The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-09-27
MINES AND MINING.

countered In a 60-foot shaft on the Pal
ace-Goldheld property at Goldheld, Ne
vada.
c. T.. Wod, Of Denver, was in Salt
Lake City last week, working up inter
est in the approaching annual conven'
ton OF the Mining Congress.
The manager OF the Stray Dog mine
at Manhattan. Nevada, reports $780,
900 worth of ore blocked cut by the
miners during the past two. weeks.
The directors OF the mint on, the 10th
purchased 100000 ounces of fine silver,
half for the Denver and half for the
New Orleans mint. at 6S.S5 cents per
ounce.
The Irvine boys, who own the Good
Enough property in the Warren dis
trict In Idaho, have their 10-stamp mill
in operation again and ore enough in
sight to supply 1t indefinitely.
A recent trial shipment from the
Granite group of claims in Alta dis
trict was most gratifying, the returns
being s64O In gold, 4,2o4 ounces silver
and sc per cent copper per ton.
The Petit mine at Atlanta, Idaho,
has been purchased by the Bagdad'
Chase Mining company of Rochester.
N, Y, who will erect 50-ton mill on
the property. The price paid for this
property was $4,000.
The American Smelling & Refining
company has consummated a deal
| whereby 1t comes into possession OF
limestone quarry mile and half
long, 700 or 800 IT. thick and a quarter
OF mile wide. located at Topliff. in
Rush valley.
In the Good Luck mine, In Stanley
| Basin, the entire bottom of the shaft
is in ore that carries one and one-half
ounces of gold per ton, In addition to
six ounces of silver, while In the Lit.
| tie Pete are values as high as 104
ounces in gold per ton.
|. In the old tunnel of the Valcalda
mine, in the STEER Peak district, of
Nevada, the or shoot has been pene-
trated for distance Of 230 feet, while
the first crosscut shows width of for
ty feet of ore that average sampling
gives value of $50 ton.
| At present Furnace Creek and Green
water are reached by stage from John.
ME, Nevada, but will soon have rail-
road facilities within six miles, as the
railroad owned by "Borax Smith Of
California is being extended from the
borax lakes to the Bullfrog district.
The plan is to put in an entirely
new mill next year at the Sunnyslde
mine at Roosevelt, Idaho, with capac-I
ity of from 200 to 300 tons. The plonri
now on the mine is in very unsatis-
factory condition and cannot be putt
In good shape for permanent work.
There is twelve feet Of solid galena
In the Callahan property, ten miles
north of Wallace, Idaho. The first car
was shipped last week. and regular
shipments will be made from now on.
The property was located twenty-five
years ago by James and John Callahan.
The force of miners at the West To-
nopah was increased last week to
three shifts, and the management an
nounces that 1t will push development
work more vigorously than ever. ac.
cording to the Tonopah Miner The
shaft is down $40 feet and crosscuts
are being run north and south at this
depth.
The mine owners Of TintIc p-n,r sc
to for permanent organization that
will have for its object TIC mutual ben
eft of all companies operating in the
district. The value of such an organ
ization was made apparent in the re-
cent negotiations with the railroad
companies for readjustment of the
freight schedule.
A district of Utah which is attract
ing considerable attention al this time
owing to the magnificent developments
on scores of properties, Is that of
Beaver county, the home of the Gao.
tus mine and other rich properties. be-
sides numerous mines of which lille
is heard, but have the earmarks OF flu.
tire Dividend producers.
George Wilson. superintendent of
the Nevada-Superior and Antelope
companies adjoining properties in the
Antelope district, Humboldt county.
Nevada, states that boom has been
started in the country to the north
from the properties mentioned. Pros.
pectors are swarming In and some fine
discoveries of gold are being made.
On Tuesday of last week was com
menced the work of laying the Monte.
yuma Water company's pipe line from
Curtes springs at Ida to Goldheld.
| Tho proh1an1 nf cuppIuino thic nidlx