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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Scarcity Of Miner. in Utah.

The Salt. Lake Herald says that a
great scarcity of miners is reported
from Bingham and other Utah camps.
Manager Rognon of the New Mammoth
mine says that more men are needed
badly at that property. and the same
condition prevails at other mines in
that camp. r. W. Correll has returned
from the Detroit district, where Salt
Lake parties are developing several
properties. The owners have found it
almost impossible to get the number of
men they want to work in their prop
critics. There seems to be a general
labor famine In that camp. Miners are
reported to be scarce in the camps of
the south, around Poiche and De La
mar.
At the same time, the Standard would
not advise a general stampede of min
ers to Utah in quest Of work. When
men are needed at a particular camp,
of course they are needed. But they
may be needed one day, and the want
fully supplied the next. The trouble
just now probably is that so many
miners are out prospecting on their own
account However, winter is approach
ing, and they will soon begin to scam
per back from the hills to the mining
towns where employment is to be had.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
The Mining Engineers.

The Mining and Scientific Press,
which, by the way, is one OF the best
of our exchanges, devotes consida-aol BILE
space in its last issue to the Iinsti-
tute Of Mining Engineers which has
been in session in San Francisco. 1t
gives excellent half-tone photographs
of the principal officers, accompanied
by some very pleasant editorial
sketches of them.
No great mine was ever run success
fully without the aid of thoroughly
competent mining engineers. and none
ever will be. The mining engineer and
the mining geoligist are and have been
two Of the most important factors in
the development of the worlds min
eral resources. Sometimes they err,
but that is merely because to elr is
human, and to a very considerable
extent they are obliged to work in the
dark, both literally and figuratively.
The mining engineer has, generally,
no way of proving UP as It were, ex-
cept by actual exploration. When we
consider how irregular geological for
nations frequently are, the wonder is
that more mistakes are not made But
the errors that occur are, as rule, in
the geology of mining and not in the
engineering. OF course, no man. how
ever learned, can look ahead through
hundreds or thousands of feet into
the solid crust of the earth and deter
mine what the conditions will be With
reference either to the strike and dip
of VEINS, which are liable to change
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

Another camp with the biggest
mines on the continent has been
brought to light. It is Greenwood, in
British Columbia, and it is indebted for
it's proud eminence to the rather ex-
huberant fancy of Mr.. Paul Johnson,
speaking at board of trade banquet
in that town. The Midway Advance
very sensibly calls Mr.. johnson
down. on his wild statement, and i'm
vites attention to the palpable absurd
ity of comparing the almost undevel-
oped mines Of that section with the
enormous producers of the Michigan
and Montana districts. Why cannot
people keep within reasonable bounds
in describing the districts in which they
happen to live, or which they chance
to be examining? There may be cop
per districts in the United States that
will yet surpass Butte, but it remains
to be demonstrated
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

pear to attach great Importance to the
question. The plaintiff takes the posi-
ton that the cross assures were formed
prior to the main ledge which simply
cut through them, preserving it's con-
tinuity, thus giving to the plaintiff
of the disputed territory. The defend
ant claims that the ledge was the first
formation, and that the cross assures
were subsequently made by a convul-
sion that cut the ledge, displacing or
faulting the ends, destroying the con-
tinuity and virtually making the divid-
ed portions two separate lodges Then
it appears that the defendants claim is
that the ore bodies east of the fault
apex south of the south side line of the
Johnstown, while those west fail to
reach the surface at any point within
that claim.
Finally. the plaintiff claiming that all
the ore bodies in controversy apex in
the Johnstown, undertakes to prove it
by tracing ore connections all the way.
The defendants witnesses deny that.
the connections are directly made, and
insist that it can only be done by cross
cutting from one vein to another. This
statement of the various points of diff
ference may not be technically exact in
all or any of the particulars named,
but it is about as near as a looker-on
who has not heard all the testimony
can get 1t; and it is believed that it
will give the reader fairly good gen
eral idea Of the nature of the questions
at issue. When it is considered that
the veins, whether regarded as one lode
or more, spread out and separate as
they descend into the earth. getting
farther apart, sometimes breaking into
stringers. with the dip of one vein vary
ing considerably from that of another,
and with all the intervening country
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

1t is a, pleasure to note the splendid
developments in progress in many parts
of Utah. Never does it appear that
the general mining outlook in that state
was so good. There have been f1urries
here and there. This camp or that
would flash up and have a run Of
greater or less duration and show re-
turns of some value. But now the re-
vival seems to be general. From Tin
tic, from Mercur, from Bingham, from
Marysville, Silver City, Park City and
all over the state come the most cheer
ing reports 1t is quite natural, in
view of its past history and it's known
mineral formations, that the greatest
confidence should center in Park City;
but that there are other camps that
hold out the brightest of promise for
the future admits of no doubt. The
reports Of dividends are by no means
the least gratifying feature of the Utah
mining situation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
FROM MlSSOULA COUNTY.
An Important Deal Involving Placer
Beds on Trout Creek.

