The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-22
MINES AND MINING

close to SlOO,OOV'
rrom a fraction over thirty-four
tons of ore the Cedar Mining company
Of Milford, Utah. last week, pulled
down a check for s2,O99.4S, or about
s61.5O a ton.
Orc that is half copper, the larger
norton of which is the native metal,
Is the grade of rock being taken from
the Weimer copper properties III
Idaho these days.
The initial carload of ore from the
NTazuma Hills company's properly at
seven Troughs, New, reached SAT-
AXE last week, the settlements show
ing that the gold contents of the SHIP
ment was 90 ounces, or $460 q ton.
Men who are well posted on oil In
dications pronounce the oil indica-
tiOns in the Escalante valley OF Utan
as second only to those about virgin,
and predict that the Escalante valley
will soon be covered with oil rigs.
Since the discovery of oil at the
base of Peavine mountain, about three
miles north of Reno, Nevada, there mas
been a great rush to that vicinity 10
locate claims in the adjoining acreage
where the same good formation exists.
The most menacing outlook for the
mining industry of the state and In
fact to every other industry is tne
nrospect of a coal famine this fall
and winter that will make the famine
of last winter seem like a feast by
comparison.
The oil excitement in southern Utah
continues undated. The whole OF
the country to the south, west and
north of st. George is being located.
Many regions to the west and north
are found where the oil Is seeping to
the surface.
What is expected to be rich strike
in copper-gold ore has been found
at the Mendha mine at Ely, Nevada.
The mine is a silver-lead proposition,
but the recent strike, which is expect
ed to develop into great Importance,
is of copper-gold.
Lignites occur at a number OF
places in Idaho, but only within the
last two or three years have any OF
these beds been extensively mined.
The total production for the state in
1906 amounted to 1866 short tons,
having spot value of $16,538.
1t is announced that the erection
of a 2,0O0-ton concentrating plant by
the Federal Mining & Smelling CON-
/ nf hnnn
decided on, the plant to be located at
the junction of the north and south
forks of the Occur d'Alene river.
The force of miners at the Grass
Creek mines, near Coalville, is to be
doubled. Nineteen miners are now at
work and the purpose is to make the
force forty in number so that the pro-
duction of the mine will be in the
neighborhood of $50 tons day.
The mines of the Occur dAlenes
have paid out in dividends since the
beginning of this year the sum of 49,
739,500, making a grand total of $780,
| SS1,S07. The Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van has paid more in dividends than
any other mine in the district.
Considerable excitement prevails at
American Fork, Utah, over the report
that the operators of the Silver King
mine are now taking out ore which
will net in the neighborhood of $4,000
a ton in molybdenum. The Copper
King is located near the head of Deer
creek and is owned by local COM
pany.
The Birch Creek district was one Of
Idaho's important lead producers be-
fore the Occur d'Alene lead mines
were discovered. 1t lies 40 to So
miles from railroad transportation,
the most convenient shipping point
being Dubois, station on the Mon.
tana division of the Short Line rail-
way.
The Idamont Milling company Is de-
veloping group of claims near Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho. They are expend-
ing considerable money and are get
ting good returns. The management
recently had several smelter tests
made at Standpoint and the values
were shown to range from $26 to sG5
per ton in gold, silver and lead.
The sale of the Big Four to Denver
capitalists for 100000 has caused a
ripple OF excitement to flow across the
camp of Aura, Nevada. Coupled with
the reported bonding of the Dick
Bland for 100000, the Columbia for
$4,000, the California for $4,000. the
Big Luck for $4,000, the mining sit.
uation in this district is indeed prom.
ising
The Washington County Pioneer Oil
company Of Salt Lake City was organ.
lzed last week with a capital of $3.50.
900 Its object is to develop placer
mining claims in the Virgin CITY oil
region This is the first Utah com.
Pany to enter the Virgin river fields
Rlgs have been ordered and the work
OF drilling well will begin In a few
days. - " 10"
The directors of the Midnight Bell
recently visited their pronert,, 1ooot