Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-07-26
MINES AND MINING

The Copper Apex is the latest OF the
City Park properties to be added 10
the list Of shippers.
The geological survey reports the
copper output of Idaho for 1906, at
8,578.O46 pounds. about equal to the
output of Alaska.
The Independence mines, near
Ketchum, Idaho, have been gathered In
by eastern capitalists who promise 10
put It on paying basis.
A seat on the Salt Lake mining
stock exchange sold last week for s2.-
100. Two years ago seats could De
bought for from $50 to $50.
Secretary James Wilson of the de-
partment of agriculture and a party OF
federal officials saw the smelters OF
the Washoe company in Anaconda
last week. They will visit forest re-
serves and irrigation projects in Mon
tana.
Work on the Iowa Copper company
property at Park City is again In iuii
swing and good progress is being
made. Shipping ore is being taken
out right along and stored for ship
ment which will be made in the near
future.
John w. Smith, who brought the
drst load of freight ever hauled from
KeIton to HALEY. Idaho, has returned
to HALEY after an absence OF 70
years, during which time be has been
in many different mining camps, and
as far north as Alaska.
The zinc industry of Utah is on the
increase. The new finds of the metal
in Beaver county, long one OF the
principal sources of this metal in the
state, have added greatly to the avail
able tonnage, the only drawback be-
ing lack of proper smelling facilities.
The United Metals Selling company
Is reported to have sold several million
pounds of electrolytic copper at ~
cents, part of which is for export IL
Is claimed that there will be no change
from a 22-cent a pound rate for cleo
trolytic within the next three months
The Goodenough mine, in Bear
Creek, in Idaho. since the LIST OF June
has had a five-stamp mill running
steadily on a very high grade OF ore
The mill is located about quarter
of a mile from the mine and at pres
ent has to be handled with pack AMI
mails, requiring % horses to do the
work.
At present the Ramsey-Comstock
mine at Ramsey, Nevada, is more IN
the Hmelight than any other property,
because Of the very rich strike on the
third level, where an ore shoot on the
hanging wall side is uncovered that Is
producing specimen ore, containing
rich sulphides, together with free
gold and tellurides.
Fire which has been smouldeI1ng In
he DEPTHS of the Minnie Healy mine |
1t Butte filled the workings OF the
West Colusa mine, one of the big |
copper properties OF the Amalgamated |
Copper company, with gas to the ex-
ent that it became dangerous to per-
nit miners TO work Operations We're
temporarily.
The firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. is
low heavily interested IN American
Smelling. A close utilization between |
he Morgans and the Guggenheims has
existed for some time in the Alaska
filling and Railroad Development com
ANY, but this is the first time the
dorgan firm has become interested IN
he American smelters.
There is a rush on for the Reveille
istrict, in Nevada Automobiles and
igs were on the go all the day long,
nd the rush has hardly started. The
ocation of the strike is given as fif-
cen miles to the east of the old Re
ellie mill, and the highest assays OBJ
aimed from the rock recently discov-
red, goes from 81, 400 to $4,000.
Some important developments have
cen made in the Carrie Leonard mine
! the Ketchum district, of Idaho.
vein "a feet thick has been en-
1untered. There is streak all the
ay along this new strike from IA
Iches to two feet thick that runs from
Y to 5S5 ounces to the ton in silver
I'D from to 81 per cent lead.
A dispatch from Standpoint, Idaho,
lys George Heaton has filed AN at
chment against the Panhandle Smeit
g company Of Ponderay for $4,000
e says this amount is due him for
oney advanced under agreement ,
bile he was president of the com
my. The property involved is com
,sed of 400 acres of land with five
lining claims.
The Boston Consolidated has issued
report to stockholders, Civ
g details as TO property, ore reserves
d values and prospective profits.
'esident Newhouse gives the actual
image of sulphide ore blocked ont
741,746 tons, with an average assay
lue of rs per cent copper, while es-
mated tonnage not developed aggre-
ties $4,000 tons additional.
In the preliminary statement just
,eived from the United States geo
deal survey giving the production