The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-07-25
MINES AND MINING;

In the United States recently released
more than 100000 tons Of cement roch
and. limestone at Bath, Me.
A million cubic yards of excavation
is equivalent to a cube having sides
100 yards long, or to a banx Of earth
yard square and $685. miles long.
Shipments Of ore from the Peacock
mine at Ogemaw, Idaho, commenced
last week, and will continue now dur.
ing the season via Lanlode and Coun-
Gil
At cost to mine owners OF about
$50 900, a school for the education OF
mine rescuers has been established
at Atherton, in the Lancashire dis
trict.
Three hundred men are working on
the new Tintic smelter, seeking TO
place the smelter in shape for blow
ing In by the first of the coming
month.
After an idle period stretching over
| sixty days or so, the Ingot Gold Mines
company is making preparations TO re-
sumo operations on its property at
| Mercur
During the week just closed q total
of Gil ,262 shares of stock, with a sell
ing value of $370,621.66, changed
hands on the Salt Lake Mining ex-
change.
Roy Boggs OF Baker City, superin-
tendent of the old Peacock mine, near
Council, Idaho, has recently employed
an additional force of men and loads
Of ore are being hauled to Council
twice week.
The Pttsburg-Silver company's big
mill at Blair, New, is grinding out
gold bullion at the rate Of 100000 q
month, and a clean profit of $4,000
per month from the operation OF mine
and mill is being made.
It has already been demonstrated
that Payette, Idaho, is in gas belt
and 1t seems more than probable that
oil in abundance will be found in the
we'll that is being drilled here, when
greater depth has been attained.
Australia has complete, perfect,
petrifed forest Apparently, in some
remote age. while the trees we're in
full vegetation, an upheaval of nature
buried them In sand, which turned
them to stone In the years that fol-
lowed.
There Is an inclination in western
circles to anticipate lower copper
prices before the end OF the present
year, some expecting the red metal to
drop below ~ cents, even to IL cents,
per pound. The statistical position Of
copper, however, appears to be strong.
The Consolidated Mercur Colo
Mines company at Mercur, Utah, is
now producing from $4,000 to $4,000
in bullion per month, but owing to
the large expenditures each month.
and the narrow margin Of profit In
treating low grade gold ores, profits
do not pile up as quickly AZ one
would think.
For the first time this year the pro
duction OF copper in Arizona in June
exceeded last years figures, amount
ing TO 24,090,000 pounds, as compared
with 23,096,000 pounds last year.
Utah also comes forward with new
high figures OF 100000 pounds as
against about 100000 pounds for
June a year ago.
The Montgomery Shoshone company
is making between $4,000 and 5000
per month, the mill being fed on ore
coming from the 400-foot level. Work
Is going forward towards the ore on
the 500-foot level, and the station is
already cut on the 700 level. Drift
| In will hn 40, tnA NJ he.
for the ore had above.
The plant of the Algoma Steel com.
pany, subsidiary of the Lake SUI
perior corporation, was shut down last
week without previous announcement.
The officials refuse to give any reason
for closing. Hard times In Canadian
steel circles caused. the plant to close
once before this year. More than 1000
men are thrown out of work.
Red Butte, the new Humboldt coun-
| ty, Nevada, camp which is rich In
gold, silver and copper, and has a
future of brightest promise, enjoys the
distinction and advantage of two
charming ladies having entered the
field of promotion In its behalf. They
are Mrs. Kate Observation-Disclosures
and Mrs. Christine Ejelly, of Oakland.
II. II. Rogers, at a meeting OF the
Amalgamated Copper company, de
clared that people generally were tab.
ing more hopeful view of the situa-
ton. The danger point has been
passed and people are more inclined
toward optimism That there has
been improvement In business is eyi
dent, but the recovery 10 normal con.
ditions will be slow
Information has reached Boise from
a reliable source that the famous
Gold Hill and Iowa mines at Quartz
burg are to be reopened and an Elk.
tensiye campaign of new development
undertaken The output of the prop