The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-12-20

WAS ANl.NHHtl0N IhNINNH Nl tAfNoN
short tons. un increase ~ j.977 tons.
or 81 per cent over the production
Ia 1905
Baker Ciiy and piyottc have organ.
ICED an oil company They have sc
cured land near the we'll OF the ore
gun company ut payCttc. Idaho AMI
propose to begin drilling with as little
delay as possible
November copper exports were
33.iS7 tons, establishing new record.
aud bringing t.v total OF 1907 10 date
back to q upuru only LAS tons below
last years exports The increase over
October was 5,uUl tons. over NoNom.
Der last year 1886.
The cleanup OF the sunnysldc mill
for the month OF November was near.
ly $4,000. says the Round Mountain.
Nevada. Nugget This was gathered
In three rctorts which lad tempo.
ary resting place In the company safe
until rs removal last week
Tho old Kotchum smcltor. between
Kctchum and the Guyer hot springs, Is
being demolished Most Of the tim.
beers and other wood work has been
shipped. much OF II TO Nampa. whore
II will be used TO build sheds ana a
warehouse for the sugar factory.
One OF the largest independent
amelterB In the west will probably be
built at Lcadylllc. Colorado. within
the next year by the owners OF tho
famous Grccnback mine ut Bingham.
Utah. This syndicate owns tho
smolter ut Bingham. which has been
closed down by Injunction proceed
lngs
Before action was taken TO close
down the Washoc shelter and Butte
Mines. the situation was carefully
canyasscd by the officials OF the yarl.
GUS Amalgamatcd subsidiary com.
panies. There were present at tho
conference. which lasted three days.
II, II, Rogers, James Stlllman and
William Rockefeller,
r. c, Cooley. representing the Mine
a Smeltor supply company In Salt
Lake. has been making an lnyestiga.
ton Of the southern Utah oil fields,
and has returned so impressed with
their future aud present needs that NO
has recommended 10 his house that a
full line OF oil drilling rigs, tools, ma.
chinery. casing and supplies. be put In
at once,
A letter from the superintendent OF
the icringtun Copper Mountain com.
pany's properties to a prominent salt
laker advises that the shaft on the
company's Lydia claim has attained
depth OF ilfty-onc feet. and that
there has been eighteen inches OF fine
| copper ore In evidence for every foot
from the surface down. with the best
showing In the bottom,
The mine owners OF Fairyicw. Won.
der. Yerington and considerable other
minoralproduclng territory In that re.
gion have got TO get relief from some
sources one OF those days, and the
| impression Is that some OF the bis
companies will get together during the
/ winter and decide to put In mills and
/ shelters and invade the metal mar.
| kets on their own accounts during the
| coming year,
a general improvement In senti.
ment Is noticeable In the iron world
Every one seems 10 be awaiting tho
time when increased activity will be
| justified, II seems 10 be the general
impression Of the furnace managers
from all the different districts that
long depression need not be looked
for, and that In the early part OF next
year considerable inquiry for pig iron
may be expected
one mining section OF Idaho that Il
not feeling the present slumpy ten
dency throughout the country Is the
Spring Mountain district OF IemhI
county There are eight producing
mines In the district. the ores carry
ing lead and copper, one mine alone
has contracted to deliver fifty tons OF
ore day TO the smelter. there being
10000 tons OF ore In sight at the pres
ent time
Recently two men offered eighteen
sacks OF gold ore 10 the Tacoma
smelter Assays showed It's value tl
be $4,000 The shelters refused tC
buy because the men could not def
nitely account for themselves. Later
boy appeared at the smelter with q
sack containing similar orc This alsC
was refused when questioned the boy
hastily departed, The smelter officials
are inclined TO believe the ore is
portion OF large amounts recently
stolen at Goldheld. Nevada,
Mining men In the Boise basin ar,
making loud complaints about peopl,
taking timber claims upon minera
land and the state Ming on the sam,
class, In order TO take such land al
afidayit must be made showing tina
the land does not contain yaluabl,
minerals
The past week marked the startiul
OF ore shipments from the big por
phyry deposit OF the Boston Cous1li
dated for the treatment OF which Their,
has been expended no less than %.
10000, But a limited tonnage Is be
ing forwarded to the Garfield coucoa
' traitor. however