The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-07
MINING NOTES.

Rumor has II that the waco VI a'k
city has rich ore to the amount Oh 10
tons stored in the mine, aud thM
shipment will soon be made.
The Horn Silver Mining company
has declared It's regular quarterly al't
dcnd Of . cents per share, payable
March "a. The total amount PAID Is
$50. 600
The directors Of the Utah saltpcir .
company have let contract for shai, .
to be sunk depth Of 100 feet on The
saltpetrc ledge embraced In the CON I
pany's holdings.
The output for the Cripple Vreek /.
district for March Is $4,000 tons oil gold
ore; value, 81 .5oi, 500. This is the best
record OF any month in the history Of
the district excepting January last
There are two mines named Superior
one In Park City aud one in Tintie' two
Gold Hills. one In Utah and one In Ne
vada, and two Illinois mines one 10
Utah and one 10 Nevada, all handledon
the Salt Lake market
The Surprise and the Dewey mining
claims, In Tutsagabet district wash
ington county, formed the basis OF an
Incorporation organized last week. aud
known as the Adams Copper Mining a
Smelling company.
The Copper Ranch Mining company
was incorporated last week with n cap
ital stock Of $500, 900 81 shares. TO de-
velop the Carmarthan. Copper Ranch,
Jewell and fifteen other lode locations,
known Us the Marguerite Nos. ! to Is,
situated In the Rock mining district,
Beaver county.
Miners from all over the state are
ilocking to the new copper discoveries
on Antelope island. Already forty or
fifty mining men are cncamped on the
classic shores Of the lake and are max
ing n careful examination Of the min.
cralization Of tho island, while Others
are coming In every day
Some heavy work is being done 10
the operation and development OF the
Deer Trail mine, between Marysvals
and Bullion canyon, and good force
Is employed In opening up this old pro.
Queer, which, according TO all reports,
is to be embclishcd with reduction
works Of Its own in the near future.
The Dyer copper mine, near vernal,
IA looked upon as one OF the coming
bonanzas OF the state Of Utah. A forc
OF thirty men are now engaged in the
development Of this property. and The
owners are satisfied that within shot
time they will be able TO make this tls
greatest copper producer In the wesl
The general manager OF De Lamir'a
mines states that there is no truth In
the rumor that the big mill at De La
mar, Nevada, Is to be closed down even
temporarily, and he stated further tina,
every effort Is being made To eradicate
the dust difficulty which has been 80
obnoxious In the operation OF the
plant
Word from wcatherby. Or, says the
Pomeroy Dredging company's plant is
pushing to completion. They are plac
Ing dams across Burnt river above ant
below the machine so they can float Il
as they work up the river bed, They
are making contracts with farmer
along the river, agreeing TO pay then
$40 per day for each day worked OF
their land and $50 per acre for all tilla
BILE land that is In any way damaged.
There was brought into san Bernar
dino recently large nugget from TN
Virginia Dale district. II was discov
cred by some Mexicnns who are work
ing the placers on the desert. The mug
get shows plainly the mark OF the plcl
which disturbed II In Its gravel bed
The valuable little find was purchase,
by the San Bernardino bank for Si7i
The nugget Is elongated, almost potato
shaped.
There Is much excitement over tn
showing being made In the new Sal
Wash copper district, in Grand county
and many people believe that profit
able shipments will begin within
month. Three assays taken last weel
gave much encouragement 10 tn
owners, the highest showing 62.s pc
cent copper aud eight ounces silver
and the lowest $50 per cent. cope
: and seven ounces silver. IL IL abou
twenty-five miles from the claims /
} the railroad.
Max sohr, Of Salt Lake City. is cred
tied with having discovered a subst
tute for gold. OF this discovery b
: says; after eight years work In IN
laboratory, l have found process b
which can manufacture metal while
bears all the tests OF acid effect, durI
bility and malleAbility OF six.kara
gold. The process is very simpl'
Antimony differs from gold In bein
I lead color, lighter aud not 40 strong
} II Is scarcer than gold. IL Is found !
pockets In slate regions. My manufa'
ture would cost about as much as brai
costs"
A recent strike In Salt Valley e.