The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-25
MINES AND MINING

reached depth of LOIS feet, where "
was IN u sandy shale.
The DAILY Judge mine at Park city,
although operating It's mill only one
eight.hour shift day during 1905
shows profit to It's owners.
The news comes from Tonopah that
at least half of the miners employed
at the Broken Hills mines were dis
charged last week for high-grading.
The Jennie mine at Gold Springs IL
to be sent down 800 feet from the
present IT'S level and drifting re-
sorted to in order to prove the sus'
pected wealth of the property.
A custom mill of ten-stamp capacity
is being built at Chafey, Nevada, and
1t is understood another plant is be-
ing contemplated, the mill to be locat
ed in the Barber canyon section OF the
district.
A new caller for the Salt Lake
stock and mining exchange has been
| engaged in the person of George F.
| WATSON, late caller of the Goldtield
exchange and formerly with the Colo
RADIO Springs exchange.
The burning gas we'll at Ontario,
| Ore, is just now attracting great
| deal of attention. The we'll Is down
TO a depth of 1900 feet, and several
gas blowouts have been experienced
the present one throwing flame
higher than the S4-foot rig.
The contact disclosed recently on
the Shoshone National bank at Rhyo-
lite, Nevada, has been explored moro
thoroughly, and all indications go to
show that the top of substantial
ore body has, in fact, been cut. One
assay returned 5000 to the ton.
The Honering Mining company,
whose property is located near Stock
ton Utah, is no more, the properties
of the old organization having passed
to the creditors to liquidate a debt
of such mammoth proportions that
the company was unable to meet It
Good reports are coming from Rose
Lud, Nevada. In the Dreamland prop
erty, owned by Utahns, some very fine
silver ore is being extracted, 1t being
reported the men are taking out rock
ranging from 1000 to 1000 ounces sill
yer per ton, with some gold contents
as well, the ore being from eight to
ten inches in width.
A conference, potentially important
in view of existing conditions In the
steel industry, was held in New Yorh
on February II, between the head Of
the various subsidiary corporations In
the United States Steel corporation
and Judge e. H. Gary, chairman OF the
corporations directorate, and w. II
Corey, its president.
The Homestake cleanup for thu
month of January is complete, ant
true to estimate, 1t is the bigges
turn out yet recorded to the credi
of the company says the Bullfrol
Miner. Retiring Manager s. Roths
child brought $4,000 worth of bu
lion to town Thursday as the result
of the January run.
A Nevada mining property whic
was recently sold to eastern "tendei
feet" the sellers believing they ha
soaked" the fasteners In good shape
has turned out TO be a banana. TIL
property is in Black canyon, Hun
boldt mining district, and the indict
tons are that the new corners hay
uncovered fortune.
A Salt Lake man Is reported
10 have secured a lease on a propert
30 in Chafey, Nevada, on which was a
III old tunnel. Nothing had been foun
~ in the tunnel, but as he was engage
u in leveling it down he cut the top {
a strong ore body. 1t is said he hs
a FIVE feet of quartz which runs clos
,h TO 500 in gold and silver.
~ The Hooligan lease at Rawhide, N
=, vada, has opened for 100 feet whit
-, many regard the best defined vein
~ the camp. Fifteen feet from the 81
face ore running as high as $500
ON ton was encountered. The san
no ledge has been opened on the 10
,,r foot level, where it carries averai
q, values of $23 ton across five feet
A new ore body, with the new ne
as feature of carrying strong go
ks values in addition to silveR and lea
to has been encountered in the wor
,xt ings of the Lyon Hill CONSOLIDATE
gh Mining company at ophir. Assay I
IN turns from three samples TAX
lbt across the three-foot vein give resul
Ike that are making the owners feel IL
tn millionaires.
he The shaft at the Bullock mir
which at 1873 feet depth cut VIII
The was believed to be the hanging w
AN OF the Aspinwall vein. is still in t
his vein at 200 feet depth, 1t is said, wi
ex. the ore richer than that first encot
so tered. An assay of the ore from {
the bottom of the shaft gave returns
gs. 80 per cent lead, S3 ounces in silly
,es and so cents in gold.
the The First National Copper compa
hoe iec,iad tic fret animal rennrt n