The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-01-25
MINES AND MINING

district OF Juan.
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.
1t 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 employe is $3.50 per
day.
Directors of the Amalgamated Cop
per company on the 18th declared tire
regular quarterly dividend of ~ per
cent and an extra dividend of " of l
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 we'll 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 S., 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
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
stock have been made comfortably
rich by their investments.
The stockholders of the Nipissng
company, assembled in the east, did
Samuel Newhouse, of Salt Lake, the
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 a director and presi-
dent of this famous mining organi'
zation.
A well-defined report Is in circula-
ton in Goldfeld that a 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
licate is seeking that property.
Manager Grant Snyder states that
conditions are gradually improving
It the Nevada-Fairview company's |
Ores ranging all the way
rom SIS to over 5000 per ton in sill
'er and gold have been coming from |
he No. tunnel, and the average of
between three and four feet of ore |
n the face is better than $50 a ton.
4 large body of sulphide ore was
ecently encountered on the 400-foot
evel of the Osborn mine at Horseshoe
,end. This discovery made at this
epth, which is about 200 feet below
he bed of the payette river, and about
900 feet deeper than the deepest
nines of Pearl (Which are on the
anne belD, speaks volumes for the
uture permanency of this camp.
A strike of high-grade ore is reported
n the Moonlight mine, ten miles east
t Pocatello, Idaho. 1t was encoun-
cred In the lower cross-cut tunnel,
'hich has opened body of the best
re yet found in this property. It is
aid the new ore body is continue
ion at depth of that opened in the
pper workings, is eight feet wide
nd of the highest grade yet found in
he Moonlight.
Idaho county, Idaho, is on the verge
the greatest mining exploitation in
8 history. The Goodenough group
? nnines IN Rear creek in the Mar