The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-16
MINES AND MINING

tario at Park City. The water Is be-
ing lowered at the rate of ave feet a
day
The directors of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company have declared a
quarterly dividend of SO cents per
share. This Is unchanged from the
last quarter.
The joint convention of the Michi-
gan coal operators and miners agreed
that the general scale of wages of the
last year shall continue In effect until
March 3ist, 1909. The miners will
continue at work.
The Yerington. Nevada, district
generally is improving wonderfully.
and the sort of development work be-
ing done in several different mines is
of the most permanent character that
could be adopted.
A prominent Reno outfit Is going
to erect custom mill at Gold Circle,
Nevada. and they have already filed
ON the waters OF Rock creek, with the
intention of installing an electrical
plant to furnish power TO the district.
Charles Strong of Arizona and II.
j. Robinson of Los Angeles are TO
build a customs stamp mill at Leak
stalk. Cal, to treat ores from Search
light. Hart and other districts tribu-
tsry to the Salt Lake and Santa Fee
route.
The American Smelling & Refining
plant at East Helena. Mont. which a
few months ago suspended nearly all
operations because of depression In
metal markets. last week reinstated
sixty former employees and started an
other furnace.
The Jumbo mine at Gold Springs Is
to be operated with an augmented
force In a few weeks and a vigorous
plan of development is to be inaugu-
rated The Jumbo Is generally con-
sidered one of the coming big things
Of the district.
Circle have opened up vein nine
feet wide. two feet of which will run
over $3.50 TO the ton. BY men who
know the district IL Is claimed that a
good ledge of $40 ore is the equiva-
lent OF owning mint.
Another strike has been made In
the Frieberg. Nevada, district. South
and east OF the Wyoming and the BIZ
metallic properties, four feet of $50
ore has been encountered at shallow
depth and the belief is expressed that
the find is going to develop into
something OF more than ordinary i'm
portance.
The Seven Troughs Daisy Mining
| company. the Boilermaker Mining
company, Sweeney & Egan of the Big
Dipper and the proprietors OF the
Annie and Josie claims. almost ST.
simultaneously report big strikes on
their estates within a mile of Yer
non. Nevada, on the south end OF the
mineral belt
A quicksilver mine has been dis
covered in Panther Gulch, Deer Greek
Idaho, by John Dacherl. who has
| tapped the vein in a tunnel some SOC
feet In the mountain. The find has
created no end OF interest in Idaho
and a few days ago Mr.. Dacherl re
fused $4,000 for ten days option on
the property
| The Goldfeld News is out with a
strong appeal to the mine owners OF
Goldfield in which 1t asks thai leas
ers be given better terms In that great
gold camp. The News deplores the
fact that Goldfeld has gone from the
busy camp OF $1,000 people to one OF
5000. and to the verge OF being O
company camp.
Since conditions have become more
favorable for mining within the
| twenty-mile limit of the Southern Pa
cifific railroad a great deal Of country
in Nevada that has been passed W
for years is now receiving attention
and strikes are being made at greater
! or less distances from the railroad
lines all the time.
The new discovery In Bull Valley
Utah, has apparently the simples
merit Of extraordinary richness as fal
as developed: what II will develop
into is the absorbing question in view
! OF it's pitch and indefinite extent. Ow
ing to the rich float found in the Yicin
ity. II is confidently believed that 4
will develop into a diyidend-payinl
| district
Salt Lake officials of the Sever
Troughs Eclipse Mining compan!
have just received some specimens o
ore Characteristic OF the rock now be
ing opened In this Salt Lake PROPOSE
ton at depth. The rock iE very ricl
in gold. being both the sulphide au'
oxidized ores.
Since the report OF Begole Mine
syndicate was written. advices hay'
been received from President Begole
now at Goldfield. saying the smelteri
are Offering to treat 900 tons Of or
on dump at SIS per ton. This Is 81
per ton less than treatment charge
of December last.
Decline In price Of Utah copper re-
Gently is due TO reports that a comb
nation Of leading copper companies Il
Utah and Nevada has been postponed
An interest identified with the con
pany says negotiations are progress
ing. and that the merger will &
through without fail
The contract has been let for fui
Their development work on the Chai
lotte gulch group OF claims IN N
Grimes Pass district Of Idaho. &
which Chicago capitalists are inter
ested. The indications are that tn
property will be developed into a pa!
ing gold proposition