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Show I - UTAH MINING NOTES i - - - News from Tintlc anil Mcrcur Mining IVopjrtics. . , t 1 lie Mctcur Mercury. Tlio Mcrcur paid tlio regular 1 35,000 ' '' diUdend during llio moiilli, and 1Ib- trlhutid nboui (10,000 among lis cm j, ployes besides. ,'(f,x ' Passenger sertlco on tlio Fait Lalo Pf and Mercur railroad lias been ItiauKtir- 'tlv atcd mid thu lit t lo road promises to he T?' nn cntlro success. V Tlio tronblo over tlio IlctliVcc spring s lintt been lettlcd. satlRfactory nrrtngc- $ nients having been made for tlio pur- JOJ chase of tlio sanio by tlio Geyser. R" Charles II. Howard, for n lone "ie J superintendent of tlio Mcrcur, lias nc-f nc-f '' ceptcd a position with tlio Geyser coins' coin-s' ; pany as superintendent of tlio inino and f mill. We aro glad that lie is once more K j located In the district. Ik. " B?1A Tlio grader on tbo Ophlr plpo lino II,. $, ' linvc their camp pitihvd on topcf the Ik, . f dlylde and hao the trenching completed WH half way up tlio hill. Rapid progress is ", being mado and it will not bo long be- k foro our mills will bo running with ' water from Ophlr creek. I ( Sam T. Godbc and T. 0 Williams, of i the Keystone mine, were In iatnp the first of the week. lly Wcdiusdaj's Herald we hco that Mr. Williams Ins been appointed rc.-elvcr of the Uej stone compauy, being tlio choice o( both ownors and creditors. Hu will add tin stamps to the mill, and expcclx to soon t , place the company on its feet again, The wirlmghhafi of tho Golden Ooti r. is down nb' nt 175 feet, and there is not so mucli Hulcr to contend with as for a fr abort lime pJit The construction of thencw sliniu hoist on tha north shnit ! has been dclajcu by lack of material, bnt will be icudy to turn on steam " probably about Sunday. Tlio Magpie shalt has attniui d a depth of about 100 k, feet, and there in no chaiigu since last Lp -la.;. rmi"i Rp" A very great incroaio In shipment if mby- rccoidcd by tlio Ueminl for the patt jf" week. Tlio proposition of putting n :' night shift to work Is being very etr- ' ioualy considered mid tlio probabilities k!) aro that thechango will bo mado inside ,; tlio next month Judge Lombntd reports n continued i. linproeineut in tlio thawing on tbo 1 Norway. Tlio drift from tbo bottom of Iihisft is now In 100 feet and tlio face is I in mineralized villi matter whiih looks i" very favorable fur oro. Tlio ownem ex pect to keep up the work until thoy get Wo understand tbo Tetro people arc l preparing to icjuino work on tlieii property, and tli.it the piob.ibillties are that nn assessment w ill be Ion led shorthand shorth-and tno proccids usid In lgoruus If, devclupment. 'liio Tetio is a good f piece of properly and wo would Hue to k see tlio company get to wink on It again Tiio Pliiliiklphin Refining and t Smelling company of l'uublo bus been k nnr.rdid tho contri" twheiebytho cutiic B nroduct oi the new Hulllon-Hck mill S goes to that company. ThisU regarded as one of tho biggest plums in tlio wining Held in Utah and was cloaly competid for by all the smelting companies com-panies in Utah, us well asniighlmtng states. Jos, and Jas. lllddlecomc were Intuiip Wednesday from Now Tintlc and ropoit conslderablo prospicting being donu in pf that section by Menur parties who V-- claim to bnvpdlcoered tliocontinui- k. tion oi the Mercur gold belt. Wo unde.- gtand soeral now locations linvo been I. mado and It is proposed to do lonslder P ablo work there tliis bummer. it ShipmenlH from llm dlstiict for tho W' past week aro about as follows: From r tlio Kullioii-Ueek 5 carloadB, from the t. Centennial-Uuicka 0 carloads, from the jD Oemlul i carbids daily, from tho Ajax tfeji icailonds, froi.i tho Mammoth 2 car- Bfi& louds, from the Carlea 3 carloads, fiiin Wr$ the Sioux a carloads, from tho Spy 2 W '" carloads, from tho Iron initio 4 car- Y louds dally , from the Mammoth mill 8 fit carloads concentratee, from tho r.ureln Ci 1111 mine 0 carloads ore. " ". Tho Bait Lake Tribune la responsible for the follow intf rcort of a combination just effected between tlieMammolh and ' Sioux conipanlis: "It Is stated upon authoilty In closest touch with tbo principals, that tho negotiations between llw owners of tho Sioux and Mammoth Mining lompi'iiy whereby tho former Is tollnd mi outlet I forltsoics thiougli tho lattet's wutk- Ings, havo been practically closed. At nil ovonts Mr 1'iurell of the 8loux iindl'iesldoutMcIntytoofthuMamnuth weto In leut'jy conference jtsteiday, and that the Information wasnot erllld bytheinw as probably duo to the facts that tho details had not been pluced on paper. Tho urrangement is luwod as n profitable ono for loth iiropirtlos, tho Mammoth Uerhlng its' earnings from Iho toils, and the Sioux finding an outlet for its lie-lies, that is not more economical econom-ical than iouUI havo otherwiio been ilexlsnl, but that will enable It to Btart upon active production much earlier than was routcuip'ntid Under llm arrangement Its ores will now pour from tho west sido of tho hill, on an independent track, and be dumped nutomitlcatly Into n mill that l lo be constructed as soon as Manager Robinson can accomplish It Thus it is that another heavy pioducerls promised beforo tho end of tlio season." If the report is authentic it will bo a great thing for Mammoth and Tlntic district. Anolher mill in successful operation vill havo tho effect of clinching clinch-ing tho prosperous condition of tilings which Is beginning to picvaii in this district It Is reported that tho Utah company wlllcoinmenco tha construction of the new wagon road from tho mouth of the new tunnel to the Rio ('mnde tracks early next week and will push tho work Willi thd greatest possible liaite. Its completion will gtcutlv facilitate shipments from tho property ns well as decreaso tho expense. |