The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
MINES AND MINING

ing on in Nevada and more mineral
in sight than ever before in the his
tory of the state.
Some high grade copper sulphides
that came from a copper property on
Chuar creek. near Kanab. Utah, are
being exhibited by the fortunate dis
coverers
The collapse of fiue leading to the
great stack of the Washoe smelter in
Anaconda caused a cessation of oper-
atoms except in the concentration
for three days
Gunn-Thompson company is takins
steps to connect its mines In the
Rock Springs. Wyo., section with the
main railroad line, the separating dis
lance being 31a miles.
The Tenabo mining district in Ne.
vada is located about twenty-three
miles southwest of Beowawe in Ian
der county. connected with the latte,
point by good wagon road.
There has been a great deal of ac-
tivity in the Bullion district of Ne
vada during the past few weeks. Al
least a dozen deals of considerable
Importance have been contaminated.
Over 10000 sacks of ore are lying
at the Kalamazoo mine, near Ameri-
can Fork. Utah, awaiting shipment,
the roads being in such bad condition
that 1t is impossible to bring It to the
market.
A rich strike is reported in the
Golden Chest mine at Murray, Ida.
The strike is said to have been made
on the lower 260O-foot crosscut tunnel
to the west, and two veins are report
ed to have been opened.
An account of a splendid find of
copper ore in Box Elder county, Utah,
is becoming current, and just enough
detail is known to cause property
hunters to hike out to determine the
situation for themselves.
Incorporation papers have been
filed at Augusta, Maine. for the Bos-
ton.Idaho Mining company with a cap
ital OF 100000. All the promoters
named are residents of South Ber-
wick, Maine, and Dover, New Hamp-
shire.
From Elko is being surveyed a rail-
road to Tuscarora. This road is to be
built, presumably, by the Tuscarora
Nevada Mines company, the organiza.
ton that has gathered in all the ia
nous old bonanzas of that portion Oh
the state of Nevada.
are under way for mining deal
which will give +. Augustus Heinze.
Senator Thomas Kearns, J. b. Keith
and other associates complete control
of the Silver King coalition mines ana
the McGregor ground in Utah.
According to statistics compiled for
the United States geological survey
by Edward w. Parker, coal mining
expert in charge, the total production
was 4l4,039,5S1 short tons of 1000
pounds, valued at $512,610,744.
A circular has been issued by the
executive board of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, now in session in
Denver. directing union miners and
those In sympathy with them to re-
strike has been ordered in that camp.
The Yerington Copper company,
operating splendid group in the
Yerington district, has at last start
cd upon the interesting work of go
ing to depths with its new equipment
upon the rich ore chute recently en-
countered In the main or new shaft.
There Is considerable interest in
the Rankin mining district, situated
On the east side of Cuddy mountain,
eight miles northwest of Cambridge,
Idaho. Development there is but
slight, but there appear to be out.
veins of quartz, bearing COLO
and copper, within granite country
rock.
One of the interesting facts pre-.
sented in the statistics of coal pro-
iuction last year is that West Vir.
sinia has supplanted Illinois as the
second coal producing state, West
Virginia showing a total output o,
i3,276,4S5 short tons, while the pro-
luction of Illinois was 4l,497,4
short tons.
Word comes from New York that
he Meerschaum company of America
has just finished an examination of
300 acres OF its New Mexico meer-
,chaum deposits, with the result that
.wo true tissure veins were uncov.
cred more than 1900 feet in length.
rhe meerschaum is stated to be of
quality.
The Heath district, in Idaho, will
re quite active this season. Half "a
iozen properties there have been
opened to quite an extent by means