Missoula, Oct. "A special to the
Standard from Superior says: A. p.
Johnson of this place has succeeded
in concentrating deal with party
of capitalists of Washington. D. c.,
which will result in the completion of
the development work that has been in
progress for many years on the placer
beds on Trout creek. The deal gives
the Eastern men control of all the
placer gravel deposits from the head
of the Deep gulch fiume to the lower
end of the Van Ness drain ditch. The
contract that has been made with the
Eastern parties binds them to complete
at once the Eclipse drain that has been
in construction for so long, and to
place large pumping plant on the flats
along the creek.
This means that the valuable deposits
that are in this gravel will be made
productive at once. The work on the
drain ditch has been going on for
long time, but the lack of sufficient
capital has handicapped the work seri-
ously. Now that abundant means are
at hand. there will be no delay in the
matter and it is expected that work
will be started in good shape by this
fall
The first thing to be done is to con-
struct a road up the creek that will
enable the superintendent to transport
ing plants and get the large boilers and
engines up the creek at the least pos
sible cost Of time. The 25 horse power
boilers will be taken. UP as soon as the
road Is, finished and there will be no
delay In this part Of the work. The
Landowner Mining company will con-
tribute to the construction OF the road:
John Purtle, John Lynch ana others Of
the lumbermep In the lower country
have promised aid: several interested
Missoula people have subscribed and
enough money and men are in sight to
complete the road in good shape. The
county commissioners have promised to
accept the road as a county highway
when 1t is completed and this will In
sure it's being kept in repair.
The superintendent of the new COM
pany is expected to be on the ground
not later than Oct. 9 and will push the
work as rapidly as possible. He is said
to have unlimited capital behind him,
and it is predicted here that one of the
most productive gold fields in Montana
will soon be opened up and be shipping
11IC
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

Salt Lake City is taking hold of the
development of Nevada mining prop
critics with a good deal of vigor. In
that city company is being organ
lied to be known as the Brewer Copper
Mining company, the purpose being to
work the Emma, Tunnel, Copper and
Pancake claims at Ferguson in Elko
county. Considerable development
work is said to have been done on those
claims. Another company capitalized
at million dollars, has been formed
to operate in the Battle Mountain min
ing district in Lander county. This
company also owns a goodly number of
claims. There are said to be good in
dications at both places and the news
from many other parts of Nevada is
suggestive of considerable revival of
mining interest in the Sage Brush state
We wish it well.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Optimism in Business.

When a period of business depres-
sion has been passed and better times
have appeared, the natural disposition
of men is to be optimistic with refer
ence to the future. 1t is we'll that this
is so, for practically the whole of the
worlds advance has been the result Of
optimism in business. If men looked
only at the dark side and considered
nothing but the chances of failure
very little would be done in business
way, and the world would be virtually
at a stand still.
But it is not desirable that the opti-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

The least favorable feature of the
mining situation in the West is the
gradual decline in the market value of
silver. 1t is now down to fifty-eight and
a small fraction. While the recent re-
port of the Indian commission favoring
a. gold standard for that country Mad
no marked or immediate effect upon
the price, still as it indicates LESSEN
ing demand for the metal in the East,
the tendency of such action is unfavor-
able. The moral-or immoral-inf1u-
ence also counts for something. Silver
will always be a marketable commod-
ity, and its use in the arts will no
doubt show a reasonably steady in
crease. But it stands to reason that
the price of the metal cannot be so we'll
sustained by it's use in the arts alone
as by that use coupled with large de-
mand for monetary purposes.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Could Tell if He Would.

