The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-18
MINING NOTES.

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The Bunker Hill aud sullivan mines
At wardner, Idaho, have recently
purchased twenty claims and are con
.emplating driving a tunnel three
miles through the hills, beginning at
the Kellogg.
A large body Of sulphur in the vul.
san mine. Colorado, was set on fire by
q miner dropping a candle, and a furi.
1us fire was soon In progress. Smoke
was soon spreading To the mammoth
shiney. The two mines are gold pro.
iucers and are among the most valua
bic In Gunnison county.
The bullion Beck at the meeting OF
It's board of directors passed its divi.
icnd. although II is understood that
the company has u nice balance in the
treasury ON which II may rely for the
exploration Of new ground.
The cheyenne & Northern will com
mence work within a few days and
construct spur from Badger To the
mines, q distance Of fifteen miles.
There are several concerns that will
begin development work on their mines
at Hartvillc, Wyo., as soon ~ the spur
is completed.
Ore hauling has been commenced
from the iron mines at llartvillc, Wyo.,
10 the railroad at badger. One hun.
drcd and fifty tons per day IL being
hauled and this will be increased In
short time to 200 tons. The ore Is in
great demand at the Denver and Pu.
eblo smcltcrs, where II is used foi
1uNing purposes.
The Mercur has posted It's usual divi.
dend In the sum Of s25,Ooo. The pay.
mcnt OF this amount will increase the
total paid To date TO s'a5,OOO, and foi
,he present year to sle5,oOO. 1t is said
that at no time have the ore bodic,
been larger, values any better, nor
the tonnage Of the mills as large. Az
present the output is averaging
about 800 tons per day, and II is
claimed this amount could be easily
doubled.
The rumor that the Silver King
would pass It's dividend has been con
tradicted by one OF the principal OIL
GERS Of the company, and that stock,
holders will pocket their usual remit
lance Is assured. The management
having made contract before the nd
vance In smelling charges and before
the cost OF giant powder was increased
the output from the Silver King Is un.
affected and the dow OF wealth goes
on.
II. l.. Blake Is busily engaged In pros.
pecting the Sunnyside, which adjoins
the Mammoth mill site. Noticing some
groupings just above tina Sioux mill ant
few yards from the New East Tintic
track, he struck ledge which NO fan
shows up two feet OF excellent good
looking gelena. Only one wall OF IN,
ledge has yet been uncovered and tn,
extent OF vein matter Is not known.
The point OF the strike Is so close To
the mill and railroad that II can be
ipuled 10 market ON u whcelbarrow.
One hundred tons Of frst-class ore
from the Daly-wcst Is being delivered
TO the sampler, but II is not known
yet where II will be shipped TO. Mr..
Daily hopes aud believes that he will
soon be In a position 10 put the men
recently laid oil back to work, II the
Daly-wcst can market IT. ore on the
same terms that II did last winter,
large force OF men will he put TO work
and the mine will be operated on y
large scale. II Is understood that the
chances OF the Daly-west making u
favorable contract are fair. There are
about fifteen men now employed at the
mine.
There Is much activity in mining
circles in Cache Co, Utah, and great
hopes are entertained of the result of
the summers work In the blacksmith
Fork and High Creek districts. In the
left hand fork Of Blacksmith Fork can.
yon work is being prosecuted on the
Bluebell, Queen OF the Hills and Ogden
mines; not prefunctory assessment
work, but actual development work ON
an immense body OF copper ore aver
aging s5 per cent in copper and whose
showing Of the precious metals, par
ticularly silver, is increasing In rich
ness as depth Is attained The eyes OF
several large mining syndicates are
turned in this direction, aud results
are expected shortly.
Niels Y. Hansen OF Logan had o
thrilling experience few days ago,
while examining the abandoned work.
lngs OF an old mine in Blacksmith Fork
canyon. Two tunnels enter the hill,
one sixty feet above the other. Wlere
the vein was tapped n shaft connected
them. This he failed TO see until he
STEPPED into IT, as he shot downward,
when at full length his hands came In
contact tvfth IA h,u,l ...lf.A -. ...t