| Show D dips ap s spurs an and angles dAngles leasing operations at the may day mine t at eureka utah which were practically dis continued last year have been resumed and several blocks of ground are being developed under this system according to superintend P ent C C griggs these operations have always been a source of revenue to the com pany which however will proceed with der on the and 1000 levels the showing on both is said to be very promis 1 ing it is announced that arrangements have been completed for construction of the f first ton unit of the big fertilizer plant planned by the western phosphate mining manufacturing company at its holdings I 1 near paris idaho the property consists of acres patented and the mill is plan ned to crush the phosphate rock so that it can be applied directly to the ground as fertilizer L A jeffs of salt lake is president and general manager the copper canyon mining company of battle mountain nevada F sommer schmidt general manager is shipping quite i heavily from the upper levels of its mine the product going about 7 per cent in its copper content the company is also ship ping regularly from its copper basin mine a few miles from its copper canyon holdings E L witcher of new york treasurer of the company was one of the chief promoters of the united verde extension in arizona the new shaft of the iron king mining company in the tintic gintic district of utah was reported last week as being feet deep with progress being made at the rate of about feet a month it was commenced the first of the year the working now has a depth of more than feet below the surface the material is sent to the surface through the long tunnel of the property but a hoist is to be installed so that it can be hoisted direct a raise being utilized for the purpose the work is under the direction of N W roberts john H lewis state engineer of oregon on the evening of march addressed the utah society of engineers and the local section of the american institute of electrical engineers at salt lake his subject being western development and its relation to national transportation policies the paper considered the development of the west by generation of power at a low cost by large central units water and steam and the application of this power to railway electrification electrochemistry electro chemistry irrigation development of new industries etc the nichlas mining company is working the old plumas mine at galena nevada out from battle mountain adjoining the holdings 1 of the joyce mining company the nichlas I 1 company has recently taken over the white shiloh mines at galena together with other french properties an active campaign of development and equipment has been inaugurated many years ago the white and shiloh were prolific producers and the properties were equipped with a smelter and other reduction works it is stated that the company will build a ton mill drifting in both directions on the ore has commenced at a point in the vinze feet below the level of the property of the zuma mining milling company at eureka utah As soon as this work has progressed far enough not to interfere with sinking operations the is to be sent to greater depth the showing at the present time is said to be exceptionally promising new electrically driven hoisting equipment has arrived at the property designed to lighten the work of the compressor and make possible more extensive development P J fennell is manager for the company it is reported that a wonderful showing of commercial lead zinc ore carrying high values in silver has been made in the hackberry mine at hackberry arizona owned by the hackberry consolidated mines company the main working shaft being sunk in the development of this property has been extended to a depth of feet and it will be sunk to the thousand foot as rapidly as possible the shaft has been sunk so tar far on the vein and the showing it is stated is most encouraging the vein so tar far as opened is sixteen feet wide in places and shows a general average of ten feet the company contemplates the installation of a milling plant G S holmes of salt lake so well known in the mining circles of the west president of the company is directing 0 operations pe rations in the development and equipment m ent of the mine william is superintendent perin james murray of butte montana the millionaire mining operator is interested te with mr holmes in this enterprise the mine is credited with a production several years ago of in high grade silver ore |
