The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-26
MINES AND MINING


cent in It's ore showing and general
outlook. according to the manage
ment.
The Demiiohn Mining company has
encountered the ore on the 300 level
OF its mine In the Phoebe district. The
values run about 200 ounces in silver,
80 to 80 per cent lead and 81 and 81
IN gold.
Fifteen cents for copper before the
end OF this year is confidently pre-
dicted among the metal brokers. Most
OF the large producers have disposed
of their output up to January, and
oven into February
The news comes from Ely. Nevada,
that another big smelling works is to
be erected In the Steptoe valley. op.
losite the Ely Townsite company's
holdings. for the treatment OF custom
ores OF the Ely district
The recent discoveries OF oil In the
new Blum. Utah. fields are attracting
the attention Of oil experts and pros
pectors all over the United States ana
they are arriving on the ground from
all parts of the country.
Word has been received at Centen
nial. Wyo., of snowslide in the noun.
tains above Albion mine at Cooper
Hin The Albion property was dam
eyed and the mountainside was
shaved clean OF timber. No one was
injured.
The great Seven Troughs lode has
been encountered in the oross.cut from
the 75O.foot level and conditions are
being revealed that constitute the
greatest work of demonstration IN the
history OF the district. says the Seven
1roughs Miner
The report comes from Goldneld that
few days ago a four-thousanApound
trilllng apparatus being used by par
Ties searching for oil twenty miles
from Godheld was blown twenty feet
into the air by the force OF a natural
gas explosion
One of the richest strikes reported
from Beaver county in many years has
been in the Silver Horn group OF
claims in the Star mining district
about eight miles southwest OF Mil.
ford. The values run from 600 to
400 ounces in silver
The Kindergarten mill completed
its run OF thirty shifts Wednesday and
made one of the greatest clem-ups in
the history OF the plant, says the
Seven Troughs Miner. The run will
result In q total output OF $4,000, com
ing from less than 200 tons of ore.
Operations have been resumed by
the Sweetland Mining company in the
Narrow Gauge mine, In the Wood
River. Idaho, country. with every pros
rect of success. The mine workings
and machinery have been placed In
good condition and pumping and
hosting has begun from the lowest
level
The tenstamp mill at the Cracker
jack mine. In the Buffalo Hump dis
trict OF Idaho, is running steady. The
plant has been in operation for about
two weeks and twenty men are EN-.
ployed at the mine. The mill will run
throughout the winter and develop
ment work will also be carried for
ward.
At the Truett lease. on the Happy
Hooligan claim OF the Coalition, the
winze, which is now down seyenty-five
icet below the 7O-foot level, has cut a
streak of high-grade ore than pans
free gold In large quantities. indicat-
M "a f.Y conn a tAn for MI s.H
eight to ten inches, says a special from
Rawhide.
The Hecla Mining company at
Burke, Idaho. has begun sinking from
the 900 TO the l.2OO-foot level to tap
the ore body at greater depth. The
ped properties in the Occur d'Alene
district, and its ore bodies are becom-
ing larger and richer as further depth
Is obtained.
The Goldheld Consolidated, in run.
ming cross-cut from the Claremont
shaft to the Mohawk. ran into a new
vein. which gives promise to be a very
valuable addition TO their present ore
reserves. The vein is about six feet
vide, aud for the whole six feet will
average better than $50, exclusive OF
high grade streak.
John Dern OF Salt Lake, director of
the American Mining congress. has
, received a letter from Secretary J. +.
Callbreath of the association. now at
Pittsburg. in which he says the com.
ing session OF the congress promises
90 be a notable one, and that the
Pittsburg people are giving very sat
nfactory cooperation.
At meeting of all mining opera
tors of Occur d Alenes held In Wal.
lace, a committee was selected TO go
10 washington and enter protest
against any action which the congress
sional committee may take towards
reducing the present tariff on lead and
zinc ores. when that matter comes up
for discussion November 25
Three feet Of solid gray copper ore
carrying values In silver all the way
IRON 1000 10 1000 ounces 70 the ton,
In addition 10 large quantity OF con
centrating ore has been opened up in
the property OF the Butte a Occur
G'Alene Mining company al Wallace.
Idaho.
The Golden Treasure Mining com.
pany. operating in the Gold Mountain
district, has let the contract for ex.
tending its tunnel another zoo feet.
This extension, IL Is believed Will
take # 10 the contact. upon which the
main ore bodies are likely TO be
found