Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11
MINING NOTES.

Two cars Of lead ore were marketed
today from the Red Wing Of Bingham.
A lot OF heavy silver ore was on
the market today from Golconda, Ne
yada.
The Horn Silver Of Frisco had four
cars Of crude ore on the market to-
day.
Yesterday was pay day at the High
land BOY mine Checks were distrib-
uted among 300 men,
A LOT Of ore was marketed today from
the Lower Mammoth which netted the
company s2,6SO
The Mammoth Of Tintlc had five cars
Of dry ore and one car OF copper ore
on the market today
On Monday checks will be dlstrib-
uted among nearly $50 men at the
Highland Boy smelter.
1t Is expected that the Governor VIII
name the delegates to the International
Mining Congress on Monday.
Ed. McCarrick says the Red Wilma
Extension at Bingham is still driving
ahead in ore and conditions are far
from discouraging.
An assessment Of 3iA cents share
has been levied by the directors Of the
Martha Washington which becomes
delinquent on June 18th.
John Heinrich has returned from
Cherry Creek, New, after looking over
the North Mountain property in which
he Is interested. He says everything
is very quiet in the district
NJ, d, Murphy, who has charge of the
work at the Dalton & Lark drain
tunnel under w. F. Snyder, came In
from camp last evening He reports
the tunnel now In $40 feet.
Governor Otero has appointed thirty
delegates from the various mining dis
triCts Of New Mexico 10 attend the
Fourth annual session OF the Interna-
tlonal Mining Congress 10 be held at
Boise, Idaho, June 23rd, oath and 25th.
James shorten has been made acting
secretary Of the Salt Lake mining ex-
change. Former Secretary G. f. Clark
handed in his resignation yesterday az
ternoon and the appointment Of Jim
mic 10 the position is a partial reward
for his conscientious labor as marker
during the past few months.
The Boston News Bureau says nego-
tiations are pending for the consoida-
ton Of all the silver-lead mines OF the
Occur d'Alene district. which district
supplies GO per cent Of all the galena
ores used by the American Smelling q
Refining company. The control of the
Occur d'Alene output Is said to be alb
solutely essential to the success of the
smelling trust, and hence an effort il
being made to bring these companies
under control OF the trust.
Boise Capital: w. Burren Smith is
In the city from the Upper Boise re-
rion for the first time IN over year.
His placer mines are located on the
Middle Fork az the mouth Of Black
Warrior canyon about &c miles this side
Of Atlanta and 75 miles from Boise.
He was worked the placers steadily
every season and the output has al
ways been a satisfactory one This
year he Is washing with No. giant
mad has been operating about 30 DAYS.
The seasons run promises to be good
one
Mining Reporter: In the case 81 the
zinc ores which are going from Lead
Vile TO Belgium IN such quantity. they
are figured-on the basis NJ containing
fifty per cent or better Of the metal
nj a value laid down In Antwerp OF
about s35 per ION Railroad transnorta-
tion to New Orleans costs 50 per ton.
and across the ocean 80 more. Smelt-
ing charges average about $40 OF the
remaining tl5 tho producers are get
ting about s.. while the balance ~ IS
goes in commissions. insurance. light
erage and port dues.