The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-11-17
MINES A ND MINING

ieAt Wlld excitement In that state.
1t is stated that the Zlllig and John.
con properties in stateline district,
Utah, have changed hands, but who
The purchasers are and the consldera.
uon are not known
Negotiations are under way in s,it
lake City through which regular
auto line from Humboldt to the Rose
Bud mining district Is to be estab.
fshod without delay.
The directors OF the Utah Mine
company met last week and posted
the usual dividend Of cents share.
and, as they did last month, also or.
dered the payment of 2 cents as an
extra"
The producing mines OF the Occur
dAlenes will make a mineral Yield
this year OF something like 500, 900 600
in gross value, and will probably pay
between $4,000 900 and $4,000. 600 in
dividends
All OF the large mining corporations
OF Butte at noon November 10 posted
notices ut their properties that be.
ginning November 10, the wages OF all
underground men would be increased
from $3.50 to 1915 a day.
The first ore shipment from the Bull
frog district over the new Las Vegas
& Tonopah railroad. recently com.
pleted in the camp. has just been
made II consisted OF ~ tons OF high
grade ore from the Tramp Consolidat-
ed on Bonanza mountain.
A Utah copper district which is
bound TO DO heard from as soon as the
main company operating there has
completed the improvements now be-.
ing rushed, Is the Copper Mountain
camp In the Lucln district. seven
miles southeast OF Tacoma station.
Upon the completion OF the branch
railroad from Caliente TO Phoebe, an
undertaking now we'll under way.
there viii be added 10 the shippers OF
ore 10 the Salt Lake market the Lin
den group OF properties. recently pur-
chased by Tony Jacobson OF salt Lake
City.
J. y. Olympus. the experienced min.
ing man and operator. returned last
week from a ten days trip TO Beaver
county. Utah. where he reports having
secured group Of eighteen claims
In the. Indian Peak range. about two
miles from Indian Peak. He says Il
In an enormously mineralized sec.
ton.
Tho snowstorm copper mine. thres
miles east OF Mullan. Idaho. has made
fully score OF people indepen IDENTIFY
rich within the past two years. When
the Grcenough brothers became inter.
cstcd In tho property about three
years ago II was looked upon a. a Joke
and liz shares were changing hands
ai from one to Ave cents.
Tho Revenue company Operating IN
Beaver county. Utah, VIII soon send
out few carloads OF 5000 ore Just to
make their statements concerning the
values which tho ores contain good.
40 the mouth OF the tunnel workings,
from which the rich shipments are 10
be- made. there are now over thirty
tons Of ore sacked that samples II
per cent lead. 1875 ounces silver and
$3.50 In gold per ton.
The Occur d'Alonc district Of Idaho.
u best known ~ n lead-silver district.
and In fact No such. II Is without
peer In the mining world. Its lead
ores are noted for their purity and
freedom from objectionable sulphides
lta resources. however. are by no
means confined TO lead and silver. but
comprise an important variety OF ores
including copper deposits that indicate
a resource Of the red metal equal Of
importance with the lead
one Of the most interesting pursuits
Ia America today II the search Of
platinum Heretofore It's production
has been limited chiefly to Russia and
some South American countries. Rus.
sia, furnishing % per cent OF the
world's supply but there are many in.
diCatious that quantities of It viii BE-
mined In the United States in few
years az most Several American
hrms have sent out their own prospcc,
tors IN search for H.
"Silyor Is going 10 reach a price Of
20 or better within two years, and IL
Is going TO hold that price" said
George W. Roberts, director OF fhe
United states mints, az Denver. In an
interview last week Il believe that
hundreds OF silver mines throughout
the west which have been shut down
for more than ten years because Of the
fan In price will be- opening up again
within a year simply because the
price Of the metal win make II worth
while"