Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
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are getting the property in shape for
transfer.
Advices from the cast say that Col.
Enos A. Wall sailed for Europe on
Feb. 2 He intends to spend consd-
erable time in Egypt and his stay
abroad is indefinite.
The cold weather still continues to
bother the mills OF the country The
Daisy Combination company OF West
Dip has done but llttlo for a. week on
account of the freezing of the pipes.
Dan Lynch OF Stockton is reported to
have laid off all the teams hauling ore
from the Hidden Treasure. It will
probably be several weeks before tho
roads will be in shape for heavy haul
Ing.
The Dry Canyon Mining company
near Stockton has hauled the engine
up to its property and also the lumber
necessary for the erection OF build
ings. The management expects to have
everything In running order soon.
Manager a. NJ Spooner OF the Iowa
Copper company at Park City declares
that the present work ls driving for the
big flssure which cuts the property. No
shipping is being done at present al
though there Is plenty In sight TO push
work In the summer.
A week ago last Saturday a caye-in
In stope No, 8. at the Ophir Hill mine
at Ophir, imprisoned five men who
were working In the stope. They re-
leased themselves by shovcling their
way out. They we're imprisoned for
SIX hours before they were released.
The Dry Canyon Mines company opor-
ating near Ophir is having considerable
trouble In getting machinery up to the
property Chester Worthing. who is
with the company declares that the
snow Is 80 deep over tne mountain that
1t Is next to impossible to move ma
chinery at all under present conditions.
Mining companies are receiving
notices that but one week more re-
mains for them to file their report with
the state board OF equalization. stating
the extent OF and now mine improve
mcnts and the net proceeds from the
property. This is for the purpose of
assessment.
At the annual meeting of the South
Columbus Consolidated Mining COM
pnny yesterday the following directors
were elected: w. P. Davis. w. H. Wat
SOL. Theodore Tobiason. Arthur Mag
oun, A. l.. Jacobs. 2. Storer and A.
completely wiped out. The directors
Will organize next Tuesday
According to n report from Manager
John H. Wootton of the Mountain Dell
Mining company In American Fork
canyon, an average sample OF the ore
now being taken out is 140 ounces sill
yer. AZ per cent lead and per cent cop
pcr. The company is now taking out
35 sacks OF ore a day. all OF which
comes out In development work alone
It Is expected that a large ore body
will be In sight as soon as spring
opens up,
j. VIII Knight is In the city today
on business He declares that he does
not know what the dividends will be
for the quarter for Colorado and Iron
Blossom as he asserts he does not know
how much of q. surplus the company
now has. At Shaft No. / on the Iron
Blossom he asserts they are still work
Ing on the 1.300-foot level and that the
low grade ore there is being shipped
under the new contract. At Shaft No
3. the company has reached a depth of
$40 feet
A car load OF ore was put on the
market yesterday by the Majestic
Mines company. This was taken from
the Harrington Hickory mine. The
carload WAS worth more than 81 600
net. Control assays showed 1913 ounces
In silver. 22.6 per cent lead, 6 per cont
copper and a little gold Manager A.
| D. Moffat expects another shipment I'm
| during the week. Two feet of chlordes
opened on the 160 foot level OF the
| Hoosicr group shows 1872 ounces OF Sill
yer. 172 per cent lead and some gold.