Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-01-20
MINING NOTES.

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Interest in mining matters in Lin
coin county, Nevada, is awaken ing,
and the approach of the Uta h and
Pacific is destined to do that region Q
world of good.
The Steamboat company, which is
running a tunnel on its property at
the head of Snake Creek canyon to
prospect its ground at depth, will in
duce machine drills early in the spring
and make things hum Water power
will be used.
Byron e. Shear, one of the original
owners of the great Molie Gibson mine
in Colorado, from which dividends
amounting to s4, 0s0, 900 were earned in
about three years, is examining some
properties in Wyoming which he
thinks will prove veritable bonanzas-
C. L. Taylor, superintendent of the
Valley Borax works, appeared before
the board and asked for permit to
run steam traction engine over the
granted. The engine will be used in
hauling borax from the works to
Winnemucca.
Representative Osborn has introduce
ed bill in the national house of rep
resentatives for the establishment OF
department of mineralogy and mines,
similar to the department of agricul-
ture. He proposes that there shall he
cabinet officer, called secretary OF
mineralogy and mines The purpose
of the new department will be to pre-
pare and diffuse knowledge relative to
mining matters
The following telegram was received
from Price on the 18th inst: Six tons
of ore from the old Dyer mine, forty
miles east of Vernal and over the Colo
RADIO line, arrived here by wagon for
shipment to the smelters at Salt Lake
The ore goes about 50 in gold and So
per cent copper The transportation
charges to Price are S22 per ton There
are forty-fve teams on the road fron
vernal with ore equal to 100 tons, with
more to follow.
At the Silver King, in Park City the
order has gone out to sink the shaft
200 feet deep, work TO commence on
the 18th. The shaft is now 1.100 feet
deep and the greater part of the last
three years has been spent in develop
ing the immense ore bodies on the l.
1OO-foot level As the work is about
completed and the ledge still pitches
downward, it was necessary to sink the
shaft in order that further develop
.ment work on the property could be
done at a greater depth. Two hun
bred feet in depth will be added to
the shaft and stations will be cut at
the 1900 and 1,3OO-foot levels The
ground broken in the shaft will be
hoisted to the LOO by means OF an air
engine and bucket, and the sinking
will not interfere in the least with work
in other parts of the mine.
A copper boom that burst in Clifton,
Graham county, Arizona, has caused
loss of $3.50, 900 to the stockholders IN
this city. About fifteen years ago
company was formed to work nine
claims in Clifton The mines were ex-
amined by committee of local men
and experts, who reported that they
were fabulously rich, and the stock
was eagerly subscribed, many of the
stockholders taking as large blocks as
$50, Oo0 Afters awhileI dissensions
crept into the company, and two fac
tions sprang up among the stock
holders. Under the mining laws of
Arizona, to hold claim it must be
worked to the amount of 500 each
year. Last year, when the call for
assessments to hold the property was
made. but one stockholder responded
He put up enough money to hold three
claims. and the remaining six claims
were jumped by Arizona miners This
year the remaining three claims were
allowed to lapse, and were also jumped
by Arizona miners This is the end OF
the $3.50. 900 subscribed by the stock
holders The mines are said to be
prof table, if worked, and dissension
among the stockholders is given as the
cause of the collapse of the venture
The Opsr. Hood.