The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-03-11

erty IN the Ophir. Utah. district Is
especially encouraged OF late from the
fact that the fine weather Of the past
few days Us drying the roads up so
that II will be possible In the near
future to increase the mines ship
ments
Recent developments IN the Utah
mine at Fish Springs have been Of a
very encouraging nature. The shaft
at depth OF 500 feet has entered a
solid body Of ore. which shows values
to the extent OF from 81 to GO per
cent lead and about 100 ounces silver
to the ton
Operators throughout the famous
Goldneld camp are apparently taking
wonderful dividend showing being
made by the Consolidated Mines com.
pany. and the new record established
In the profit distribution nne by the
Florence company
The Knickrrbockcr lease on the
Commonwealth at Goldneld continues
to attract interest TO that section. and
several good offers are said TO have
been refused for all or part OF tho
new discovery The ore holds it's own
In values, ranging from $40 to $50
ton. as e is broken down.
There is some talk now OF the prob.
abilities Of the construction Of a
branch road from Midas. the postof.
fee point OF the C"id Circle district
to the line OF the Southern Pacific
road. The nearest railroad station
now Is Colconda, on the Southern Pa.
cifc. forty.eight miles distant.
Following the announcement OF tho
resignation OF Lafayette Hanchett. for
n number OF years general manager
Of the Boston Consolidated interests,
comes the definite information OF tho
retiring OF a. J. BEETLES, metallurgical
engineer and mill manager for tho
same company from It's infancy.
In n drift which is being run from
the 35O.foot station Of the new tun'
mel at the Orphan BOY mine an ex.
ceptionany promising vein OF car
Donate ore has been broken into. nc.
cordlng 10 the Beaver County Cutah)
News. The vein. which Is two feet
wide. Is bearing toward the Red War.
rior.
Stockholders In the Musgroye prop.
erty, located near Salmon. Idaho are
much encouraged with the reports Of
| developments now under way at the
mine. A. II. Brown manager Of the
company. has received assay returns
showing values 20 the extent Of
SSA.73, from body Of ore recently en-
/ countered
Mining. milling and transportation
costs Of 81 a ton are Indicated by
the report Of the January production
Of the Tonopah Belmont Mining com.
pany. During that month the shin.
ments averaged about 100 tons daily
Of s35 ore, and the net yield per ton
was Sis0G Net returns for the month
were $4,000
An expert who has been examining
the Inspiration Copper property at
Globe, Arizona, says. From my In
spection OF the mine am Satisfied
that the Inspiration is one of the
largest lowgrade mines In Arizona.
do not hesitate to predict that within
less than five years 10000 tons Of orc
from the mines Of the Miami district
viii be- treated daily and will make
Globe one Of the greatest copper
camps in the world
Opposition by members Of labor
unions TO the organization Of Com
pany X Second regiment National
Guard of Washington, which was mus
tered in at Walla Walla, Wash, last
week. threatens 10 disrupt the com
pany Members Of the new company
who are also members Of labor or
ganl2ailons have In several instances
been told either to resign from the
company or the union,
A new gas combination, which IL
said 10 produce seyenty.fiye times tho
heat OF ordinary gas and which car
be produced al one-iourth the eX
pense, has Just been discovered by
Jose Lago. a chihuahua millionaire
mining man, who has asked the gov
eminent for patent on his process
His gas Is obtained from the tallings
or residue OF ore after treatment
The extreme cold weather and iti
detrimental effects are now a thing Of
the past as far as the steam shove
pit OF the Nevada Consolidated com
pany at Ely, Nevada, is concerned
Ore is now being loaded and shipped
at the rate of 1900 tons per day
which surpasses an records.
Forty dollars a ton ore is being ex,
tracted from fiye.foot ledge exposed
In the face Of the tunnel on the High
Ball group at Contact, Nevada. In lta
entirety the face breaks an average OF
S25 ton, and carries $40 values
across q width OF nine inches,