Show here and there around the state the ruby mining company of brigham city is planning to resume operations at its boxelder Box elder property large stockholders have returned stock to the treasury which will be sold to raise funds to finance the operations it is stated since the first of the month a small milling implant has been under construction at the alta tunnel transportation companas Comp anys big cottonwood property it is expected that the plant will be ready for operation before winter closes in and that it will be possible to operate continuously even in the coldest weather as provision is to be made to adequately heat the plant carl W chilson developer co of the chilson process for radio prospecting has returned from california to salt lake to open up offices from which he will operate in the intermountain region mr chilson while in california was engaged in building apparatus for use in idaho and utah every effort is being made to complete the apparatus in order to complete before snowfall an examination of mining Z ground in wood river district near hailey idaho where mr chilson and associates have interests the ophir mono mines inc M C godbe general manager operating in the ophir dry canyon district has built a mile and a half of transmission line and installed a transformer 10 drill compressor and other equipment and the he tunnels have been connected by air lines this organization eption is financed by salt lake and detroit capital and it is intended to explore the lower series of ophir and lime stones which in the ophir hill property produced production during the former operation of the mine has been entirely from the upper series serie of limestone early in the month it was reported that an important strike had been made on the foot level of the independence property at tintic gintic later advices advises indicate that while some was found in the drift about 1250 feet westerly of the shaft it could hardly be classed as a strike of commercial ore that it would require more development to determine what the disclosure might amount to the silver shield mining company has worked hard and spent much money to make a mine in the independence and the mining world will be mad blad to see the effort crowned with success within the next few months the garfield plant of the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company will coni commence mence dra drawing drawings ia large tonnage of low grade ore from the dump of the tintic gintic standard companas Comp anys mill at harold near goshen As most of our readers know says the eureka reporter this mill was closed down a year or two ago when the smelt ers offered such a favorable contract that the tintic gintic standard people decided against the further operation of the big bacr mill which up to that time had been an important factor in the success of the mining enterprise it is estimated that the mill dump at harold contains from to tons of low grade ore S frank franic hunt who has put in the entire summer and fall months conduct conducting inz investigations for local men in the s surrounding mining districts and their environs finished his labors last week and during the next day or two he expects to loin with others in again tackling the old jackson mine in elko county nevada under lease 1 I have had a busa summer and fall related friend hunt the other day and I 1 believe I 1 have looked into inot enoc e impossible propos ons than ordinarily falls to the lot of one man in a season having executed the trust that was reposed in me by those who sentie sent me into the field I 1 am now contemplating the tackling of the old jackson mineford mine for the winter with the assistance ae of the men who may join me men who know what malnin min is I 1 am confident that we can roll out a lot of high grade lead ore before spring rolls around and maybe next year we can make arrangements to mill the thousands of tons of material in the mine and on the dumps which is too low grade visited to sh ship direct aside from the developed mines that I 1 have visited during the past season in traveling several thousands of miles I 1 have seen nothing which in my judgment can hold a candle to the old jackson and this winter I 1 expect to prove it |