Show MINING HAUNTS mercur miner J P Sterling agent for the perfection dust collector was in town last week he has just put in a number of his hia machines at de lamars mills in nevada where there has been such complaint of the fatal effect of dust upon the miners the machines have entirely cleaned the mill of dust and more than pay for themselves in the saving of the auriferous dust active work is to be res resumed timed at once in the extensive development of the old blue jay mine located about twenty five miles west of frisco the company has just levied an assessment to raise the necessary funds and william mcqueen Alc Queen the veteran miner will leave for the south n next ext week monday for the purpose of making a careful examination of this old producer which years ago was one of the noted mines af pf of southwestern utah good things are looked for from the blue jay in the near future N P dooley of stateline Stat eline was in with a nice shipment of high grade gold ore from the little johnnie mine a few days ago from all accounts this is the makin making of one of the most prolific producers of the yellow metal to be found in this intermountain region which speaks well for stateline Stat eline which can aay lay claim to numerous gold propositions of value and merit stateline Stat eline at the present time is proving very attractive to mining men and investors who are looking for foil something good salt lake now has but one mining stock exchange the new board havin having sold out to the old exchange and gone out of business the price paid for the good will furniture and mineral exhibit of the new exchange was the purchase price being distributed pro rata between the members in good standing this transaction is likely to confine trading to legitimate channels and it will doubtless do away with the cutting and slashing which was characteristic of operations on the floor of the new board J E breckon al E so well and favorably known in utah mining circles has been appointed general manager of the annie laurie mine in gold mountain district recently purchased by P L kimberly kim berly the millionaire of sharon pa who besides the annie laurie has acquired several other valuable properties in that locality the des dinies of which will also be presided over by mr air breckon who recently let contracts for tle the driving darivin of nine tunnels tunnel in tho the development of the consolidated claims mr breckon is well qualified for the responsible position he occupies with mr air kimberly and his many friends are pleased to see him moving to the front in yesterdays herald the statement was made that the silver king company of park city had purchased the massachusetts group adjoining and also that an option has hag be been en given 0 on n silver king stock to the guggenheim syndicate at or at the rate of 60 a share |