The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
MINES AND MINING

for business during the week.
The Elk City district, in Idaho coun-
ty, Idaho, has enjoyed a prosperous
year of mining development and has
given employment TO a good many
men.
That the Alta Copper company, op-
Grating in the Lost River Idaho, dis
trict. will soon commence shipping the
high-grade ore from the tunnel being
driven on its American vein is the
word that comes from that camp.
Considerable damage was caused
late Saturday night, January 8, at the
South Columbus mine at Alta by a
snowslide, which damaged the com
pressor house, broke in the kitchen
of the boarding house and killed the
Chinese cook, who was sleeping
there.
The total production of primary re
fined lead, desilverized and soft, from
domestic and foreign ores in 1908 was
approximately 391, 900 short tons,
worth at the average price $32 900,
as compared to production of Ala
1S9 tons in 1907 and 404 500 IONS in
1906.
With the rich chute now opened up
for distance of about seventy feet
in length. the north drift on the 200
foot level in the famous Harris Min
ing and Leasing company, on the prop
erty of the Seven Troughs Mining
company, is still advancing on full
face of ore.
The output of the mines OF Idaho for
1908 was as folIows: Gold (ozs.,
6S.145.16), $1,4O9,992.97; silver (ozs.,
7,G60,5073S), S4O47S11 60; lead Obs,
207 ,99S, ,449), .764,4S535; copper
Obs, 1O,1tO, ,5O6), $1,336, ,60SS9 zinc,
Obs, $4,000, s3,O2O.SO Total value,
$15,561, 1864.
The Hecla mine at Burke, Idaho
produced 2S2,000 ounces of silver and
o,92S,1S0 pounds of lead in 1908. The
production in 1907 was 550,342 ounces
of silver and 19.O24,S93 pounds of
lead. The falling off is due to closing
the property from January / ia June
1, owing to the depression of the
market.
Mines in the Occur dAlene district
in northern Idaho, called the mil
lionaire factory" have produced $780,
900 tons of lead during 1908, or 81 per
cent of the total output in the United
States. In addition, the district pro-
duced 100000 ounces of silver and
several million dollars in copper gold
and zinc.
Work has been begun on the Cop
perhead mine in the Lookout district
in northern Idaho, and in short
time it is expected to ship sample
car Of ore to the smelter. The old
tunnel. which is in 800 feet has been
completed, and a new tunnel started.
The new work will connect with the
main lead
Important deals involving the con.
troll of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company are being negotiated in New
York City. Large interests during the
last few weeks have purchased suf-
ffcient amount of the common stock
of the company to give the interests
control, and announcement of the deal
is expected soon.
A New York dispatch says that from
indications there will be few outsiders
in the board of the American Smelling
and Refining company by the close of
the current year. The board is now
made up of five of the Guggenheim
brothers, and many other directors are
either officers or employees of the
smelling company.
Reports from Oroville. Wash, are
that the Keller group has been sold
to the Dividend company. The group
is south of the Dividend, with lodges
Of high-grade copper ore exposed at
several places. The ore is of the
same character as in all of the mines
in the Kruger mountain, and carries
figh values in gold and copper,
Extensive development work is plan
ned for the coming year by Lefferty
brothers who own large group of
valuable mining claims on the Clear
water river near Tramway, says the
Lewiston Qdaho) Tribune The prop
critics were located several years ago
and development work to the amount
of about $500 feet has been performed.
The annual report of the Barnes.
King Development company was IS
sued last week by President John
Gillie, The company has $265,OO0 in
the treasury, and has cleared a slight
profit during 1905 The Barnes King
is a 100000 corporation of Butte,
whose failure under former manage
ment was one of the sensations of
the mining world last year. The stock
declined from $5 TO S5 cents, at which
1t is still quoted.
In the Fremont county Qdaho) coal
fields the Brown Bear mine has been
successfully developed to a depth OF
200 feet during the year, where the
coal is found to be of even better quail
ity than in the shallow levels above.
This district is producing now a good
tonnage of coal.