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Show 1 1 A meeting of the miners of the Elj JU-trict JU-trict will be held November 26 to change the rule to conform to the United States min-incr min-incr laws. Magnolia mine is reported as turnine out $2000 worth of ore daiiy. The April Fool mine in the Ferguson district, dis-trict, has gone back to it original owners, not because of any lack of value in the mine, for it is now as rich as ever. The cause is found in a disagreement among; those who bought it. Pioche Uncord. The Reed tunnel has been driven in more than 300 feet and several ledgea encountered. encoun-tered. Bow's Old Salt. Lake? Verdenal, the New York correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, tends that paper this story: John J. Halpin of the Union Iron works, was seen steaming down Broadway. Suddenly Sud-denly he stopped, grabbed by the hand black-bearded, well-to-do gentleman and ex" claimed: "Well, Charley, how are you? Does me good to see you! How's old Salt Lakef . And it was Charles Popper, ono of the early Gentiles, who seemed cordially cor-dially glad to see Halpin. Popper was doing business in Salt Lake City when Halpin was keeping store down in Leeds, Utah, and supplying sup-plying California mining- corporations with goods. Popper made more money than Halpin in tho long run, but both turned up in New York, where the former keeps his weather eye open for rood easy financial ventures, while Halpin has to labor to secure Eastern work for the Union foundry. An amusing incident occurred just before the old Salt Lake friends parted. It was the day before election. Halpin is an enthusiastic enthusi-astic Democrat, so after pledging each other's weal in a bumper, Halpin said: "Well, Charley, we Democrats have trot 'em this time." "Yes," replied Charley, "I've been a Democrat Dem-ocrat all my life, but I'll not vote for Cleveland Cleve-land this or any other time." Halpin did not look happy then, but two days later he said: "We didn't need his vote anyway." COPPER IN UINTAH COUNTY. Some work is being done on the copper claims in Uintah county, not far from Vernal Ver-nal and not very distant from White Rock agency. Q. A. Jones is openinsr up a prospect pros-pect near the Dyer mine, called the Old Granlon, and William Dunneher is working on another. These locations are said to be In the same mineral belt as Park City. The Vernal Erpres says: "Most of the prospecting prospect-ing that has been done is gopher holes dug around through the hills. The principal object In view was getting an easy place to dig, so as to hold as many claims as possible and keep legitimate prospectors away. Henry Mountain District. A. J. Smith, a Colorado miner, who re- i turned from the Henry mountains, made a long and interesting report to the Central City JitrinUr-CaU regarding the prospects and operations in that promising Utah mineral section. Smith says he was surprised sur-prised at the extent of improvements being made there and the activity that prevail?. Denver & Kio Grande Western railroad officials sent in a man named Webner to prospect for them. They located four lode claims bosides some placers. Of these two are very promising lodes, on which eight men are working. Four young fellows opened up the richest lode claim yet discovered. discov-ered. It is about six feet in width, free gold being scattering all through it The locators, loca-tors, Palmer, Toolman, Drake and Thomson, had a 10-ton lot run made in the five-stamp mill, which showed up well on the tables. They were offered $25,000 for this new location, $500 down and the balance in lifteon days, but refused it. Mr. Morris of Grand Junction has a prospect that a test lot run in the same mill give about $110 per cord in gold. There have been four or live ' " other good lodes located. The Bromide lode Is increasing in its output and richness as lepth is gained. The entire crevice matter, !rom two to four feet, averages from ten to twelve ounces gold per cord, and tho gold brings at the mint $18 and $19 an ounce. The Bromide owners now have a five-stamp mill that Judge Dickerson built. He returned re-turned to his home in Grand Junction, as he lhought he was too old to winter in the mountains, though winters are very mild. There is snow only in the mountains and a depth of about two or three feet in the worst of winters. A party recently went In from Denver to start work on the Dandy crossing and Good Hope plaeer bars on the Colorado river, thirty-live miles south of the mines. A number of good lodes have been discovered on the south end of Henry mountaius about twenty miles from the mentioned mines near the Starr ranch and twenty miles from the Colorado river. It is a sandy trip across the desert to the mines, but pleasant and good water after one gets to the mountains. Nevada Mines. Numerous strikes are reported In the Dyer district, thirty mites south of Candelaria, that run up into the hundreds. Work on a number of claims is being pushed. A final shipment of fitty tons of good ore will be made to Salt Lake from the Yuba mine and the Pioche smelter. The working force at the Tuba mine near Pioche has been reduced to four men. The main work is to connect the 1300-level west drift with the workings of the old Mazeppa or Meadow Valley No. 3 and thus secure thorough ventilation with the Yuba shaft Mr. Schnabel is making an extended examination ex-amination of the Magnolia mine at Ferguson for San Francisco men. Ferguson district seems destined to be opened gradually and not with a rush. With winter approaching and work contracting Instead of expanding, many who recently went there will have to pull out for other quarters until next spring. In a business point of view the place is very much overdone over-done at present. Pioch Rtcord. T. J. Osborne has succeeded Samuel James as ganeral agent of the Pioche Mining & Rfciiuct'on company. """"John C. Eemes, who was general manager olilnc Plche Reduction works, has gone to S cylordo with his family but will return in tifa spring. "V . , |