The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-02-07
MINES AND MINING


tt.uns OF the Western Nevada, nc.
'oriIur Co the Lyon Nevada. Times.
There are 900 Mexico at the present
limo ut least twelve good sized smclt
Ing plants Zoo operation at various
points iu the northern and central
states.
The greater part OF 100000 600
/ pounds OF copper exported from the
I United states during the past four or
/ 1--WE months has gone into the hands
OF consuming interests the Brecuat
ors taking an amount much less than
generally supposed.
/ Those who are In a position TO know
claim that the Bullfrog country Ia
getting ready Tor the biggest Kind of
"a boom. and now that the labor and
financial situation has been cleared
up TO great extent, that IL will not
be- long coming.
superintendent Gcorou Of the Gold
Hunter mine nc Mullan. Idaho, ON jan
uary 70 received Telegram instruct
ing him 10 resume operations again
az the earliest possible moment and
TO run at full blast Work was rc-
sumod the following day
The Mammoth Asphalt company
Hlcd articles of incorporation last
week This concern "a controlled by
a number OF salt Lake Greek business
mon The property owned Is located
In Argyle canyon. Wasatch county.
and Dry canyon. Carbon county
The Nevada Hills Mining company.
III Wonder. Nevada. which has paid
dividends to the amount Of 100000
while slnldng "a development SHAFT.
.tccds @ railroad 10 yet iN ore to the
, gmcltcr The present method IL "a.
ponsiyc. The ore being taken out by
teams Il is claimed the company
will build railroad OF It's own.
Work Of sinking at the Glroux. Mt
ely. was resumed last week. after n
holiday Of a week ,or all who were
Engaged In the strenuous labor OF
'cscuing the three ontombod men who
/, same out on Saturday. Jan. II. II Is
expected that month will olapso be-
ioro tho shaft ~ completely rehabili
tatod.
The Star a Crescent OH company.
operating In the Virgin river field. has
I. lust finished its second well and got
oil In the first producing strata. OIL
was tapped IN the FIRST well at a
, depth Of 500 feet. and the same strata
! was cut In the second well. about 900
! feet west Of ne flrst one, at a depth
Of 6i5 feet
The Utah Mine company sold forty
eight tons Of ore from It's Fish
Springs property last week for 81.
G2i.21. The lot asaayed 13i ounces
7 silver 90 per cent lead and IS cents
= I'm gold per ton. The ore brought O
= premium. under the terms OF the com
. pany's contract with the smolter. OF
ti.b0 ton.
r The communication OF tho Utah
n Mine Owrors' association 10 The
u smelling companies, In which an ef
% fort was made 10 have conditions II
K favor Of the smelters stretched al
much as possible that the ,nine oper
II ator might get better mode Of treat
n. ment than that nc present In force. Il
~ very likely 10 bear good fruit.
r. Active work In the building Of 4
10 railroad line into Wonder ana Fair
view. Nevada. Is expected to start a
n. any tins within tho next sixty days
~ The only question involved apparent
Y. ~ IL one OF route. There are tire,
n possible entries TO these two dis
Il. tricta. branch from Fallon probably
being the most logical route.
10 Il now seems certain that a railroad
Of will be- built from Armstoad by wa
10 Of Junction and down the Lehi yallel
,e to Salmon city during the prosen
I'd year. The road has been surveys
and rlghts.of-way are now being pur
Va chased. The completion Of the roa'
o. viii mean much to this portion u
"a Idaho. especially from a mimi
IA standpoint.
,a The ore shipments at the Montgon
II, cry shoshone nt Bullfrog, Nevada
have been increased TO from forty 1
"a nifty tons day. and II is probabl
ar that a still further Increase will b
NJ. made as development proceeds. tn
"a value OF the shipping product ha
No never been stated positively, but II
y, generally understood that II will ave-
age around 5000 to the ton.
no Utah will not be represented at III
\, International Mining congress- TO b
~, held at Madison Square Garden, Ne
~, York City. next summer. This Is III
-, determination reached by Goyern'
:. Cutler, after conference with III
leading mining operators Of the stat
The last legislature appropriate
lu $4,000 for the proposed Utah eNhlbi
m but this amount Is regarded as 4
nj sufficient.
49, The manager Of the slegel ConsC
sF dated Mining company, which hi
DID, been operating In the silver Cunyo
mining district at Siogel. forty mile
u north Of the steptoc smoter, for 81
I" past eight years, and from tho mine
go, of which have yearly been pruduc,
Oh many carloads Of high grade ore,
securing additional miners In ord'
ow % start more vigorous duyclonmoI
NO OF that property.
no juela mine az MapImi, iu ID
'p' rauso, Is 5000 feet deep and has bee
'h' operated for 300 years. II Us motto
ID