The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-29
MINES AND MINING

prominent mining men Of Nevada, be.
heFes that Humboldt county will ,
soon be the center OF mining activi-
ties In his state.
In the Red Warrior mine. in Beav.
er county. Utah. the body of rich
carbonate ore has been opened for
ilS feet on the 100 level, with stop
ing ground virtually to the surface.
From the east comes the significant
intelligence that the officials OF the
Ely Consolidated company have per-
lected arrangements for resuming de-
velopment effort on the Ely territory.
Twelve men are being employed in
the Lulu mine in Beaver county,
pushing the drift on the $50 level
southwark toward the ore body which |
was opened last fall on the $50 level. |
The Utah Fuel company is reopen.
ing the Utah mine, formerly known |
as Mud Creek" located some three |
miles south of Scofield. This will in
crease their daily output about 800
, tons.
A strike was recently made in the
Red Elephant mine, seven miles west
of Haley, Idaho. Three feet of high
grade galena ore was cut into in the
lower workings and regular ship
nents are being made from the mine.
A big gold discovery was made a
few weeks ago at Blue Point, Idaho,
between the head of Deadwood Fork
of Payette river and the South Fork
of Salmon, and ten or twelve miles
from Knox. The ore assays $426 per
ton.
An agreement has been reached for
an amicable settlement of all pending
litigation between Florence Goldfield
and Little Florence, involving nearly
100000. Orders dismissing all pend
ing suits have been prepared and
signed.
Another $4,000 is to be distributed
among the stockholders in the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan Mining and concen-
trating company. The total amount
Of dividends to date Is $10,515000,
while the total for the present year
is s7O5.O0O.
been awarded the contract for fur
nishing the navy with 100000
pounds of copper, while the American
Metal company obtained the contract
Tor supplying the Brooklyn navy yard
with 100000 pounds.
To Salt Lakes industries Is to be
, added at once a plant for cutting and
I finishing a semi-precious stone, the
} amatrice, of which Utah is the only
important producer in the world. Ma
+ chinery for the plant is now on the
1 way from the factory.
The Seven Troughs Coalition Min
ing company, capitalized for 100000
$ shares of the par value Of 81 share
has been incorporated under the laws
of Nevada to take over two and pos
sibly three OF the leading properties
of the Seven Troughs district
Prospectors working on the Little
Salmon river, three miles from Pol
lock, Idaho, have discovered ricf
surface showing of asbestos and
company will be formed TO continue
Investigations. as 1t is believed Tho
!. prospect will develop into mine.
The Silver Queen group of quart
claims on Pratt creek in Idaho have
/. been bonded to Larry Duggan o
/. Butte for $4,000 There are thre'
/. distinct veins of mineral on thu
n ground. each averaging three TO fou
). feet in width. Two of them are par
nj
d romenally rich assays have beer
3 made
In the lower tunnel of the Hecli
mine. in Beaver county, some ricl
ore has recently been encountered
: The tunnel taps the ore body abou
, 600 feet below the upper workings
VI from which twelve carloads OF 50
. rock have been shipped The or
:, from the lower workings Is said L
n average about $40 ton, II being
n silyer-lead carbonate in a bedde'
d vein.
An entire shaft OF $40 gold ore j
d the word received in Salt Lake b.
,r the stockholders OF the Washable Ne
H. yada Mining company. This Is Ne
t. vada proposition put forth early IN IN
X year by well known Salt Lake mimi
n zen. and good reports have been fr'
quent.
- The Independence mine. near ketcs
IN nm. Idaho. has been worked since lsS
J" l.y the owners, taking out only mrs
class or shipping ore. leaving the SCI
" ond class. or milling ore. In the min
u and dumps. It's record for shippin
~ ere sold up 10 June. 1907, was o'e
100000
-. Ed Hunter, manager OF the Sout
:, eastern Hercules mine Is Cassl
~ county. Idaho. where IT has twelV
:, claims acquired last April by the pa.
:. ment OF $40 900. announced In Sp
~ Kane that a ffty.ton smelter VIII
installed 10 be ready 10 receive OF
early next May.
- Two bodies of free milling gold OF
!, have been struck on the Hope pro
"A eyv in the Elk City district In eentri
4. Idaho One measures FIVE feet an
ASSAYS Sal; the other Is two feet. a
saving more than $50. The proper
u. Is under bond TO Philadelphia and A
- lantic City capitalists
=, The Hutchinson patented procei
~ ,or The extraction Of gold values fro
- high grade shines and sulphide co