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Show INTER-MOUNTAI- MINING REVIEW. N for a man who has so many valuable interests as Mr. Scheu to be shut up with a broken ankle. Mr. Scheu and associates are probably doing1 as much work in Camp Floyd district as any other company located here. ffeus of tl?e 5amps. UTAH. Tooele County. Jinb County. CAMP FLOYD. Correspondence Mining Review. Hecla Mercur, Utah. Jan. 13.ore The was a rehas struck the arsenical mark heard quite frequently on the streets of Mercur the past few days. and The report turns out to be true,Both-well the owners, Francis Hall, Glen It. F. J. Leonard, are happy. The Hecla is situated within 750 feet of the Golden Gate, due north. The workings were 1500 feet apart. It is near the Geyser, some 1800 feet east of their mill and main work. The arsenical ore came in their shaft at a depth of 210 feet. They were going through black shale when the first signs of the arsenic was apparent. The formation is identical with that in Golden Gate shaft. There are five claims in the group, bonded from the Cannon company for $55,000, the bond having eighteen months to run. No doubt they have a great body, but, unfortunately, just .as the first signs of their great strike made themselves known, it was amd discovered that they were out of timber. The shaft is in such shape that work had to be stopped for two or three days. They started their pump on Saturday noon, and are now working as regularly as usual. The value of the first assay from the arsenical ore was $24.80. W. I. Higgins reports the Gold Channel group looking fine. The Gold Chan4 and nel joins the Sacramento, Mattie N 5. The Eagle has struck ore carrying good values at a depth of 235 feet. The property looks well, and undoubtedly they have a bonanza. Through the courtesy of' Mr. Clark, we were permitted to examine the workings in the shaft. The Annapolis, joining the Rover and Eagle, is down 60 feet. The shaft is going through shale, and indications for a strike are good. Gus Holmes and associates have a good property in the Anaconda group, near the Mercur mill. Twenty feet under the surface they have a good showing. The assay value is $2.95. J. W. Hamm returned to Mercur Friday. Mr. Hamm is interested in some good property in Mercur. n Colonel Heffron, the mining man, is in Mercur, looking after his interests in this district. The Colonel is one of the largest owners in the Gladstone group. He reports a good showing on that property and a brilliant future for this city.predicts F. "VV. Rose and A. D. Young have sold their interests in the Column Rule group to Eastern parties, who will continue development work. The East Golden Gate this week advertised for bids on a new doublecompartment shaft on their property, which they expect to sink 150 feet. Gus Holmes, accompanied by P. J. Qualey, a Rock Springs coal man; Mr. Kendall, cashier of the First National bank, Rock Springs, and Jack Edn wards, a sheep man of Wyoming and Utah, are in Mercur looking for investments. The McCartney Lumber company in Mercur last week, w ith W. 13. McCartney as who has been with Bothwellmanager & for the past five years. J. K. Gillespie s smiling face was seen on our streets last week. Jim had his boots with him. George W. E. Dorsey was in the camp last week looking after the s. Mr. Dorsey is highly pleased with the outlook in Mercur. We are pleased to see C. II. Scheu on the streets of Mercur again. It is hard well-know- well-know- Mc-Conaug- Ro-ver- hy TINTIC DISTRICT. Correspondence Mining Review. Eureka, Utah, Jan. 13. The New Year has opened out exceptionally well in this district, considering the fact that there was more or less suspension of work for general repairs and minor improvements among the mines and mills. During the past week pretty general activity has been resumed by about all the old companies, although ore shipments have not been fully resumed, owing to delays in renewing contracts, the unsteady condition of the lead market no doubt having to do with this. Preparations are being made by different managements for more active work in the near future or a renewal of work upon such as have for a time lain idle. Notable among these is the Diamond property, west of and near the Mammoth, soon to be operated by an Eastern syndicate. The Peru, lying north of the Keystone, the Eagle and Yankee on the east side, and the West Cable group, west of the Bullion-Bec- k are among the list of those that it is expected will be pushed to the front the present year. We have also the encouraging report from North Tintic that ore bearing all the geological characteristics of the Mercur formation has recently been found in places there. Samples have been taken to Salt Lake for analytical examination, and if it is proven that the Camp Floyd mineral belt carries a and passes strike southeasterly be welcome will through the Unties, it n news, and establish numerous well-wor- theories. Of the producing properties the Ajax is one that promises rich returns to its owners. Although the mine might be properly