The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
MINES AND MINING

rail- at the Minerva mine at Atlanta
Idaho. that will handle forty tons
daily.
Willow Creek district. in Idaho. is
the scene of a recent rich gold dis
covery. Gold is visible all drought
the ore
At the big smelling works at Gar.
field four McDougall roasters and one
reverbatory furnace, together with one
converter stand are now in commits.
sion.
During the first six days of this
month the Columbus Consolidated
company sold 442 tons of crude ore
The first lot of 1877 tons netted the com.
pany s9,S12.7S, or approximately SCI per
ton.
Inc Crown company of Lewiston,
Idaho. which has property on Big
creek, is expending large amount of
money in developing its holdings. 1t
has very high grade of ore, some as
high as $500 and $500 to the ton.
A mining boom is sprouting at Ruth.
White Pine county, Nevada, one of the
tributary camps of Ely. With the COM
pletion of the railroad, a few DAYS
hence, it will take on proportions that
will astonish the old-timers 1t Is
thought
A deal involving one-half interest in
P. B. McKeon's famous Talisman prop
erty, in the North Star district, Beaver
county, has been closed, Joseph String
fellow and James Ingebretson the we'll
known Salt Lake attorneys, being the
purchasers.
Hereafter when any one desires to
write to the Black Horse district, he
will have to direct his letters to Bur
rift. New, for Burritt is now the name
of the town and postoffice, instead Of
Black Horse. The district, however,
will still retain its original name.
1t is the purpose of the Utah Harms
Tunneling Machine company, which
was incorporated in Salt Lake City re-
Gently, to operate such machines in
Utah, for mining and other work. The
machine is the invention of ]. P. Harms
practical miner and mechanic of
Colorado.
On Moore's property on Logan creek
in Idaho, force of men are now con-
structing a ditch 1000 feet long to the
point where the mill is to be placed as
soon as the completion of the road ad-
mits of it's being brought in. 1t is now
expected the road will be finished in
three weeks.
The Bristol Mining company, oper
ating in the Bristol district in Nevada
has shipped a great deal of rich cop
per ore to the Salt Lake valley smelt
ers, and when the railroad is built
from Caliente to Phoebe, the company
will become constant shipper Of large
consignments.
At a meeting of the directors of the
oche-Nevada Consolidated Mining
company last week, Joseph H. Crook
Goldfield operator and leaser, was
given a lease on the company's Tails
man and North Star claims, two OF its
group of thirteen claims in the Phoebe
district and located five miles west o
the town.
Strikes are becoming fashionable a
Park City. Two new ones were an
nounced last week. One has beef
made in the Daily mines and the othe
in tunnel that is being driven into
group of claims being operated b.
Henry Spriggs, H. s. Townsend ant
others. and which is located right IL
the town.
Charles Brewster, New York min
ing expert. has Just returned from
visit to the Black Horse district in Ne
yada, and is favorably impressed witt
Black Horse as a coming camp. H
examined q number Of mines at thi
place, and says that 1t is his belle
that Black Horse is the most highl
mineralized district in the Sagebrus
state.
Salt Lake has taken the lead /
smelling, and the great Improvement
under way at Garfield will only serv
to emphasize the city's greatness as a
ore center. At the present time tn
smelters OF the Salt Lake valley are n
ceiving ore in generous quantiue
from mines In Utah, Nevada, ldah'
Colorado. California. Wyoming. MOI
tana and Oregon.
: Bullfrog, Nevada. is expecting an e.
ceptional boom this fall and Winte
The indications are that the iniui
boom will be far eclipsed, and that tn
district will be overlooking with SUI
I stantial improvements this winter. tn
= completion OF the Las Vegas K Ton
I nah railway will be accomplished a;
l opportune time, Just when the Coz
weather will be coming on, and tn
5 can not fail to bring permanency an
: prosperity in its wake.