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Show I Mines and Mining As the weeks go by the mining industry in the West shows greater and ever greater evidence of regaining the ground it lost during the panic. This gain is made evident by the return of confidence con-fidence upon the part of the investing public in the industry as a whole, and the constant resumption of work in every part of the country. coun-try. Word comes from Boston that during the past week more in-quirics in-quirics have been made for mines and mining stocks than during any two weeks since the fall in the price of the metals caused stocks to recede in value. The effect of this is that more and more money is made available for the development of western mines ; more labor is finding employment and all business in the mining states will feel the upward trend. Locally there is an upward trend all along the line. Tintic is sharing with the other camps her renewed period of activity. Camps which have been idle for many months are feeling the touch of prosperity and are again becoming active, while new territory is being invaded and prospected. In the smelting world there is a better feeling manifested. There are but few plants idle and these are preparing to start their fires. With the ever-improving price of metals more and more of the mines which were shut down some months ago arc opening up, and with the improved business conditions in all consuming centers, the smelter smel-ter people have lost their fear and purchase ore as it is sent to them. The price of mining stocks has been in a healthy condition during dur-ing the week. There have been no wild fluctuations in values, and though trading on the local exchange has not been as brisk as it was a few weeks ago, still a great volume of business has been attained. Upon the whole the week' has been the banner one of the year as far as mining is concerned. TINTIC. The electrical connection of the Knight smelter with the power plant has been made and it only requires the picking up of a few odds and ends before the plant will be able to be placed in commission. com-mission. The May Day has broken into a great body of ore on the lower levels of the mine. As the ore is making in a northerly direction it shows that a hitherto unexplored portion of the mine bids fair to outdo that which is already under development. The same condition obtains in the Humbug mine of the Uncle Sam Mining company. Here a great body of ore is coming in and those who are posted are of the opinion that the mine will repeat its old time sensational era of production. The Swansea Extension company have determined to develop at depth. They are now engaged in sinking a winze from the 4S0 level and will continue to the 1000 level. A strike was reported during the week in the Ralph mine. The ore is a high grade galena, and the bodv is proving to be a big one. The discovery was made on the 125 level and is being developed with all haste. New machinery is now on the ground of the Gemini, and the Ridge and Valley companies. The machinery consists of two electric elec-tric hoists and the work of installation is already under way The mines will be developed at greater depth. It is reported that the Colorado will ship to the United States smelter for the present. The Grand Central will also be a shipper in a small way, awaiting the opening of the Knight plant, with which it has a contract. I . ,.The new machinery for the Sioux Con. is nearly in position. A station will be cut and drifting will be under way along the vein in a few days. J h The Lower Mammoth has again come into the lime light. For some time the west fissure has been under development and a short time ago a great body of ore was encountered which looks better J everyday. They are now drifting on ore. Work has been resumed on the Iron King, a near neighbor nf J the Colorado, and the Beck tunnel. The company have determined 1 S The'KnVh ,C,VCl a"d th-C" ,(1Hft Cach toTe SfbooS nf ie.K People have gained control of the Daisy East group , of claims. The property lies next to the Iron Blossom, and if one started TtOSoncPerm,S,nR Camp" DevelPnt work will E: AiaxhrolKne'lreriS'e VSt ?e asr1 the propcr ffsss will be a great amount of ore treated at this point and an independent independ-ent sampler will be of great advantage to the district. In this connection con-nection it may be said that the Knight people have come to the I early conclusion that the plant as projected is too small and as a I consequence they have ordered two more furnaces. These will )e I installed as soon as it is possible to get the plant in shape. I Word comes up that the Tintic Standard has now determined u " I prospect at depth. A shaft will be sunk to the 500 level and devci- I opment work pushed. From last reports the mine, is looking better I than ever. I BINGHAM. I The blowing in of the new furnace at the Garfield plant has I had its effect on the ore production of the camp. The smelter is I now in a position to handle the ores in a better shape than ever and a larger tonnage will be mined hereafter. The Yampa smelter has ! closed down for the present. This step was made imperative until ' the new converter building is completed. This work will be accomplished accom-plished by July 15th. The new territory just opened at the Utah Con. is so extensive that it is now said that it will take years to deplete the bodies at the present rate of production. As the mine is now turning out 1200 f tons of ore every 24 hours it will be seen that it is a bigger