The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-01-14
MINES AND MINING

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shpmln operated mining properties
In the United States. Australia and
South Africa
The production OF soft lead from
Mississippi valley ores during 1903 Is
estimated at 1926 tons. us com.
pared with i3DSS2 tons IN 1905 and
i2a.C07 tons Zoe 1907 Missouri lprar.
entity retained first place amuns she
lcad.produciug states.
At the annual meeting of the Seven
Troughs Coalition Mining company.
held In Provo. Utah. It was decided 20
take over the property Of the Kinder.
rarton company. and hereafter those
two Seven Troughs groups will DO
operated by the same management
The total production Of refined lead,
deslyerizod and soft from domestic
aud foreign ores In 1903 was approx
matcly iil.3G3 short tons. worth At
the average New York price iaS.2i5..
600. A. compared to q production Of
39G.i33 tons In 1908 and iil.lSa tons
In 1907
The price Of lead started In Ianu.
AIRY. 1909. with an average of ~ cents
per pound. falling IN March to the
minimum for the yoag. 3.95 cents per
pound. then rising slowly 10 the close
~ the yGnr. The average New York
price for the year was 40 cents per
pound.
Twenty thousand miners are idle to-
day In the Northumberland coal dis.
trlcts In England as the result of a
dispute over an cight.hour act which
became effective January l. The men
left at the few colllcrics which are
still active. have given notice that
they will quit
A lease on the old California work.
ings In Thaynes canyon. Park city.
Utah. district. covering q period ~
one year has been taken by George
Morse and VI. n Wynn two practical
miners ~ Park City and II Is under.
stood that they will ut once start
work on the property.
A report from Mercur. Utah. dis.
trict Is to the effect that IN fourteen.
foot winze from the tunnel level OF
the hex property. rich ore shoot
has been encountered. The entire
bottom of the Wine. II IL stated.
shows cOnglomcrgtlon Of manganese
Of iron. impregnated with silver and
lead values.
The Pittsburg.Silver Peak company,
says the Blair (Neyada) Press. II
arranging to erect a small building at
Mary mine to be used as a sort OF
temporary hospital. a first aid TO the
injured and place whore sick en-
ployees can be given attention. The
building will be completed In n month
or Ave weeks.
Forty.two million dollars II the esti.
mated value OF the minerals produced
IN the inland empire In 1903. accord
Ing TO l.. X. Armstrong. recognized
expert OF Spokane, and concurred In
by owners and operators In other
parts OF the district. which takes In
eastern Washington and oregon,
north and central Idaho wcstorn
Montana and southeastern British Co
lumbin, lnCluling the boundary coun'
try In the province.
Stockholders OF the Seven Troughs
Kindergarten Mining company are ia
meet In Provo. Januu.y 10. to vote
upon the proposition to sell the con-
papy's holdings TO the Seven Troushs
Coalition Mines company, ticking
either cash or Coalition stock In ray
mcnt. as the stockholders may elect.
Al records OF production In this
country for copper. refined lead, spell
ter and tungsten were broRen In tho
year. according to report Of the geo
logical survey. The output OF blister
ard lantc copper was l,ilIS0O 900
pounds. an increase much greater than
the total yearly increase since 1904.
Consolidation into one company.
known as the Stuart Gold Mines Hold
ing company, Of Ave Of the import
ant mining companies operating In
Gold Canyon district, has been ac'
compllshed. according to papers which
have been filed In the county recor'
der's office at Cherry Creek, Nevada.
quite one-half OF all the mines In
Idaho are In the Occur dAlene dis
trict, the remainder being scattered
over such southern counties as Wash
ington. Boise. Idaho. owyhee. Elmore,
Blaine and Custer The principal ores
mined Tor the year have been gold,
lead. silver. copper, coal, zinc and cini'
bar.
The new ore body encountered sew
eral months ago In the winze from
the l.i0O-fOot level Of the Daly-Judgo
mine, at Park City, Utah, is now pro
ducing ore at the rate OF 30 tons a
day. The greater portion Of the ore
y is shipped as Il Is broken down, and
the shoot promises to be one OF the
richest ever opened in the mine,
The new ore body recently encoun'
tered on the 400foOt level Of the Co
Iumbus Consolidated company's mine
at Alta. Utah. is proving up In salts
factory manner The ore has been
ononad forty feet ON its strike. and II