The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-10-02
MINES AND MINING

encouraging nature are being OBJ.
tanned.
A new mining center is to be Great
ed at Calzona, near the California-Ari-
IONA border. Carl f. Schader, min
ing engineer of Los Angeles, is laying
out townsiet, that will be connected
with Needles and Parker by an auto
mobile road
The new camp at the tungsten
mines, twelve miles south Of Osce.
ola. Nevada, has been christened
Hub" The name is particularly APP.
propriate, being contraction of huber
mite, the prevailing form OF tungsten
in the district.
The biggest mining exhibit ever
brought together in the history of the
state of Utah will be that at the in
land empire exposition on the state
fair grounds from October to 3,
according to statement made by the
secretary of the Fair association.
The Lucky Strike Mining company,
with headquarters at Morgan City,
has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. Capital
is $4,000 in shares of the par value
of 10 cents each, of which $4,000
shares are subscribed and the bal
ance is treasury stock.
The East Carbonate is a property
that is being worked quietly yet en-
Enthusiastically by the promoters, says
the Park Record. 1t Is located In the
south fork of Big Cottonwood in the
neighborhood Of the Baby Mckee.
Reeds Peak and other promising
youngsters of that section.
Since the suspension of operations
at the Veteran mine, on the first OF
July, says the Ely Exposition, the
mining world has speculated much
on the probable action of the Gug-
genheim interests with regard to the
extraction of sufficient amount, OF
ore to run the Steptoe smeter.
Richard S. McCaftery of Salt Lake
mas been appointed professor of min
ing and metallurgy in the University
of Idaho, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Professor Ter
rill. Professor McCaffery is gradu-
ate of the school of mines, Columbia
university, in the class of 1896.
That the Silver Island, Utah, prop
erty is soon to make shipment
which will net the company between
81 900 and $4,000, is the information
vouchsafed the manager, who has
Just returned from several days
visit at the mine. There are about
500 sacks of ore now awaiting ship
ment.
The recent suspension Of operations
at the Swansea mine at Mammoth
was but temporary, the contractor
having decided that he had under
taken the work at too low a figure.
satisfactory arrangement was nm
ally arrived at, the pumps have been
lowered again, and work is now under
way.
The Boise Statesman announces
A. Bennacker, president of the sun
A. Bennacker, president OF the sun
set Mining company, TO have
custom ore reduction plant built In
Boise. He is trying to interest busi-
ness and mining men In the enter
prise and is enthusiastic over the
prospects of such a plant.
The core drill to be used for the
purpose of prospecting at the Black
bird property, Beaver county, mas
arrived at the mine and Is being IN
stalled. With the drill installed and
in working order, the campaign OF
prospecting the property which has
been outlined by the management VIII
be steadily proceeded with.
From the Revenue Consolidated
property in Beaver county, Utah'
comes the report that an encourag
ing looking shoot of ore has been en-
countered in the crosscut tunnel III
which operations are at present be
ing carried on. The vein encountered
runs parallel with the big vein to
ward which the crosscut Is peing
driven.
The discovery of large deposits oil
graphite is one of the latest develop
ments which many be looked forward
to to add to Utah's alrady shining
laurels as a mineral producing state
AT the Homber Mining company
property, in Box Elder county,
ledge of amorphos graphite has beer
discovered which proves TO be ~
per cent pure.
In winze forty-eIght feet below
its 550-foot level the Prince Consoli
dated Mining company at Phoebe has
encountered quartzite-and water
The water is believed to be an ac
cumulation from the surface which
will soon be drained off, but for the
present 1t is preventing investigation