propo- I sition than ever. ' I The Black Dog people arc congratulating themselves at the present time that they have a mine. The ore is coming in m great shape, and it will be shipping in a short time. To this end ore '.ins are being constructed and everything put in shape. The ore is of a very high grade. The North Bingham people have begun sinking their incline shaft. The Butler-Liberal company has also started sinking a shaft This latter will be driven to the depths when drifts will be sent under the ore bodies. The Phoenix Extension company has been formed. The company com-pany owns a very promising piece of ground which will be developed at once. W. W. Bellows, the manager of the Utah Bingham, is back from the east. He is now engaged in installing a new compressor at the mine. BEAVER COUNTY. The management of the old Horn Silver has recently been opening up a new ore body in the old producer. This body is said to be the largest discovered during the past few years. The mine is in a position to send out a great amount of ore and will be heard from frequently from now on. The New Majestic company has opened operations .with a large force of men. The property is under the best of management and all connected with it are confident that it will forge to the front. One of the sensations of the week has been the development of a great body of ore in the Red Warrior. The ore has been found in the sand carbonates and vindicates the opinion of the manager who has been working to this end for some time. There is now no question ques-tion but that it will be a heavy producer in the near future. The Ceader mine has opened up a big ore shoot on the 400 level Development to this end has been going on for some time and the owners are much pleased with the showing made. The Commonwealth is looking fine these days. A great body of ore has been opened out on the 600 level and arrangements av under way to put the property on a producing basis. It is also stated by those on the inside that the Indian Queen is looking better than ever. PARK CITY. The American Flag company has decided to build a mill to Handle its ores. At a meeting of the directors during the week it was determined to issue bonds to the amount of $150,000 for this purpose. Plans for the mill are now under way and the work will be pushed with all haste. The mine is now free from water and de-velbpment de-velbpment on the lower levels will be under way in a few days, w u i? J , ?ee""s, word was iven "t during the week that the wabash drift is all in ore. The ore is of a very high grade running and drifting" ThC manacmcnt is now engaged in upraising t J Zas r-Prted last week that there was to be a consolidation ot the West Quincy and the Thompson. This is now denied bv both tnc companies. In the meantime a great amount of development work has been planned on both. ALTA- f F0hZsta Copper company has resumed operations with J lorce ot lo men, and will continue work during the season. When cfnl ws stopped last year the property was looking fine and it. is stated that the mine will be in the producing column before the year is out. oThe GHes M5nin company has opened out a fine body of high grade copper ore at its mine in the Big Cottonwood. The company (Contlnuod on Pagre 20.) I MINES AND MINING (Continued from Page 8.) H owns a large acreage in the very heart of the district and with the H amount of work accomplished it has shown that with further de- H vclopment it is destined to come to the front. Manager Giles has H gone up to the mine with an increased force of men and will push H things from now on. H Last week the rumor gained ground that the contact had been H reached in the Mountain Lake tunnel and that it had proved barren I, of ore. This is now denied by the management. Work is still under Hi way on the tunnel and it is thought that it will encounter the contact H in a short time. I DEEP CREEK. H " Dr. Wenzcl, who for years has been working in the interest of H the Deep Creek country, was in the city circulating a petition to H have the Western Pacific open up means of transportation to that H. district. It is said that there is a great amount of ore that is ready H for shipment and that a heavy tonnage can be sent to the market at H once. H A new hoist has been installed at the property of the Woodman H Gold Mining company. From now on there will be a constant cam- H paign of development at the mine. The Boston Utah people are pre- H paring to ship in the near future and have a large body of ore to H draw from. This ore is of a very high grade and will stand the long haul. The Lucy L. is said to be in the finest shape in its historv. H Both Frank and Clyde Wilson arc at the mine superintending the H work. OUTSIDE MINES. H The Nevada-Douglas has resumed shipping high grade copper H ore to the Salt Lake smelters. A consignment of several carloads H were sent out during the week which averaged 18 per cent copper. H The owners of the Wihuja lease on the ground of the Therian H ground at Seven Troughs have been sacking $120 ore during the H week. The Little Hero claim of the Hero company has shown up H with a great ledge of high grade ore. H The Ohio-Kentucky company of Pioche has purchased eight H claims from the Ncvada-Piochc people. This ground adjoins that H of the company and rounds out the tcrritoiy in a satisfactory man- H ner. Pioche is fast forging to the front and is the busiest it has H been in years. H H Spend the Fourth at Wandamere. H H See the fireworks, Wandamere, Fourth. H H Horse races, Wandamere, Fourth. |
