Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-30
MINES A ND MINING


Of the Goldield district for the pas
week was 3,417 tons, having an es
timated value of s390.775.
Jesse Winter recently encountered al
eighteen-foot vein of copper ore on hi!
claim at Grand Encampment, Wyo
Through it ran several rich stringers
Of ore several inches wide.
Plans are being made TO build 2
railroad from Baker City. Ore, to the
copper belt, OF which the Poormar
mine is the central figure. and to the
Iron Dixie mine on the Snake river.
In the property Of the Fetish Min
ing company a few miles from HALEY,
Idaho, In which Salt Lakers are in
terested, ore has been struck which
has a market value of s210 to the ton.
A compressor plant has been in
stalled at the Baby Mckee property,
in Big Cottonwood canyon, near Salt
Lake, and from now on work will be
vigorously prosecuted at that property.
Ore has been encountered in the
property OF the Fetish Mining conf
pany, near HALEY, that has a market
value of 500 to the ton The owners
are principally Salt Lake business
men.
The Schultz tunnel at Boulder Is in
800 feet and recently has tapped the
vein casing at a depth OF 800 feet. In
rs or 80 feet more the surface shoot
of ore is expected to be cut, says
the HALEY Times.
A strike of four feet of lead car
Donate ore has been made in the Inn
perial mine at Burke, Idaho, which
State Mine Inspector Bell has declared
to be as big and important as the first
strike In the Hercules mine.
Goldheld mines and leases made the
heaviest shipments in the history OF
the camp last week. Three thousand
two hundred and fifty-four tons of ore
were shipped and $40 tons milled, a
total of 1874, valued at $43s,420.
Daniel w. Edwards, who conducted
a brokerage business in Tonopah for
some time, is the authority for state
ment that he and Nat c.. Goodwin, the
famous comedian. will open brok-
erage Office in Reno this fall.
What is known as the copper belt, %
miles northeast of Baker City, Ore,
has exceeded all expectations in the
made by the developments or
the last six months, all OF the working
In that district showing con-
improvement.
The building of the first public con-
centrator in the Occur d'Alenes Will
be commenced within few days. The
will be erected by the
Northern Ore Purchasing company at
a cost of 100000, and will have ca
pacity OF 100 tons a day.
The Rainbow mine In Mormon ba
sin, some 20 miles from Durkee, Ore,
is equipped with an aerial tramway
half mile long. that conveys the ore
from the mine to the mill OF 20 stamps
The ore is partly free milling. A
force of 40 men is employed.
The report comes from the Atlanta
mining district of Idaho of great actiy-
Ity this year. Not enough houses arr
erected 20 comfortably house all the
people who are there now and no,
near as many men are there as could |
employment at the camp.
The north drift from the crosscut |
.unnel level on the Banner, at Silver
City. Idaho, is now in 800 feet, and the |
south drift 2G5 feet on the same Level.
IA both directions the ledge at tho
ace of the drifts has been crosscnt
o the walls and shows a width of 10 |
eet, the greater portion of the ledge
,eing of good grade of milling ore
The final section of the first unit Of
he Utah Copper company's mill at Gar
ield will be placed in commission dur
ne the week and by the first of the
month the plant will be just about
at its capacity of 5000 tons a
lay. while there is every probability
nat few weeks win see the great
nil running at better than 5000
ons.
In order to offset any mistaken inn
'ression that might be created by his
becoming identified with mining opera
ions on a large scale in Utah, F.
augustus Heinze In an exclusive in.
erview to the New York Commercial,
aid that he was not contemplating
ny belllgerent tactics against any Of
he large interests already established
n Utah.
The addition TO the mill of the Round
fountain Mining company at Round
fountain, Nevada. will be finished
fithiu fortnight and the capacity
silI be increased to sixty tons day
he mill has been producing $4,000
month with two Nilsson stamps, re
ucing twenty tons day. The man
cement expects to make the mine and
all earn $4,000 a month net.
Three young men. who few weeks
go took up claims within sight Of
tampa, are being rewarded for their
Enterprise. At the S55 foot mark
hitch has just been reached they
ave struck small vein of extremely
igb grade ere with much free gold
1 it. One assay of this last strike