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Show I Mines and Mining; The week lias been an active one in mining circles. The season has advanced to that point where some estimate can be formed as to what the season's work has accomplished as compared with former years. While it would be too much to say that the output of 1908 B will be equal to that of the past year, yet the ore mined during the HH month of July has been at least 20 per cent, greater than during the HB same period in 1907. There have been several causes which led up to this result. Chief among these is that many of the smelting plants which were under way during the past year have been completed, such B as the big plant at Ely, Nevada, and the Knight smelter at Silver HB City. The output at Ely is wholly in addition to the production ac- HB credited to 1907, and that of Tintic has more than doubled, though the HB plant has only been in operation for a little more than a month. HB From all along the line comes the word that mines and prospects HB are being worked. Aside from Tintic, which has entered its period of HB f.rcatcst activity, there is hardly a camp in the state of Utah which HB has not re-echoed to the sound of the drill and the blast. Many old HB camps which have been quiet for many years have again become ac- HB tivc. Of these latter Marysvale is a sample. This camp has been HB almost deserted for a great number of years. This season, however, HB there is hardly a prospect in the camp which is not being worked, and HB several of the old mines have been opened up, and are now sending HB ore to the market. H The price of metals keeps up in a satisfactory manner, though HB there is some talk of the smelters demanding a closer rate on the HB handling of silver. Copper has been stronger than at any' time during HB the season. TINTIC. H Word has been sent out that an eight foot body of gold ore has HB been opened up in the Black Jack. The vein is broadening out and HB may develop into a bonanza. From assays which have been made of HB an average sample of the ore it will run above $40 to the ton. The HI mine is one of the Knight propositions. HB A big development proposition has been started by the Iron HI King people. The undertaking consists of running a tunnel of nearly l a mile in length, which will tap; the main ore channel 400 feet below HB the level. There arc several veins passing through the territory, and these will be developed at the same time. HI' New pumps are being installed at the Swansea Con. While it B will be some time before the actual work of pumping will be under HB way, the mine is even now sending out a good tonnage to the smelter. B A strike has been recorded in the Victoria. The ore channel was B opened on the 1.000 level, and is said to be of great extent. The mine HB in connection with the Grand Central, have a big contract with the 8 Knight smelter. H The Montreal is sinking. The shaft is now down 200 feet and is being pushed. The management of the Tintic Central is also develop- ing, while the Ben Bolt is opening out an ore body which assays $1 1 gold and 13 ounces silver. Work is under way at the Christcnsen group. They arc following up a very strong vein, and will develop a mine. Grand Junction capital is now being used for the develop- liicnt of the Copper Jack, which is said to be making a very good H showing. H The Lower Mammoth and the Beck tunnel mines have again en- tered the shipping list and arc sending a fine tonnage of ore to the Knight smelter. The Gemini will also be in the list during the coming week. The new pumping plant is now in commission at the mine and the lower levels will be denuded of water in a very short H time. ALTA. 1 New York people have taken the bonds of the Unity Mining Company (the old Continental Alta) and work will at once be under way with the object developing the sulphide ores. It is thought that the mine will be developed in connection with the City Rocks, which H is a near neighbor. HH r . TIi?re is talk of a combination of the Jacobson properties outside of the Columbus Con. For this purpose there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the South Columbus, when the proposition of incrcas- H ing the capital stock of the company will be taken up. The properties which will be affected are the South Columbus, the Columbus Wedge HHt and the Columbus Extension. The Columbus Con. is said to be in the finest shape in its history. A fine body of milling ore, mixed with H' lugh grade has been developed. The mill is running night and day H and shipments of concentrates are going down the canyon daily. H , ,Thc CS!V Jcfferson s again preparing a shipment of high grade go hi ore. The mine is said to be in a fine condition, and shipments will be the order from now on. The management are now at work developing the 200 level. " BEAVER COUNTY. There are a great number of men employed at the King David mine. All work at the present time is along the line of preparing for the actual work of mining. Pipe lines for water are being laid and excavating done for buildings and mills. Before the end of the coming com-ing week an extra 100 men will be put on. The Lulu mine, which is the property of Pat Ryan and D. P. ? Rohlfing, is again active. The mine is a near neighbor to the Horn Silver and the King David, but has been idle for some time. The output of copper for the month of July by the Cactus mine is slightly in excess of 600,000 pounds. The mine is in fine condition MARYSVALE. The opening up of the old ledge which was supposed to have petered out in the Webster, has put new life in the old gold camp. Snir.e ume ago the mine was taken by a company of leasers and work was oU.itcd cleaning out the old workings. Hardly has actual mining been under way than the ledge was discovered. A great body of high radc ore was brought in which averages $250 to the ton. It i uiulvrttood that Alex Colbath of Salt Lake has an option on the lease a rd that he will form a company to work the ground. "V The Golden Treasure at Kimberly is being worked with a rush. Word from Manager Cutright is to the effect that some very fine kohl ore has been encountered and he is sure that he is on the right track. h BINGHAM. The output of the Boston Con. for the month of July has been in the nighborhood of 700,000 pounds. The output is to be kept up to the present standard for the rest of the season. It is understood that the company are to install a heating plant at the Garfield concentrator so that the plant can be worked during the coldest season. The Ohio Copper company has decided to erect a 2,000 ton concentrator con-centrator at the mouth of the tunnel. The tunnel is now within 500 i tect of the great ore channel. j The Bingham Amalgamated has decided to extend the old Copper Glance tunnel through to the ore channel in the Amalgamated ground. A force of men have been put at work and barring accidents will be completed before the close of the season. PARK CITY. For some time work has been progressing on the Scottish Chief tunnel which is being run to open up the main ore channel at depth. 1 he face of the drift was still 200 feet away from the point where the survey had located the vein when a large body of low grade ore came in. The ore assays 2 1-2 per cent copper, and the quality and quantity is improving all the time. AMERICAN FORK. J. L. Noys has purchased the Lucky Deal group of claims and has begun developing the ground. The Miller Hill people are now steadily shipping to the smelter and the camp is the most active in its history. MERCUR. The Manning mill which has been working on the Con. Mercur tailings for some time is making the closest savings effected in the camp There is absolutely no values escaping the plant. The Mercur is said to be in fine condition. OUTSIDE MINES. Word from Pioche is to the effect that the Mendah-Nevada has opened great values in the 600 level. The management is sacking ore for shipment and a consignment is expected at the smelters in a lew days. I he old camp is said to be very active at the present time. A fine shipment of high grade gold ore is expected from the Dreamland group of mines at Rosebud. The mine is held by Salt -1 Lake people. " S ! Word from Yerrington brings the cheering news that the Ludwig mine is showing up bigger than ever. MODERN GARDENING. The possibilities of profitable gardening in England are exemplified exempli-fied by an acre of land cultivated on the French system of intensive culture, which in the last completed year is said to have yielded $3,125 in gross returns. This probably constitutes a record for England.' An acre of land, the property of a seedsman on the Great Western line between London and Oxford, has yielded in one year flower seeds to the value of $1,350. In Samoa $300 to $400 is the average yield per acre of land planted in cocoa; in Georgia $400 worth of eggplants have been picked from a single acre, and pineapple farms in the West I Indies often pay as much as $500 an acre. An acre of vineyard in the 'y Moselle wine-growing district was sold a few years ago for nearly $120,000. It produces a crop worth $12,500. Then Lhcre is that acre of land in Thibet on which grows the sacred "tree of a thousand images," the leaves of which yield an annual revenue exceeding $15,000. |