The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
MINES AND MIMI NG

| ing an era OF development.
Activity in the American FORK
mining district of Utah has started
and preparations are under way for
lively season at large number OF
properties.
The very late season has somewhat
discouraged placer miners at Placer
vile. Idaho. The snow has been as
appearing but without producing sur
icient water for mining purposes.
Coal and coke plants of Indiana
county. Pennsylvania, have shut
down for an indefinite period, throw
Jog 1000 men out of employment.
Coke to the value of $4,000 Is stor-
ed awaiting a market.
There has been no exaggeration or
the richness of the properties at
Boyd basin, the new camp in the
Pine Forest range. that have been
previously published in this paper,
asys the Humboldt (Nevada) Star.
Rumors have been rife at Wallace,
Idaho, recently to the effect that hun.
dreds of miners from Missouri were
on their way to the Occur d'Alenes,
or soon will be. The rumors are I'M
confirmed and, in fact, are denied by
the mine owners.
The sensation of the past week In
GOldfield was the official announce
ment of an important strike in the
Great Bend, the next door neighbor
OF the Daisy at Diamondfield, which
has long been considered one of the
best prospective mines in the district.
With the realization that straight
ahead into the mountain within their |
lines are resources of splendid merit, |
all that is needed being work to get
at them, the officials of the Indian |
Queen Consolidated company are fig
uring on installing more powerful
equipment, says the Salt Lake Tri.
bune.
A protracted session of the lead
ing pig iron interests of the country
was held in New York on the 10th
at the office of the United States
Steel corporation. After full dis
cussion it was the unanimou opin.
ion of all present that the present
prices of foundry iron should not be
changed.
The Silver King Coalition company
has filed its answer in the suit
brought by Colonel Nicholas Treweek
early in the year, in which he alleges
that the King company had mined
10000 tons of ore, worth 100000
from the Conkling and Arthur mining
claims and demanding an accounting
and judgment.
The annual report of the Utah Con-
Dlidated shows that the output of re.
fined copper for the year was only
1887 661 pounds, decrease of 4,546,-
1923 pounds; of silver 39O,296 ounces,
4 decrease of 67,516 ounces; and of
gold, 34,554 ounces, a decrease OF
',O47 ounces The net profits for the
year was $1,179,412.
The Mohawk, Red Top and other
'laims at Goldfeld are being develop
ID preparatory to their operation on
| broad scale which will be entered
Upon about six months hence, when
he new 600-ton mill will go into COM
mission, and when the company is
expected to show net
earnings of So per share.
Deer Lodge, the Nevada mining
district which is causing considerable
adorable comment these days, is Just
eventeen miles from Modena, Utah,
he railroad point, from which daily
tage is now carrying people. The
Dads between the two points are
me, and around Deer Lodge is an
bundance of wood and water.
March was the best month in the
istory of the Valcalda mine in the
'ay OF remunerative returns, says
ne Tonopah Sun. Recently a new
ody of ore was struck, which re-
nrns assays from S32 to 5000. This
edge has been penetrated to the
resent time distance of forty feet,
nd the tunnel is still in ore.
A strong body of ore has been en-.
in the south drift of the
rior & Chadbourne lease on the 9
'N>""" iAii'o SiCulu, DIT seven | (
roughs, Nevada, a series of ASSAYS !
ldicating an average value per ton
etween $1,000 and sl,7O0. 1t is said
nat from one to three feet of the
elm will maintain this high average
Following a warning received
trough an anonymous letter that un. I
'ss the Chat Pion coal mine of the ,
oval Coal & Coke company at Du. ,
ango, Colo. was made safe by re. {
airs, the mine would be blown I'D
n explosion occurred in the mine
hitch completely wrecked the work.
lgs and perhaps fatally injured three !,
ersons
Developments in the Black Hornet .
istrict of Idaho continue most salts. .
lctory, in the PICKET Pie mine, ON =
lie north side of the gulch, a very =
'rge ore body has been opened. The
Ill at the Celtic is running smooth.
on ore that carries $3.50 a ton in
old. e
The Deer Lodge district of Nevada
picking up fast. Many claims had =
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