The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-06-13
MINES AND MINING

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 a copper property on
Chuar creek, near Kanab. Utah, are
being exhibited by the fortunate dis
coverers.
The collapse OF flue leading to the
great stack of the Washoe smelter in
Anaconda caused cessation of oper.
ations except in the concentration
for three days.
Gunn.Thompson company is taklns
steps to connect its mines in the
Rock Springs. Wyo.. section with the
main railroad line, the separating dis
lance being 3ia miles.
The Tenabo mining district in Ne
vada IS located about twenty-three
miles southwest of Beowawe In Ian
der county, connected with the lattel
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. A,
least a dozen deals of considerable
Importance have been consummated.
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 thu
Golden Chest mine at Murray, Ida.
The strike is said to have been made
on the lower 2G0O.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-
ton-Idaho Mining company with 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 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 Oh
the state of Nevada.
1t is understood the negotiations
are under way for mining deal
which will give +. 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
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 414,039,5S1 short tons of 1000
pounds, valued at s512610,744.
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 a splendid group in the
Yerington district, has at last start
ed upon the interesting work of go
ing to depths with its 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 but
slight, but there appear to be out
cropping veins of quartz, bearing COLO
and copper, within granite country
rock.
ohC vi ilic ItSlo PFC
scented in the statistics of coal pro.
duct1on last year is that West Vir-
ginia has supplanted illinois as the
second coal producing state. West
Virginia showing a total output On
43,276,4S5 short tons, while the pro-
duction of Illinois was 41,497,435
short tons.
Word comes from New York that
the Meerschaum company OF America
has just finished an examination OF
800 acres of its New Mexico meer.
schaum deposits, with the result that
two true fissure Veins were uncov-
cred more than 1900 feet in length.
The meerschaum is stated to be of
magnificent quality.
The Heath district, in Idaho, will
be quite active this season. Half
dozen properties there have been
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