The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-07-09
MINES AND MINING

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supply OF Utah.
Operations have been resumed at
the Wasatch Mines property In the
Little Cottonwood district, near Salt
Lake.
Tonnage of ore shipped from the
mines Of the Park City, Utah, during
the past week Is almost double that of
the preceding week.
| The leading feature of the mining
reports from the northend Comstocks
for the past week is the improving
conditions in the Mexican mine.
| The development Of the Empire
Mines ground, in Tintic district,
through what Is known as the Lower
Mammoth" shaft has been stopped
temporarily
] That lead Is appearing In the breast
of the east drift Of the Alta tunnel
Is the Information received last week.
The breast has been showing more
| iron for some time and the occurrence
of ore has been expected.
The days of high grade on the
| Comstock are by no means gone. but
the primary mining for high grade Is
largely displaced by the search for
the moderate grade ores which will
be the "bonanzas" of the future.
The design of an up-to-date mill on
the Comstock Is about to be realized
In the coming installation for the
| lruftad CnmStaal NIinas caunany This
mill will probably consist of 1000
tons, or $500 tons grinding equip.
ment
The Spring Mountain mining dis
trict In Idaho, Is one of the best dis.
tricts In the west, and the develop
ment work now being done shows that
the men back OF the enterprises al
work have full faith In the ultimate
results.
A shipment of three carloads of ore
will soon be made from the Union
Chief mine In the Santaquin, Utah
district as quickly as teams can be
secured to haul the ore to the rail
road. distance Of approximately
three miles.
A large body Of galena ore running
from six To fifteen feet In width has
just been uncovered In the Triumph
mine near HALEY, Idaho, operated by
the Silver Triumph Mining company
The values run about $40 per ton
including the lead and silver.
4 Mrs. Emma Rice and daughter have
returned to Gold Circle, Nevada, fol
the summer and are figuring on the
resumption Of operations on the Hard
scrabble group. which Is northwest OF
the Esmeraldas. High-grade ore hal
been shipped from these claims.
Another one OF the wide veins o.
Gold Circle. Nevada, is that beini
opened up by Il. A. Camplan on tn,
Squaw group. adjoining the Rex an,
southeast Of the Elko Prince. tn,
main vein here Is from four to twent.
feet wide. is strong and well defined
Coal mines Of Utah are now work
Ing five and six days week, accord
ing to John Crawford, state inspector
Of coal mines, who has just returned
from trip to Carbon county. Th'
inspector reports that condition,
among the mines are Of the best, ant
that good feeling prevails.
With the electrical connections nov
being made, the big and complet.
hoisting plant Of the Nevada Protec
tive. operating In the mining fielt
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Nevada. will resume the work o.
sinking from the present bottom o
the double-compartment shaft now 4
feet below the surface.
| INT, the explosive developed dur
ing the war. is not likely to be gener
ally used because Of It's cost Is the con
clusion reached by the bureau o.
mines after an investigation to dis
cover the safest and best ways o.
utilizing surplus quantities OF tn,
material left over from the war fol
Industrial blasting purposes.
/ What may prove the foundation o.
a new industry Is In process Of dc
velopment ut Stonewall mountain with
In fifty miles south of Goldfield
where several individuals have beer
working for the past three years open
Ing a deposit of dessIcated henatite o
iron that may prove the foundation o
a primary paint manufacture.
Arrangements have been made b!
the directors OF the Ryepatch Mines
company whereby shaft will be SUM
to depth TO develop the shoot Of high
grade ore recently opened up In this
property between "A" and "B" tun
nels below all of the old workings
from which several million dollars
worth Of ore were taken In the earl,
days.
Word has been received at Midas
Nevada, from William J. Cleary and
DIR. Mckinney of Fresno that the
details OF the transfer 10 them of the
Esmeralda mine and mill have been
agreed upon. the deal practically
closed, and within a day or two Mr.
Cieary Is expected to return 10 Gold