The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-12-16
MINES AND MINING


Al the annual meeting OF the Horn
silver company in Salt Lake Guy the F.
number OF directors was Increased
from seven TO nine.
During the recent Mexican troubles I
the rumor was spread in the east that .
the Real del Monte properties OF inc
United Smelling & Refining company .
were In danger. This Is known now
to have been false
The Daly-Judge company OF PARK
CITY. Utah. has just Installed a new
table I'm the basement Of the plant
aud this is being utilized 10 see what
saving might be expected from the
treatment OF the shines.
The story OF gold mining In Alaska
during the last twenty years has been
largely the record Of her rich placer
fields. Now II Ia assured that addi'
tlonal and interesting chapters will be
added to the splendid story by the
activity OF her lode miners.
A new copper ledge has been uncov'
cred on Knights island. Alaska. The
island Is located In Prince William
sound and OF Cordova. Report states
that a splendid showing has already
been made. and the property Will be
worked.
willard Scott and Charles Colt. OF
Valdez, Alaska. recently returned to
that camp. bringing in samples OF rich
gold bearing ore. They had found II
In a ledge eighteen inches thick along
the west side OF the Ticket river and
located Ave claims.
The Boston News Bureau has pre-
pared figures showing that from the
high point OF 1910 to the recent low
prices there has been u depreciation
OF S222. i73.SiS In the market value OF
thirty.four OF Boston's prominent cop
per spccialtics.
Tlh Turkish minister OF finance has
ordered from schworte. In Estphalia.
OPS tons OF nickel. valued at 1--WE mil
lion marks II is to be used In coining
fifteen million francs worth Of nickel
money to replace the copper coinage
which il 10 be abolished throughout
the Turkish empire.
Men employed ON the Copper River
& Northwestern building into the In
terror Of Alaska. located some gold
In the gravel pit at mile post l46 ant
the ground was stakod out for MILF
: around. The gold WAS brought up b.
the mammoth scoop Of the steam
, shovel workings In the pit.
! The Tonopah Miner says that a
. the monthly meeting OF the dirccto.
} OF the Tonopah. Belmont Development
company, held In philadelphia las
Monday. the regular quarterly div
dend OF 10 cents per share WIS dc
o clared, payable January ?. ThislOail
s for the disbursement OF $4,000. fher
n being 100000 shWes Issued.
3 OIL has been discovered on the Eyn
i river few miles from Cordoyi
Alaska. The last named point Is th
y port OF southwestern Alaska. wher
the now Copper River a Northwestern
n railroad starts for the interior. D
g had previously been located at H
tnlln, which is on the coast to the cal
g OF Cordova, In fact oil seepages NJ
reported on the coast Tor miles In III:
y region.
The unexpected increase In copp'
production during the month OF o
tobor was due. It has been said,
8, the transferring Of some OF the acc
Is mulated metal OF the summer mont
10 TO the visible column, and there a
so seyeral eastern authorities VINO i
ID lioye the same thing will be seen
d. the figures to be released within q
ly next few days for the month OF \
vember
rs Al Dawson, the wonderful camp
10 the Yukon In Yukon r., the large
ar drodge In the world has been plac
so In commission. II belongs to the {
IN madam Klondike company. and Is o
To- of It's feet now in the big river OF I
north engaged In digging gravel a
Sitting the golden treasure from I
deposits OF ages. The construct
h' was begun In August and the be
10 completed In November.
VI The Cordoya Alaskan says that
no mining deal OF considerable importar
'o' to Cordoya has just been consu
mated, which means that the g
,p' lodges of the Mckinley lake distr
10y have attracted the attention of min
uo men from the states and viii now
UT worked on an extensive scale.
The production OF gold in Alaska
1903 amounted 10 $2O.463OO0, VIII
was larger than in any prior "
yr with the exception OF 1906 The
~, element over mineral discoveries
. the Inditarod caused many oporat
po' and miners to leave the Fairbal
-, district. and for that reason the to
production OF gold for Alaska may
10 somewhat smaller this year than
"" was In 1903.
The Garfield Smelling company
preparing 10 handle an increased .
! mage from Utah Copper mines ~
H. are TO be kindled under the s %
n yerberRtory furnace this week. "h
Lio. will giS, the plant an additional ca
city ofSOO tons daily
During the past week Manhat
has experienced considerable exc
{ 10 ment on account Of the hnding Of
Inc. hoat east Of that camp. The disc
the cry was made by Omar Maris.
le's since the ind many people have b