The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-09-06
AROUND THE MINES

er's dream claim in the LOring district
Of Nevada several days ago was recov-
cred Monday in San Francisco by one
Of the owners.
The Planet Oil company, which owns
large acreage In Crescent, Salt val
ley and Little valley near Moab, and
which is backed by Salt Lake and
ing, 1t is declared.
Since the first of the month the
Northumberland Consolidated Min
,ng company at Bingham has marketed
fourteen cars of high-grade copper ore.
Much of this product brought over
$1,000 II car and some much higher.
Applications by two companies, the
Kennebee Consolidated Mining COM
pany aud the Carrie Silver.Lead com
pany, for the listing Of stock on the
proved last week by the listing COM
mlttee.
An inclined shaft has been sunk 80
feet by the West Divide Mining com.
pany, operating in the West Divide dis
trlct Of Nevada. The shaft Is being
sunk In the vein ut the center of the
group of four claims owned by the
company.
According to John IL. WoottOn, man
agcr of the South Park property In
American Fork canyon. the miners are
sacklng ore which will carry from -
to 30 per cent lead aud 22o ounces In
silver. This Is found In punches in
winze from the Galcnn tunnel.
The manager of the Tlntlc Empire
Mining company reports that II force
VI men are ut work breaking ground
preparatory to installing the gallOws
frame for the shaft to be sunk, mid
way between the Paymaster shaft and
the proposed shaft of the Lchi Tlntlc.
\ wlnze sunk from the Blacksmith
tunnel level at the Utah Silyer-Lcad
Mines company property In Morgan
county, formerly the old Carbonate
HIM. has encountered the old ore body
from which 1t is declared that 100000
worth of ore was mined In the early
days.
Directors Of the Alta Consolidated
Mining company have decided to levy
an assessment of two cents per share.
rhc funds derived from this assess.
ment viii be used to discharge certain
indebtedness of the company and to
my IN stock of supplies for opera
lions during this winter.
Elghty.thrce oil companies, with an
authorized capitalization of SS5,Oi9,'
700. filed their articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state of Wyom-
ing during the first five months of this
year. In the same period for 1918, 100
companies were Incorporated, with u
capitalization Of SOL ,5Go,OOO.
Lumber for the new mess ana bunk
houses Ia he erected nj the Eurckn'
Crocsus mines Is expected daily. Fur
nlture and fittings purchased for these
buildings are beginning 10 arrive. AZ.
ter the completion OF these buildings
the company viii be In position TO
lnkc care of large number of men.
ON account of unsatisfactory scrv-
Ices, the whole crew of miners, muck
crs and Other help ut the Cardiff mine
was discharged recently, according Ia
information issued by officials of the
company. RumOrs TO the effect that
the miners and other help had struck
for so for eight hours had circulated.
Acquisition by the Utah.CGlifornla
oil Products company Of four active
aud producing wells, secured by lease
for period of twenty-five years, Is
reported by General Manager w. ID.
Kuwson, who has just returned from
IN extended stay ut the company's
property In Ventura county, Callfor'
MA.
DuHn" The past month the people
OF Marysva!e, Utah, have been on tip
toe over sensational strike In the
old Wedge mining claim, some six
miles. as the "CrOw flies,' southwest
crly from Marysvalc, Rumors Of five
feet of gold ore, yielding from $4,000
tn 100000 per ton, and up, are plen'
tiful.
Silver In London on August ~ reach
ed the highest point il has been since
1867, the price being 81 "a pence,
which with exchange nj Si.2l, would
be equivalent To Sl.l3 40 IN American
money. This was below the American
quotation in New York, which is now
the controlling factor in the world
metal market.
II. G. BrabnZon, mining man. is in
town from sulphur and Is telling of
an important silver strike made In the
once famous Rosebud district by
Mr. Church, who has been prospecting
in the camp for some time, says the
Humboldt Star The find was made
ut the northern end of the camp near
the Dreamland mine,
Construction of an experimental
plant at Elko, New, for the extraction
of fuel oil from lowgrade shales OF
Nevada, Is under construction by the
Southern Pacific company, according
to Il statement made by Van III. Man
ming, Washington, director of the hui
reuu of mines. The plant would be