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

Ore Is now being shipped at live
ly rate from the Gilmore lead bonan-
"a on Birch creek, in Fremont county.
Idaho
Utah Consolidated stood the pres
sure of the heavy liquidation and bear
selling better than almost any other
active stock on the list.
The work OF retimbering the burn
ed shaft of the Utah company's mine
at Fish Springs is progressing stead
lily and 1t will not be long till 1t is fin
ished.
Big things are expected from the
Oxarna Gold Mining company's mine.
near Custer, Idaho, as soon as the
snow disappears. and 1t is possible
to start up the 20-stamp mill, which
was installed last TALL.
After some time lost in securing
and installing powerful equipment.
the Mcdonald Ely company has start
ed three shifts at work upon the Gold
en- Gate shaft, and progress from now
on should be redoubled.
1t has been demonstrated that the
waters flowing through and from be-
meath the ore bodies OF the Ely, Ne
| vada district, are so thoroughly i'm
pregnated with copper, that they are
| of high commercial value.
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new town of Farrell and Mazuma on a
beautiful plat, we'll watered, at the
| mouth of Burnt canyon. Many valua-
BILE properties are developing in this
section of Seven Troughs district.
Some strong investors from Min
nesota have been going over the iron
deposits of Iron county, Utah. pretty
thoroughly of late, gathering in all
that remained unspoken for, and pur-
chasing much that was owned by
others,
The latest acquisition to the district
of Seven Troughs In the shape OF q
new camp Is the town OF Farrell, sit
| uaIeu ABOUT SGNtil llliito hViehSei.'S ~
Vernon, and located at the entrance
to what has been known as Stone
House canyon.
A strong combination of well known
Salt Lakers has been formed for the
purpose of taking over gold and
copper proposition in the noted old
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erty is located about one and half
miles from Tenabo.
There is plenty of money In the
East. more than ever before In the
history of the country. and 1t is anx-
ious to be placed right; but when 1t
comes to being placed upon mining
stock scheme, 1t is very timid. The
fasteners have to be shown.
DeLamar, Idaho, is taking on new
life. Since the new cyanide mill has
proved to be such success the de-
mand for men is increasing. The de-
! mand is being met only in part. Each
stage comes in loaded with men who
are to be put to work Immediately.
Fire has broken out in No. stope
of the Comox mines, In British Column
bia. No loss of life occurred, the
, large staff OF miners making their es'
L cape. over 1000 miners are en-
ployed in the mine alone, where II
: Dunsmuir Sons mine the bulk oil
their coal product in the Comox dis
trict.
High grade sulphide copper ore Is
u now being encountered in the tunne
on the property OF the Ogden Buck
: horn Mining company, which is oper
ating mines in Cold Water canyon
!, Just east of Ogden. The tunnel was
:, run for 260 feet and, at depth OF 22s
feet from the surface, the rich ore
was struck.
u To secure the repeal of the trouble
some Apex law. the source OF nearly
. all the litigation that has harasset
owners of mines, will be the aim OF |
!. committee appointed by President J
, n. Richards of the American MINING
a Congress. This committee will draf
It IA vertical side line law which will d.
WAY altogether with extra latera
rights.
n Shipments from the mines AM
n leases of Goldfeld district are ayerag
: ing about / 800 tons per week. Thu
Combination, Jumbo and Mohawl
$. mines are regularly in the market
T. and some leases which are stead,
g contributors are the Frances Dump
1t Loftus-D Davis. McNaughton, Mohawk
jumbo Norton Beesley, eddie, Truet
"a aud Quartzite.
" After two weeks trial at Denver,
IA decision was given in favor of tn