The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
MINES AND MINING

in Carbon county to the salt Lake
market 100 tons Of coal a day
More than 200 coke ovens in the
Norfolk and western fields of Virgin.
ia, which have been idle for almost
o year. resumed operations last week
The Mohawk-Jumbo lease has Just
declared dividend Of $4,000, bring
ing the total of dividends paid tc date
up to $4,000, 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 at S55,5l1,56O.
President White of the United Mine
Workers is at Lewiston, Mont, from
indianapolis, in an endeavor to set
tie coal miners strike at 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.foot 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
panys plant north of Ogden has been
closed down temporarily, for the max
ing of alterations and repairs. The
management says that is the only rea-
son for the closing down at this time.
The Bucllhorn 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 a profitable add
ton.
II Is announced that II. c. Bellinger,
for some time chief metallurglst OF
the Heinze staff, has accepted the po-
sition of metaurgical director OF the
Great Cobar mines IN Australia, the
largest producers of copper In the
country.
The picture ore of the Wihuja lease
below the water level, according to
prominent Salt Laxer, who has just
returned from the Seven Troughs dis
trict, is black sulphide identical liz
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 Creek, Nevada, section. The
ore averages So ounces silver and
60 per cent lead, with so cents gold
values as we'll
Cobalts output for 1908 will amount
to nearly 20,OOO,000 ounces of silver
This will mean over $10,000,000, 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 strong syn
dictate which promises to inaugurate
at once an active campaign of de-
velopment. The owners of the grour
received substantial payment
In response to his kilograms pro
testing against the removal of the
tariff on lead, Governor Cutler of
Utah received reassuring word from
Washington, ID. c., that every effort
will be made by the Utah delegation
to maintain the existing schedule.
At the depth of 100 feet in its
double compartment shaft the Tintic
Combination Mining company, operat-
ing in East Tintic, has encountered,
the management reports, the same
kind OF lime and the identical quartz
that is found on the surface OF the
Sioux Consolidated company's Phoebe
s. claim.
The construction OF a concentra-
tor early next spring and the cree.
ton OF an ore house in which to
store ore as may be taken from the
property In the meantime, are the
two chief improvements contemplated
by the management of the Alice mine,
located on Rudy gulch between Wal.
lace sind Mullan.
The greatest strike ever made on
the Nevada Hills property at Fair
view, Nevada. has just been an.
nounced. On the 300 level the COM
pany has found vein OF ore, picked
samples from the sulphides running
20 ounces gold and $50 ounces silver
per ton. The strike has created con,
siderable excitement.
Prof. j. II. Weber, well known min
ing expert, recently made a report on
the Idaho Gem mine, near Montpelier,
Idaho In which he fully confirms the
belief Of the management that II has
an excellent chance of making the
Gem very rich mine Bunches OF
Ligh-grade lead ore are found through
out an extensive mineral zone.
The history of Idaho begins with
the discovery OF gold on Orc Elmo
creek in 1860. In that year Captain
Pierce led company OF 40 men from
Walla Walla directly to the Nez Perce
country. Pierce City was founded on
ORC Elmo creek and before spring
there We're 800 men In the district,
TTrd IT monTn later more than 1000.
Another promising mining property
Of Phoebe district to pass into new
hands for development Is the Road
side group OF claims ON the east end
OF the district. which has just been
taken over by syndicate composed
OF Portland, Salt Lake and Phoebe