The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
MINES AND MINING

to the EdSleI Oullpuhy hhiii'
The Iron Dollar leasers at Pearl
Idaho. have struck body OF high
grade shipping ore in their drifts
and have started an upraise to begir
stoplng.
Eastern advices state that the
directors of the Utah Copper COM
pany are expected to meet soon and
post the initial dividend, and 1t Is
said the first installment OF profits
will amount to so cents per share.
That there is a gradual increase In
the opinions expressed by the presi'
dents of the various subsidiary com.
progress in all lines Of business was
panies of the United States Steel cor
poration at a meeting held in New
York on July %.
N. It. Berkeley, who has recently
leased the old Gold Hill mine In the
Granite district of Oregon, has a
force at work putting the property in
shape for operations. This mine was
one of the leading producers of for
mer years, having made an excellent
showing for the crude manner in
which it was worked.
At a depth of $40 feet in the north
drift from the lower winze, and ap-
proximately under the crest of the big
hill that comprises the estate of the
Mazuma Hills Mining company, at
Seven Troughs, the greatest ore dis
covery in the history of the mine,
according to the management, was
made few days ago.
One of the most promising gold
properties in the vicinity of Battle
Mountain is the Nevada Hill Top
group of claims. located in the Pitts
burg mining district, about seven
teen miles southeast of Battle Noun
tain. The Hill Top is said to have
one of the best surface showings of
any property in the district.
In 1907 the United States produced
223,00O tons Of asphalt, valued at ST.
$4,000, against imports Of 100000
tons, valued at $64S,000. Four years
ago the total production and impor-
tations of the United States amount
ed to but 100000 tons; in 1907 the
total Of production and imports
amounted to $4,000 tons.
The tonnage for the week shows
an increase as well as the gross value
over last week, and it looks as though
1t would remain above the 100000
mark for long time to come; at
least, until the mills of the Consol-
idated and Florence are in operation,
when the present weekly production
will be doubled says the Goldfeld
Tribune.
The management of the Utah mine
at Fish Springs has just shipped to
the mine a sixty horsepower gasoline
engine. Added to the power already
employed at the property, this engine
will more than double the available
horsepower and permit of the use Of
more machine drills in the mine and
the better handling of the ore and
waste through the operating shaft.
1.-THE first shipment of blister cop
per from the plant of the Steptoe
Valley Smelling & Mining company
has been delivered to the railroad
and will go out on the next freight
train," says the Ely Expositor. 1.-THE
three converters are all ready for
service and have been tried with
success in making a product that
carries less than ! per cent Of i'm.
purities."
E. w. Clark, the prominent mining
engineer who has been making an ex-
animation Of the Phoebe mining dis.
trict of Nevada for several weeks,
has finished his work It is rumored
that Mr., Clark was at Phoebe in the
Mr.. Clark was at Phoebe in the in
interests Of Senator w. A. Clark of
Montana for the purpose of canvass
ing the situation regarding the ad-
visibility Of smelter installation
there.
The Lost Packer mine in Idaho is
so situated that the smelter can be |
operated only portion of the year. |
and distance from the railroad makes !
imperative that each lick shall count. |
The smelter has been in operation |
now for several weeks, and engaged |
In hauling up coke and general sup
plies and bringing down copper
matte are 378 horses and a small |
army of men.
The Rain Bow mine, near Hunting.
ton, Ore, Is turning out more gold
than ever before, averaging from
$500 to $1,000 per day. On Connor
creek and down Snake river quite a
number of placer mines are being
worked, and are averaging up pretty
we'll. p'o'''
In the western part of Mesa and
Grand counties, Colorado, and Uintab
county, Utah, are located enormous
deposits of gilsonite, which has en-.
aoled the General Asphalt companv
or Philadelphia to do a business ot
Slo'l47665 during the past flsca,
year. H''a
Inc Nevada Hills Mining company
mas received the settlements for two
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