The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-09
MINES AND MINING


ball. s. d.. last week, laid waste
thousands of acres of land and de-
stroyed a number Of school houses,
homes and barns No fatalities are
reported.
dispatch received at the navy de-
pertinent from Commander John
Hood Of the cruiser Tacoma, says
that that vessel ran aground while
entering the harbor OF Willemstadt.
island Of Curacao
One of the largest copper-producing
interests In this country tells the Bos-
ton Financial News that consumers
are scrambling for lake copper at 1914
cents and that the market is liable to
advance any day.
Forced to action by committee
Of fifty prominent citizens. the CON-
mon council OF South Bend. Ind. has
ordered all questionable resorts. in
Guiding gambling houses and alley
saloons, Immediately closed.
The old workings OF the Sheets-Ish
lease on the Combination at Goldfield
has caved. tipping over the gallows
frame OF the vertical shaft and carry
ing down half an acre of the surface.
which is assured in a dozen directions
A company has been formed. to be
known as the Boston-Sunshine Gold
Mining company, which will take over
the noted old Sunshine property Of
the Mercur district of Utah. The
property has been secured through n
receivers sale.
General Manager c. w. Clapp OF
the Commonwealth mines, situated a
few miles south of Reno, Nevada. Is
making arrangements for a 100000
900 smelter proposition to be located
near Reno. 1t will be known as the
Western Smelter company.
The Federal Ely stock is now as
sessable. the stockholders having de-
cided on that at the annual meeting
held last week. Out of 10000 shares
issued. $4,000 were represented. and
the vote to make the stock assessable
was practically unanimous.
The naturalization OF the Granite
district of Nevada is unique. Two
parallel veins, or surface groupings.
one of gold quartz and the other OF
silver-lead. run for more than thirty
miles north and south between Cher
ry creek and Hercules gap.
Development work is being vigor-
ously prosecuted in the Wabash prop
erty at Park City. The vein is a
strong one and well defined. The
values all are rich, the ore running
! from 100 to 400 ounces silver, IL to
Is per cent lead and from 2 to 3 per
cent copper.
Practically all the machinery
which, when set in place. viii com
pose the new $4,000 converter plant
of the Yampa Smelling company at
Bingham, has been received at the
mine, and is now waiting for the build
ing to be completed so as to allow
installation.
A stampede is on to new camp
| near Austin, Nevada There Is much
excitement. especially among Tonopah
people, and the valuation of property
Is soaring skyward. The ore carries
bromides. chlorides and horn silver
and is described as being both very
| rich and. strong.
Thirty-five thousand members OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
| employed in districts Nos. 4, 81 and
25, comprising Missouri, Kansas, Ar.
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, will &c
on strike on April l, following a de
cision reached at a meeting of the d.
vision Of vice presidents held last
week.
Charles H. Meyer. president of the
Western Federation of Miners, in an
interview at San Diego. Cal, last
week. said Every condition of the
mining industry In Colorado, Idaho
Montana and other western states Is
improving rapidly and | look to see
things on most prosperous basis by
the middle OF August"
The man who ships In ore carrying
80 per cent lead. or 1000 pounds pei
| ton. which at 81 lead is worth $40 per
| ton. gets. under existing conditions
s22.s0 per ton, while the smelling
company gets $1720. Yes. there IL
trouble in Utah between the shipper
and the smelters," says Harry s. 10
! seph, secretary OF the Utah Mine Own
ers' association.
In the Salt Lake Offices OF the Ne
vada Hills property of Fairyiew. Ne
vada, may be seen samples of ore
that are source of JOY to the average
mining man. The ore carries thou
sands OF ounces silver per ton, the
n>five metal being plainly seen By
the naked eye. In addition to silver
the ore has as much as thirty ounces
of gold. q per cent copper and some
lead values also.
The richest property In the new
camp Of Bull Valley, In Utah. appears
to be that owned by John Pulsiphel
and William Farnsworth. both of st
George. They located the grounJ
about February s and have a well
defined ledge which carries high val
ues in gold. A piece of gold was
taken out OF this mine by the owner
| which Is quarter of an inch thicl
and two by three inches in size.
A 10o-foot tunnel hole Of giant pow
der in four drifts was set OF at the
Utah Copper mine. at Bingham. on,
day last week. virtually tearing dowr
a mountain. loosening over 900. CO.
tons of dirt and ore. The blast wa.
lighted by electricity over a ton o
powder was used.
Much prospecting is being done NJ
Arsenic gulch and all around the new
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