Show MINING BREVITIES the very promising of mt aft nebo is attracting considerable attention at the present time it is reported that a large amount of high grade copper ore is exposed in the dixie mine below st george wandering War dering jew stockholders are jubilant over an important strike recently made in this promising property the carbonate hill of morgan county had another shipment of three carloads of good ore at the sampler last week word comes from mercur that in the little pittsburg a 30 foot body of oxidized ore has been uncovered which carries values in gold ranging from 3 to 5 to the ton it is learned that a boston syndicate has obtained a bond and option on the control of the stock of the skylark and beaver lake copper mining companies whose properties are located in beaver county an early morning 11 fire at the mammoth mill thursday last threatened the complete destruction of this magnificent plant but the flames were confined to the assay office the loss being 11 estimated at the finding of ore in the joe bowers extension in tintic gintic district assaying 14 per cent copper 30 ounces silver and in gold to the ton caused some commotion last week in the ranks of the stockholders of the company thirty men are doing contract work in the development of the de lamar wall group on ginghams Bing hams great copper belt george W kellogg has also been awarded the contract contra et for the sinking ofa number of six inch drill holes in the exploration of the property another big mining deal for mercur was reported yesterday being the purchase by hon sam newhouse of the golden gate extension the griffin and the flodora groups adjoining the mercur and golden gate bonanzas on the east for which mr newhouse is reputed to have paid the handsome sum of the out of sight in the horse heaven country above marysvale Marys afar y vale which was incorporated upon tuesday of this week and which has been developed by means of a 50 foot shaft shows two feet of free milling quartz in the bottom bottom of assays essays from 14 to 50 in gold to the ton the new company will push development this season and is highly elated over the outlook as the property adjoins the wedge mine millard county progress the detroit mining district has been reorganized I 1 M al johnson then the newly e w ly appointed recorder was over early in the week for the records of the district he reports that the future of the district is assured and that the present activity in the camp will be permanent mr busby is down and will continue the development of his claim W A ray george A lowe and others are interested there and are determined to make the camp a big one which the deposits of metal will warrant |