w. A. Clark, when in Colorado, said
"he courted the fullest investigation
into his acts while in Helena last VIM
ter says the Butte Times. Why is it
that this alleged senator was so re-
luctant in giving testimony before
Court Examiner Nichols? If he IS as
innocent as he claims to be, why don't
this man make a full breast of what
TRANSFERRED as he said he would? He
has the opportunity. but he don't APP
pear to take advantage of it. This al
legged sena tor refuses to answer almost
every question propounded and seeks
to hide what he so brazeniy courted
behind legal technicalities in the alb
sence of power to punish. This giant
ward worker is not SO anxious to say
how much money it cost him to reach
his high and lofty station. He refused
to testify how much money he, pungled
over to John Doodle Welcome to buy
members of the legislature. His menu
ory is very lacking, but where his mems
DRY is good he simply stands on his
dignity as w. A. Clark, "the banker,
and refuses to testify. We baliave he
run great big bluff on Colorado when
he puffed and blowed bring on your
investigation We don't believe that
he meant single word he said, for
if he did why does he ''refuse to an
SWer" now?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

at any time, or the mineral values
which they may contain. They must
necessarily proceed upon the assump-
ton that the visable characteristics
will be preserved with something of
regularity, and sometimes the assump-
ton may fail of verification.
Still, they are learned, studious and
careful men, who have elevated min
ing from a mere game of chance to an
industry which, despite the difficulties
that surround it, is to-day upon a
strictly legitimate basis. 1t is a pleas
ure to know that these gentlemen are
being received. with due consideration
everywhere. and that in Montana all
the courtesies possible under the cir
cumstances were extended to them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

Republic is rejoicing over reduced
rates for smelling. The Northport
works have made a rate of $3.50 per ton,
which it is thought will force reduc-
ton at other plants. At this rate it
is estimated that the total cost of treat
ing Republic ores, including transporta-
ton, will not exceed $40 ton. This is
a very important matter to the Repub-
lie, as the better grades of ore pro-
duced there must all be smelted to
avoid loss. 1t is said by the Miner that
the loss in treating gold ore by mill
process runs from to 25 per cent. It
is claimed that with moderate reduc-
ton charges Republic has ore enough
to make it one of the greatest mining
districts in the West.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
At the Burnt Cora.

The work of rebuilding at the Cora
mine is proceeding rapidly The new
blacksmith shop is about finished and
the frame for the building over the en-
CINE and boilers is up. The machinery
will soon be securely housed. Fortu-
nately the engine and boilers were not
much damaged The old buildings were
light structures and saturated with Oil.
Hence they burnt like finder, and We're
consumed so quickly that but little
harm was done to the machinery, The
fittings, gearings and small light parts
We're damaged to some extent, but they
can be easily repaired or replaced. No
work is being done below ground, but
operations will be resumed there in a
few days. The hoisting cable has been
put on the reel and everything is being
rapidly gotten into shape for active
work In this matter Mr.. Heinze has
brought his usual energy to bear.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
UNDERGROUND AT lEADvILLE.
Estimated That There Are at Least 1000
Miles of Workings.

There is no data available which
would furnish anything like reliable
estimate of the extent of the under
ground workings of the Leadville, Col,
mines, but the sum total must be enor-
nous, says the Mining and Scientific
Press. For twenty years the hills have
been honeycombed with underground
drifts, and the work is still progressing.
For the past two or three years from
five to six miles of new work have been
done in the hex mine, and there are
now upwards of forty miles of workings
in that property alone. There are about
twelve miles of workings in the Chrys-
olite and at least as much in the r. e.
Lee. The Carbonate hill mines have
honeycombed that hill very thoroughly.
while Iron Hill has been burrowed
through to an enormous extent. 1t is
safe to say that if all the drifts, levels,
wines, upraises and shafts in Lake
county We're repreented by continu-
Gus tunnel it would represent an under
ground passageway of over $500 miles
There are some calculators who can
figure out that there are at least 1900
miles of workings
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

mistic instinct should be given too free
a rein. 1t should be curbed and tenn
pered by sober and deliberate judg-
ment, for otherwise it leads men into a
sort of speculative frenzy, which, if it
became in any wise general, will be
certain to be followed by reactionary
consequences of a most serious charac-
ter.
Modern business is transacted very
largely by means of credit. 1t is not
true, as claimed by many, that ninety
seven or ninety-eight per cent of the
worlds business is done on credit. That
may approximate the truth in some
kinds of business at the great money
centers, as shown by clearing house re-
turns. But it must be borne in mind
that the clearing houses deal generally
with the business of the banks, and is
largely representative of wholesale
transactions. The retail trade of the
country is mainly cash, or what is sub
stantially the same thing covered by
cash payments at weekly. monthly or
quarterly intervals.
try is of vital Importance, and the
credit rests not upon blind, optimistic
confidence" as is so frequently de-
clared. but upon more or less well
founded belief that there is and will
be an abundant supply of money to
make the credit good, for it must al
ways come to this in the end
Il.
portion of the recent increase of bust
ness and general Improvement has
come from an expansion of credit.
There has been some increase of ac-
tual money, which is the basis of all
substantial and permanent gain in bus
mess. But just as soon as there is an
Indication of an upward movement of
prices, credit begins to expand, which
sends the prices still higher.
This is the feature of the existing
situation that needs watching. AS
prices rise, more money is required TO
sustain them. If it be not forthcoming
the prices will break, securities shrink
in value and credits begin to suffer
curtailment. When this occurs, the
boom" if there is one, collapses.
Here we have a suggestion of the i'm
portance of the Transvaal crisis, from
| a business point of view. That country
now furnishes about one-third of the
worlds total supply of new gold. The
| withholding of it, even for six months,
will have an effect throughout the en-
tire commercial world. Shut off Lon
don's supply of gold from the Trans
wall, and instantly the demand will be
transferred to some other quarter. New
York will speedily feel the pressure
and then We all shall feel it. The fact
is that the great credit fabric of the
world stands upon so slender founda.
| ton that it takes very little to shake 1t
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03

