The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-05-03
MINES AND MINING

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pounds.
Another strike has been made 4
the City Rocks company's property
at Alta.
The new camp of Regent, 35 mile
southeast Of Fairview, Nevada, 4
booming and the mines showing VI
well.
Wonder and Fairview, Nevada, art
both on the grow, Fairview especially
being unaffected by the present stool
slump.
Thomas Weir and N. ]. Catrow, Of
Salt Lake, have purchased the Win
namuck mining property at Bingham
for $4,000.
The demand for good miners at Sill
yer City, idaho, exceeds the supply
ty considerable number, at least 10C
men being needed.
The Nevada Engineerings works at
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Reno, Nevada has been burned to the
ground Defective wiring is supposed
! to be the cause. Loss, $4,000; insured.
Operations at the Western Nevada
Copper company's Dyer mines at Yer
lngton are now being vigorously
pushed and with results bordering on
the sensational.
I. Cleaver, the present superintend-
ent of the Mckinley group, on the
upper Salmon river, Idaho, has struck
q five foot vein of the richest ere
yet seen in the Mckinley mine.
Work on the ten-stamp mill of the
Silver Peak Valcalda Gold Mining COM
pany is progressing rapidly, and It is
calculated that 1t will be in operation
by the first of June, says the Tonopah
Miner.
John Hays Hammond, the mining
engineer of New York, receives
salary aggregating 100000 year,
which is more money than any other
man ever received for his personal
services.
The selling price of Uncle Sam
Consolidated on the Salt Lake mining
exchange was advanced $4,000 on the
Goth. In other words the stock open
ed at 81 cents and sold up to 6S cents
during the afternoon.
The Bullock mine at Silver. Utah,
is reported to be showing up some
very fine ore. A car Is being loaded for
immediate shipment and the inten-
ton of the company Is to make regular
shipments from now on.
Good progress is being made In the
construction of the copper smelter at
San Bruno, just south Of San Fran
cisco. These works will be an import
ant factor in making San Francisco
q metallurgical center.
The shaft on the Whitenob copper
mine on Lost River, In Idaho, Is now
down 900 feet and large bodies of
ore have been opened. A few years
ago this mine was worked by John
w. Mackey and others at loss and |
work was suspended. Leasers got |
hold Of the mine and are making 1t |
pay.
Transportation conditions are i'm
proving and the mines of the Tintic |
district are now getting ready for the
long summers campaign of heavy
production Of which they are capable.
During the past week 1913 carloads 81
ore were sent out to the various
works with which the ship
pers have contracts.
The Cliff Mining company, which
now owns and operates the famous old
Buckhorn and large number Of ad-
Joining perties in the camp OF
)phir, south of Stockton, is now down
o real business. Underground condi.
ions are splendid 1t Is estimated
hat there Is now blocked out not less
han four years reserves Of ore, fig.
ring the output at 100 tons day.
A new coal property, which prom
SEES to develop into another good pro
ucer, is being developed in Goa
,reek canyon, Washington county,
Utah. A well driven tunnel has been
unk into the side of the mountain a
istance of 100 feet. and a fine vein
t coal has been encountered
1t Is reported that railroad exten
ion Is to be made from Moapa, Ne
ada, to the intersection of the Grand
iulch wagon road from the Grand
'ulch mine in Arizona. which will
rove great boon to this mine.
AS result Of the settlement eff
ected between the mine owners and ,
he miners. the mines of Goldfed s
'ere thrown open at o'clock on the 1
fternoon Of the 23rd and the lockout 7
the past seven weeks came to an 8
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State Auditor BragaW of Idaho. has |