The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-24
MINES AND MINING


the Cupnc Mines company in Beaver
county. at 800 feet depth, is getting
close to shipping grade,
Shipping of ore from the South Co
lumbus mine at Alta was started last
week. Several hundred tons OF ore
have been accumulated from develop
ment work In various parts Of the
mine.
Work Is TO be resumed a! the Nelson
Queen mine. east of Park City, as soon
as electric power can be obtained, I'm.
der existing conditions the expense of
pumping water at the Nelson Queen
virtually prohibits operating the mine.
An unusually fine showing OF ore
has been opened in the old Carbonate
Hill mine, north OF Park City. Prep
arations are being made TO resume
shipping from the mine as soon as the
condition OF the mountain roads will
permit.
The Seven Troughs Eclipse Mining
company, which has one of the best
| surface showings in the Seven Troughs
district. and which has been engaged
the last year or more in constructing
a real mine, is getting close to its ore
bodies on the lower levels,
The Consolidated Red Top lease, at
| Goldfeld, has closed down and the
leasehold has been relnquished to the
parent company owing to the lessee's
failure to locate paying ore. A heavy
production was made formerly and
several dividends paid, but develop
ment was confiped to above 800 feet
in depth.
A carload OF copper ore from the
Cave mine in Beaver county was ship
ped last week The ore carries IL per
cent copper, and there is probable
ity that considerable of the same kind
of material will be shipped during the
season. A carload of iron.gold ore is
being shipped every day at the pres
ent time.
The Mexican government has grant
ed conc essions to the Cananea Con-
solidated Copper company, operating
at Cananea. state of Sonora, for a
railroad to a point on the Mexican
Central railroad in the state of Chi
huahua. Four concessions, covering
the sections of the proposed road, have
been granted
The Chihuahua Enterprise has re
ceived from reliable source the re
port that Thomas + Cole, of the Cole
Ryan combination, and Mr.. Cotton
a wealthy lawyer of Duluth, are the
head of an aggregation of capital which
is taking over a large group of mines
at Ocampo. in the Rayo district, Chi
huahua, Mexico
The Great Western mine at Horn
Silver, Nevada, has been sold to Nal
colin Mcdonald and associates. The
price is not made public. The prop
erty is one of the largest in that par
of the state. The consideration will
1t is stated. run mp into the hundreds
of thousands. This insures the rail
/, road into Horn Silver.
Goldfiedl was for several days las
, week almost depopulated by the rusl
of gold seekers TO the Salisbury Wasl
strike in the Glendale district. wher,
fabulous surface values are reported
Autos, wagons, carriages, horses an,
burros damned the road to the new
camp and every wheeled vehicle II
town was pressed into service.
: The Great Western mine al Horl
Silver Nevada has been purchase,
by Tonopah men. including Malcolm
Macdonald and associates, who ar
= installing heavy machinery and plal
} extensive development. and resumr
! ton of ore shipments. The Consoli
dated company in ten days has shir
ped seventeen bars OF bullion valued
al over $4,000,
q A careful compilation of the pa
= rolls of the mining properties of tn
Bullfrog district shows a distribution
: in wages made on June 10. of approx
mately $4,000 says the Bullfro
Miner This sum is the total figure
from the company books where pos
sible. and together with conservativ
estimates where the exact amount
are not available
: carload of ore sold last week b.
t the Iron Canyon Gold Mining compan.
t to one of the Salt Lake shelters CAV
ounces in silver to the ton Ore con
= siderably richer than that could b
2 shipped from the mine, says the mar
ager.
The Geyman ten-stamp mill at Col
{ Circle. Nevada. is being operated tire
5 shifts a day upon ore provided largel
9 by ieasers. and it is making a goo
I saving, considering that ii employ
G amalgamation alone Machinery TO
the second custom mill is on the wa
to camp.
The Cannon Ball Consolidated Mil
: ing company has been fully finance
for the completing of its mill and fo
> further development of its mine. Tn
company's mine is in the Little SmOk
:, district. Idaho. II has blocked out,