The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-01
Mining Notes.


Uncle Jesse Knight was in town on
mining business yesterday.
Manager NJ. Kopp of the Maple mine
will visit that Tintic property today.
w. w. Old has returned from a trip
to Tintic, where he went on mining bus
mess.
The Taylor & Brunton sampler re-
ceived one car of ore from Stockton yes
terday.
The United Verde Copper company
paid dividend of IS cents d share
last Wednesday.
Captain DeLamar sailed from Eu-
rope yesterday and will probably reach
Salt Lake in about two weeks.
The management of the South Swan
sea expect to reach the 550-foot level
with the new shaft by next Wednes-
day.
Willard F. Snyder, who has been IN
the east for several weeks on mining
/ business, returned home yesterday aft
! ernoon.
President A. B. Lewis of the Imperial
| Copper company has arrived from the
| east and gone to that property, located
near Frisco.
w. NJ. White of the Beaver County
Blade arrived in town yesterday. He
says mining is fairly active in the
Granite district.
| w. l. Snyder has purchased the mill
formerly located on the Apex property,
in Park City, and moved it over onto
| the California group.
! Foreman P. M McCree of the Bing-
ham Copper & Gold company, was in
| the city yesterday in conference with
Superintendent Hebron.
The material and machinery for the
new Bingham Copper & Gold COM
pany's smelter at Bingham Junction is
| arriving on the ground.
Herman w. Horne has returned from
Park City. where he went to survey
for patent the Stanley lode, owned by
Peter Stanley and others
Professor w. H. TibbaIs is expected
home from the. east in a few days. He
was in Chicago last week as delegate
to the Prohibition convention.
The directors of the Ely Mining &
Milling company are scheduled to hold
meeting tomorrow to consider the
that property.
Professor Tyler and Martin Hark-
ness spent several days last week in
exporting Grand Central ground in
Tintic, in preparation for the pending
suit with the Mammoth.
y sample of ore received few days
ago from the Golden Fleece mine,
owned by c. c. Higgins and associates,
and located near Sumpter, Ore, was
assayed yesterday, showing values of
$40 to the ton.
T. l.. Kimberly, who is at the head of
the syndicate operating the Annie
Laurie mine, arrived in the city from
the east yesterday Afternoon and will
probably Ieave for the Gold Mountain
district on an inspection trip tomOr-
row.
A. Raht. at the head of the construc-
ton department of the American
Smelling & Refining company, is in
the city again. and when seen last
night stated that there will be nothing
new TO give out concerning the pro-
posed plant for the valley for several
days yet.
A Tintic paper says that Charles Err
Canbeck and associates, who have a
lease on the Sea Swan property at Sill
yer City and an option on a control Of
the stock at Is cents a share, have
started a new shaft TO the west of the
old one and have encountered some
low grade lead ore.
Duncan McVichie. who has held the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the DeLamar Mer-
cur mines, has placed his resignation in
the hands of Captain DeLamar's. local
representatives 1t is to take effect as
soon as he can be relieved He will
probably remain in charge until the
final consolidation with the Mercur
company is affected on the 21st inst
w. H. Cunningham, Captain De La
mars local financial agent has been
advised by the captain that he is to
represent his interests in the board of
directors to be chosen for the new Con
sOlidated Mercur Mines company. He
will in all probability act in the ca
pacity of secretary for the new COM
pany, but until Captain De Lamar
reaches here the slate will not be
known DEFINITELY.
Tintic Miner: Don B. Gillies has
completed the survey for the aerial
tramway which within two months will
be in active operation between the
Mammoth mine and mill II will be
similar 10 the one in use at the Cen
tennial- Eureka, but with carrying
capacity of 500 pounds to each bucket
and $50 tons a day. The distance from
the mine TO the min is 1880 feet, the
difference. in elevation being $50 feet
The structural part will be of iron. and
work will begin at once on the surface
The estimated cost of the work is $15.-
the company, as il viii enable them 10
handle the entire output of the mine
at a cost of cents per ton. The pres
ent cost is 80 cents over the railway.