Show THE IRON M MT T MINE signal welser weiser idaho more than pounds of mining machinery including pounds of powder was freighted from this city to iron mountain about twenty five miles southwest of this city where extensive mining operations will be begun the company doing the work is the salt lake copper company one of the largest mine operating companies in the west they are operating extensively in utah and nevada back of the salt lake copper company is the lewishon brothers of new york city one of the largest operators of mines in the united states the lewishon brothers are the purchasers of the iron mountain group the deal for which was concluded in this city during the summer the machinery consists of an air compressor hoisting work and five burley drills A 40 horsepower engine and boiler that operated the saw mill near the mine will be used to operate the compressor and drills it is possible that owing to the lateness of the season not more than three drills will be operated this winter A gang of men are at work at the mine now building bunk houses boarding houses and buildings for the air compressor blacksmith shop etc JL alt is the intention to employ about thirty five men in the mine doing development work this winter next spring this number will be still further increased B S howard and abe hall both practical mining men are in charge of the work and superintended super intended the loading of the machinery for the mine the iron mountain group is a copper proposition carrying also large values in gold and iron the mine has been well developed by john of this city who had been working on it the past nine or ten years |