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Show 8 MINING REVIEW. INTER-MOUNTA- IN show values of from $4 to $20, and the Overland promises to rival the Sunshine as a producer. The workings on the Mercur Gold Dust now show the existence of a large body of milling ore, the values running as high as $25. The vein is now being developed by an incline, but it is understood to be the purpose of the company to start a double compartment shaft over the ridge and about 600 feet distant from the vein croppings, and a mill will be located at this point. This shaft, it is believed, will strike the vein at a depth of about 150 feet. There is an active demand for the stock, and some sales are reported, General Penrose having sold his entire holdings, 30,000 shares, to W. S. McCornick, Rodney T. Badger, Frank Kimball and others. The consideration is said to have been a little better than 50. cents per share. The Searchlight company has let a contract for 100 feet more on the shaft, which is now eighty feet deep, and a gasoline hoist has been ordered. Weber County. Correspondence Mining Review. Ogden, Utah, June 2. During the past week there has been manifested considerable interest over a reported strike of rich ore in Ogden canyon, about four miles east of the city. There has been no excitement; Ogden people are not built that way, but there has been interest. It seems that M. Richter, Orson Badger, Ezra Farr and others this spring relocated an old working on the north side of the river, and about half a mile northwest of Wilsons Hermi- tage, and recently uncovered a vein of copper ore which showed free gold. A sample was sent to Burlingame, at Denver, who returned an assay of $39,000 in gold. This was a stunner, and the owners lost no time in submitting samples to Salt Lake assayers. One assay gave $37 in gold and about 400 ounces of silver, and the other $31 and 300 ounces, more or less, of silver. When these figures became knowrn there was, as stated, considerable interest, but no excitement. Salt Lake mining men arranged for a special train to Ogden Friday night, and spent SaturSome day looking over the ground. new claims have been staked out, but no new finds have been reported. Possibly fifty persons have visited the new discovery. The claim that was relocated has been filed on from time to time since first abandoned, eighteen years ago. There is a very pretty streak of copper, which can be clearly traced along the face of the lime rock for several hundred feet, showing at its. best in a fifty-fotunnel, which was run in about twenty years ago. It is said that some of the money invested in this tunnel was furnished by Mr. D. H. Peery of this city and represents his first and last mining venture. The new discovery is about 150 feet up the hill from the tunnel and on the same formation. Some of the ore shown as coming from the canyon looks well, and undoubtedly contains fine gold, but at this time it is impossible to learn anything of its real good-looki- ng ot value. Juab County. TINTIC DISTRICT. tainty. Two sites are being considered for the new mill, one down in the valley near Utah lake, and the other but we are unajust tobelow the mine, looked ble learn which is upon with the greatest favor, although the placing of the mill at the mine will undoubtedly depend almost entirely upon what arrangements can be made for the necessary water supply. The Centennial-Eureka deal means much for Tintio in two ways; one as a great advertisement of our resources, and the other from the Increased number of men who will be employed, and it is earnestly hoped that the reports of its consummation are really true. Shipments from the district for the are reported as follows: past week Bullion-Beck From the mine, 25 carloads ore: from the Bullion-Bec- k mill, 10 carloads concentrates; from the Centen12 carloads ore; from nial-Eureka, 1 carload ore; from the the Godiva, Mammoth mine, 14 carloads ore; from the Mammoth mill, 4 carloads concentrates ; from the Ajax, 10 carloads ore; from the Utah, 10 carloads ore; from the Buckeye, 1 carload ore; from the North Star, 4 carloads ore; from the Swansea, 3 carloads ore; from the Dragon iron mine, 5 carloads ore. At the Buckeye mine they have a new strike of ore in the bottom of the shaft, 270 feet from the surface. It is good, of large dimensions and has every indication of good value, as there are lead carbonates all through the vein. It is expected that another shipment will be made next week. The Buckeye is situated in the big Rising Sun mountain, at the northern base of which the town of Diamond lies, and the indications go to show that this will shortly become one of the big and regular producers of Tintic. E. N. Jenkins and associates have taken a bond and lease on the George Kappies property lying immediately south and east of and adjoining the Four Aces and Park mines, and are now working a force of men. Eureka Democrat : Hon. H. E. Booth of Salt Lake came down Sunday night and went over to Silver City for the purpose of examining the Four Aces mine and to make arrangements for the shipment of a carload of ore. The force at the mine is also to be increased, and from now on regular consignments of ore may be expected. The gasoline hoist works to perfection, and no doubt other mines will soon use this power to aid in development work. Work is also being done in the shaft west of the hoisting works and getrock. ting out some good-lookiA rumor was afloat last Sunday that trouble was in the air between the Four Aces and South Swansea comwere in orpany, and that gun-plader. Nothing serious transpired, however, and