The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-13
MINES AND MINING

The Weber club Of Ogden has taken
up the matter OF establishing an indie
pendent smelter near Ogden.
Preparations are now in progress
for an immediate resumption of oper-
atoms at the Western Nevada. &C.
co-d;ng to the Lyon, Nevada, Times.
There are In Mexico at the present
lime at least twelve good-sized smeIt-
ing plants In operation at various
points In the northern and central
states.
The greater part of 80, 900 600
pounds OF copper exported from the
United States during the past four or
FIVE months has gone into the hands
OF consuming interests. the speculat-
ors taking an amount much less than
generally supposed.
Those who are in position To know
claim that the Bullfrog country is
getting ready for the biggest kind OF
a boom. and now that the labor and
financial situation has been cleared
up to great extent that 1t win not
be long coming.
superintendent Georon of the Gold
Hunter mine nj Mullan, Idaho. on Jan.
uary rs recei red telegram instruct
Ing him TO resume operations again
al the eariient possible moment and
TO run at full blast. Work was re-
sumed the following day.
The Mammoth Asphalt company
filed articles of incorporation last
week. This concern is controlled BY
number OF Salt Lake Greek business
men. The property owned Is located
in Argyle canyon, Wasatch county,
and Dry canyon, Carbon county.
The Nevada Hills Mining company.
of Wonder, Nevada, which has paid
dividends TO the amount OF $500, 900
while sinking a development shaft,
needs railroad to get it's ore to the
smelter. The present method is ex-
pensiye, the ore being taken out by
teams. IL is claimed the company
will build railroad OF its own.
Work of sinking at the Giroux. at
Ely. was resumed last week. after
holiday OF week for all who were
engaged in the strenuous labor of
rescuing the three entombed men who
came out on Saturday, Jan. IL. 1t is
expected that month will elapse be-
lore the shaft is completely rehabili- |
tated.
The Star & Crescent Oil company.
operating in the Virgin river field, has |
Just finished its second well and got |
oil In the first producing strata. Oil |
was tapped in the first well at a
iepth OF $50 feet, and the same strata
was cut In the second well, about / 900
eet west OF the first one, at a depth
IF 615 feet.
The Utah Mine company sold forty
light tons of ore from its Fish
Springs property last week for s4,-
'21.2T. The lot assayed 1874 ounces
liver, so per cent lead and 3S cents
n gold per ton. The ore brought a
'remium, under the terms OF the COM
any's contract with the smelter, OF /
1.50 ton.
The communication OF the Utah
line Owners association to the
melting companies. In which an eff.
ort was made to have conditions In
avor OF the shelters stretched as
luch as possible that the mine oper.
tor might get better mode of treat
lent than that at present in force. is
cry likely to bear good fruit
Active work in the building OF a
abroad line into Wonder and Fair
lew, Nevada, is expected to start at
ny time within the next sixty days.
he only question involved apparent
is one OF route. There are three
ossible entries to these two dis
lets, branch from Fallon probably
sing the most logical route.
1t now scents certain that a railroad
i'll be built from Armstead by way
Junction AID down the Lehi valley
Salmon City during the present
ear The TOAD has been surveyed
Id rights-of-way are now being pur-
lased. The completion of the road 6
III mean much to this portion Oh
aho, espef tally from a mining /,
The ore shipments at the Montgom- 1,
y Shoshone at Bullfrog, Nevada,
I've been increased to from forty to
ty tons lay, and II is probable
at still further increase will be !
ade as development proceeds. The
Ilue OF the shipping product has
yer been stated positively, but II is
morally understood that II will aver u
e around $500 to the ton. II
Utah will not be represented at the Il
ternational Mining congress to be d
Id at Madison Square Garden, New v
'rk City. next summer. This is the y
termination reached by Governor v
tier, after a conference with the
lding mining operators of the state q
Ie last legislature Appropriated a
900 for the proposed Utah exhibit. Il
I this amount Is regarded as in. 4,
ficient
The manager OF the Siegel ConsoI- .,
tied Mining company. which has a
IN operating in the Silver Canyon a,
ming district at Siegel. forty miles
rth of the Steptoe smeiter. for the s
81 eight years. and from the mines n
which have yearly been produced hi
ny carloads of high grade ore. Is
'uring additional miners in order d,
start more vigorous development :,
that property. :,
The ojueia mine at Maplmi. in Du- 70