The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
Mining Notes.

Tintic Miner: The Bullion-Beck is from
thirty to ninety days behind with its pay
roll and leaserS accounts all the time II
works a hardship on the men and on the
supplies and household necessities. There
is no excuse for such procedure, eSpec-
Tally in the case Of leascrS. who should
nave their money as soon DIS the smelter
check is received by the company.
The Oasis Gold & Copper Mining &
Milling company yesterday filed articles
OF incorporation with the county clerk.
1t is capitalized for $25O.O00. divided into
shares of 81 each. The officers are: NJ.
;. Browning. president; John T. White,
vice president. Joseph Is. Toronto. treas
urer. and Joseph a. Jennings. secretary
j. II. Give completes the directory.
Miles Finlen, the well known Butte min
ing operator who has been in town for
more than a week past, will leave for
home again tomorrow.
Martin A1CGrath. who has made an in
spection of the Majestic company's Park
City property, expresses the opinion that
a mine will be made of it.
According to the Tintic Miner six leases
have bcen LET M the Victor companv's
property. They cover ground from the
300 TO the 6OO-fOot levels and viii be
operated under the supervision of former
superintendent Joseph TrelOar. who viii
undertake TO develop the territory below
the 600 level. The company is to receive
a royalty OF one-third on all ores and
pay one-half the transportation and
smelter charges.
The new compressor and other ma
chinery for the Eagle & Blue Bell was
delivered at the mine yesterday.
After an absence Of five weeks in New
Mexico. where he has been exporting
mining properties for eastern clients. T.
p. Rigney has resumed the management
Of the Summit Placer company's proper
ties at Soldier Summit
Six ears Of ore from rlntic and two
from Fish Springs were reported at the
Taylor & Brunton sampler yesterday.
Secretary c. o. EIlingwood Of the West
ern Exploration company left for the San
Francisco headquarters again last night.
He expects TO return some time next
month.
c. II. DOOlittle, manager of the Utah &
Eastern Copper cOmpany's Dixie mines
and smelter. is UP from the south on
short business trip.
Manager FarnswOrth Of the Bullion
Beck. says there is no immediate pros
poets of a dividend from the company.
The $4,000 received from the Eureka-Hi
has already been used up in development
previously done.
Contractor Joseph Dederich returned
from NewhOuse. in Beaver county, yester-
day morning.
Challis Silver Messenger: We are adj
vised that the Oregon Snort Line rail-
road Will soon issue an order of 81 per ton.
freight on ores running less than $50 per
ton in value from Mackay TO the Salt
Lake smelters- This is the same rate
granted Wood River points and it will
be Of great advantage to shippers who
have this class OF ore near the railroad.
Vernal Express: s. P. Barron and w. &
Beck of the American Asphalt associa-
ton, came in from Rifle Thursday, even
ing. Mr.. Barron informs MS that the com
Dany is still shipping consicera bic ore but
the condition Of the roads has had the
effect of culling down the monthTy out-
put. When asked concerning the prOposed
branch road from Rifle to Meeker Mr.
Barron stated that the projectors OF the
enterprise seem very much in earnest
and declare that the road will be built
not only to Meeker. but on down White
river as surmised in recent issue Of the
Express.