Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-09-05
lin Els AND MINING

| SCI so ton.
Ore that is half copper, the larger
portion CT 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 at
Seven Troughs, New reached Salt
Lake last week, the settlements show
ing that the gold contents of the ship
ment was 23. ounces, or $460 ton.
Men who are well posted on oil in
dications pronounce the oil indica-
lions in the Escalante valley of Utan
as second only to those about Virgin.
and predict that the Escalante valley
will soon be covered with oil rigs.
Since the discovery of oil at the
base of Peavine mountain, about three
miles north of Reno, Nevada, there has
been a great rush to that vicinity to
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
of 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 a rich strike
in copper-gold ore has been found
at the Meadha mine at Ely, Nevada.
The mine is silver-lead proposition.
but the recent strike, which is expect
ed to develop into great Importance,
is of copper-gold.
Lignites occur at a number Of
places in Idaho, but only within the
last two or three years have any OF
these beds been extensively mined.
The total production for the state in
1906 amounted to 5,365 short tons.
having a spot value Of $16,538.
1t is announced that the erection
of 2,O00-ton concentrating plant by
the Federal Mining & Smelling COM
pany at cost of 100000 has been
decided on, the plant to be located at
the junction of the north and south
forks of the Occur d'Alene 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 day.
The mines of the, Occur d'Alenes
have paid out in dividends since the
beginning of this year the sum of 3d.
739, 500, making a grand total Of $780,
1907. The Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van has paid more in dividends than
any other mine in the district.
Considerable excitement prevails at
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
a ton in molly bdenum. The Copper
. King is located near the head of Deer
creek and is owned by local COM
pany.
The Birch Creek district was one OF
Idahos important lead producers be-
fore the Occur d'Alene lead mines
were discovered. 1t lies 40 to 80
= miles from railroad transportation,
! the most convenient shipping point
v being Dubois, a station on the Mon
G tana division of the Short Line rail-
J. way.
e The Idamont Milling company is de-