Show I Mining Notes and Personals I An assay office is to be established at Vernal Fred Walker of the Bank of Commerce I Com-merce returned yesterday from a visit to Bingham where inMarkham gulch he has interest in valuable mining I propositions It Times Albion Ida K L Perky is j in this city from Albion He states that the mining outlook there is very promising prom-ising John Beck he states has determined de-termined to put in a smelter for the reduction of the product of the properties proper-ties The Silver City Star is the name of a newsy pap r that has been established i estab-lished at Silver City Tintic district I with Fred Nelson as editor The Star I has an excellent location and with I Nelson on the tripod It is sure to be a I successful venture j Statesman Boise Ida The Mining I I Exchange yesterday received two samples from the Iowa mine weighing I about 50 pounds each also samples I from the Ida May the Gold Eagle and I the May Queen weighing 75 ptmnds each A portion of this ore will be immediately shipped to Denver for treatment by the cyanide process I I Vernal Express More teams started for Douglas Mountain this week It looks as iftthe Douglas Mountain mining min-ing camp had come to stay and we hope it has as it will benefit the people peo-ple of this section a great deal in more ways than one by giving a market for their produce and by stimulating the search for precious minerals nearer home as these mines are ou the same mineral belt as the Brush creek mines Extensive developments will be inaugurated in-augurated at the Poonnan very soon na nP ev I It has been known for some time past that the management had encountered a pretty nice body of ore in the lower I workings This ore has been sunk on for a depth of over 50 feet and the I cutlook is so encouraging that a hoist has been ordered for the mine It will be a gasoline hoist and will be located I in the Belle Peck tunnel The station has been cut out ready for the engine Avalanche Silver City Ida Roundup Randolph Utah Mr M W Johnson a mining expert from Salt Lake City gave us a pleasant call on Tuesday The gentleman was looking over the minim field here in the interest in-terest of the Salt Lake Mining and Improvement association of which he is a member He examined specimens from the claims in Old canyon and said I they looked very promising He went on to Garden City Wednesday morning to look over the field there Mr Johnson I John-son says he Is going to come up here again when the snow is off Jhe ground I then he will be better able to judge I what the claims look like Miner Butte Mon On the Big Bonanza Bo-nanza a silver property near Walker ville under lease to Rosenthal and Wilson a 12inch vein has been cut at a depth of 100 feet that assays 125 ounces to the ton in silver A station is beinsr cut at the 10 level and the leasers will at once take out and ship to the smelters In a case like this where rich ore is found so near the surface silver mining can be carried on at a profit The ore carries a very little gold but its main value is in sliver A small hoist is being put up I and the work of taking out ore will be commenced in a few days I |