The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-02-21
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The CRANKY Copper company. In
Canada is apain operating Co almost
fun capacity. but the other boundry
shelters are sim closed down In De-
cembcr all the bOundry smcltcrs wcro
shut down.
Wonder and Furucv. booming
mining towns a year ago. are pIac.
ucally deserted today a hundred or
more. practically AN the towns con.
tanned. started across the hills last
week for Ravhidc
The estimated production oi copper
In January was 100000 pounds In OK.
cess ot the December production. but
100000 pounds behind January last
year. and 3O.OOO.OOO pounds less than
the normal monthly output
one thousand miners employed by
the Crcrar Cllnch Coal company OF
Chicago. went ON strike at Duquoln.
H.. last week The trouble originated
over the price of powder which tho
operators have been selling TO the
miners
The Boston News bureau figures tho
production of copper IA tho United
States, Mexico and Canada Tor tho
month OF january at G5.OOO.OOO pounds.
comparing with Si.g35.li} pounds In
January. 1907, aud g7ggG 900 pounds la
January, 1906
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dcpopulalion of the town of Ely. 30 TAR
as idle men are concerned. every man
who b. NOT working and many who
Wp, dvtvrmIuiuE tu size mp tlv new
camp for himself to rec just what
there ls To lt
orc shipments ln pounds for tho
week. ending February 10. from PARK
Guy were 49, follows. DalyJudgc.
$4,000. Silver Kins. 3725iO. total.
5iG5io pounds The total shipments
for the month from the silver King
were laa-.Giu pounds
a circular has been issued In which
DO la stated that the mills will be-
working ull capacity by June 4. aud
that the Utah Copper company o.
then assured o production of $4,000.
900 pounds per annum at q cost ut y
cents a pound, including all refining.
transportation and selling charges ot
the refined output
II Is planned 10 have the milling
plant az Maglll. Nevada. handling not
. less than 10000 tons Of orc a day be-.
| fore the end Of the year, and. includ.
| Ing the crude ore from tho Veteran
mine and other sources. tho smelling
works will be- reducing to bullion pos.
sibly 5000 tons Of copporbearing pro
/ duct.
/ That the rumorod developments OF
tho Glroux Consolidated Copper com.
| pany will be carried out. their plans
including building additional concon.
| traitor facilities. installing long pipe
| line for securing water for II, opening
their townsito project In the sarly
spring. 10 the latest roporta from Ely,
| Nevada.
The climax of the boom at Raw.
hide. Nevada, came last Friday with
/ tho announcement that Balloon ana
Grutt hUls are practically a solid
mass Of free milling gold ore. The
townsite Is located on the two richest
claims In the district. and lot owners
have transformed their dwellings into
mining claims.
"a Clarence Eddy. who has been max.
ing tosts to verify his theory that the
sunken bed OF Death valley contains
sufficient value In precious metals to
make II all a dredging proposition,
has received returns OF an analysis
made In Oakland, Cal, resulting In
/ g. 30 gold and silver per cubic yard
and values In aluminium.
The FIRST 2OOO.ton unit Of the con.
ccntratlng mill at Magill. Nevada, ia
practically finished, and work II being
crowded on four more sections, all OF
which will be ready 10 so into commits.
sion by the time the first l,5OO.ton
unit Of the great smclter works IN
ready 10 receive ore. about the end OF
June or early In July.
Thomas +. Kcolcy. the millionaire
Chicago operator. made final payment
last week In the sum Of $4,000 for
the McGarry group Of twontyfour lode
and one placer iron claims In the Iron
Springs district. Iron county The
total sum paid for the property was
1926. 900. This undoubtedly means
blast furnaces and mills for this dis.
trlct
Al the meeting Of tho directors Of
the Neyadautah Mines and Shelters
corporation held IN Portland Me, ON
tho 18Th. II was voted by stockh0ld.
ors 10 take back 100000 shares OF the
stock issued 10 an individual who can
not pay for them. President Loarnnrd
says important negotiations are now
pending Of great ultimate benefit 10
stockholders.
james r. Burns, defendant In the
famous suit brought by James Doyle
and involving a claim for stock In tho
Portland Gold Mining company,
amounting 10 nearly one million dol
lars. has filed a motion 10 the district
court at Council BUNS, Iowa, for O.
change OF venue The DOylc.Burus
case has been twice tried before a
Jury. the verdict In the hrst trial hay
ING hpfiD for DOYLE ana lu the second