Show around the state the first load of coal was taken from the shaft of the sevier valley coal mine of the sevier valley coal company at salina canyon at midnight on may 15 the coal is of a high quality and is found in a nine foot vein vein george H ryan in charge of development work at the north beek beck property tintic gintic says that the sacramento shaft of this company now has a depth of feet sinking will continue for some time yet although it is understood der stood that a station is to be cut at the level the bullion leasing company is shipping a large tonnage of excellent ore from the bullion coalition property at stockton the ore carries around 30 per cent lead and 12 to 16 oz silver per ton and a carload goes to the international smelter about every other day an audit of the affairs of the new quincy mining company was begun by state auditor tuttle about the middle of the month at a meeting with the directors of the company he outlined according to report the position of the state securities commission in the matter A staggering over issue of stock is involved in the proceedings B F bauer was the successful bidder for the eighty acre tract of coal land located near thompsons Thomp sons in grand county at the public auction held on the in the local united states land office mr bauer outbid N B knight on whose petition the land was cutup put up for auction the successful bid was 1000 above the terms of the lease the acreage is said to adjoin the property of the chesterfield coal company A J may A E perkins and george H short have organized the bell mining company with a capital of to purchase and operate the bell mine at montezuma colorado since the bond and lease was acquired by mr short a year or two ago a 9 0 much development has been done do ne and considerable ore has been shipped from the property which now is rated as a going concern of more than ordinary merit and value A mill expert was recently sent up to make a survey of the mill at the pacific mine in american fork district and list the needed materials to put it in operating condition the plan is to get the mill going early and work over the dump of milling ore it has been variously estimated that there is from to worth of ore on the dump alone and there are quantities of milling ore at various points in the workings american fork citizen A full face of galena has been exposed in the east antelope mine on antelope mountain twenty miles north of milford a carload of ore mined for shipment and another put in sight according to president and manager john H matson who has returned from the property A thorough sampling of the ore awaiting shipment proves that the product carries 35 per cent lead said mr matson samples taken of a band representing a considerable part of the face show that ore of this grade will assay 81 per cent lead and 42 ounces silver to the ton tintic gintic standards third shaft recently made connection with that mines level greatly improving the ventilation of the property and in the future a compartment of the shaft will be used as a chute through which waste material for filling will be taken into the workings of the big producer the third shaft is some distance to the northeast of the no 2 through which the output of the property is being handled no I 1 shaft is to the south and counting the workings of the eureka standard now connected with the tintic gintic standard there are four outlets to the surface and an exceptionally fine ventilating system has been worked out under the direction of the companas comp anys engi engineers n aers eureka reporter at the annual election of the utah section of the american institute of mining and metallurgical engineers otto herres assistant assi tant manager of the united states fuel company was elected chairman on the J C dick a con gulting engineer is the retiring chairman ernest gayford manager of the general engineering company was chosen V vice ice chairman and C T van winkle a consulting engineer was reelected elected re secretary A vote adte of thanks was extended to the retiring chairman for his work of the last year particularly in connection with the american institute of mining engineers convention held in salt lake last fall considerable interest is being manifested in the big combine of properties in the south section of this district which will be known as the star of utah the new company will be amply financed to prosecute developments on a large scale and that it will prove a winner seems to be a certainty it is expected the incorporation will be complete next week when details will be given to the public in a notice sent out by the officers of the daly judge extension mining company whose holdings will be absorbed by the star of utah the following information was given the par value of the star of shares is one dollar each and as there are of the ten cent shares of the daly judge extension outstanding each daly judge extension shareholder will be entitled to one share of star of utah for every five shares of daly judge extension stock which he or she now holds park record dr D A lyon washington D C assistant director of the united states bureau of mines and other officials ot of the alie bureau of mines who came to salt lake t to attend a western division meeting were guests of the mining committee mit tee of the chamber of commerce on the 14 th dr lyon complimented the school of mines of the university of utan utah when lie he declared that five superintendents of the division are graduates of the utah school other guests of the committee as superintendents of bureau of mines stations were nvere A T lawrence of rolla mo W G gardner of tucson ariz M A leaver of reno nev tom A varley superintendent in of the salt lake station W C and ano A R head both an ad ao of salt lake were also present dress was given by beverley S clendenin president of the chamber of commerce the mines bureau officials at their tn salt lake conference reviewed the work of the past y year and planned the work for the current year |