The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
MINES AND MINING


tory of the state.
Some high grade copper suiphides
that came from a copper property On
Chuar creek. near Kanab. Utah. are
being exhibited by the fortunate dis
coyerers.
The collapse of fiue leading to the
great stack of the Waahoe smelter in
Anaconda caused cessation of oper-
ations except in the concentration
for three days.
Gum Thompson company is takink
steps TO connect its mines In the
Rock Springs. wyo.. section with the
main railroad line. the separating dis
lance being 31 miles.
The Tenabo mining district In Ne
vada is located about twenty-three
miles southwest of Beowawe in Ian
der county, connected with the latter
point by a good wagon road.
There has been a great deal Of ac-
tivity in the Bullion district of Ne
vada during the past few weeks. A,
least a dozen deals Of considerable
importance have been contaminated;
Over 10000 sacks of ore are lying
at the Kalamazoo mine. near Ameri-
can Fork. Utah. awaiting shipment.
the roads being il such bad condition
that 1t is impossible to bring 1t to the
market
A rich strike Is reported In tn.
Golden Chest mine at Murray, Ida
/ The strike is said to have been made
on the lower 2600-foot crosscut tunnel
to the west. and two veins are report
ed TO have been opened.
An account of splendid find of
copper ore in Box Elder county, Utah.
is becoming current, and just enough
detail is known to cause property
hunters to hike out 10 determine the
situation for themselves.
Incorporation papers have been
filed at Augusta, Maine. for the Bos-
ton Idaho Mining company with cap
ital OF 100000. All the promoters
named are residents OF South Der.
wick, Maine, and Dover. New Hamp-
shire.
From Elko is being surveyed rail-
road to Tuscarora This road is to be
built. presumably, by the ruscarora
Nevada Mines company. the organiza'
ton that has gathered in all the ia.
nous old bonanzas OF that portion Oh
the state of Nevada.
II is understood the negotiations
are under way fer mining deal
which will give +. Augustus Heinze,
Senator Thomas Kearns, ]. b. kieth
and other associates complete control
of the Silver King coalition mines ana
the McGregor ground in Utah.
According to statistics compiled for
the United States geological survey
by Edward w Parker. coal mining
expert in charge. the total production
of coal In the United States in 1906
was 4l4,039,5 Sl short tons of 2o0e
pounds, valued at s512.6l0,744
A circular has been issued by the
executive board OF the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, now In session in
Denver directing union miners and
those in sympathy with them TO re-
main away from Bisbee Ariz. as a
strike has been ordered in that camp
The Yerington Copper company
operating splendid group In the
Yerington district, has at last start
ed upon the interesting work of go
ing TO depths with it's new equipment
upon the rich ore chute recently en-
countered in the main or new shaft
There is considerable interest in
, the Rankin mining district. situated
on the east side of Cuddy mountain
eight miles northwest OF Cambridge
Idaho. Development there is bu
slight, but there appear TO be out
cropping veins of quartz. bearing golt
and copper, within granite countr,
rock.
One OF the interesting facts pre-
scented in the statistics Of coal pro
/ uucllOn iaht year II Nodt WIZ va
, ginia has supplanted Illinois as th'
| second coal producing state, Yves
Virginia showing total output o
43.276.4s5 short tons. while the pro
duction OF Illinois was II. 4s7 .sS
short tons.
, Word comes from New York tina
the Meerschaum company of Americi
/. has just finished an examination O
r 500 acres OF its New Mexico meet
schaum deposits. with the result tina
two true fissure veins were uncof
cred more than 1900 feet in length
The meerschaum is stated TO be
magnificent qualify.
, The Heath district in Idaho. vii
, be quite active this season. Hall
/ dozen properties there have beef
opened to quite an extent by mean
: OF adits and crosscuts. the slope @
: the mountain being such as 10 ca
able the miners to open the veins O
ore without the necessity OF sinkin
shafts, as rule.
The Bald Butte Mining Co ha
resumed dividends and has declare
a cua-fsrfv dividend of 3 ppr cen