creek for amalgam and quicksilver
which escaped rom their mill in past
years. The method of working is SINH
lar to that employed in placer mining
by the ground sluicing process.
The Mail also reports upon the au-
thority OF Thomas F. Hynes that a
gooa strike mas been made on the head
of Gold creek, and that the Blooming
ton mill which has been leased bv
Hynes. George H. Babcock and Ed
Moore will soon be at work upon the
medium and low grade ores of the mine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
ANACONDAS SLIGHTLY OFF
Boston & Montana and Butte d Boston
Show Strong Advances-Dewey
Celebration Breaks Into
Business.
THE METAL MARKET.

The weeks stock market was badly
broken into by the Dewey celebration at
New York. There were no quotations for
Friday and Saturday,
In general the tendency was upward,
although Anaconda weakened, Boston &,
Montana advanced from $40 to $685. at
forwards receding to $3.50. Butte & Boston
scored much stronger relative advance,
rising from s64 to $40 upon the strength.
1t is reported Of a prospective dividend.
Parrot and Utah both advanced moder-
ately. The following table shows the gem
eral character of the fluctuations:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Production of Grass Valley and Nevada
City, Cal.

City. Cal.
BY John c. Roberts, in the Mining and
Scientific Press.
To The Editor: Although gold IS wide
ly distributed over the Sierra Nevada in
veins and placers, there are few regions
in it which show such a concentration OF
valuable deposits within so narrowly cir
cumScribed an area as occurs in the dis
trcts described below. The mines in the
Grass Valley district have been and are
especially productive. Next in produc-
ton follows the Nevada City district. and
the Banner Hill district comes third.
Statistics for the first decade succeeding
the discovery of gold in 1919 are very de-
fective; but it is estimated that the mines
in the three districts together have pro-
duced s12O,000.000 up to the present time.
Most of the production Of early days came
from the placer mines, which were often
of extraordinary richness. OF late years
the gold from Grass Valley Is derived al
most exclusively from the quartz mines.
while In other districts the placer mines
still contribute a small part OF the pro-
duct. Since 1889 the product of Nevada
county has been regularly about s2,o0O,0oo
per year. OF this, from 81, 100000 to 81, $780,
900 comes from the areas of these special
districts, including the Brunswick area
and the smaller mines on Deadman's Flat.
Grass Valley and vicinity leads with
production of from s1,000O00 to $1,250000,
while Nevada City and Banner Hill fol
low with from 100000 to sSO00G0. The
larger amount of the production from
Grass Valley has come from a few promi-
nent mines, such as Eureka-Idaho, En-
pire, North Star, Omaha, w. Y. 0. D.,
Pennsylvania, Electric and Osborne Hill.
In the vicinity of Nevada City the mines
west of the town. namely, Providence,
Champion, Merrifield, Home. Reward and
Mount Auburn. usually referred to as the
Greek Mines" have yielded the largest
,nta
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Items From Granite.

The Philipsburg Mail states that DR..
]. M Merrill has several men at work
on the Morony property at Hasmarck,
and that a good sized body of excellent
ore has been struck in the east drift.
The same paper reports that the
Hope Mining company has several men
employed near the railroad crossing be-
low the city sluicing the bed of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-03
Solid for Bryan.

Bryan is stronger than any party,
says the Carbon County Sentinel. The
American people recognize him as the
defender of their interests against the
money kings, trusts and monopolies.
They remember that his candidacy
drove the money kings and monopo-
lies into one party to oppose his cleo
ton. They note that the money kings
in the democratic party are as much
opposed to his denomination as the
money kings and trusts in the repub-
lican party. These facts make him at
least a million votes stronger than
any other candidate that can be named
by either party.
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IN THE VESTS MINERAL REALM
News About Mining in Montana and
the Northwest

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