The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
MINING NOTES.

smelting trust. has iilcd articles Of Ia.
corporation with the secretary Of
state.
The twenty stamp mill 40 Phoebe.
owned by the Phoebe Consolidated Min.
ing company, was destroyed few days
agoby fire. believed TO bee inceudiary.
Loss. about 100000.
The announcement was made In
minin,, circles last week that syndi.
cnte Of Denver and Cripple Crccl, capl.
tnlists had obtained a bond ON the
Copper King groupot mines four miles
east Of Milford.
Word comes from BOX Elder county
that an important strike has been made
in the property Of the Planetary Min.
ing company, the ore showing metallic
values Of fifteen ounces silver aud Sos
In gold TO the ton.
The directors Of the Baldy Mountain
Mining company held a meeting in
Castle Dale Monday to accept the prop.
os,tion ofex.Senator Frank j. Cannon
and associates. TO purchase the mine
Mt the rate OF 20 cents a share for the
stock.
with a capital stock Of $4,000. in
ten cent shares, the Hero Mining com
many has been organized In Salt Lake
citv. TO develop the Hero. April Fool.
Water. Side Hill, Old Dominion, Tx.
tension, Labor, Iron and Last Chance,
mining claims, situated in the south
western part Of Iron county.
The excitement over discoveries OF
immense lodges OF copper bearing ore
ON Antelope Island In the Great salt
Lake, continues undated and already
over 100 claims have been located there
and notices flcd for record. Among
the locators there are large number
OF prominent Salt Lake mining men
and operators,
c. V. Gilmer. of Salt Lake City, has
Just marketed "A carload Of ore from
the property OF the Iron and Silver
Consolidated company Of Lincoln
county, Nevada The ore is highs grade
rs II runs 80 per cent In copper besides
I carrying values in silver. At the pres.
. cnt time Chicago people are negotiat.
ing for the purchase OF this mine.
Word comes from the LaSalles that
( Peter McCourt, OF Denver, has secured
bond on the Julia Amazon and Laura
, claims for $4,000, The group was re-
Gently located by d. J. lluntsman, who
Dr.. was grubstaked last fall by Prof W.
II. Tibbals and c. \. Pcyton, Of Salt
Z Lake city, who are feeling highly
elated over the way affairs are shaping
80 themselves rs far as this venture Is con
cerned.
L A letter has been received at Salmon
City. Idaho, from the pnrty who lef
that place on April Z for the Buffalo
Hump country in a natboat. They re
port very successful trip. having sho'
all the rapids without any difficulty
and landed at Malleck mining camp
twelve miles south OF the Hump on
the Salmon river, in forty hours run
ming time.
samuel l., Adams, Jr.. OF 81. George,
was In the Salt Lake market last week
Q with twenty-ton shipment OF high.
Is grade copper ore from the Little Gem
mine, about twenty miles south OF the
metropolis OF Washington county.
!, Mr. Adams Is putting In a smelter and
I viii transpose the ore into bullion at
\ the mine aud It will not be long before
he will make his first consignment OF
copper matte 10 Salt Lake city.
II has been known for some time
that placer gravel existed on Indian
creek In Newton mining district, above
Beaver, but II was not until recently
that an effort was made 10 determine
the value OF the dirt. A few days ago,
however, sluices were put In ON the
property OF the Rob Roy mine and a
nice cleanup of the yellow metal was
the result. tire tests showing the pres.
enee of $50 TO the ton In gold In the
black sand.
The Galena Mining company owning
valuable and promising property ia
Beaver Lake district, Beaver county,
now that the recent assessment OF hall
n cent share is paid Ia, Is arranging
10 begin active work In the develop.
ment Of this mine, which Is a pro
Queer ola heavy silver-lead ore product
high In grade, The Galena, although
but a prospect, has several shipments
20 Its credit and is evidently the max,
ing OF steady producer In the future,
Park City experienced powder ex.
plosion on the lsth ult., but fortunate
ly no one was injured, the damage con.
sisting of the wrecting OF the old Wood
side boarding house and the tearing
up of the new grade being built up "a
= the Silver King mine. The powder
q was stored In an old tunnel opposite
= the boarding house and was being
used in the construction OF the new
~ grade. The cause OF the explosion I,
=. wrapped In mystery.