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Show Mercur Mininj Notes. Gathorearfrom Various Points for our Rcadors. Th Mctciit Mtrcnry. A Scotih syndicate is flgurlM onaii iiiterrstln tho Ilvnauzii group. Manager Mjers, of tho Siiunisli'e company, has let a contract (ortlfty feci more o( work. t Itic ntassnjs from the Omalm property prop-erty on the weiit dip, aliotv tallies rung-hi rung-hi from f3 0l)tof-.70. Cnpt Ugnn, who ii Interested in Mercur mininj proierty, Is now spending spend-ing a large portion of Ins time In the district. The Hcrnltl sat Hint Hie Alma Minlrg company, at I'lto Milo Pass, has a body of nmeuicnl ore at a depth of 100 (cet, running 8.0ner ton In the group owned by the Oold King company, Itinge.tst of tho Mercur mill, rock is being taken out which In reported to run high In freo gold, The Intrinsic group, south of the Sunshine, has been purchased undor tlii- bond recently given, and the purchasers propoao to develop it with a diamond drill. Ilutt Urns, nre prospecting in Hie hills east of Opliir nml bave teln matter aim! i tr in nppenrnncc to this country M. Million sold n group ofelevin claims It ing in the country east of the Golden Gate, tills week, to K. I'. Sears, for t2,000. Three carloads of arsctiicol ore from ilia dump of the (Joldcn Gntowere shipped to the IlaiiHiiur smcltera this week, where they will bn experimented on. The Suneiilno mill is running stcndlly and tho reports nre. encouraging, but no definite statement of results has yat been given out. Dr. Johnson, Howard OarJnler ml Col. Hawkins, bao npgnndtlieJllieU. ialuTirf officii in Salt Lawe iU(ir.2nd touth sticet.' Tlie,y niako Mercur property n specialty. 4 Three cates lurto been found in Hie touth part of tho camp, from which beautiful specimens nro being obtained. One ot them is near the badgor, ono in Hje Ontario ground and one just below the Sunshine. Tho McKay and I.cndtillo lUliim, lying west of tho Gladstone group, on ned by Sheriff Cudlhce, Jnck .McKay .Mc-Kay nnd others, were sold during the week to J. W. Cory lie has also pui-chasrd pui-chasrd tho Atpen No 1 and . .0. ii. Scheu thinks more of the I.a Clgnle properts, in tho western tnothllla thnn n ly with his first pair of uoote, nnd has just htn contract to coutiuuo the incllnen tnrthcrdlstnnco of 201 feet. Ueccnt assays from tho works show Among tliu jiiominent visitors to camp this weok wns Hon. Win Mc Cutloiiiih.nXcw H-alaud mining uian, who Is interested In the ctnnidf process. tlPtlpited the mills o! tho camp in order toiioto ImprotcmentH had been made bj Amcrlcnn genius. Purtcjor rieiiiinil, of die Golden Oatc, Isstirtcjlng the mill site for the big plant, which will be on the hill tevcraj hundred (ect abot o tho eat shaft In order to get the oies to It the collar of this shnft will bo rniecd n hundred feet. t The Wonder shnft has tnken a fresh start toward the bowels of the earth. The new hohtlug plant was started last week and works well. The bottom of the shaft has been cleaned out and new ground is being broken nt the rate of (our feet per day. Tartlcs who hate visited tho lladger owned by tho Mercur Gold Mining f tndhnto nnd nctelopmei.t Co., leporle a most excellent stum lug Tho ladies nre lame nnd tnhtes nre inerenslnt: with development. The Badger ranks ns one of tho best of tho new properties Manager Dieter, ol the Gold King, whoiinsk'dlu regard to the reported trlkc of free gold ore, mid Hint a h.rg piece of quart, liberally sprinkled with free gold was found lu tho properly, but that ho did not put any particular sirens hjioh that fact, hut rather upon the fact thai tho pioperiy contained large bptllej of ore vhl..t will mill from ill to ll per ton. loubti rs innygo and simple for theimelve. , i |