The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-02
MINES AND MINING

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thousands of acres Of land and de
stroved a number of school houses
tomas and barns. No fatalities are
reported.
A dispatch received at the navy de-
tartment from Commander 'onn
Hood of the cruiser Tacoma, says
that that vessel ran aground whlle
entering the harbor OF Willemstaut'
island of Curacao.
One of the largest copper-producins
interests in this country tells the bos'
ton Financial News that consumers
J are scrambling for lake copper at 10 "
cents and that the market Is ilaDIe u
advance any day.
Forced to action by committee
Sf fifty prominent citizens, the cohi'
mon council of South Bend, lnd'' mas
ordered all questionable resorts In
cluding gambling houses and aliey
saloons, Immediately closed.
The old workings of the Sheets-lsh
lease on the Combination at Goldheiu
has caved, tipping over the gallo"s
frame of the vertical shaft and carry
ing down half an acre OF the surface
which is assured in a dozen directions.
A company has been formed, to be
known as the Boston-Sunshine Gold
Mining company, which will take over
the noted old Sunshine property OF
the Mercur district of Utah. The
propertv has been secured through a
receivers sale.
General Manager C. w. Clapp OF
the Commonwealth mines, situated a
few miles south of Reno, Nevada, Is
making arrangements for a 100000
600 smelter proposition to be located
near Reno. 1t will be known as the
Western Smelter company.
The Federal Ely stock is now as
sessable, the stockholders having de-
cided on that at the annual meeting
held last week. Out of 10000 shares
issued, $4,000 were represented, and
the vote to make the stock assessable
was practically unanimous.
The naturalization of the Granite
district of Nevada is unique. Two
parallel veins, or surface groupings,
one of gold quartz and the other of
Silver-lead, run for more than thirty
miles north and south between Cher.
ry creek and Hercules gap.
Development work is being vigor-
erty at Park City. The vein is a
strong one and we'll defined. The
values all are rich, the ore running
from 100 to 400 ounces silver, 12 to
Is per cent lead and from to per
cent copper.
Practically all the machinery
which, when set in place, will COM
pose the new $4,000 converter plant
of the Yampa Smelling company at
Bingham, has been received at the
mine, and is now waiting for the build
ing to be completed so as to allow
installation.
stampede Is on to a new camp
near Austin, Nevada. There is much
excitement, especially among Tonopah
people, and the valuation of property
Is soaring skyward. The ore carries
bromides, chlorides and horn silver,
and is described as being boxh very
rich and strong.
Thirty-fiye thousand members of
the United Mine Workers of America,
employed in districts Nos. 4, 21 and
20, comprising Missouri, Kansas. Ar.
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, will go
on strike on April l, following a de.
clsion reached at a meeting of the di-
vision of vice presidents held last
week.
Charles II. Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation of Miners, in an
Interview at San Diego. Cal. last
week, said: Every condition of the
mining industry in Colorado, Idaho.
Montana and other western states is
improving rapidly and | look to see
tnings on most prosperous basis by
the middle of August"
The man who ships in ore carving
5O per cent lead, or 1000 pounds per
ton' which at $4 lead is worth $40 per
ton, gets, under existing conditions
S22.SO per ton, while the smelling
company gets $17.20. Yes, there is
trouble in Utah between the simmer
and the smelters," says Harry s, 10.
seph, secretary Of the Utah Mine Own.
ers' association.
In the Salt Lake offices of the No.
Vaaa Hills property of Fairview. Ne.
vada' may be seen samples of ore
that are source of joy to the average
mining man. The ore carries thou. |
SANDS OF ounces silver per ton. the
nHtive metal being plainly seen by
the naked eye. In addition to silver
tae ore has as much as thirty ounce
OF gold. 2l per cent copper and some
lead values also. '-'o
The richest property in the new
camp of Bull Valley, in Utah. apnears
TO be that owned by John Pulsinber |
and William Farnsworth, both of O.
George. They located the grornG
about February and have wni1 |Ip
uehned ledge which carries high yni
ues IN gold. A piece of gold gold war ,at
taken out of this mine by the ownors %s
which is a quarter of an inch tbiai' bGis
anu TWO Oy three inches in size.
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