The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-01
MINING NOTES.


mems are well sprinlSlcd with leaf cop
per la H. uatu~c>state and indicate the
existence Of large bodies Of this char
actcr OF mineral at greater depth.
The annual report Of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company, Of Montana
Of which the largest stockholders are
!. H. Gaggin aud Marcus Daily, has
been made public. For the year end
ing June 3d. the receipts were s22,oio,
PSI, against siG.sl5 500 last year. The
prphts amounted to s1.l35,ois. Divi-
bends amounting to s1.OCo,Ooo were
declared.
Van Lcuvcn aud Wcstergrccn. who
are working the north end Of the
Morning Glory at Silver city New on q
lease, have taken out some fine ship
ping ore from point near the surface.
The ore carries gold, silver and cop
per to the value Of about 500 10 the
ton aud the lcus'rs will make their
initial shipment Of twenty-five tons
next week
The Alaska mine at silver city Ida,
has shut down and will remain idle
Tor the next two months when work
will be- resumed and the main shaft
put 200 feet deeper The work which
has been done ON the Alaska has been
,ystcmatic ana thorough and IL IL the
intention Of the company when work
is resumed to thoroughly prospect the
ground at the depth which will then
be attained.
The Dexter cyanide plant Is being
moved from across the valley, and n
force Of men are now engaged IN grad
ing and arranging for the erection OF
the plant below Tuscnrora, New. The
location Is a considerable distance
from the works about u quarter Of n
mile. but WIS the best that could be
selected. n parties owning the avail
able ground nearer the mine held II NJ
q figure 80 nbsurdly high that any
thought Of acquiring It by the com
pany was totally out of the question,
The excitement over the new GOLD
tind about 20 miles southwest Of Ran
iolph, Utah. near Monte Cristo. still
continues, The discoveryishaft in thi
Alice mine is down about ten feet an,
the outlook continues favorable. Their
Is now ON the road 20 Ogden / ,OOI
pounds OF ore taken from the Alic'
which will be shipped TO salt Lake
and tested, and II II proves 10 be n
rich rs expected. work upon the othe
claims will begin Mt once. There have
been some claims located a few mile
north Of the Monte Cristo camp whicl
are said 10 bc richer than any Of tn
others. The ground Is fast bein
r located for miles around, aud Ric
!, county promises to have some of tn
/, richest mines In the State.
; We are informed that the Andal
: shaft Is now down 20 the lOo-foot lev,
o aud that n day or two ago the bottol
i broke into n true assure vein OF whit
: gold quartz that is two and half fe,
: In width. The ledge cuts the countr
/ In northerly and southerly direction
b Al 200 feet drifting ON the ledge wi
: begin, and It Is believed that In IN
2 ground another dividend payer will |
Q added To utah's cornucopia OF bona
= zas. The Emerald Is also loolSin
y well and the indications are that bot
!. Of these mammoth prospects will soc
e IN ik ns heavy producers.
a The mining situation about Fris'
Il continues TO improve and confdcn
=. Is once more manifested. When Il
e Horn Silver was Struck there were
u great many promising prospects sea
4 tered about, chiefly In the dolomit
~ some ore was taken out OF these loo
r tions, and when the vein became bu
=" rem or narrowed In, as all veins
% time do, the owners became disheal
n. ened and abandoned them. A peri
9. of Inactivity followed aud the wo
y went out that Frisco was OF no promi'
~ outside Of the Horn Silver, and II "
g. impossible 10 secure capital or p,
le suade mining men To look over I
rs ground.
ls The Galena at Fish Springs, Ia d
y, Deep Creek country, has just reg
n tered a strike which is one OF the m'
ne important ever made in that COUNT
X and which promises 10 afford II b
~ ter showing the present year th
IN has ever been made. The ore, OF viii
n. shipment Is ON the road, shows
n, assay value OF over 900 ounces sil'
ne per ton aud as much as 90 per c,
W. lead, while the body is described a
IN. good one. A shipment is now at
H. sampler, and another Is in tran
a. with this repeater many times, dI
he dends win no doubt be resumed
elk the company which has already {
as tributed so much among its stockho
OF ers.
ed Mcssrs. jerks and Oates have b,
ID. awarded a contract for running a dl
ms from the bottom of the 3O0-foot sh