Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-17
EsERET EVENING NEWS MONDAY, APRIL

Joseph Oberndorfer and u, $, Joseph
expect to leave for Goood Springs, New
during the present week.
Manager c. Lavanino Of the Butter
field mines Of Bingham II expected
home from the east on any train.
Victor c. Helkes In charge of the
local offices OF the 4. S. Geological sur
yey, win leave for Idaho tonight.
G. +. Mnliken. chief engineer Of the
Nevada Utah Mines a. Shelters cor
poration, has returned from the south
Local officials are looking for "A
change i'm the Cross-cut from the 500
level OF the Scottish chief mine soon.
y. II. Peory departed for the Bullfrog,
Nevada, district yesterday accompanied
BY W. H. Clark, r. II, Mead and Il, w.
Griffith,
The Croesus mine at Haley, Ida, Is
said TO be developing very satisfac-
torlly. Last week the vein was cut on
the 800 level,
During the month Of March the out
put OF the Bingham mines Of the United
states Mining company aggregated H.
500 tons. The production Of lead ore
was 100 tons,
r. c. Gemmell, at one time state en-
ginecr OF Utah, but who in late years
has been superintendent OF the La
Bonanza mine In the state Of Zacatecas,
Mexico, has resigned the latter posi-
ton.
Operations are likely to be resumed
at the Pioneer property near Alta soon'
some of the principal owners are COM
ing out from the east soon to investi-
gate. The group adJoins that Of the
Pittsburg company
A representative Of the bondholders
of the overland mine az Sunshine Is eH-
pectcd to arrive from the east this
week when the fate Of the property so
far as future work is concerned viii be
determined.
The Boston Consolidated Mining CONF
pany's compressor plant has been over
hauled. Besides supplying its own
mines with air, the Boston furnishes 1t
to the New England, Utah-ApeN and
Bingham Central mines
Manager NJ. r. Murray of the Frank
lin syndicate mines I'm Pluto county,
placed an order for an air compressor
| plant Saturday afternoon for delivering
| on May /, The plant Is to be installed
at the mouth Of the Franklin tunnel.
w. II. Ramsey, one Of the pioneers Of
Tonopah and who has been active I'm
mining and business circles In that
camp, died In Goldheld last week as a
result of gangrcne setting in, following
the amputation of one OF his legs. The
deceased was well known TO q large
number Of mining men in this city.
Mr., Magnus benson, W. A, Child and
| II. b. Cole Of Salt Lake have sold TO
DR., Withee of Ogden ~ claims on Wit
hce mountain, known as the Black Dia-
mond and Belcher groups, but shall re-
| tain II claims, some Of which are near
the famous Montgomery strike, The
| latter claims have well defined Lodges
which pan well.-Bullfrog Miner
Supt Walter Smith Of the Bunfrog
| National Bank mine In Ladi mountain
| employs 10 men, working three shifts
| A two compartment shaft has been
| sunk 20 feet In rich ore. This company
! contemplate the erection of a % STAMP
| min before Christmas. Water viii
| probably be plped from the Amargosa
| river Grading Is now being done at
| the mine for a % horsepower engine
| which is now at Good Springs, Bull
! frog Miner.
! a, =. Hanson, consulting engineer
! and in charge of the Butterfeld mines
! during the absence Of Manager Lavag-
| ninO, is extending the crossAt tunnel
| between the Eagle Bird and Northern
! Chief veins begun last year 1t is To-
! Gated about 600 feet easterly from the
Queen tunnel and win be about 400 feet
in length. Indications are that the
| Northern Chief vein will be encoun ID
! tered I'm a few days. Many hundreds OF
| tons Of excellent ore were shipped from
| upper workings OF the Northern Chief
! by John Brown, Simon Gavin and
George Webb leasers. The crosscut is
over 400 feet below the dip on the old
workipgs.-Blngham Bulletin.