Show around the sta state eureka reporter manader J c duill sullivan states that preparations are under way for the resumption of work at the ray mond illinois property A few months ago work was suspended because the water was giving the company a great deal of trouble and making development work quite expensive park record the shaft house and gallows frame at the south dakota property are now completed and work in the shaft is being vigorously prosecuted again the hole being down about sixty feet at present jim allen alien who has charge of the work states that everything is moving along in i n first class shape bingham bulletin the copper glance has encountered some exceptionally good ore in its foot shaft president grant states that there is every indication that an even better showing will be made with increased development it is understood that heinze has been endeavoring to secure this property to add to his already extensive holdings in this camp eureka reporter john anderson and adolph ames opened up a small streak of very rich native silver ore in their lease upon the lev level el of the beek beck mine the early part of the week the streak carrying native silver soon petered out but the balance of the face of ore is rich enough to make the lease a very desirable one their block of ground is just above one of the old from which thousands of dollars worth of rich silver ore was taken many years ago bingham press the new slimer at the red wing mill is almost ready for operation several tests of the concentrating machine have been recently made and have given perfect satisfaction the table has been installed by the james ore concentrating company of newark new jersey and is the first of its particular kind to be placed into commission it has attracted the attention of milling 0 experts and its working will be eagerly watched by all those interested no te rested in the concentrating business cedar city record the enthusiasm of the big fourteen owners has again T gone up several points over a letter received from froin manager higbee of stateline Stat eline this week mr higbee states that he has struck ore in the main shaft of the sunflower and if it proves that the main ledge is found some big money is to be made as the ore is exceedingly cee rich sunflower stock is in demand and one mining man from pennsylvania who declines to give his name to to the public has purchased one thousand shares and would have taken if the company had consented to sell that amount the sunflower owners are awaiting eagerly for further news from manager higbee and if realized cedar can count are hopes th men among her citizens so anle moneyed no eyed fach richfield field reaper the par party ty consisting G J palen and H C bloom of of philadelphia and others who visited the development company properties last abold p id returned friday they male made a thor eek ek ough inspection of the workings and are well 11 pleased with the showing they are confident that important news will come froni from the property before many weeks they yere were accompanied from the mountain by superintendent ole oie larsen and enjoyed a fishing trip under the escort of friends here to the clark ponds where they spent a few delightful hours in th throwing rowin lines and drawing in fish eureka reporter the new machinery is now being installed at the iron king gro property perty to the east of the colorado and beck tunnel the machinery will be in position and ready for use within the next three weeks the shaft house was completed some time ago and the carpenters are now at work on the boarding house and other necessary buildings the iron king t plant will be one of the best in this section of tintie and the company is making preparations to carry on development work upon a very extensive scale superintendent P J donelly of the grand central mine will hold the same position with the iron king bingham bulletin the bingham new haven company is engaged in changing the upper terminal of its aerial tram from the upper to the lower tunnel and will soon be handling nearly all of its work from the lower level which is at the bottom of the me canyon this is expected to effect a areat great saving expense and labor and will eventually result in the companas comp anys boarding house bouse being abandoned as there will be no further need for it the mine has been so well developed and connections made between the lower and upper tunnels so that all operations can now be carried on without using ing the upper tunnel outlet at all the saving will be most noticeable in the winter when the snow is deep around the upper workings far up on the mountain side richfield reaper word comes from the clyde property in cottonwood this week of a magnificent condition just brought to light in that property last week the reaper stated abed that work was being prosecuted in a shaft haft following the vein down to determine the course of operation in the tunnel this is vein has been carrying good ore run ling nang from ro 70 to 80 per ton last week the eveln had reached a width of twenty feet and the e values have run up to about this is a most important strike for the property is surrounded on all sides by hopeful mineral territory and warrants the belief that an dense this proposition will be opened up when s is cut by the tunnel at depth the 1101 is now low in 1400 feet and not a great acce intervenes er venes between it and the vein paric ark record cord the american flag prop erty is now what be may practically called a regular shipper though the local management of the property does not believe in newspaper mining as he is pleased to call newspaper reports of a companas comp anys doings and prospects and consequently says nothing for publication it is known that the flag is improving daily and that with the opening of the big ones A consignment to the smelters shelters sm elters of high grade has just been completed and there is plenty more where that came from about forty men are now employed at the mine and are prospecting along with the development work water worries the flag people on the lower levels but it is believed that when the drain tunnel is opened if it ever is this trouble will disappear entirely moab times the mining outlook on the mesa is good at present T butterwood has just received one thousand feet of lumber with which he intends to build sluice boxes and commence active work on the utah placer claims shafer and bennett will also commence placer mining in a few days days are also getting ready to produce the yellow metal the wilson mesa placer company after a thirty days trial were thoroughly satisfied with the results and stopped to ship in lumber to make a better gold saving plant although they saved about two ounces of gold a day they found they were a large per cent of their values through not having just the right kind of a plant webb and boren are still working in a small way and have just sent to the mint in denver another pound of the yellow metal coalville alville Co times the new company of the dexter mines is making extensive and practical improvements in its plant and is now installing a steam power hoisting outfit to be followed by the latest improved tiple and other devices necessary to place them on a footing with the most up to date mines of the country they expect to be in full operation by the middle of september and when the improvements are completed the dexter mines will be in a position to fill out of town orders promptly as well as taking care of their home market they made their first shipment outside of local trade last week and this was but the forerunner of a number of orders awaiting shipment joseph A fisher of salt lake is superintending super intending the construction of the new features and his son E S fisher who is a member of the mining company went to salt lake thursday morning to procure constructing material |