The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-15
MINES AND MINI

Inc men IN cnAIEe OF tne OOflng
work on the big tunnel at the Santa
Maria mine. north Of ogden. last
week made one OF tho biggest cop
per 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
I'D forward to at the rate OF 100000
equal to $6,OOO,OO0 per year
Senator Nixon has secured the es-
tablishmcnt OF 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 Creek Coal company. which
for years has operated mine at Big
Muddy. Converse county, Wyoming
is opening up a new mine near Ian
der, and will move its entire Big
Muddy plant to the new property.
New York unions have received an
official communication from EXPIRES
ldent John Mitchell OF the United
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 Min.
ing company. Il was decided TO ratlfy
the deal made 10y the directors recent
ly, by which Frank y. Cook and as
sociates purchased this property at
cost OF 100000.
The Grutt mining lease on block
OF the wild West claim OF the Goa.
ntion at Rawhide, Nevada, made
shipment of ten tons last week,
which sampled st20 ton. This pro
Duct came from the south drift on
the forty.foot level.
During the first three months OF
Chafey, Nevada's. history one prop
erty. the famous Black Hole. produced
100000 worth of shipping ore. while
n great deal of milling ore was ex.
tracted and placed on the dump pend.
ing mill installation.
Judge Bourquln has rendered de-
cision in favor of the South Butte
Mining company against the East
Butte Mining company. granting sl9..
asa for ore Illegally taken from the
South Butte workings by the East
Butte people or leasers.
II is freely reported that the first
of the year will see big Increase in
the wording forces at the mines
here; another shift at the DAILY Judge.
as or 100 more men at the King and
n general Increase all around, says
the Park City Record.
That the Lodi Mines company Is
DEVELOPING the old Illinois mine. at
Lodi into one OF the bonanza mines
cf Nevada, and that as result much
new activity Is being started In the
camp, is the word which comes from
q Trustworthy source.
The new reduction works Of the
Goldfeld Consolidated is practically
in readiness for the treatmen, OF
ore. The daily capacity OF the new
plant is 600 tons. and this will be
supplied by the Red Top. Mohawk.
Jumbo and Combination.
ON the Mazuma Hills territory, In
the Seven Troughs district, an i'm.
portant strike has been made 200 feet
below the lower tunnel level The
management las run into the same
rich HACK sulnhides that have made
,hn yv,huia lease famous
rAa suyar x,ng Mining companv
40 ~ suvor ts,n. Coalition MinIna
an,nar, has nm 40 the present time.
"a a., oos .eE In d,y,derds The
edSar x,na nine "a located a, parl,
60 " ,itan ana ,os go has neon
Ivy O.'"' "iu W
inc leau'ns in''o VI '"o "''''''',
During me hrst eieVeh months OF
this year Ziz'oSo IONS Oh copper Wele
exported comparing win lsi,lo,
tons IN the corresponding pofiou ias'
year gam OF " per cent 10
probable that domeshc CONSUMPTION
will show taiiing on OF apout ov
per cent this year cohpa'eu WIZ"
last
A gold strike mas oeen maue ~
the property oil inc Nevada. iinmpo,o'
Mining company, operating TOUT ini'es
south OF Humboldt New II u sur
face strike In entirely ne" srouhu
! and there Is a SHOWING VI iron 10
inches 10 two feet OF ore Inat runs
; all the way iroip wv 'o s''ooV 'o'
; IN goid'
The superintendent OF the INT