The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
Mining Notes.

NJ. L. Effinger went out to the Park
yesterday to size up conditions at the
Wolverine.
Manager Will ]. Lawrence is making
an inspection of the latest develop
ments in the Scottish Chief
The Taylor & Brunton sampler was
yesterday in receipt of six cars of
ore from Stockton and five from Ne
vada.
Frank Moorehouse, manager of the
Erie Copper company's Beaver county
mines, returned from a business trip
to Montana last night.
The South Swansea company has
called for a Sc assessment, the pro-
| ceeds TO be applied to discharging the
$4,000 Indebtedness against the COM
pany.
During the week the Highland Boy
smelter forwarded to the eastern mar
ket five carloads OF copper-gOld bull
hon, containing 100000 pounds or $50
tons.
The appearance of a consignment OF
concentrates in the market yesterday
from Stockton indicates that the Ophir
company's mill has again gone into
! commission.
The Blue Acre company, which is
putting down three shafts on it's prop
erty. adjoining the o. K, in Beaver
county, will equip two of them with
whim hoists during the next few days.
The briefs in the case of the United
States company VS.. Z. A. Wall have
been prepared by the attorneys on each
side and forwarded to Judge Riner at
Denver. A decision viii probably be
handed down during the present
month.
The Mammoth company is loading
two cars of high grade gold ore, and
if mine assays are anywhere near veri-
fed in the sampling, the lot win bring
the company about $4,000 a car, or a
little more than did the last high
grade shipment, few weeks ago.
Frank Jardine has accepted the su-
perintendency of the Martha Washing
ton company's Tintic mines and will
leave for camp this morning TO assume
his duties. Mr.. Jardine has the repu-
tation Of being a first class mine ST.
perintendent and the company is to be
congratulated upon securing his ser@-
ices.
A sample Of the ledge matter struck
in the workings of the New York Bo-
nanza on Thursday reached Manager
Wilson yesterday morning. They show
highly mineralized oxidized quartz
which smacks strongly Of ore ahead.
Accompanied by a number of direc-
tors and shareholders in the company,
Manager Wilson will visit the prop
erty today.
Secretary Andrew of the Creole is
advised by Superintendent Mixer that
the new hosting plant is now work
ing perfectly and the cleaning out of
the drifts in the mine is rapidly pro-
crossing. New track is being laid as
the cleanup progresses on the 100-foot
being put in the shaft down to the go
level, and by today it is expected that
the cage will be running to the bot
tom of the shaft Secretary Andrew
expects TO visit the property today.
The board of governors of the min
ing exchange net yesterday afternoon
to further consider the new bylaws.
rules, etc, which it is proposed 70
submit TO the members of the ex-
change for approval in the near flu
ture. The committee having the re-
vision of the laws in charge has bean
working on the proposition for several
months and it is believed that their
earnest and unselfish efforts to pro-
vide a code that viii place the organ
ization on a higher plane than it has
ever occupied will meet the hearty ap-
prevail OF the members when they have
been given an opportunity to thorough
ly digest and understand them.
The brokerage firm of Barnett &
Langley was yesterday dissolved by
mutual consent. J. w. Langley retir-
ing from the firm Mr.. Langley stated
during the afternoon that he wished
TO devote his time to business matters
that ne could not give attention as
long as he was tied up in the broker
age business. so he decided to quit. He
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ness together for the past year and
one-half and they have enjoyed a good
patronage. Mr.. Langley win. it is IN
derstood devote his time and talent to
the rounding out of several mining
propositions in which he is largely in
terested, and to get things moving he
win leave for the east during the next