The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-24
MINES AND MINING

WoEh on the Dig tunnel at the Santa
Maria mine. north OF Ogden, last
week made one OF the biggest con
Der strikes yet found at the mine.
From the daily treatment OF Goo
tons OF ore by the new reduction
works of the Goldheld Consolidated
company, monthly earnings are look.
ed forward to at the rate OF $500 Doe.
equal to S6.0O0.000 per year.
Senator Nixon has secured the es.
Enlistment Of a postoffice at Helena.
Nye county, New. which will serve
the new mining camp. Clifford. forty
miles from Tonopah. wane Smith
has been appointed postmaster.
The Cole Greek Coal company, which
for years has operated a mine at Bis
Muddy, Converse county, Wyoming
is opening up new mine near Ian
Ger and will move its entire Big
Muddy plant 10 the new property.
New York unions have received an
official communication from EXPIRES
ident JohR Mitchell of the Unitee
Mine Workers OF America. declining
the nomination for president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America.
At special stockholders meeting
last week OF the Phoebe Nevada Mip
ing company. Il was decided TO ratify
the deal made by the directors recent
ly. by which Frank h. Cook and as
soclates purchased this property at a
cost OF 100000.
The Grutt mining lease on block 8
of the Wild West claim OF the Goa.
htion at Rawhide. Nevada, made a
shipment OF ten tons last week
which sampled 1920 a ton. This pro
Duct came from the south drift on
the forty,foot level.
During the first three months OF
Chafey. Neyada's. history one prop.
erty. the famous Black Hole, produced
100000 worth OF shipping ore. while
q great deal of milling ore was ex-
tracted and placed on the dump pend
ing mill installation.
Judge Bourquin has rendered a de.
cision in favor OF the South Butte
Mining company against the East
Butte Mining company. granting sl9
1853 for ore illegally taken from the
South Butte workings by the East
Butte people or leasers.
II is freely reported that the first
ci the year will see big increase in
the working forces at the mines
here; another shift at the Daily Judge
20 or 100 more men at the King and
n general increase all around, says
the Park City Record.
That the Lodi Mines company ii
developing the old Illinois mine Al
Lodi into one OF the bonanza mines
cf Nevada. and that as result much
new activity is being started In ths
camp. is the word which comes from
trustworthy source.
The new reduction works OF th'
Goldfield Consolidated is practically
in readiness for the treatment o.
ore. The daily capacity OF the new
plant is 600 tons, and this will b,
supplied by the Red Top, Mohawk
Jumbo and Combination.
on the Mazuma Hills territory. II
the Seven Troughs district, an i'm
portant strike has been made zoo fee
below the lower tunnel level. Tn,
management has run into the same
rich black sulphides that have made
the Wihuja lease famous.
The Silver King Mining company
end the Silver King Coalition Mining
company has, up to the present time
paid $11,22S,4S5 in dividends. Tn,
Silver King mine is located at Parh
City, Utah, and for years has beer
the leading mine of the district.
During the first eleven months Of
this year 272.656 tons OF copper were
exported. comparing with l91.15l
tons In the corresponding period last
year, gain Of AZ per cent. II Ii
probable that domestic consumption
will show a falling of OF about %
per cent this year. compared with
| last.
A gold strike has been made IN
the property OF the Nevada Humboldt
| Mining company, operating four miles
/ south of Humboldt, Ney. It Is sur
| face strike In entirely new ground
/ and there Is a showing OF from Is
/ inches to two feet OF ore that runs
all the way from SO 10 $1,000 ton
/ In gold.
/ The superintendent Of the Prince
mine. who has been mining In Piocho
camp ever since the days Of the old
/ time bonanzas. says that neither the
/ Meadow Valley nor the Raymond
Ely ever had an ore showing which
/ compared in richness with that 10
be seen now on the 400 level Of he
I Prince mine.
Bon Tweed Of Red Canyon has on
exhibition al Lander. Wyo.. 70 worth
/ of gold taken from a single pan OF
gravel from a small gulch near his
ranch. From this pan a $3.50 and
sl.5O nugget were taken. Several
thousand dollars worth of gold has
been washed from the same gulch
/ with the crudest apparatus.
A special 10 the Salt Lake Tribune
from Washington announces that Sen
ators Sutherland and Smoot have
| Joined in recommending the appoint
ment OF ]. L. Eldredge Jr.. as CHIEF
assayer in charge Of the new mint at
Salt Lake City The mint VIII open
| January !.
| An example Of the varying for