The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
MINES AND MINING

Idaho, owned largely by f. p. Spauld-
high grade galena ore to the smelter
every week.
Despite the continued cold weather
and the presence Of two feet of snow
in the hills, the rush to the new Jar.
bidge gold camp in Idaho is said to
be on. Fully 300 people are in the
district already.
Bullion returns of the Round Noun.
tain Mining company for the month of
December show that the company's
mill extracted during the month, q
566.26 ounces of bullion, worth ap.
proximately $4,000.
The December production OF the
Butte district was reduced nearly 40
per cent because of the strike of rail.
road switchmen, which prevented the
transportation of ore from many
mines and fuel to others.
The trial run Of a new mill, employ
ing teaching process, is to be made
in the next few days by a syndicate
headed by George r. Timmins OF
Washington, ID. c., which Is operating
on Green river, near Utland, Utah.
Heavy transactions in Giroux Con-
solidated recently have given rise to
a report in the east, said to be well
founded, that in some way the Giroux,
as well as Nevada Consolidated, is to
be included in the Utah Copper mer.
ger.
correspondent writes the Silver
State from Chafey, Nevada, saying
the town of Chafey is just about all
gone now, as the mine Is shut down
and hasn't paid for three months back.
The men are about to attach for their
salaries"
During the past year the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company proper
ties produced 194,479.67 tons of ore,
OF an average value of $37.98 per ton,
or 1886, 45093 gross, from which 1t
realized recovery Of $3.50 per cent
or net returns of $6,S32.652.46.
8. b. Staley of Montpelier and c. e.
Hickman of Boise are the only two
living railroad engineers in Idaho
whom the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company has pensioned. under the
provisions Of resolution of the board
of directors, passed six years ago.
According to statistics on file In the
office of the state statistician, there
are about $500 coal miners employed
In the mines near Price, Utah, and the
average daily wage is more than 50.
making the total payrolls more than
$4,000 a day, or about 100000 q
month.
Highly favorable ore developments
In the Ninety-Nine copper property
and the Sultan zinc-lead property at
Good Springs, are reported. The new
shoot of ore recently encountered in
the Ninety-Nine is opening larger. 1t
Ia said, as is strike of high-grade
zinc ore in the Sultan.
Continued Improvement of condi.
tons in the stope from the LIE Roy
tunnel of the Silver Island Coalition
Mines company is reported by miners
from that camp. AS the stope Is
pushed further into the hill, they say,
snt OIt DOuy pStoluCb 6Oh anu Wv
ore Is denser and richer.
The old board of directors of the
Uintah Treasure Hill Mining company
was reelected at the annual meeting
IF stockholders of that company, held
in Provo, Utah. The directorate com.
prises: Jesse Knight, president; John
Dern, vice-president Ernest Fisher,
yN Kpiobt apd w I. Manpmm
Reports from the property Of the
Utah Mines Coalition company, near
Alta, Utah, are to the effect that the
strike of high-grade ore made during
the holidays Is widening out In good
shape, and that indications are strong
er than ever that the find will develop
into large deposit of first glass ore.
White Pine county should get at
lest two new producers of Importance
this year outside the Ely district and
couple more within. to swell the
splendid total of value Of its bullion
output. Look for her at the front In
the Nevada list at the beginning OF
1911. says the White Pine News OF
Ely, Nevada.
The senate has passed bill offered
by Senator Hepburn appropriating
$500 and making 1t Immediately
available ito enable the secretary OF
the interior to complete the ciassif'
cation and appraisement of lands
within the Occur d'Alene Indian reser.
walton. The same to be reimbursed
from the proceeds Of sales Of afore-
said lands"
The Supreme court sustains the
constitutionality Of the act of the ter
ritorial legislature. approved Deem
Der 80, 1880, creating the independent
school district of Lewiston, holding
that the district can issue bonds In
The sum of 5000 for the purchase of