The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-02
MINES AND MINING


The Zenalia company at Palisade Is
shipping ore that brings the fortunate
owners an average of 81, 500 car.
The Montgomery Shoshone Consoii'
dated has been shipping at the rate OF
one carload of ore a day for the past
two weeks.
The past week has been one OF the
dullest periods that the copper shares
have known since the famous sum
mer dullness Of 1905.
Operators at Ely apparently are
agreed upon the present satisfactory
condition of the railroad service oe-
ing granted by the Nevada Northern
company.
The Bingham mill of the Utah Cop
per company is running almost at ca
pacity. and the company is receiving
copper ores at the same from over the
high line"
1t is stated that in the states OF
Sinaloa, Sonora, Coahuila, Durango,
and Nueva Leon at least $60,0OO,0oo
of American capital has entered WITH
in the last five years.
Directors of the Boston & Montana
Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining
company has declared a quarterly d.
vidend of 81 per share and an extra
dividend of $40 per share.
The Bamberger-De Lamar mill and
mine, at De Lamar, New, after a shut
down of five weeks, has resumed oper-
ations. The company intends to work
about 800 men this summer.
According to the best private au'
thority a conservative estimate OF the
American capital brought into Next
co since 1902 and invested in mining
and smelling ventures amounts to
about $12500O,000 gold.
A large body of valuable milling ore
has been struck in the very town OF
Beatty, Nevada, and as a result the
railroad town is on the verge of be-
coming a mining center second only
to Rhyolite in southern Nevada.
A lot of the ore from the claims
of the Golden Eagle property, on
Government Creek, in Idaho from
which it is intended to take supply
for the plant will be taken to Denver
for treatment to determine the kind
of process needed.
The recent discoveries of ore
bodies on Dry Susie. Maggie Creek,
Lone Mountain and other places in
Elko county, Nevada, have set a horde
of prospectors to seeking along the
mineral belt that runs due north and
south through this country.
In anticipation of strike, a mum.
Der OF large mines at Angels camp, in
California, have closed down. The
mines are the Utica, the Matson, the
Stickles, the Angels Quartz, the Crys-
tai and the Lightner, employing be,
tween 900 and 1000 miners.
Recent developments in the coal
beds near Salmon, Idaho, show sever.
al measures, the upper one being
eight feet thick OF good clean coal
The present development indicates an
extensive coal deposit, as the mine is
| looking better each year. The local
! demand consumes about 1000 tons per
annum.
/ LOTT in
on Jack creek, tributary of Maggie
| creek This creek pans coarse gold as
far as prospected. About one mile and
a half from the head of the creek on
the claim of A. J.. Ranney, some sen
sational pans are now being made
Bench claims pan equally as well as
creek.
The Midnight Bell mine, locatet
near Alpine. and owned principally by
Lehi parties, has made most import
ant strike. Returns show As per cen
lead, ounces of silver. and abou
81 in gold per ton. The ore is {
fine fiuxing material and from presen
appearances there seems to be goot
body OF 1t.
A small lot Of ore from the dump o
the Louise Consolidated. near Willard
Utah, loaded Unfortunately, was sen
to the Utah Smelling company recent
ly by President Fred Hillman of the
company. The consignment sampled
AS per cent copper, 81 in gold ant
% OF. silver. Shipments of selected
ores will follow and the management
will put in fifty-ton daily capacit.
concentration.
Patrick Sheehan, manager of tn,
Lost Packer company's properties il
the Loon Creek district, Idaho, re
ports the mine, which has been unde
steady development all winter, 10 b.
giving a good account of itself, anl
states that new tunnel. No. 10, ha
just been started TO open the mine a
a depth which. under the highest poin
in the property, will approximate 1880
feet
Most OF the discovery work on tn,
claims in the Mizpah, Nevada, distric
is now completed and many owner
are making preparations to develo
their own properties. Several sale