The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-15
MINING NOTES

ducc 100 tons Of pure copper monthly.
valued at $4,000
The Golden Eagle ut Winnemucca.
Nevada. is laying water pipes prepare.
tory 70 the erection Of mill
shipments Of clatcritc from the
Raven mines will begin as soou as the
road TO Cotton can be repaired.
A group Of six claims In Newfound-
land mining district. BOX Elder coun-
~, has been sold to eastern parties.
Development work on the mining
claims ON Antelope Island is going
steadily forward. with favorable Judi
cations.
A spur will be built 10 the iron mines
near Rawlins to enable the Shipment
Of ore. a large amount is already ON
the dump
The Weber y KSarns mill at Park
City, which has run for three years on
Silver King ore. has been closed down
for rest and repairs.
A prospcctor has arrived m Vlsalla,
Cal, who claims to have followed what
he terms the mother lode from Trim
ity county To the former place.
The coal mining companies at Rock
Springs are preparing for an increased
winters business aud are pstting every
man To work that can be secured
a body OF 7O-ounce silver ore has
been discovered In the ophir at state
line. The discovery is regarded ~ one
Of the most important made in the
camp.
The Dexter at Tuscaroru, New, Is
cleaning up about VI 500 day, or
$4,000 month A new shaft has
been sunk and stopping In the new
ground will soon commence.
A large body OF ore is reported In
the Liou Consolidated mine at Stock
ton. a new shaft is TO be sunk lower
on the hill TO catch the vein on It's dip,
enabling more economical handling.
The deposits Of gold in the United
States assay Office nj Boise. during the
month Of August we're larger than
during any other month In the history
OF the institution, amounting TO s2i3,-
sgopp
A $40 gold nugget was taken ort Of
the Blue Jacket mine, Ia Seven Devils,
short time ago, The Blue Jacket Is
one OF the richest copper mines In that
district aud Ia rich In gold rs well Ms
copper.
Copper ore equal TO anything found
In the southern part OF the state has
been found In the Horn Silver at Fris
co, and is accompanied by deposit,
Of horn silver going several hundred
ounces to the ton.
The French Creek Mining & Devel.
opmcnt company. capital se,5OO.oOo,
with headquarters at French creek, 10
the Pierce City district, Idaho. has
filed lis articles OF Incorporation with
the secretary Of state.
Another ore body has been encoun-
tered In the Etna, at HALEY, that IL
similar TO that uncovered a short time
ago, four feet OF which shows from
TO 10 per cent copper, 90 per cent lead,
80 ounces silver and 81 gold per ton.
Reports from the properties OF tho
Wandering jew Mining company In
Davis county indicate that the vein
has now widcned out TO four feet, and
that the ore is showing as much as o.
per cent lead with fair values in silyer
and gold. The company promises
shipment IN a short time.
William Wells and James Bond, who
have been driving n tunnel on pros
pcct above the head OF Powder Horn
bay at Cmur d'Alene lake. about three
miles north OF Harrison, Ida, struck
solid body OF ore four feet thick which
assayed 3ee ounces OF silver and 81 10
gold.
A rich vein Of copper ore has been
discovered by Casper prospectors In
the Owl Creek mountains, 100 miles
northwest OF Casper, near Deraneh.
The vein is four feet wide aud has been
located for half mile, and Is said 10
be rich. Many claims have been lo-
Gated.
A good discovery is reported IN
Plumbago canyon, twenty-five miles
north Of Laramie. A carload OF the
ore from prospect was sent to Den
yer, aud returns show 80 10 10 per cent
copper and ounces Of silver TO the
ton. A large number Of mining men
have gone TO Plumbngo canyon and
staked OF claims,
Development work In tie Badger
creek district forty miles up the river,
Is showing up some good properties. A
tunnel has been run i27 feet, cutting
the Copper Queen lode ninety feet
deep. II has opened twelve feet Of
ore which carried an average value Of
about SEQ in gold, while much OF II Is
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