The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-04
MINES AND MINING

Of late that they are becoming com
mon
There are few Nevada camps. II
any Al ali. that can show 50 many
working and shipping properties as
the camp OF Good Springs.
II Is announced By the managers
7f the Utah coal companies that
preparations are being made to svers
repetition Of the coal famine 81 last
winter.
Dugway needs water. and * needs
. railroad Nothing else 10 rwtardins
the growth Of what should De- one ot
the banner lead and copper producing
sections Of all tho state OF Utah.
The report that the United States
Smelling. Refining and Mining com
pany has been forced TO abandon all
the old Mexico mining field Ii abso-
lutely untrue. and il looked upon as
\ joke Of some would-be humosist.
Word has been received in Rhyo-
lite from the Panamints that an an
say from the Eddy discovery shows
$1,000 ore. A rush IL nm for the new
camp. and IL ~ predicted IL will
prove the sensation OF the summer.
While all the men who can be OBJ
tained are being put to work al the
coal mines at Rock Springs. Wye. tha
daily output Is only about SUFFICIENT to
meet the daily demands. No coal Is
being produced for the railroads for
storage purposes.
At Mountain Home, Idaho. las,
week. Deputy United States Marshal
Bryan sold the property OF the Crown
Point Mining company TO satisfy
Judgment Of sii.s7T.s5 granted IN IA.
vor Of u. r. Hutchinson by thu Fed
eral court last March.
The weimer copper property, Ia
Idaho. contains ledge uf copper ora
that will average eB per cent copper.
The mine Is opened by adits and open
cuts and sixteen cars OF ore In all
have been shipped, which brought
about $4,000 per car.
There is a mine in active opera.
tion not far from Salt Lake that pro
duces 10 per cent copper and runs
20 ounces In silver 10 the ton. II Ia
situated In Morgan county. about
seven miles southeast OF Morgan City.
and IL owned and operated by the
ChieagoUtah Copper Mining com.
pany.
The Ontario group. near Ketchums
Idaho. has recently been sold for
large sum. The Ontario. an old pro.
Queer. yielded over $1,000 900. paying
sa5 per ton for smelling charges on
jead-sliver ore. closed down with the
slump IN silver after characterization,
has complete mill for coneeutrat,
Ing.
after protracted negotiations tho
mine operators have at last secured
fright rate concessions from the salt
Lake Route. and II is generally con-
,eded that the Denver a Rio Grande
will follow suit. The concession Ii
he net valuation of tonnage instead
IF the gross. as heretofore.
Three rich strikes IN as many diff.
sercnt mInes were made In the Pearl
camp. in Idaho. last week. The rich.
est find reported Is In the Whitman.
where an eighteeninch vein Of ore
assaying sfss TO the ton was encoun.
.ercd. Another strike OF an eighteen.
foot ledge with values OF y37 10 the
ton was also made.
Goidfield Is getting back into her
old-time production form There were
1891 tons OF high-grade ore marketed
during this last week. Its approx.
mate value being $4,000. or nearly
half million. There were 1,Tie
tons shipped TO the smelss-H. 1ss
tons handled by the Nevada Goldfield |
Reduction works. and $50 tons ii~at.
ed al the Combination mill.
II Is reported that the Honesfna
company. at Stockton. Utah. Is max.
ing arrangements TO sink fIpm 900 10 |
500 feet lower than the present tun- |
mel level. Local circles expect that |
the Honerine al depth will open up |
some very rich copper ores.
Fort Hall mine. near poeaselIo.
Idaho. has been opened ny crosacut
tunnel. which has been driven 4,seo
feet. cutting the hrst vein nj 1895
feet from the portal and other vefnx
were intersected at points farther In. |
II IL .rgo.dxiIvcr proposition
The mining district recently
brought into existence BY the discos
cry Of rich geld bearing quartz By
Scott Hickey In the ToqHima range |
some hfty miles from Manhattan. has
been named Msyne. after G. r.
Aayne. Aanhattsns foremost mining
man
The Moonlight rhine. located ten
miles northeast OF P0cateiio. Idaho
Is developed hT over 1900 faet al
work. mostly aaisE and cross cuts. ami
has q contact vein. between a por.
phyry footwail and a conxiomefasa
hanging wall The ore goes per
sent copper.
The Rig rain a; the Moatgomsry !
shoshane. at Rhyoiiie. Nevada. Is
gsgfdiy nearing romgietloa. bar i