The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-10
MINING NOTES.

at the Mining Congress.
Copper ore is being hauled to Wells
New. from the salmon country nearly
every day and shipped west
Last week a valuable shipmcntof ore
was made from the Alice mine on Con-
nor creek, In southeastern Idaho.
Lumber aud dimension timbers Of all
kinds are now arriving daily over the
Union Pacific for the new King mill at
Park City.
The last shipment Of ore from the
Gcleua mine. Of Fish Springs showed
values Of o. per cent lead and 1917
ounces in silver TO the ton.
The Marsac. at Park City, got down
to regular work on tailings Tuesday OF
last week. and now the mill Is grind
ing away to IT, full capacity.
Cars we're started on the Cresceu,
tramway Wednesday last and now ore
IA coming down from the Crescent mine
at the rate Of about 100 tons day.
II Is reported that In the Eagle mine,
In the Horse Heaven country, just
above Marysvalc, the pay streak Is
gaining In size as the work progresses.
Kentucky. California, Nevada aud
Colorado will be represented at the
Mining Congress by o. delegates, the
secretary having received a list Of
those appointed.
Work Ia progressing on the frame
work for MIR. Loring's concentration In
woodside canyon, and everything Will
be In readiness 10 receive the new
machinery when itarrives.
An assay was made Last week on ore
from the Barbara lice mine, In Ameri-
can Fork canyon, which carries a7s
ounces In silver, 80 per cent lead and
si.do In gold.
In the bottom OF the 00o-ioot shaft
Of the -Four Aces, at Silver City, n two
u foot body Of mineral has been exposed
u which will assay IS per cent lead aud
100 ounces In silver.
= The recent finds In the Statellne dis
!, ,rict has caused numerous prospectors
= 10 Imagine their lucky star Is loaing
around In that district, aud the ground
- II being thoroughly prospccted.
u The Midas company has sent out 10
IN their gold claim In clifton district men
and supplies with the intention OF
" doing extensive work this season In
~ the development Of the property.
Work is progressing finely In the de-
vclopmcnt apd operation OF the Picnic
n at silver City. The incline shaft has
'' been Strengthened from the dO-foot Level
" 10 the surface. the building for the
o new hoist IA now nearing completion
10 and the machinery for the hoist hal
~ been shipped.
Drifting aud stopping at the Vallejo II
y now the order OF the day. and som'
10 nice shipments will be made a. soon Al
~ the roads between the mnos and th'
n river are In proper condition. A sample
~ OF the ore now being laid aside a. sec
~ ond class orc, when assaycd. showed 3
per cent copper, n ounces silver AM
~ 50. SO In gold TO the ton. .
ne A new and commodious machine aho
~ IL 10 be built NJ once NJ the Silver Kin
up mine at Park City, and the preaen
ht shop merged into the blacksmith shop
IN II Ia understood the new machine sho
will be thoroughly equipped with NJ
nj to.date machinery and be ono OF III
Ids finest plants OF the kind In the stat
on On Mineral mountain. In the La Sail
10y country, group Of properties are bein
IVY worked with profitable results by III
lho use OF the old-fashioned Mexican n
GU rasta, aud from e. 10 $40 per day to u
~ ~, man Is being ground out. with goS
~ stamp mill and the modern appliance
u' they Should be turning out the cqui
at nleut Of ten times that many dollars
yea Work at the Pelican Point on,
IN mines II progressing dnely and sever
:" tons Of onyx Is now being prepared {
no shipment to the Omaha fair. vel
'"'u fine windmill has just been receiv'
70" from the east which will be used
tho running large plant for cutting Al
q polishing the onyx ~ WIZ w P'"'
''sn In position Immediately aud work W
W., ,r be begun on u number Of clock stand
mn besides which number OF other ar
cles will bo manufactured from 4
ier' onyx,
A deposit OF saltpeter has been d
'n' covered about eleven miles southea
uva. Of Salt Lake City, the deposit bel
w mammoth In its dimensions, a. u Is
iu'' Of 100 feet wide and can be traced
''"- a distance Of 800 feet ON the surfa
the ledge cropping boldly and stand
ON up n llaces quite prominently. 4
kets discovery was maze by otto Hudson
ight mining fame, and assays made In s
; In Frnrciaeo aud @inver prove II 70
her saltpetsr, running from 20 TO "a |
are cent pure A company lie being form
TO develop the property
'rie- Quite an emigration Is going into
ran la Sale mountain country this seas