The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-24
MINING NEWS.

n NtWlpIt OF orc from Auc Ia sal
mountains gave an assay Of 10 per
cent copper The locators claim TO
have a 5O-foot vein OF this mineral.
Matters in Fish Springs and Nelson
districtsarc looking up. Prospects In
these camps look very bright, espe-
cially so " railroad can be built into
the district
The mine owners In the Gold Noun.
tain district have decided to build n
wagon road from the Annie Laurie
mill to the SEWER Y, on the r. G. w.
railroad aud work la IL Construction
will soon begin.
The Golden Star In tho Gold Noun.
tain district, will this week, or as soon
a. the roads up the mountain become
passublc, ship some 900 sacks Of high.
grade ore. Assays on this ore In the
past have shown Il TO be very rich.
Recent adviccs from the Eagle, In
the Marysvalc country, are corrobora-
tive Of the favorable reports received
from time 10 time from this Horse
Heaven property, and IL IA stated that
IA the development Of this ground ore
IA being taken from il.inch pay
streak that will carry gold values Of
$40 TO the ton
Alaska's acting governor has ap.
pointed 80 delegates TO represent the
district Of Alaska at the mining con.
vontion'and advises Secretary johnson
that paper on the region will be pre-
pared Tor presentation TO the congress
~ proper" lie will be- advised lmme.
diatcly that such paper will not only
be proper but most acceptable TO tho
committee and the congress.
Jesse knight, the well known min.
ing man Of Mcrcur aud Tintlc has pur.
chased n half interest In several gibson
tie mines near Ncrnal Mr.. Knight
states that he h very favorably i'm.
pressed with the mining prospects OF
this section, and worl, viii be- pushed
right along on his properties, which
he IL developing In the vicinity OF the
Victoria mine, over In Carbonate dis
trict
Word has been received from Grant
Brothcrs' mine, ON the north fork OF
Of the John bay river, g. miles east OF
liakcr City, Oregon. that sluicc box
robbers had made d heavy cleanup
In the mine. The property Ia one OF
the biggest placer gold producers In
eastern Oregon. The night shift was
laid OF for repairs, aud the bold thieves
must have secured several thousand
dollars, az after the theft ~, 200 was
obtained from their lcavings boy the
owners
AZ the Deer Trail mine. few milea
south OF Mhrysvale, contracts are 10 bo
let for the running Of a sOo'foot tunne.
and the erection Of n boarding house
aud mining buildings. Work Ia also
being pushed In the Crystal, not fal
from the Deer Trail In the Crystal 4
body OF fine ore, four feet thick. has
been uncovered OF late, the mineral be-
Ing Of higher grade In silver and lead
than has ever boon taken from the
mine, aud II an excellent milling pro-
duct and will be treated ON the ground.
The discovery Of valuable deposits Of
gllsonite In Middle Park, Colorado. has
proved 10 be much more valuable than
was AT frat supposed. aud has deys
opcd into new and important indus.
try. which has Increased until Il auw
reaches n very respectable position in
the resources OF the state. The depos-
ita are near the headwaters Of still
water creek, and consist Of q number
Of veins from three 10 four feet Wide OF
very high grade Of gilsonlte, besides
numerous smaller veins
The last samples OF ore taken from
the Candaleira mine. near Florence,
Idaho, gave a mill run OF sis per ton.
This property viii be- n large producer
Of the yellow metal this year II has
been looked upon for the last two
years as the BONANZA OF Florence. The
The ledge Is opened up the entire
length Of the claim, showing II 10 bo
true assure vein. There are two
shafts sunk on the ledge, one forty aud
one fifty feet In depth, with four feet
OF pay ore Ia the bottom Of each aud
900 tons OF ore on the dumps. A mill
ling plant will be placed on this prop
erty this summer, and the mine win
be systematically developed
Eight samples Of ore from the bottom
OF the shaft In the Copper Mountain,
Beaver Lake district, show 20 por cent
copper and 81 In gold 10 the ton, while
seven samples from the groupings OF
the ledge for distance OF half mile,
the values ranging from 10 10 per
cent copper and from " TO e. In gold
10 the ton, aud the ledge Is 30 large
that heavy and continuous shipments
could be made almost from tho grass
roots Of this grade aud class OF mineral.
The officers of the company are yell
pleased over this excellent showing aud
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