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Show MINES AN J) MINING Work In tho various oil fields ol thr country by members of tho United States Geological Survey was carried forward much moro actively during 1907 than In any previous year, Stato Mlno Inspector Doll, who recently re-cently paid ti, visit to tho Deadwood-Dluo Deadwood-Dluo Polntiroglon, Bays thoy havo tho nro thero nnd with railroad facilities that will bocomo tho greatest gold rnmp In Idaho. A number of Instances havo been cited ot lato where old nnd abandoned aband-oned mines, located In different sections sec-tions of tho west, havo been reclaimed re-claimed nnd nro now on tho producing nnd paying list. "I look for a revlvnl In mining development de-velopment on n fnr moro conservative basis than obtained In the tlmo of tho boom," said John Hays Hammond Ham-mond during nn Interview In Now York tho other day. Tho Perry Ilryson copper mine, southwest of Post Falls, Idaho, has been sold to Illack Dros. of Coeur d'Alcno for $7,000. Tho oro Is said to assay JGG a ton. Tho tunnel U In about thirty-five feet. Tho special meeting ot shareholders or tho Imlay Mining company called for tho purpose of considering the mattor of borrowing monoy sufficient to erect a now mill, Is scheduled to tnko placo on tho 2CtIt Instant. Tho Mcndhn mlno of Plocho has within tho Inst fow days marketed two moro cars ot Its lino product. Tho latest shipment gava returns ot 33,3 per cent lead, 31 ounces In sllvor and $9 In gold to tho ton, making values ot about JC5 n ton. A big eastern syndicate has arranged ar-ranged to erect n power plant at Dallas, Dal-las, Wyo and supply tho mines In tiro Atlantic, South Pass and other districts with pownr. Tho machinery has bocn ordered and tho plant will bo established at once. Tho famous Tlger-Poormnn mlno In Durko, Idaho, tho deepest silver-lead mlno In tho world, will be closed down, according to rumor, In about two montliB, and will no -longer he oporatcd, tho equipment to bo removed re-moved to tho Standard. A bond and lease on tho Desert Wonder property near Modona has been taken by Salt Lako men, who hnvo started a forco ot men at work In tho shaft which tho company sunk to the depth ot sixty foot Splendid cro Indications wcro round In tho till aft nnd In various surfaco workings work-ings ns well. George & English, lessees on tho woll known block of ground on tho Flno Gold estate havo secured an agreement with the management ot tho Mazumn Hills to treat 160 tons ot oro rrom tho leaso, and stoplng operations woro beun Tuesday on ouo ot tho oro shoots In tho lower tunnel, says tho Seven Troughs Miner. In tho property ot tho Kinsley Development De-velopment company at Kinsley, Nov., tho slot ot htgh-grndo oro has been followed 144 feet since It was picked up on the opposite sKlo of tho dlko, making tho totnl length of tho Bhoot opened from 300 to 360 foot. This shoot carries threo and one-half feet of oro that runs better than $70 a ton. Tho stockholders ,of tho Pnclflc company, whoso property Is In American Amer-ican Fork canyon, Utah, aro rejoicing ovor an Important strike that was made thero a fow days ago. Tho minors opened up a five-Inch vein of cube galena, which carries CO per cent load. Tho extent ot tho strike has not bcou ascertained as yet, but It promises to bo something extra good. Tho Mining nnd Metallurgical Society So-ciety ot Amorlca announces thnt tho subject tor discussion at tho September Septem-ber meeting will bo tho protection ot mlno Investors. This Is placing tho emphasis where It will lead to n clearer conception ot tho responsibility responsi-bility ot tho cnglncor. It tends to n distinction betweon engineer and client, between technologist and layman. lay-man. ",i Tho old Oroflno creok placer In central Idaho continues to yield well cfter having been worked for many years. Operators who have beon In tho Oroflno district this summer estimate esti-mate that tho soason's clean-up will amount to fully $100,000. in tho yellow dust, A stock exchange is being formed in Seattle under the name of tho Seattle Alaska stock exchange. The object Is to handlo local securities and Alaska mining stocks. Memberships Member-ships are to be $100. Tho exchange will be headed with good rellablo people Unquestionably the groatest depth of ore ovor got In n Keystone drill hole In thu district has been secured In tho No, 3 hole ot Nevada Consolidated Con-solidated at Ely This hole Is at present pres-ent bottomed ut a dopth ot 400 feet, where It was stopped bocauso It went crooked. Good roports nro coming In from the Marshal Lako and Seven Devils countries. In fact, reports from all over tho stato Indicate that another year or two will put Idaho In tho front rank ns a mining stato, to say nothing of her wondorful agricultural resources. From Now York comes tho word that tho Utah- Consolidated has posted tho regular quarterly dividend of CO cents a sharo. This dividend aggro-Ffttes aggro-Ffttes $1.0,000 nnd makes tho total distributions to dato by this Bingham copnor mlno In tho neighborhood or i $8,000,000. j A collar and powder HAuso is being built and full preparations 'nro being mado tor continuous work during the fall and winter hy Wonnerston Mining Min-ing comnsnv In 0ybee eountv, Id"ho. The work on the tunnel Is going steadily ahead and good progress Is being mudo. Shipments of copper from tho converter con-verter nt Ely havo boon running nbout two ears every threo days. A thoo tars nro loaded to tho limit ot -WW-,-.!:;,-,, IPT.P,. .H,) atrw hhlpmonta moan an output of 200,000 pounds every threo days, or a Utile totter than thirty tons dally. Two Ecllpso shafts In tho Seven TrouEhs district will ho sent on down lo tho 300 lovel as rapidly as pos-islblo: pos-islblo: In tact, It will bo sunk to that depth and possibly to tho 4Q0 before llttlo beyond prospecting Is done on tho ut)ne levels. 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