Lower
Mammoth mine today that a car Of
copper ore Is loaded. About three tons
OF rich silver ore Will also be marketed
next week.
Fred Mathews reports that the strike
recently made iu the Ben Harrison
group at Stockton rs showing up well.
Patches OF very high grade ore IL be-
Ing encountered.
Conditions are said 70 be unchanged
az the Picnic property az Silver City.
Drifting Is sim going forward oD the
500 level but as yet no pay ore chutes
have been encountered.
A rich strike Is reported IN the Hum
bug mine OF Tintic. High grade ore
running more than 1000 ounces in sill
YER is said 10 have been exposed south
Of the tunnel.
The last shipment Of ore from the
Anaconda consisted OF two lots, one OF
which showed as much as $50 ounces
In silver per ton with a little gold.
while the other assayed 90 ounces silver
and 80 per cent lead per ton.
Jesse Knight reports a new streak
OF rich gold ore In the Uncle Sam. The
ore Is a black quartz carrying free gold
and II said 20 be Identical with that
from which small shipments have been
previously made.
The Silver King Mining company OF
Park City win distribute the regular
monthly dividend OF SIS 900 next Tues
day. on the same date the Mercur
win declare q quarterly dividend Of
$4,000 payable on the goth inst.
Denver Post. During March. STRAIT
toms independence produced 1890 tons
OF ore that averaged SIS to the ton.
the gross production amounted 20 s249,-
ooo and the profit 20 90 per cent OF the
gross. No new finds of special value
have occurred.
Baker Clty Democrat: O. ]. Black
well. o prominent mining man Of Ophlr.
Utah ls In the city Mr. Blackwell
represents large capital and Is here 10
investigate the country In the interest
OF mine investments. A favorable re-
port from him VIII bring many Utahans
20 these gold fields
Manager George II. Dern Of the Mer-
cur mine, who reached town last night
from the district says that the cipher
message received yesterday from Nice
Gala for further reports before the
Golden Gate-Mercur consolidation now
being discussed there can be arranged.
Boise Statesman: John Scales r. over
from DeLalnar He says his tallings
mill has been running FOR a month.
The weather has been ane and every
thing has been prOpitious for mining
operations The Blk tunnel on the De
Lamar, Mr.. Scales says, seems 20 be
nearing the vein, the indications at the
face being very encouraging.
Carson Appeal Orders received from
the treasury department announce
that the Carson mint will in the future
receive ore samples for assay This is
q good move and win be a great con- |
venlence 90 the prospectors The fact |
OF q government assay VIII stand In |
any land, carrying considerable weight |
The price for assays viii be SO for gold |
and silver and the same fee Tor other |
metals. II Is thought that this new |
WORK VIII place other men to work in
the mint.
Box Elder News: A gentleman who |
has spent considerable time this spring |
IN the mountains between this city and |
Willard looking after some mining in |
terests says that the difference In the |
amount OF snow between this and other |
years 10 remarkable. In places whore |
snow has been nearly twenty feet deep |
there Is not more than three feet this /