The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-17
MINES AND MINING


The Utah mine of Fish Springs last
week marketed a carload of ore which
brought the company the net sum of
$4,000. The assay sheets showed val
ues OF l56 ounces in silver and " per
cent lead.
In order that the men employed In
the mills and smelters OF Garfield may
be adequately housed, with their fam
HES, II is proposed TO have fifty good
iour-room cottages erected, to be
ready by December rs.
The big strike on the Miller lease
on Rawhide Coalition is exciting a
great deal OF new interest in the Raw.
Tide camp. From a face OF six and
eight feet OF ore the lessees are break
ing and sacking rock that averages
800 ton in value.
With 100 tons of ore in the new bins
end a continual stream OF ore coming
from the north and south drifts on
the 1O0.foot level. the Buckhorn man
agement has arranged for a big mill
iun at the Mazuma Hills mill, says the
Seven Troughs Miner
The men engaged In prospecting for
oil in Juab county are jubllant over
the outlook. Though Il is expected
that oil will be struck between the
depth OF 1000 and l 500 feet, prepare
tons have been made to go as deep
as 5000 feet II necessary
After going through ore much OF
which Is OF a shipping grade for more
than sixty feet, with only single
break In the continuity OF the values,
the foot wall side OF the ledge on the
fOO-ioot level OF the Beaver Carbonate
companys property has been reached.
r.. s. Boyle. conductor on the
Western Pacific, who with number
OF associates constitute the member
chip OF a little mining company own
ing nine claims in the Silver Islet dis
trict, Is rejoicing over the uncovering
OF rich ore during the past few days.
Concerning the report that Nat
Goodwin had sold his interest In the
Rawhide Coalition and Keane Wonder
mines at Rawhide 10 John w. Gates,
who win erect a smelter and build a
railroad at Walker Lake. 1t was stated
at the Goodwin brokerage Offices in
Reno, Nevada. last week. that such a
deal was pending.
With at least two practical miners
ms members OF the next state legisla-
tire. II is believed. says the Salt Lake
inter Mountain Republican, that some
o. the much-needed mining laws will
be enacted. T. j. Parmalee of Carbon
county and William Archibald OF sum.
NIT county are the two men who
know the business thoroughly.
The January Mining company has
sued the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Mining company for the recovery OF
81 100000, alleged to be the value OF
ere taken from disputed vein in the
last three years. and for the control
OF the famous wardner vein, from
which tens OF millions OF dollars
worth OF ore has been extracted.
Four or FIVE months are likely to be
occupied in doing development work
IN an extended scale before an attempt
win be made at production from the
Silver Peak valcaida mine, Mr. New.
houses latest acquisition, according TO
Engineer M. NJ. Johnson. who has just
returned to Salt Lake City. after hav-
ing made u careful inspection OF the
property.
Utah mining men are particularly
interested in the next meeting OF the
American Mining congress, TO be held
in Plttsburg. December to 8, inclu-
give. for the reason that. II the Utah
branch OF the congress makes the
proper effort. II Is likely at that meet.
ing TO secure for Salt Lake City the
permanent headquarters OF the con-
gress. which Denver carried on four
years ago.
The Victor Consolidated Mining
company is to resume operations In its
Tintic mine The Victor has a good
body OF IA per cent copper ore
10 draw upon. but when copper last
gear sustained it's grand drop In price
disgust
A dispatch from Mexico City an
nounces that after an outlay OF be-
tween 100000 and 100000, In vain
cndeavor TO control the burning of Dos
Bocas oil wells. Pearson a. Sons have
decided to abandon the attempt The
oil is flowing at the rate OF 100000
gallons day.
An ore discovery was made last
week on the famous Wildcat property
rear Farrell Nevada, on new vein
that is believed by those who have
viewed the find. to be equal, II not
greater, than the original strike that
was the sensation of the district more
than a year ago.
Bullion aproximating $4,000 In
value was brought in from the Home
stake mine and deposited in the First
National bank at Rhyolite. II repre-
rents a months cleanup at the mine,
which promises to do even better than
that each month for many years, says
the Bullfrog Miner.
OF all the metals. silver is the only
one TO show a steady decline In price
in the last six months. Last May sill
yer sold in New York around 81 "a
cents. Today II is quoted at 40 SIS
cents. Meantime copper has advanced
nom l2l-2 TO IA cents. and the other
metals In proportion.
Connections between the deep work
ings OF the Daly-West and the Little
Bell property. at Park City, were
made last week, so the Little Bell
workings are now being rapidly
drained OF water. Mining will soon