The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-17
AND MINING


More thar 200 coke ovens in the
Norfolk and western fields Of Virgin
la. which have been idle for almost
year, resumed operations last week.
The Mohawk-Jumbo lease has Just
declared dividend OF $4,000, bring
Ing the total OF dividends paid 10 date
up to slss.0OO. says the Wood River
Times.
The mine operators OF Arizona re-
ported to the United States geologi-
Cal survey for the calendar year 1907
production OF gold. silver. copper.
lead and zinc valued al 1851. $50
President White OF the United Mine
Workers is at Lewiston, Mont. from
Indianapolis, In AN endeavor TO set
Tie coal miners strike al the Gebo
mines, which has continued for
month.
A good vein OF white lead and lead
galena has been struck in the Scott
mine in the Birch creek section OF
! Idaho. There Is every prospect that
this will develop into one Of the best
mining properties in the section.
Good paintings are being secured in
the north drift on the 200-foet level
on the Harris lease on the estate Of
the Seven Troughs Mining company.
Coarse free gold for the first time In
the present vein shows in the pan.
The Independent Smelling com
rany's plant north OF Ogden has been
closed down temporarily, for the max
ing of alterations and repairs, The
management says that is the only res-
son for the closing down at this time.
The Buchhorn people, in the Seven
Troughs district, are TO turn their
attention TO mill building, the recent
returns received from their ore hav-
ing convinced them that a mill will
be necessary and profitable addi-
| ton.
1t is announced that H. C. BelIinger.
for some time chief metallurgist OF
the Heinze STAFF. has accepted the po-
sition Of metalurgical director OF the
| Great Cobar mines IN Australia, the
largest producers OF copper in the
4 country.
The picture ore OF the wihuja lease
below the water level, according to
a prominent Salt Laker, who has just
returned from the Seven Troughs dis
trict, is black sulphide identical IL
/ appearance with the famous Mohawk
/ high grade.
Some excellent samples are being
taken from the property of the Step
toe Lead and Copper company In the
Duck Greek, Nevada, section. The
ore averages SIS ounces silver and
60 per cent lead, with so cents gold
values as well.
Cobalt's output for 1908 will amount
tC. nearly 20,000,000 ounces of silver
This will mean over 100000 and
when the mine owners receive smell
ter returns for cobalt, nickel and ar.
senic, the returns will be higher, says
the Boston Commercial
The Brown & Chingren group Of
claims in the Washable, Nevada. dis
trict, has been sold to a strong syn
dictate which promises to inauguratt
at once an active campaign of de
velopment. The owners OF the group
received a substantial payment.
In response to his kilograms pro
testing against the removal OF the
tariff on lead, Governor Cutler o.
Utah received reassuring word from
Washington, d. c., that every effor
will be made by the Utah delegation
TO maintain the existing schedule.
At the depth of 100 feet in it,
double compartment shaft the Tinti'
Combination Mining company. operat
ing in East Tintic, has encountered
the management reports. the SAM
kind of lime and the identical quarts
that is found on the surface of th'
Sioux Consolidated company's Phoeb,
s. claim.
The construction of a concentra
tor early next spring and the cree
ton Of an ore house in which t
store ore as may be taken from tn
property in the meantime, are tn
two chief improvements contemplate
by the management of the Alice mine
located on Ruddy gulch between Wa
lace and Mullan.
/, The greatest strike ever made o
the Nevada Hills property at Fail
view, Nevada, has just been al
/, nounced. On the 300 level the con
, pany has found a vein of ore, pickle
samples from the sulphides runnin
20 ounces gold and $50 ounces silve
per ton. The strike has created col
siderable excitement
Prof. ]. H. Weber, well known mil
ing expert, recently made a report o
the Idaho Gem mine. near Montpelie
Idaho. in which be fully confirms tn
belief of the management that IL Ia
!. an excellent chance Of making III
Gem very rich mine. Bunches {
: ligh-grade lead ore are found through
out an extensive mineral zone.
The history OF Idaho begins wit
the discovery Of gold on Orc Fin
creek in 1860. In that year CAPITAL
; Pierce led a company of 40 men fro
walla walla directly to the Nez PERI
country. Pierce City was founded O
Orc Elmo creek and before sprin
there were 800 men In the distric
+ and a month later more than 1000.
Another promising mining Properi
! of Phoebe district TO pass into ne
hands for development is the Roa
y ! - eEa3x,a I'm tha east or