Show around the state reports from milford are to the effect that greater mining activity is evident than for the past several years at al t the moscow work is progressing under favorable conditions A larger force of men is now employed and the milford news states that a number of teams will be employed in ore hauling within a few days J william knight manager of the various mining pro properties P controlled by the knight interests of provo brov 0 Ws was in the tintic gintic district and made an inspection of a number of the local mines among them the empire mines property at mammoth where an extensive development campaign 1 1 17 has been under way for some time about the middle of the month the alta tunnel 8 transportation company made connection between its lower tunnel and the old mine workings in prince of wales ground and from which considerable ore was marketed a couple of years ago when all preparations have been made manager bo bodfish daish is sanguine that the mine will enter on a period of steady and profitable production in other words he believes the objective has been attained at the sacramento workings of the north beck mining company sinking is going along in a very rapid and pleasing manner according to the eureka reporter of the this week the shaft reached the 1000 level according to george H ryan who is directing this campaign of development work for E J and associates it is understood that the shaft will be sent on down to the 1200 level perhaps to a deeper point before there is any extensive crosscutting cross cutting of the formation dr sterling B talmage of the faculty of the northwestern university evanston ill left evanston august 12 with seventeen faculty members and advanced students of the university for a five weeks geological study tour of territory on the international boundary between minnesota and canada dr U S grant head of the department of geology of the university is he heading abing ading the trip which will be made largely by canoe along the great lakes the tour has been an annual one for the past seven years dr talmage left salt alt lake early in the month to prepare for the trip on a bid of the contract for waterproofing the up stream surface of the old section of the mountain dell reservoir dam was awarded to the galigher machinery com pany ny of this city by action of the city commission tuesday last work on the waterproofing is to be commenced at once it is announced only one bid on the work was submitted submitted and this was opened by the commission at its morn morning ng meeting the material to be used is known as the e phili p carey products which consists of a bituminous coating and cotton fabric the state securities commission has withheld the application cation of the park galena mining company to offer shares d 5 of its alts capital stock at 1 per share pending some more definite e outcome ome of pending litigation affecting ownership of the mining properties A special examination into the affairs rs of this company was ordered by the commission and was s made iby by mark tuttle auditor for the department thre ciji erases ccase s are now ow pending in court and an adverse dei casion on on any one of them would defeat the companas comp anys title to dear the pro p py erty charges and counter charges of dishonest 8 between the park galena and the glenallen glenellen Gle nallen mining companies Compan coan fames fes were brought before the securities commission sixteen 81 students dents of the university of kansas engaged in in the ti e geological logical study of the western states from colorado to utah arrived in salt lake on the morning of the after an extensive visit to the utah copper mines at bingham and mills at magna and arthur and then continued their journey into idaho and thence into montana returning to kansas later in the summer the students are all major ingin geology and the particular field course which carries them so far away from home is under the supervision of dr walter H and dr G L knight traveling in a truck and camping out at night the earths surface is given minute study as the trip progresses and new features are discovered in connection with this application regardless of the merits of these charges it is in the best interests of the investing public that no permit to offer stock be granted for the present mr tuttle recommended |