The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-01-24
MINES AND MINING

Fears OF slides at Alta are being en-
tertained, though It is not believed
that the snow has drifted enough yet
to cause any great damage.
The management of the Utah mine
at Fish Springs is slowly but surely
penetrating the workings of the prop
erty, which so recently were Quilted
by fierce fire.
It is estimated that no less than
5,0S5 men are employed in the min
ing industry in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict of Idaho. The lowest wage
paid to any mine employee is $3.50 per
day.
Directors Of the Amalgamated Cop
per company on the 18th declared the
regular quarterly dividend of ~ per
cent and an extra dividend Of " Of
per cent. This is unchanged from the
last previous dividend.
Splendid progress is being regis
tered upon the concentrating plant
destined to handle the resources OF
the Utah Apex and the Red Wing
properties, the foundations being in
and the timbers well up. 1t is ex-
pected that the frame work will be
completed within the coming two
weeks.
William Stephenson, chief chemist
of the Weimer Copper company, whose
mines are near Kaufman on Birch
creek, was in conference with some
of the leading citizens of Idaho Falls
last week ON matters pertaining to
the possibility Of the erection by his
company of smelter at or near
Idaho Falls.
AS an evidence that the recent fire
at the Utah Mine company's property
in the Fish springs district, Deep
Creek, has not interfered with pro-
duction, the management announced
last week that it had just pulled down
q check from the smelling company
for $5,107.53, the proceeds from one
carload Of ore,
On the Old Chunk property in the
Atlanta district of Idaho, an extern
sion of the great lead on which the
Petit is located, rich strike has
been made. This is the property that
was being worked by Mr.. Spaulding
when he was caught and killed in a
snowslide. The property is now bond
ed by w. s. Brown.
The Dark Horse mine in Idaho, ON
the divide near the Montana line, is
proving sensational. 1t shows IL
feet of bornite that carries 60 per
cent of copper. The stock of the com.
pany has risen to high price, and
some men who took their pay In
stock have been made comfortably
rich by their investments.
The stockholders of the Nipissing
company, assembled in the east, did
Samuel Newhouse, of Salt Lake, the
distinguished honor of selecting him
as the executive head of the company,
and late Wednesday Mr.. Newhouse re-
ceived official announcement of the
fact that he Is director and presi-
dent of this famous mining organi
cation.
A well-defined report is in circula-
ton in Goldfield that gigantic mer.
ger of mining interests, including the
Daisy, Triangle and Great Bend, is in |
process of formation. The interested |
parties refuse to discuss the rumor.
William j. Brewer, who controls the |
Triangle, admits that an eastern syn
dictate is seeking that property.
Manager Grant Snyder states that
conditions are gradually improving
at the Nevada-Fairview company's
property. Ores ranging all the way
from SIS to over 5000 per ton in sill. |
yer and gold have been coming from |
the No. tunnel, and the average of |
between three and four feet of ore |
in the face Is better than $50 a ton
4 large body of sulphide ore was
recently encountered on the 400-foot
level of the Osborn mine at Horseshoe
Bend. This discovery made at this |
depth, which is about 200 feet below |
the bed of the payette river, and about |
1000 feet deeper than the deepest |
mines of Pearl (Which are on the
same belt), speaks volumes for the |
future permanency of this camp.
A strike of high-grade ore is reported
In the Moonlight mine, ten miles east
Of Pocatello, Idaho. 1t was encoun-
tered in the lower cross-cut tunnel,
which has opened body of the best
ore yet found in this property. 1t is
said the new ore body is a continue
ton at depth of that opened in the
opper workings, is eight feet wide
and of the highest grade yet found in
the Moonlight
Idaho county, Idaho, is on the verge
of the greatest mining exploitation in
its history The Goodenough group |
of mines on Bear creek, in the Mar
shall Lake district, is the scene of |
the excitement. Ore richer than that |