The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30
MINES AND MIMI Nc


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 humber OF
properties.
The very late season has somewhat
discouraged placer miners at Placer
willie, Idaho. The snow has been dis
appearing but without producing suf-
ficient water for mining purposes.
Coal and coke plants OF Indiana
county. Pennsylvania. have shut
down for en- indefinite period. throw
ing 1000 men out of employment
Coke to the value OF $4,000 IL stor-
ed awaiting a market
There has been no exaggeration Of
the richness of the properties It
Boyd basin, the new camp In the
Pine Forest range. that have been
previously published In this paper.
asys the Humboldt tNevada) 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 Coeur 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 a full dis
cussion 1t 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-
olidated shows that the output of re-
fined copper for the year was only
423 pounds: of silver 390,296 ounces.
decrease of 67.516 ounces: and OF
gold, 34,554 ounces, a decrease OF
S,047 ounces. The net profits for the
year was s1.179,412.
The Mohawk, Red Top and other
claims at Goldfield are being develop
ed preparatory to their operation on
broad scale. which will be entered
upon about six months hence. when
the new 600-ton mill will go into com
mission, and when the company is
confidently expected to show net
earnings of 81 per share.
Deer Lodge. the Nevada mining
district which is causing considerable
favorable comment these days. Is Just
seventeen miles from Modena. Utah,
the railroad point. from which a daily
stage is now carrying people. The
roads between the two points are
fine, and around Deer Lodge is an
abundance of wood and water.
March was the best month in the
history of the Valcalda mine In the
way of remunerative returns, says
the Tonopah Sun. Recently new
body of ore was struck, which re-
turns assays from s32 to $500. This
present time a distance OF forty feet,
and the tunnel is still In ore.
A strong body of ore has been en-
countered in the south drift of the
Prior & Chadbourne lease on the
Mazuma Hills ground, at Seven
Troughs. Nevada. series Of assays
indicating an average value per ton
between $1,000 and sl.700 It Is said
that from one to three feet OF the
vein will maintain this high average.
Following warning received
through an anonymous letter that un-
less the Chat Pion coal mine of the
Royal Coal & Coke company at Du-
range, Colo. was made safe by re.
pairs, the mine would be blown up.
an explosion occurred In the mine
which completely wrecked the work
ings and perhaps fatally injured three
persons.
Developments In the Black Hornet
district of Idaho continue most salts
factory, in the Picket Pie mine. on
the north side OF the gulch, very
large ore body has been opened. The
mill at the Celtic Is running smooth
iy on ore that carries $3.50 a ton in
gold
The Deer Lodge district of Nevada
is picking up fast. Many claims had
been allowed to lapse during the past
few years, for the owners grew des-
perate in the face of the neglect to
which the camp was subjected. But
all these old claims are being re
staked
The Veteran mine of the Cumber-
land Ely should be In shape for pro
duction during the coming month.
when its new operating shaft win be
afforded connections with the active