Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-09
CONCENTRATES.


A carload OF Nevada-Alplne ores
reached che local samplers today.
Managers johnson and BEETLES OF
the Newhouse mines departed for Bea-
yer county last night.
Managing Director A. +. Holden, OF
the United States Mining company,
has left the city again.
Mai. Caitrow, ma hager OF the Ohio
Copper company Is expected 10 arrive
from Bingham this evening.
Manager r. II. Claiming. OF the Utah
Consolidated Mining company, has gone
10 New York to confer with the heads
OF that corporation.
Settlements made for a car load OF
Martha Washington ores yesterday on
controls showing 37ls ounces silver, two
per cent copper and Sl.20 gold,
Manager C.. r. Mixer of the Creole
mine at Park City returned last even
ing from a business trip east He has
been absent for several weeks.
Such large flow OF water has been
encountered on the 3OO-foot level Of the
Johnny mine that II has been nee
essary to Increase the pumping faclll-
ties.
The ore and bullion settlements re-
reported late yesterday We're. Crude
ores and concentrates, $50, 200. base bull
lion, SIS, 100; gold bullion, $4,000 Total
s62,700.
Conditions at the Annie Laurie mine
are reported to be In better shape than
ever before. Manager Hyde has been
making recod since taking sharge of
the nine
The machinery for the new Jordan
headhouse of the United States Min
Ing companys tramway at Bingham
il being installed, the ropes being
stretched, etc. The line will probably
be in operation In a few days.
George II. Robinson, general manager
of the Tintic Mining q Development
company, has recuperated from his re-
cent accident sufficient to be out on
crutches. He went to Bingham this
morning, where he expects to watch the
operation OF the Yampa smelter fur
naces for several days.
A large smelling plant is to be erect
ed ut Chihuahua, Mex, the cost OF
which, II is stated, Will approximate So
600 900 II will be the largest plant In
the republic on the south and viii be
independent OF The American Smelling
x Refining company s. Chase OF Port
land, Or, is the promoter Of the en-
terprite.
II was decided by the members of
the governing board Of the mining ex-
change yesterday afternoon that here
after Caller Jones viii be required to
preside at open board sessions OF the
exchange, In the past. during these
sessions, things have not always been
as they should be TO inspire confidence
Of the investor
Patrick j. Donahue, who has been In
Old Mexico for several weeks inspect
ing a mining property for local parties,
has returned home. arriving yesterday
afternoon. While away he met num-
Der OF former Utahns all Of whom seem
to be on the high road TO prosperity.
The Taylor & Brunton Sampling COM
pany has decided TO enter into closer
competition with the Western Ore
Purchasing company at Reno and dur
ing the present year Will build samp-
ling mill at Mound House, the Junction
point of the Carson & Colorado and the
Virginia K Truskee railroads, In Neya-
da, This will be a convenient point
to receive ores from Tonopah and the
Comstock lode
The Honorine drain tunnel at Stock
ton has been completed TO the length
Of {. 900 feet and the face Is now within
| 100 feet of the point directly under the
main Honorine shaft, Owing to the cold
weather OF late the completion OF the
Honorlne mill has been somewhat re-
tarded, However, Supt. Radditz states,
the plant will be In operation by March
].
The tunnel which the Pinyon Ridge
Mining company contemplate driving In
the near future will be Of great value 10
such mines as the Silver King, Com
stock, King Consolidated, XXX. Key
stone and other properties inasmuch as
II Will drain the country In which the
mines are located, of the water which |
heretofore has been hlnderance to OPP |
crations. Another great benefit TO the |
mentioned mines may be means Of |
landing their ore right at the railroad |
station emergency outlets and good |
Park city Miner,
The first actual work In the direction
of prospecting for oil In the prom
lslng fields IN the vicinity OF Virgin
City 10 now In progress o. Il. and |
Nay. with a couple OF boys,
are engaged IN sinking shaft about
| 500 feet back from the groupings, and
Il Ia epected that NJ depth Of from
rs TO 100 feet the shale will be encount-
cred The shaft Ia being vigorously
prosecuted, An expert named Wilbur,
], r. Clapp OF Los Ange-
es, liz now due here to make an exam
nation Of the property. Better surface
Indications FOR petroleum OF high
grade cannot be found any place. and
he future looks bright for that local
ty--Iron County Record.
Operators here are convinced that a
Jew era Is opening FOR this camp. says
|. Leadyille correspondent OF the N.
Commercial Mines which were
20 be played out sew
raj years ago are being brought
o the front as good prOduc-
rs ore bodies which q few years
go were undreamod Of are now being
pened and developed with such re-
ults that the future looks promising
on the district The fact that LEAD
HE has "A hlg record does not mean
lat the camp Is exhausted Il means,
cally that an the work which has been
accomplished In this district has been
( a prospective character ana thar the
cal development OF the i,eadville DIS.
flct has only Just hsgVn.