The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-12-03
MINES AND MINING

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too7 was 1.O43.2SG tons, an increase Vi
7oo2O tons in FIVE years, or less 'nan
an average Of 2 per cent increase
year. ,-,.,
Tbe construction of lead smelling
nIant at Spring Mountain, Idaho IS
being rapidly pushed to completion'
and will be in commission by fepru'
airy !, 1903.
Australia in 1903 was the fourth
largest lead-producing country OF the
world In 1907 her output showed
decrease of 25OOO tons, placing het
fifth in rank of production.
Capitalists of Dayton, Ohio' nave
purchased a strong interest IN the
Cold King mine, in GRANTEE district
Beaver county, as the result OF an ex'
animation of the property made Tor
them recently.
The North Cliff Mining company,
operating four and one-haf miles
south of Silver City, is preparing for
larger production and more extensive
development by installing a hoist
boiler and engine.
Idaho heads the list OF mlherai'
bearing states in the production OF
lead. with 123061 tons, or 33.7 per
cent of the total lead output OF the
United States. Missouri is second on
the list, Utah third and Colorado
fourth.
The Cherry Creek, Nevada, district
Is looking up. A good wagon road IS
being built across the alkali fiat be-
tween the town and the railroad sta
ton and with this completed several
of the mines will be in position to
ship ore.
The United States ranks first OF all
| countries in the production OF lead, as
well as its consumption, producing 30
Der cent of the total output of the
world, and consuming II per cent
more than is produced in this country,
! or 6,107 tons.
The entrance of Cole, Ryan and
! Thornton-Amalgama interests
into the Utah smelling field is an
] event VI uCtD olShlhNkllNNt 5oyS eA'S
Boston News Bureau. 1t means that
the gauntlet has been thrown down
to the Guggenheims.
The initial capacity of the new
smelter to treat Utah Consolidated
ores. will be 1000 tons day, and the
number of furnaces necessary to treat
this tonnage will depend entirely on
the type of furnace finally decided
upon, says the Boston News Bureau.
Word from Yerington gives the in
formation that the work on the 200
foot level of the Yerington Ironsides
property is meeting with very crafty
ing returns. A crosscut Is being SEM
on that level to tap the vein, and the
face at present is working its way
into rock that is said to run at leas
) per cent copper.
The meeting of the American Min
ing congress to be held in Pittsburt
December to 8 will be busy one
and many subjects of Importance L
the mining industry will be discussed
with the prospect of representation
being made to the United States con
gress which will result in great bene
fit TO this industry.
The showing of high-grade cope
ore in the mine and on the dump o
the NinetyNine Copper company, a
Good Springs, New, is very encourag
ing to the owners. In the last wee,
in October the company shipped t
the Independent smelter at Ogden
carload of ore which gave returns O
Is per cent copper.
What many mining men contidentl
believe will prove the making c
Gold Springs and several neighborin
camps has just been brought out b
the Short & Elliott company. 1t is a
electric power plant project, the plan
to be stationed at Modena, ten mile
from Gold Springs, as the transmi
sion line will be constructed.
A Bellevue, Idaho, dispatch a.
nounces that ledge of ore that wi
probably rival that of the famous Mi
ME Moore mine, has been discovere
in the shaft of the "Eearly Morning
a prospect owned by NJ. w. William
and the Bellevue State bank TIL
prospect WAS located in 1892 and son
work done, but was later abandone
r. X. Reed, a Fairbanks Alask
miner, has confessed to stealing go
from his employer, saying; 81 gat
cred the gold and sand in handful
out of the rifles, hid it in my han
kerchief, or gloves, or boots, carried
home and washed it out. My clea
ings were from 30 cents to $4O0
day Reed stole $500 of whiC
$500 was recovered
, A dispatch from Rhyolite, Nevad
announces that within the last tv
weeks the Pioneer Bullfrog has dev,
opend practically from a good pre-
pect into a veritable bonanza. TT
mill had been quietly running alol
on twelve tons of ore daily, and Il
} leasers We're satisfied with the I
} turns. A few days ago sacking beg
and to date over 500 sacks have be,
filled with high grade shipping ore.