Show Another Mine Accident I is a very noticeable fact that there have been but a few mine accidents during the past six months says the Leadvile HeraldDemocrat Monday Mon-day morning however a accident attended at-tended with very serious results occurred oc-curred at shaft No 1 of the Ibex Mining Min-ing companys properties As a result it is probable that L A Miller will lose his eyesight and his injuries may re suit fatally Miller and a companion named John Rosic were blasting out some rock and ha spit two holes when the explosion explo-sion occurred I seems that they spent too much time in trying to spit the third hole and were at work at that point when the first two exploded They were hurled forcibly to the ground and struckabout the f tice with flyingrock Miller was frightfully cuts cut-s 7 < about the mouth and eyes and it is feared that he will lose his eyesight Rosic was only slightly bruised Miller was removed to St Lukes hospital where he is receiving every attention He is a Denver man but came to Lead I vllle from Cripple Creek about six months ago He is unmarried and is about 30 years of age Rosic was taken to St Vincents hospital and is getting along nicely Silver Bullion on Hand Washington March 3Mr Preston director of the mint has issued a statement state-ment showing that there is on hand at the several United States mints purchased pur-chased under the act of July 14 1890 119827991 fine ounces of silver bullion which cost 108205996 and the coinage value of which is 154929120 Five and threequarter million ounces are at San Francisco 3000000 at New Orleans 500000 at Carson city and the balance at Philadelphia Ore and Bullion The ore and bullion shipments yesterday yes-terday were as follows Bamberger McMillan ores 1S63S National Bank of the Republic gold bar 1100 cyanides 1700 T R Jones Co ores 8900 bullion 9700 9800 McCornick Co ores 4300 bullion r Silver and Lead Quotations The silver and lead quotations yesterday yes-terday were as follows Western UnionBar silver 64 cents lead 305 casting copper 1 cents United Press Bar silver 64 cents lead 330337 lake copper 1 cents Mining Notes and Personals Manager J Schenck of the Dalton and Lark went out to Eureka last night on mining business Walter James the Blackrock merchant and miner was In from the south yesterday yes-terday on business I will not be long now before the mining min-ing companies of the state will begin to announce their dividends for the month of March Ed Masner of Leesburg Ida who Is the manager of the Gold Dust and the Cold Flint mines near that place is in the city on mining business I was reported on the streets yester dr afternoon that South Swansea was rowing Immensely popular and that none of the stock could be had under 2 a share Hon C E Allen returned from Wash incton yesterday morning and has assumed as-sumed his accustomed place in the Cen tennlalEureka office as general manager mana-ger Mr Allens many friends in this clt are pleased to welcome him home agaIn It Is believed I that with the coming of nl l spring that there will eth revival of I interest In mining matters in Skull val It Tooele county and it is stated that preparations are now being made for extensive ex-tensive development work In this district dis-trict as soon as the weather will permit Statesman Boise Ida J J Parks and C H Miller came In last evening from Willow Creek Mr Parks states the Last Chance mine has four men employed and tbt the report concerning the recent strike therein was not exaggerated The sitt house on gen Judas mine is about completed The Last Cabin mine will today put on a force of men A gentleman who Is just In from Butte informs The Herald that hd Is inclined to believe that there Is something In lucU after all and to emphasize his belief be-lief he points to the career of W A Clark of Butte who always strikes i rich where others would not think of finding anything At the present time Mr Clark li being congratulated over the bonanza he has found In the Mayflower mine at Gaylord a short distance from Butte and It Is stated that during the past few mouths he has taken out over 300000 I and the Indications are that he will takeout take-out this much more In the near future Word has been received from Bingham thit thc workings in the Starlus ground are showing up very favorable indications Sam Harsh the general manager of the Revenue Gold Mining company whose property Is located at Norris Hon was In the city yesterday on his way to Denver Den-ver where he will visit relatives and friends Mr Harsh is an old friend of Colonel H L Pickett the well known mining attorney of Salt Lake and It was In the latters office that the farmer was see by a IJerald representative yesterday yester-day The Revenue mine according to Mr Harsh is a paying proposition and has been for the past three years A 25ton plant has been installed at this mine and the cyanide process is used with successful suc-cessful results Mr Harsh was rather reticent In speaking of the operations of the company but he states that everything is running well at the mine After recreating rec-reating In Denver he will probably taken take-n run down Into Mexico where he has had mining experiences galore A J Quate of Garrison postofflce I lard county Is In the city on business Mr Cu te1 one of the ranchers of Snake creek who has the mining fever now and then and he Informs The Herald that I tie mineral deposits eehle home are excellent and that with transportation I acuities several paying silver mines could I soon be placed on the shipping Est just across the line In Nevada As It is the Pcer diggings of Osceola are not far I from Garrison and it Is believed on I accOunt of the heavy snow fall the past winter that this will prove to be a profitable profit-able season in placer mining in that lo I crllty Mr Quate states that the farmers farm-ers arc doing well on Snale creek and that there Is always plenty of water there II for Irrigation purposes In consequence I of which I is believed that this portion of I the state will eventually develop Into one I of the garden spots of the west and especially es-pecially so when the Snake alley Irrigi tOn company has carried out its plans and designs The country Is also well timbered and with railroad advantages it would make a most desirable place for homes This however is sure to come In time and there are many who realizing I this are taking I time by the forelock as it were and are locating In the beautiful Snake Creek valley |