The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-02
MINING NEWS

Moon Creek mine, near Kellogg
Idaho, the Peck properties al PecE
Idaho. and California Mine. IL mile
east of Republic. Wash. are ready I,
ship ore this season The first NAMED
is owned by ]. M MoI.ain of Snokane
and his associates Samples from tn,
property show 81 per cent lead and ..
ounces OF silver. There Is a f1ume O.
$500 feet with q drop of 1855 feet. also
an electric dynamo for light and DOW
er. The tunnel of 500 feet struck the
lead at depth OF 125 feet and Is In
ore the rest of the way. An incline
smart, sunk from the face OF the tun
nel, now In l5O feet, struck the ore
BODY at 132 feet The Peck Mining
and Milling company has showings OF
silver and copper running $50 to the
ton The company owns 64O acres OF
well timbered land and ample water
power. Considerable ore has been
blocked out for shipment to the smell
ter at Pond d'Orelle. Idaho. Captain
Howell, manager Of the California
mine, which produced more than $780,
600 worth of ore before closing. two
years ago. is running tunnel to tap
the vein at 1000 feet depth, OF 600 feet
below the former workings. This tun.
mel will serve to drain the mine and
pryide an exit for ore.
Colonel Albert NJ. Dewey. president
of the Okanogan Electric Railway COM
pany. said on his return to Spokane
from central north Washington. there
are 26 properties in Okanogan county
sufficiently developed to ship ore as
soon as the railroad Is completed, and
enough contracts have been closed to
warrant the building of the line.
These call for ore worth $40 or better.
Colonel Dewey said that the Indepen-
dent Smelling company, the American
Smelling and Refining company and
the Newhousc interests are figuring on
smelter at the line and II
this plant is built the cost OF haulage
Will average 81 ton. The properties
developed TO the shipping point are.
The Palmer Mountain Tunnel COM
pany, at Loomis; the Q. 8. Copper
company, II miles south of
Loomis, the Copper World Extension
north OF Loomis on Palmer mountain;
the Ruby mine, south of the British
Columbia line, on Similkameen river,
the Prize mine, at the head OF Palmer
lake, and the several mines owned by
the Night Hawk company, at Night
Hawk, Wash The Yellow Girl prop
erty also has uncovered a vein of six
feet, allowing gold values.
Through the returns made on assays
of ore encountered in the uprise from
he Mascotte tunnel aud which cross
cut the ore body. the known orc of
he Ohio Copper company is now a.,
300, 00G tons Of excellent concentrating
1re, which is greater than the estimat-
ID probable ore" made nearly year
Ago. The uprisc broke through the
rock several days ago and
cached tho Quartzite. An assay made
If this rock shows Lie per cent cop
he mine has on the 500 foot level of
he old workings. 1t is known as Ohio
luartzite. and Is an excellent quality
If concentrating ore. The discovery
If this ore In the uprlse establishes 10
/ certainty that the property now con-
aims body of ore 400 by 500 feet that
extends to depth, distance Of 1.400
eet on the dip of the vein. The man.
lgement now estimates that there is
of 100000 tons in sight,
With possibility OF greater quantity
L q greater depth.
A message from Eureka, Utah, says:
Stopping of orc has commenced at tho
ron Blossom, from the new strike In
he north workings Of tho mine, and
BEGINNING with today 100 tons of orc
will be shipped daily down to the Tin
io smelter, Shutes have been put
II for the hauling of the ore, which
viii mean steady output, The as
istant superintendent at the Iron
Blossom. Frank Birch. states that the
re body recently encountered is fully
Is feet thick. on the great Sioux Col
rado vein, The raise In which the
re was encountered was extended to
point about IS feet above the east
rift and 3S feet Of that distance 1T Is
n ore. From the present Indications
he mine will be as great IL not
,roater producer than the Colorado
Is probable that the north drift Will
ap the ore body near the Sioux Inc
within few days. At the No. / shaft.
r south workings OF the Iron Bosom.
work. has been practically suspended
ince last Monday on account Of max
ng some necessary repairs to the
,oiler. The force working at this part
4 the company's ground has been
,ept on the payroll, however, By over
lauling the machinery, repairing the
In the shaft. and otherwise
cutting the mine In better shape for
underground operations
which will be taken up the early part
# the week BY using air for boisting
ome work has been done this week on
he 200 level
Gold Medal Mining company. which
ocated its property at Elk City, Idaho.
ast year Will II IS announced by |. j.
secretary, now located In
spokane, install a 10-stamp mill In
April Steam power will, be used until
he water power In Red river. crossing
he property, can be developed. The
,rosscut tunnel is In 80 feet OF ore,
With no wall ahead. Sampling without
Idding the streaks OF oxidized ore re-
iulted as follows: 40 feet, $22 ton
n gold; Sc feet, ST; all from a depth
If from II to 80 feet.
Twin Butte Mining company. operat-
L. Aicf, ,-lr In