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Show H Mines and Mining HI The week just closed lias been a broken one in the mining field, Hi as well as in all the other industries throughout the country. The HI glorious Fourth of July closed last week, and the first days of the H present one were given over to settling down to business once more. H Upon the whole, however, the week has been far from barren in re- H stilts. The confidence of the general public has grown apace, and 1 much eastern money was placed upon mining propositions during the H six days past. This has been distributed throughout the camps pret- ty evenly, and much has gone to outstate districts in which Utah men arc directly interested. H In an industrial sense, the week has been all that could be dc- H sired, when all things arc taken into consideration. Park City has H secn several of licr big companies get back upon their old basis as Hjl employers of labor. Tintic is preparing for the greatest era in her H history, now that the camp has settled down after the holiday, while ningham has seen the resumption of ore buying by the United States Hj smelter, which means the employment of many hundreds more men jj than were in earning positions last week. H II Though no great advance has been noted in the price of the met- Hf als, they have at least been firm, and as the consumption of the red H metal has only nicely started since the great close-down of that in- " dustry last fall, the price of copper must as a consequence be strong with an ever upward tendency. 1' Prom outstatc points, especially in the neighboring state of Ne- Hi vada, there comes the most encouraging reports. The newly cstab- Hl lished gold camps are developing many producers, and the old mines H i are adding to their output, so that the yearly returns on the yellow H I metal from these points will make the year a banner one. H , The week has been a good one for mining. i TINTIC. H The old Bullion Heck mine at Eureka has not lost its power to H turn out velvet for its stockholders. The company during the wcck H: posted its first dividend of the year, which was 10 cents per share, H or a total of $10,000. The mine is said to be in an excellent shape, H and is far from being worked out. Tt will be a constant producer during the season. The managers of the Iron Blossom declare that they have the Colorado vein. The property is behaving finely under development. The most encouraging word possible comes up from the Sioux Con. Hi The winze which was sunk on the ore is still in ore, and the body Hj ! is growing stronger as depth is attained. Everthing is active at the Colorado, preparing for the resumption of shipments upon a large scale. The mine is in excellent condition, and dividends of large proportions may he expected in the near fu- The articles of incorporation of the Godiva Mining company have been changed so that the capital stock will be 1,000,000 shares par 1 value $1, instead of 5,000 shares par value $10. The mine wtfl at once become active, and will instill new life .in the north end of I Tintic. Already there has been great things planned for this portion of the district, and not n few of the propositions arc already under way. The Jesse Knight during th week have added to their Tintic holdings by purchasing the Black jragon and Governor claims from Brown, Terry & Woodruff, and t' c controlling interest in the Dana : group. The properties arc near the Iron Blossom and round out 1 their holdings in fine shape. The Charlie Carter people arc working their property with the H best results possible. This mine is operated through the Beck Tnn- H , ncl workings, being the adjoining property. The Beck Tunnel itself H is forging ahead, and with the completion of the smelter will be one H of the heaviest producers of the camp. H The Mammoth mine at Mammoth, which has been undergoing H repairs in its shaft for the past two weeks opened operations Friday. H The mine will at once be put upon its old time production. Another H mine which has been in active operation during' the week, is the H Addie near Knightsvillc. The North Cliff has also begun development since the recent organization of the company. BINGHAM. One of the most helpful bits of news during the week is the re- sumption of ore buying by the United States smelter. It has been Hj known all along that this move was contemplated, hut the certainty that the smelter will open means more to the mining industry of the entire state than possibly any one thing recorded during the week. h The old St. Jo mine has been sold by the receiver in whose hands it has been for some time. The price was very low, being barely enough to cover the indebtedness of the company, Avhich was B $6,000, The old stockholders bid in the mine. H (Continued from Pa no 18.) I I MINES AND MINING " I (Contlnuod from Papo 1-1.) 1 1 Grcat progress is being made in sinking the shaft on the Butler- Liberal. The shaft will be sent down 100 feet, when a 'drift will be ij scllt "t the ore and stoping will be started. On account of the j I nature of the ground the work has been very difficult, but it is now I beyond that point. Twenty-five feet more will be sunk before the drift will be started. . The long tunnel at the I'te Copper is progressing finely, and f W'H son reach a territory where a large bodv of ore will be en- I, countered, i ALTA. , After a strenuous fight of many weeks, the water in the Colum- I bus Con. is under control. It is estimated that it will not take over , a week to free the lower workings of the mine from its fluid con tents, after which the work of extracting ore will be in full blast. I The Jacobsons have purchased the aerial tram and the mill of the old Continental Alta, and will use them for the benefit of the Colum- P bus Con. The same parties have got control of the lode Silver King I group, and will begin work on it at once. Tony Jacobson is con fident that the group will prove a heavy producer. Manager Hatfield has started work on the old Albion. A jigging jig-ging plant capable of handling thirty tons of concentrates a day is I in operation and shipments will be the order in the near future. 'J he old property is said to be in good condition. I KIMBERLY. Manager Cutright of the Golden Treasure, on Gold Hill, left for the camp Wednesday to begin increased activity at the mine. He will spend the summer at the mine and see that work is pushed all the time. He is now driving a tunnel to catch the Annie Laurie ledge which crosses the ground. He feels confident of a producer during the summer. ; PARK CITY. I Work was started during the week, with the view of cxteud- ing the Ontario'drain tunnel into the ground of the Daly West. The deepest workings of the mine is now 1600 feet, and the tunnel will. 1 1 when under the shaft, be 2100 feet from the surface. Lrpon its com- plction the shaft will be sunk down to tunnel level. The work accomplished by the zinc plant has exceeded the ex- pectations of its owners. A grcat amount of the zinc ores from the . laly Jh1rc has passed through the mill, with the most gratifying re- suits. It will be enlarged so as to handle all the zinc ores' of the i camp. A large block of the treasury stock of the Nelson Queen mine j has been sold to eastern parties. The sale was made with" the undcr- j standing that the buyers would not sell within a year for less than $2 per share, the sale price being $1 a share. With this monev in the treasury work at the mine will be pushed from now on. l The Silver King is now on its old standing. The force at the mine has been increased to the maximum. Ore shipping on an ex- tended scale will be the order from now on. LA SALLE. A number of eastern men have recently purchased a large territory on the Wilson Mesa. Placer mining on an extensive scale will be under way in a short time. These placers are known to be very rich, but they have never been worked before on an extensive scale. BEAVER COUNTY. The Hecla mine, which has attracted considerable attention for the past few weeks, is coming to the front in a 'wonderful manner. Some of the richest ore yet found has just been opened in an upraise fiom the tunnel level. Work at the rate of 55 feet a week is being made in the tunnel of the Indian Queen. The mine is said to be looking the best in its history, I loth the P.urning Moscow and the Red Warrior arc breaking the record in the miuing line. Both of them arc responding to development in a wonderful manner. There is grcat activity at all of the Majestic properties. A sys-tern sys-tern of development has been evolved and the mines will be heard from from now on. OUTSIDE MINES. The Montgomery Shoshone at Rhyolitc is not a dead one bv any 1 Iil?' This has been Provc" during the week bv a cleanup of $30,000 gold ore from the mill. Word comes up from Yerringlon that the Western Nevada Cop-PC Cop-PC people are meeting with wonderful success in the development of the mine. A grcat tonnage is being blocked out at the mine and its future is assured. T,,c arris lcasc al Seven Troughs of which Kay Harris, a .ormer Salt Lake newspaper man. is the principal owner, has opened HI up a body of high grade gold ore. The lease is on the ground of the Rv Seven Troughs Florence. |