The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03
MINES AND MINING

Alexander shaft at Pearl. Idaho.
The Lucky Ridge loasers at Pearl
Idaho. have struck some good TOOK
ing ore In their cr0sscut tunnel The
Dewey leasers expect 10 strike their
ledge soon
The Nellie Mining company at
Horseshoe BEND has r. force Of men
az work cleaning ont the long tunnel.
preparing for a vigorous prosecution
Of development
The plant Of the Warren Refining
company. at Warren. Pa. owned by
G. W. and NJ W Jameson. was de.
stroyed by FIRE during a storm last
week Loss. 100000
Judging by the returns from the
more important mining centers. the
production Of coal ia the United
States during tho current year will
not equal that for 1907
AZ the present time Florence. Ne.
vada. has no custom mill. The best
ia the line OF a gold extractor Is an
old arrastre. Thus far during the
present month this produced $4,000.
Preparations are under way to be.
gin sinking the Easter shaft at Pearl.
Idaho. about July /. II II the lnten.
ton Of the management IN sink to the
3OO.foot level and then crosscut for the
ledge
The salaries and incidental e1.
penses Of officials OF the American
Smelling 4 Refining company have
boon reduced $4,000. according TO
Daniel Guggcnheim, chairman and
president Of the company.
Tho old Red Cloud mine at HALEY,
Idaho. with record Of having pro.
duced over million dollars. Is now
In the hands Of strong Salt Lake
syndicate and will be opened In July,
when n large force Of men will be put
to work.
Milford IL all agog with excitement
oWr some wonderfully rich strikes
that have been simultaneously made
In number Of mines In the Star dis.
trict. A strike has been made of ore
that shows 10 per cent lead and 30
ounces silver
Just at present the question Of
wages is causing some trouble at
some OF the mines nj HALEY Idaho.
and some Of the properties are closed
ON this account. but II IL expected
that this matter will soon be adjusted
satisfactorily to all parties concerned.
Since the first Of June the develop
mcnts In refined copper. from tho
standpoint Of production and consump'
ton. have been entirely In favor or
lower prices, but the speculative man
ouvering has been strong enough to
actually advance the domestic market
Within thirty days shipments Of orc
will begin from the Hercules mine.
near Burnley. Idaho. A force OF fifteen
men has been put TO work on the
property. and the force will be In.
creased to seventy.fve as soon as
practical. This promises TO become
one of the richest properties In tho
state.
A l0Oton concentrating mill In Just
being completed on the Muldoon prop
erty at HALEY. Idaho. the machinery
for which IL now In the depot at Belle
vue, from which point II will be
frelghtod as soon as the roads will
permit. There will also be installed
n modern electrical plant OF 100
horse power.
The Tamarack mine holds the dis
tinction Of being the deepest mine
IN the world. and ls the deep level
OF tho Michigan copper country
There are Ave shafts on the Tamg
rack property, two Of which are prac'
ttcally idle. No shaft IN about $500
feet deep. intercepting the lode at a
vertical depth OF ass feet.
William Il. Gallagher. the big mining
operator who recently purchased con
troll OF the Reliance company NJ Tena'
bo. and reorganlzed the proposition
as the Gem Consolidated, was In Salt
Lake last week. buying machinery and
equipment for the mines. II Ia under
stood that Mr.. Gallagher proposes to
operate the property on an extensive
scale.
II is said that upon the ranch where
the new oil rig Of the Juab oil com
pany Is being erected. n farmer once
drilled for water. When he had
gained depth Of about 800 feet. black,
thick material oozcd out Of the hole
each time the drill was removed. The
farmer gave mp drilling for water and
had the hole plugged up. Some PEG
pie are Of the opinion that the ma
terlal which oozed out OF the hole was
OIL
General Manager Gilllc Of the Amni
gamated Copper company properties
has issued an official statement con
corning the fires In the Anaconda and
ST. Lawrence mines, misleading
statements concerning which were
sent from Butte, Mr.. Chile says that
the blaze which has been raging con
tlnuously since 1859, Is no worse than
It has been several times before and
that there is nothing alarming in the
situation,
II looks now as though I9Os would
be the banner year for the old Min
cral Hill mining district OF which
HALEY. Idaho. Is the commercial cen
ter. Old properties that have been
| Idie for years are bOInE worked and