The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-12-05
MINES AND MINING

lSUt was l,U4OsGob lOuS, an lnCTCuSe VI
10000 tons in FIVE years, or less than
an average Of 2 per cent increase
year.
The construction Of a lead smelling
plant at Spring Mountain, Idaho, is
being rapidly pushed to completion,
and will be in commission by Febru
airy /, 1909
Australia in 1903 was the fourth
largest leadproducing country of the
world. In 1907 her output showed a
decrease of $4,000 tons, placing her
fifth in rank of production.
Capitalists of Dayton, Ohio. have
purchased a strong interest in the
Gold King mine, in Granite district.
Beaver county, as the result of an ex-
animation of the property made for
them recently.
The North Gin Mining company,
operating four and one-half miles
south of Silver City, is preparing for
larger production and more extensive
development by installing hoist,
boiler and engine.
Idaho heads the list of mineral
bearing states in the production OF
lead, with l23,O61 tons, or 1877 per
cent of the total lead output of The
United States. Missouri is second on
the list, Utah third and Colorado
fourth.
The Cherry Creek, Nevada, district
is looking up. A good wagon road il
being built across the alkali fat be-
tween the town and the railroad sta
ton and with this completed several
of the mines will be in position tn
ship ore.
The United States ranks first of all
countries In the production of lead as
well as its consumption, producing rs
per cent of the total output OF the
world, and consuming IL per cent
more than is produced in this country.
or G,l07 tons.
The entrance of Cole, Ryan ana
Observation-Disclosures interests
into the Utah smelling field is an
event of deep significance, says the
Boston News Bureau. 1t means that
the gauntlet has been thrown down
to the Guggenheims.
The initial capacity of the new
smelter 10 treat Utah Consolidated
ores, will be 1000 tons day, and the
number of furnaces necessary to treat
this tonnage will depend entirely ON
the type of furnace finally decided
upon, says the Boston News Bureau.
Word from Yerington gives the in
formation that the work on the 200
foot level of the Yerington Ironsides
property is meeting with very crafty.
ing returns. A crosscut Is being sent
on that level to tap the vein, and the
face at present Is working its way
into rock that is said to run at least
3 per cent copper
The meeting of the American Min
ing congress TO be held in Pitt3burg
December 2 to . will be a busy one
and many subjects Of importance TO
the mining industry will be discussed,
with the prospect of representations
being made to the United States con
gress which will result in great bene-
fit TO this industry.
The showing of highgrade copper
ore in the mine and ON the dump OF
the Ninety-Nine Copper company, at
Good Springs, New, is very encourage
| ing to the owners. In the last week
| in October the company shipped to
| the Independent smelter at ogden a
| carload of ore which gave returns Of
| Is per cent copper.
What many mining men confidently
believe will prove The making Of
! Gold Springs and several neighboring
camps has just been brought out by
the Short q Elliott company. II is an
electric power plant project, the plant
to be stationed at Modena, ten miles
from Gold Springs, as the transmits
sion line will be constructed.
A Bellevue, Idaho, dispatch an
nounces that a ledge of ore that viii
probably rival that of the famous Min
ME Moore mine, has been discovered
in the shaft of the "Eearly Morning."
prospect owned by NJ w. Williams
and the Bellevue State bank. This
prospect was located in 1892 and some
work done, but was later abandoned
r. X. Reed, Fairbanks, Alaska,
miner, has confessed 10 stealing gold
from his employer saying: II gath
cred the gold and sand in handfuls
out of the rifles, hid il in my hand
kerchief, or gloves, or boots, carried 1t
home and washed it out. My clean
ings were from 80 cents TO $500 a
day" Reed stole $500 of which
$500 was recovered.
a dispatch from Rhyol'e, Nevada.
announces that within the last two
weeks the Pioneer Bulirog has devel-
opend practically from a good pros
pect into a veritable bonanza. The
mill had been quietly running along
on twelve tons of ore daily and the
leasers were satisfied with the re
turns. few days ago sacking began
and to date over 500 sacks have been
filed with high grade shipping ore.