The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-29
MINES AND MINING

tampa, Al bingham. amounted to
close TO 100000.
From fraction over thirty-fonr
tons of ore the Cedar Mining company
Of Milford. Utah. last week. pulled
down check for s2.oss.4s. or about
s6i.50 ton.
Ore that IL half copper. the larger
portion OF which is the native metal.
Is the grade OF rock being taken from
the Weimer copper properties in
Idaho these days.
The initial carload OF ore from the
Mazuma Hills companys property al
Seven Troughs. New, reached Salt
Lake last week. the settlements show.
ing that the gold contents OF the ship
ment was % ounces. or $500 a ton.
Men who are wen posted ON oil in.
dications pronounce the oil indica-
tons In the Escalante valley of utaa
as second only to those about Virgin.
and predict that the Escaiante valley
Will soon be covered with oil rigs.
Since the discovery of oil at the
base OF Peayine mountain, about three
miles north of Reno, Nevada. there has
been a great rush 90 that vicinity 10
locate claims in the adjoining acreage
where the same good formation exists.
The most menacing outlook for the
mining industry Of the state and In
fact TO every other industry is the
prospect of coal famine this fall
and winter that will make the famine
or last winter seem like a feast by
comparison.
The oil excitement in southern Utah
continues undated. The whole of
the country to the south. west and
north of st. George is being located.
Many regions to the west and north
are found where the oil is seeping to
the surface.
What Is expected to be rich strike
In copper-gold ore has been found
at the Mendha mine at Ely, Nevada.
The mine is a silver-lead proposition,
but the recent strike. which Is expect
ed to develop into great importance,
is of copper-gold.
Lignites occur at number of
Pao%SS iti tddno, but ohi@ Wttllu the
last two or three years have any OF
these beds been extensively mined.
The total production for the state in
1906 amounted to 1855 short tons,
having spot value of $16,53S.
II is announced that the erection
Of 2,000-ton concentrating plant by
the Federal Mining & Smelling COM
pany at a cost OF 100000 has been
decided on, the plant to be located at
the junction of the north and south
forks of the Occur dAlene river.
The force of miners at the Grass
Creek mines. near Coalville, is to be
doubled. Nineteen miners are now at
work and the purpose Is to make the
force forty in number. so that the pro-
duction OF the mine will be In the
neighborhood OF $50 tons a day.
The mines of the Occur dAlenes
have paid out in dividends since the
beginning of this year the sum of So
1888, 500. making a grand total of $780,
881.S07. The Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van has paid more In dividends than
any other mine In the district.
Considerable excitement prevails ut
American Fork, Utah. over the report
that the operators of the Silver King
mine are now taking out ore which
will net In the neighborhood of $4,000
ton In molybdenum The Copper
King Is located near the head OF Deer
creek and Is owned by a local CON-
pany.
The Birch Creek district was one ~
Idaho's important lead producers be-
fore the Occur d'Alene lead mines
were discovered. II lies 40 TO IS
miles from railroad transportation,
the most convenient shipping point
being Dubois. a station on the Mon.
tana division of the Short Line rail-
way.
The Idamont Milling company Is de-
veloping a group of claims near Bon
ners Ferry. Idaho. They are expend
ing considerable money and are get
ting good returns. The management
recently had several smelter tests
made at Standpoint and the values
were shown to range from s26 to SOS
per ton In gold. silver and lead
The sale of the Big Four TO Denver
capitalists for 100000 has caused
ripple OF excitement to flow across the
camp OF Aura. Nevada. Coupled with
the reported bonding Of the Dies
Bland for 500, 1000. the Columbia fer
$4,000. the California for $4,000. the
Big Luck for $2o,00e the mining sit
nation in this district is indeed prom
Using.
The Washington County Pioneer on
company of Salt Lake City was organ
lied last week with a capital of $3.50
600. Its object is to develop placer
mining claims In the Virgin City oil
region. This is the first Utah COM
pauy to enter the Virgin river fields
Rigs have been ordered and the work
Of drilling q well will begin In a few
days.
The directors of the Midnight Bell
recently visited their property. locat-
ed above Alpine. and. after most
thorough investigation. they decided
10 continue work on the winze which
they are sinking from the north end OF
the main tunnel This tunnel is about
200 feet In the hin. and the WINE
which they propose TO continue work
on Is now down a depth of twenty-five
feet
According to word received from
Landore another copper strike has
been made in the Seven Devils dis