The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-14
MINING NOTES.

The January dividend Of the Silver
King brings the total paid by the
mine up ~ si.3s7. 500. It's monthly
pay roll Ia about si7,OO0
Great things are looked for for Eagle
Valley district, Nevada, this year, and
one or more big deals are predicted for
the camp at an early date.
Grand junction would like TO see .
railroad built TO the Gilsonite beds In
Utah, which will likely be extensively
worked after the reservation Is thrown
open.
The Zen Harrison, In Beaver Lake
district, ia opening up a body Of high
grade ore and the mine Is expected 10
become a good shipper within a few
months.
Utah pumicc stone IA coming Into
larger use, aud the Chicago company,
which has control OF the deposits near
bennington, have made arrangements
for larger output
The lease aud Dad on re Deer Trail
group will bo taken up aud develop
ment Of the property be begun ON AN
extensive scale. only minor details
remain 10 be arranged.
A watcr-power electric plant will be
put In nj the Camas No 1, near HALEY,
Idaho, In the early spring The plant
is already contracted for. Salt Lake
parties own the mine.
A large amount Of machinery for the
Galcna, at Fish Springs, Is at Oasis and
will be hauled out by the ore teams
which arc enroutc from the minca TO
the railroad with shipment
The Old Fred. adjoining the Sum
shine, has encountered better class
OF ore recently than has previously
been found. which II extensive, will
result In the building Of a mill.
The Pan American company Of Salt
Lake City IA negotiating for the pur-
chase OF two more big gold tallings
dumps down In Mexico, aud n success
full. two more cyanide plants will be
put In.
Ogden parties have Incorporated the
Pennington Mining. Prospecting and
Development company. consolidating
number of claims In farmington
n. ming district, aud will begin dcvel-
opment work soon.
II. A. NJ. Froiscth, Of Salt Lake, who
IA getting out the first state map Of
Utah, has received the proofs Of the
map aud IL will be ont the cud Of this
month. This will be n mining and
sectional map.
Mining men assert that II IA waste
Of time 20 prospect or mine for graphite
In Utah. "a Il aboundA In large quanti'
ties In the caat. and brings only from
Ito 2 cents pound laid down In New
York, which IA less than the freight
would be on this commodity n mined
aud shipped from Utah.
canadas total mineral production
for the year 1907 IL 1850, 900. an In
crease Of iss per cent la ten years, tho
production In 1850 having been si0,.
900 The Increase OF mineral produc-
ton Ia the United states for the same
decade was 20 per cent. The annual
production per capita In the United
States Is " against $3.50 In Canada.
The owners Of the Van Duxer placer
claims, at ruscarora. Nevada, have
everything In readiness Tor beginning
operations IA soon as the spring thaws
will permit OF working. The workings
will be prosecuted with improved ma
chinery aud more systematically than
last year, aad u corresponding Increase
In the output IA confidently predicted
for the coming season.
1'cNts recently made nj the Mercuf
mill OF ore from Woodland Park. Colo (,
gave values OF - per ton. The orc
yielded readily 10 cyanide treatment
II reports are a criterion, great future
Ia before that country. A formation
has been traced for several miles which
occasionally breaks out In greatdyhes.
Tests have been made of these dykes
ut various times, but with dlscouraging
results. Recently tunnel was driven
into one for 100 feet. Tests showed
that II had AN average value OF IS 70
the ton. Shafts have been sunk ioo
feet and In some instances values have
increased TO $40 per ton. The ore IA
similar In many respects 10 Mercur ore.
w. ID. Ylngst n member Of the hrst
Utah party 10 90 20 Klondike, has ar
rived safely and says the country has
surpassed his expectations Regard
ing the food supply, he says there Ia a
scarcity and sons suffering viii re-
suit, but there will be no starvation.
Not much mining viii be done, not
alone on account OF the scarcity OF
food. bat on account OF a lack Of light,
Candles are worth si.sO each, aud not
OF much service anyway. Fully a
third OF the gold mined will be lost