the matter will probably be settled in court. The dispute is over a fraction of ground between the side lines of the two companies, which was located on Sunday by the Four Aces, and is claimed to have been bought by the South Swansea people from the locator last year. The old Undine mine, one of the oldest and richest of Tintic1 s producers, is about to be started up immediately, and the shaft will be sunk another hundred feet before drifting. The Undine is being worked under lease and bond by W. H. Wilson and other Provo parties. The old Sunbeam mine, the first rich producer of the great Tintio district, Is reported to be under bond to Salt Lake parties, one of whom is Prof. Jones. The Gemini made a shipment of 200 tons of ore this week, with more to follow shortly. ng ys Tintic Miner: We are reliably informed that the deal involving the transfer of the Centennial-Eurek- a property at the rate of $100 per share, or a total of $3,000,000, is now practically closed, but that public announcement of the fact will not be made nor will the new company take actual until June 5th. It is said that the policy of the new management will Summit County. be of the most vigorous character, that a large force, probably 200 men, will Park Reoord: One of the most imporbe employed, and that the output will tant mining deals that has been made be equal to the vast resources of the In Park City for many months was property. The proposition of the erec- closed Tuesday afternoon of this week tion of a mill for the reduction of the when D. F. Condon, president of the ore which Creole Mining company, sold his entire large bodies of low-grahave been developed and blocked out in Interest in the property for $55,000. The the search for higher shipping grades Record could give the name of the conis also receiving favorable consideratracting party, but for fear that it tion and may be regarded as a cer might lead to complications, prefers to pos-sesssi- on de . keep it silent. The deal comprises two agreements. The first conveys 10,000 shares of stock on June 15th for $5000, while the second transfers 40,000 shares on September 15th for $50,000, making 50,000 shares at a cash valuation of The sale was engineered by J. J. Thomas and the Record reporter came $55,-00- 0. out on the train with the party Tuesday morning. From a conversation overheard the above is known to be correct, and further that the money is to be telegiaphed from England to Park City. The newr directors of the Constellation Mining company are considering the feasibilty of putting in a hoisting engine, the exact model for which has not yet been decided upon, though it probably will be in the near future. A considerable flow of water was encountered Thursday afternoon, but Superintendent Sutton thinks it is only of a sur- face nature and will soon disappear. President W. C. Lyman and Secretary W. II. West were in the Park this week looking after matters about the mine, and expressed themselves as well pleased with the condition of affairs. Fred Flindt has secured a lease on the old May Flower dump and proposes, so the writer is informed, to work it over again provided samples he has taken show the proper values. Himself and partners are still operating in Silver Creek with increasing indications of Fred understands jigging prosperity. methods to perfection. To date none of the hoisting machinery for the Daly West or Morgan mines has arrived, though it is expected every day. The Daly West will be closed down while the new machinery is being placed. A small streak of high-grad- e galena ore was cut last week in the crosscut from the 1000-folevel of the Lucky Bill mine. Very little importance is attached to it, however, as it was found at an unexpected point. The annual meeting of the stockholders will be held next month, at which a new board of directors will be elected and other business transacted. ot Salt Lake County. WEST MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. Bingham Bulletin: The Markham group, under lease to M. M. Beaver, Charles Brink and partner, and consisting of the Columbia, Silver Hill, Hos-forBurlington, Peete and Rustler claims, is rapidly coming to the front as a property of unusual promise, and although operations may be said to have only fairly begun on the two claims now working, they will probably materially add to the total of shipments from Bingham this season. Continued good reports are daily coming from the Tiawaukee, and parties who are thoroughly conversant with its history say the old mine never looked so well as at present. Ore is now being taken out which assays way up in silver and upwards of $70 gold. We hope soon to record that the Tiawaukee is rivalling its prosperous neighbor, the Winamuck. The Bingham tunnel, which is to be nearly three miles in length, is passing its first stake, and the present force of seven will soon be increased. It will tap the great mines of Copper and Bear gulches at great depth and be of inestimable benefit to mining interests over a wide stretch of country. A pipe of very rich ore, eighteen inches in width and said to average $1000 to the ton, has lately been encountered in the Winamuck below the 100 level. A similar streak was found durd, 500-fo- ot ing the Watson lease and followed several hundred feet, yielding a large sum. Four carloads of concentrates from Northern Chief ore were shipped from the Rogers mill this week, and the mine is also getting down three cars of first-claas fast as the soft roads permit. ss IDAHO. Ada County. Willow Creek correspondence Boise Statesman: The Friday mine is working ten men |