The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-06-14
MINES AND MINING

There is more legitimate mining go
ing on in Nevada and more mineral
in sight than ever before in the his
tory of the state.
Some high grade copper sulphides
that came from copper property Oh
Chuar creek, near Kanab. Utah, are
being exhibited by the fortunate dis
coverers.
The collapse of fiue leading to the
great stack of the Washoe smelter In
Anaconda caused a cessation of oper-
ations except in the concentrator
for three days.
Gunn.Thompson company is takins
steps to connect its mines In tho
Rock Springs, Wyo., section with the
main railroad line, the separating dis
lance being 31a miles.
The Tenabo mining district In Me-
vada is located about twenty-three
miles southwest of Beowawe in Ian
der county, connected with the latter
point by good wagon road.
There has been a great deal OF ac-
tivity in the Bullion district OF Ne
vada during the past few weeks. Al
least dozen deals of considerable
,,tn hax ms
Over 10000 sacks of ore are lying
at the Kalamazoo mine, near Ameri-
can Fork, Utah, awaiting shipment,
the roads being in such bad condition
that 1t is impossible to bring 1t to the
market,
A rich strike is reported In the
Golden Chest mine at Murray, Ida.
The strike Is said to have been made
on the lower 260O-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 to determine the
situation for themselves.
Incorporation papers have been
filed at Augusta, Maine, for the Bos-
Mining company with q cap
ital Of 100000. All the promoters
named are residents of South Ber-
wick, Maine, and Dover New Hamp-
shire.
From Elko is being surveyed a rail-
road to Tuscarora. This road Is to be
built, presumably, by the Tuscarora
Nevada Mines company, the organiza.
ton that has gathered In all the IA
nous old bonanzas of that portion or
the state of Nevada.
It Is understood the negotiations
are under way for q mining deal
which will give f. Augustus Heinze,
Senator Thomas Kearns, j. B. Keith
and other associates complete control
Of the Silver King coalition mines ana
The McGregor ground in Utah.
According to statistics compiled for
he United States geological survey
by Edward W. Parker, coal mining
expert In charge, the total production
If coal In the United States In 1906
vas 4l4,039, 5S1 short tons Of 1000
pounds, valued at $512,610,744.
A circular has been issued by the
executive board OF the Western Fed
,ration Of Miners, now In session In
Denver, directing union miners and
hose in sympathy with them to re-
main away from Bisbee, Ariz., as a
trike has been ordered In that camp.
The Yerington Copper company,
operating splendid group In the
lexington district, has at last start
ID upon the interesting work OF go
ng to depths with its new equipment
Ipon the rich ore chute recently en-
ountered in the main or new shaft.
There is considerable interest in
he Rankin mining district situated
N the east side of Cuddy mountain,
light miles northwest of Cambridge,
IDAHO. Development there is but
light, but there appear to be out
ropping veins of quartz, bearing COLO
nd copper within a granite country
ock
One OF the interesting facts pre-
ented in the statistics OF coal pro-
uction last year is that West ,Vir-
inia has supplanted Illinois as the
econd coal producing state. West
'irgina showing total output On
1926, 4S5 short tons, while the pro-
uction of Illinois was 41.497435
hort tons.
Word comes from New York that
lie Meerschaum company of America
as just finished an examination OF
DO acres of its New Mexico meer-
,haum deposits, with the result that
yo true fissure veins were uncov-
red more than 1900 feet in length.
he meerschaum is stated to be OF
agnificent quality.