termed a smelting or concentrating proposition, owing to the large bodies of silver-coppore, it is also a producer of good quality shipping nre that carries wrell in gold, with a fair per cent in copper, and several ounces silver. The mine equipment is ample for present operating purposes and greater depth. Their shipments average about two carloads of ore each er week. The Grand Central group wiiich consists of eight mining claims, is one of the new7 series of mines that lias been supplied with machinery for active wrork within a year past. All the ground embraced by the boundaries of this group is within the already developed mineral zone, and upon the territory lying east of the Centennial-Eu-rekwiiieh mine the Grand Central proper adjoins. A working shaft is being rapidly pushed downward, and the work of exploration carried on in a thorough systematic manner. This property is in the hands of a solid, active and energetic management, and it is safe to say their reword is certain. The Norway is a young mine of great promise and one that cannot help but make a record as a producer unless all indications are at fault. The vein is wrell defined, and has shown constant increase in width and no diminution in value w7ith depth. A steam hoist is one of the improvements that will oc added in the near future. The vein matter is mostly heavy carbonate well adapted to economical treatment ever van-nerwith good shipping ores well up in silver and gold. The Norway, one of the North Side properties in course of hmdopment, but not producing shipping ore, began its initial work within the past two years, and has now' nearly 1000 feet open irf shaft, crosscuts and drifts. The a, s. 7 ledge matrix carrying a fair grade of ore has been cut continually during the progress of the work, and shows improvement wTith depth. This property lies north of the Keystone and the vein formation in each bears a close resemblance. Greater depth wrould appear all now necessary to prove the No: way a valuable mine. A very decided interest is being shown in a number of prospects and claims that have lain idle for years, and it now looks as though a large amount of development would be mede in virgin ground in different parts of the district as soon as spring1 epens. Summit County. . Correspondence Mining Review. Park City, Utah, Jan. 13. In my letter of last week I omitted, inadvertent- ly, to mention the Cumberland Mining company, which employs four men con- stantly and pays them $500 per month. The Cumberland group is situated in a good location and future developments will, in all probability, well repay its faithful workers. The company has resumed- work upon its claims with a small force. They are situated in Thaynes canyon, nearly opposite the claims of the Crescent Mining company. So far no strike of importance has been made on that side of the canyon. There are many, however, who believe that good ore lies within its claims. The Morgan Mining company is now erecting a good, substantial hoisting works and gallows frame. The favorable weather we are now having aids materially in pushing the work along. When completed the Morgan will be well equipped, as new hoisting machinery is also to be put in. The Silver King and Anchor paid their employees during the last week. The Silver King also paid its regular dividend of $37,500. The other mines of the camp will in a few days also make their monthly payments to their employees. Unless more snow soon falls, from the different mines will ore-hauli- ng be made rather difficult. Park Record: Two trial runs of the conmachinery of the new Daly-We- st centrator have been made, and on both occasions everything was found to be just as guaranteed by the contractor, and was, the writer Is Informed, accepted. At the same time no assays have been returned from the product, and whether or not it will do the work required remains an unknown quantity, but the ore produced Indicates entire success. As yet the plant has not been placed in steady operation, and may not be until spring, as no preparations have been made for the heating of the tables and jigs, nor for supplying hot water with which to operate. Following are the ore shipments from the Mackintosh sampler for the present week: Silver King Anchor concentrates Daly-We- st first-cla- ss Total Pounds. 831,600 369,040 542,570 1,743,210 Salt Lake County. "WEST MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. Bingham Bulletin: Work was this nlacer. with Andy Mayberry as superintendent. The property belongs to the owners of the celebrated Mercur mine, and is very valuable, according to results that have been obtained, which include washings varying from 50 cents to $1.50 to the pan. Work was suspended nearly a year ago. when a shaft had been sunk over 100 feet to hod-roin which operations are now csumed. Large hoisting works were Toctd when the shaft was sinking, 'll v. ho know the ground speak in the highest terms of the West Mountain placer and neighboring claims. John Nicholas is arranging a com- week resumed on the West Mountain c, |