The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-02-28
MINES AND MINING


down of about two months.
ln the first ton months OF 1901 the
anthracite coal shipments we're 55,-
T UGllG1 tons. iOUUUulU tons greater
/ than for the same period OF 1905.
The Combination. at Uodncld, IL
/ now working $50 men, ana many leas-
urs round the district are gradually
adding To their forces so ai to begin
the uldstylp form OF activity again.
Il was learned last week that tho
Biscuit Mining company has succeed
cG 10 entering into very favorable
contract with the American Smelling
a Refining company Tor shipments OF
ores.
All but one OF the twcnty.cight men
and boys who were cntombed In tho
[ Midyallcy colliery at Shamokin, Pa,
have been rescued Frank Orloskie. a
miner, fell down chute after the &C.
cidont and was killed.
The Ia Sal mountains promise to
attract the attention OF the mining
world the coming season. These
mountains are situated In eastern
. Utah. In Grand county. Gold. VII.
yer and copper arc the precious metals
found In that district
The secretary OF the interior has
approved Utah clear list No. 10 tor
ilO acrcs OF land for the bcnent OF
the state reform school. and clear
list No 10 for BOG acres Tor support OF
the school ot Mines the lands select
ed being In Salt Lake land district
Sixteen miners were put to work
last week underground In tho Mo.
hawk.Jumbo lease at Goldnold. They
are protecting the workings from thu
swelling ground In the gumbo lorna.
ton and cleaning out cayod workings.
The men are wording at the lately
. adopted scale OF wagcB-at the mine
owners terms.
Tho STOCK OF tho Zonoli Mining
company ls to be listed on the San
Francisco and Salt Lake exchange.
Tho Zcnoll 10 a property picked up by
Salt Lakcrs In Nevada, about a year
ago. The property produced some
thing like So. 1000 net tho nr'st season.
aud closed 1907 by posting dividend
Of about $4,000.
Prices OF metals are higher at the
present time than thoy were In the In
dustrial depression that followed tho
panic OF 1898. In February. 1894, tho
average price of copper was 90 conrs.
lead was 3.3l: zinc. 1886 per pound.
and silver stood at 60 cents per ounce.
Today they are 1874. 1916. $50. and
5Th respectively
The Mary Ellen Mining company
iiled articles OF Incorporation with
tho secretary OF state OF Utah last
week. Tho company, which Is an
American Fork concern. IN capitalized
tor 100000. IN nhareA rllannsA. A.. ~
cents. ana che incorporators are n. ID
Boloy, Z. ID. Hanks. H. NJ. Altman. W.
g. Needman and w. q. Boley.
During 1907 the DAILY West Mining
Company OF Park CITY. treated OF
shipped 2i.S5G dry tons OF ore. OF
crude ore there woro S.52l tons.
which produced 2i3,OGl pounds OF cop
per. 2,2S9.59S pounds OF lead. 36O.bG
ounces gold. and 3G7.5gi ounces silver,
amounting to S2i2.g59.67 net. The TO.
tai production amounted TO S77i,67y.
Salt Lakors are opening up a prop
erty two miles west OF Paliaadn, Ne
yada. that Is showing up splendidly.
From the work In tho SHAFT. now
down nifty feet, they extracted fifty-
ton lot OF ore carrying silver ana lead
that viii average anywhere from SIS
10 {lG0 per ton. The entire face OF
the tunnel is In ore that will average
In the vicinity OF 40 per cent lead.
After a rather prolonged, yet most
interesting and spirited session. tho
Montana Mining association perfected
It's organization ana adjourned 90
meet at Helena a year hence, fho
chief business OF the gathering was
the adoption OF resolutions expressing
fear that unless an Independent smell.
ter was built the industry would be
throttled. the appointment OF a com.
mitteo TO visit with and lay before
the president the situation relative TO
the Northern Pacific land grant elias.
Bihcation, and the election OF officers.
one OF the busiest organizations In
the Ely district at present is the Cum
borland.Gly company. rhe company
" working every man that can BIO &C.
commodated at the veteran property.
and a hundred or more men could be
taken on, and will be taken on next
week.
In few days Rawhidc. Nevada.
grow from camp OF 1900 people 10
G.OOO, and there are twenty or moro
automobiles a day coming In, loaded
down with people. Town lots are sell.
ing with an the characteristic vim
OF the early Goldheld ana Bullfrog
days
Rapid progress Is being made In the
installation OF the central compressor
plant ana the big steam power hoist
OF the Mohawk mine at Goldheld. Ne.
ynda, as well as the myriad OF minor
Innovations that have been adopted
under the regime OF the now general
manager.
State Mine Inspector Bell OF Idaho
has just returned from trip 10 the
southeastern part Of the state ana 10
the Birch Creek mining district. Lem
hi county. lie reports mining rather
dun I'm that section, but many new
enterprises are planned for the com
ing season