| Show nsmaS se MINES AND MINING Work on the largo warehouse of the Jumbo Plaster company at Richfield Utah wits commenced last week and the shipment of the product to the i coast will begin within a very few das Based upon present quotations the securities of tho American Smcltliu Refining company show n market depreciation of about 00000000 from tho high levels reached In 190C says Mining Science It Is anounced that an Important strike has been made in the vicinity of Kooskla Idaho It Is generally believed among mining men that one of the rich ledges of tho Middle Fork country has been uncovered Tho camp of Yerlngton Nevada Is not booming just at present but all reports show a steady growth with work being punned rapidly as possible pos-sible on all the properties Yerlngton will he heard from later on With an Increased force the work of extracting ore from the north drift on the 200foot level In the Harris I Har-ris lease of the Seven Troughs Florence i Flor-ence Mining and Leaning company is being prosecuted with all possible vigor preparatory to a mill run It Is difficult to believe that two years ago bar silver was quoted In London at Hod i per ounce says tho Mexican Herald Roughly speaking it has fallen off some lid and this makes an Immense difference to a Lih er producing country like Mexico It took a mule so tho legend goes to kick off sufficient of tho surface to expose ores on what Is now ono ol tho greatest lead producing mines in the Coeur dAlcnes and another legend has It says the Salt Lake Tribune Trib-une that a burro was to blame for Duller discovering the Tonopah camp mmPlndr Finds of a sensational character rave been made recently In the Wildcat Wild-cat claim near Farrell Nevada In tho face of the drift which has been extended 200 feet northwrtrd from tho salt on tho 80foot cvel Is exposed ex-posed a twofoot body of ore which is said to average better than 100 a tonTho Tho American coal miners twentieth twen-tieth annual conveptlon which President Presi-dent Lewis called to order at Indianapolis Indian-apolis on January 19 developed Into one of the largest national conventions conven-tions the miners hove ever held Between Be-tween 1100 and 1200 delegates were seated In tho hall for the opening session A prominent resident of Ely Nevada Ne-vada reports that the monthly pay loll of the mines amounts to 200000 He predicts a very prosperous year during 1909 for the great copper camp of White Pine county as there never was a time in thohlstory of the whole camp that looked so favorable as at the present In tho east drift from tho bottom of tho wlnzo on tho iVOfoot level in tho Truett lease on the Happy Holl pan claim at Rawhide Nevada tho miners have encountered the I same rich streaks of highgrade ore that occur directly above In the seventy toot level indicating conSInuity of the pay shoot to depth A vein of coal has been fourd almost al-most In tho heart of the Ely copper district It Is not a largo vein but It is a fair grace of coal and tno vein having Increased in thickness about rOO per cent in sinking upon It nine loot the outlook is most encouraging en-couraging for a camp that is paying 12 to 15 a ten for coal Tho Now York Mining Age tho directors di-rectors of which represent every phase of the mining and engineering business of Now York City has been Incorporated In New York state to issue a weekly mining paper devoted solely to tho publication of mining news that is calculated to keep stock buyers correctly Informed about the mining markets throughout tho country coun-try That tho leasers and owners of properties In tho Seven Troughs district dis-trict need have no fear of disposing of their milling rock Is evident from the progress being made on tho liar ils mill This will ho a custom plant and will make tho fourth mill for tho district The stock of the Ohio Copper company com-pany is to ho listed on the Salt Lake txchange rite companys estate comprises com-prises 15 patented claims Work accomplished ac-complished Indludes 1385 foot of shaft 10082 feet of raises tunnels and crosscuts cross-cuts Ore In sight Is given at 7000 000 tons The Crowley boys report splendid showing at the coal mine about 30 miles from Idaho Falls Idaho and as work progresses the rein Is assuming assum-ing ft more solid form and tho coal Is of first class character Tho property prop-erty will bo developed for all there is In It J Word who has been prospecting In the district for eighteen yearn last week uncovered a vein of ore In his nine In tho Wards Peak district of Idaho that assays 220 to the ton Thin vein Is a little over 11 feet wide and Is said to Increaso In value with every shot Mining development work In tho Rig Creek section near Wardncr Ir surprising In Its extent and judging from the progress mOil In tho development devel-opment of now locations since January Janu-ary 1 1 favorable results In this district iruiit be certain says the Couur dAlono Press German and French markets for American refined silver for tho fiat end hollow ware tradrs are Impiov log Refiners yppwt that Bhlpmoiits aggregating 6075000 ounces will pn cut by express steamships to sail trom this port this week according to Wall Street Summary |
