Show MINES m INES AND MINING that tho the zinc alno mines of the bood springs district are mighty attractive prop propositions positions ions nt at this time la Is the word wor brought from that camp tho the formations of alta alia utah elfr erict have been compared to th those ose of the Leady leadville llie colo district and re cent developments are tending to establish more fully this similarity call california gorrila to la tile the principal vr vet producing state the value of ltd its product in 1908 amounting to as aga against in 1907 texas io id the next largest producing state manager mackenziee Macken a official report of the production of the Coul consolidated soli dated nines company of goldfield for november shows an output of tons with net act krofl profits of 0 the directors ot of the united states company have posted the regular quarter quarterly I 1 ly dividends ot of 50 cents per share on tho the common stock an and 1 I ivi per cent on the preferred stock of tile the corporation the second unit of the now new mill ol of the ohio copper company located at lark utah Is now grinding away on product of the companas comp anys mines the machinery having been set in mo me on december 28 one of the biggest sm shelters smelters elters eyer ever built in the northwest is to bo be ei elected actea to reduce the ores from the grondyke seven devils and tho the famous arkan sas properties in the homestead and copperfield districts in idaho the geological surveys report ou on the production of quicksilver in the united states in 1908 prepared pared by 11 II D mccaskey shows an unsatisfactory state of the quicksilver industry during the year year but an improvement in some respects over the condition la the oregon smelting smelling Sm elting and refining ning company at sumpter ore will resume operations after an enforced idleness of two years the companas comp anys property was bold at auction at baker city a few days ago to IV G mention mennon ol of newark N J tile the price paid was waa two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars on terms bernis Is the amount paid by y the republic mines company of spine spokane to the pearl consolidated mining company for its lono lone star Sir surprise prise group 0 of o claims in the republic pit alic district in stevens county washington reports from mercur utah lutah district brict tare are to tho the effect that some trouble is still being experienced in the operation of the mercur and sunshine plants the weather still being very cold and causing tile the pipes and to freeze up thus delaying the processes ot of reduction mine aline operations throughout the ely No district are increasing at a rapid rate tho the swelling payroll is having a marked effect upon the business interests of the camp and there Is no abatement of interest either in new developments or in III the market performance form for mance bince of hl ely y stocks A new strike of high grade ore Is reported from the property of tho the utah mines coalition company ht at alta utah while tho the deposit encountered has been looked for tor for some time its appearance was not aico altogether gether un ua expected though it ls Is nevertheless received with glad acclaim a sulphide de of copper and silver la Is found in cobalt ont at zacatecas Zacate cas in mexico and in the yankee girl mine red mountain colo it is very rich and the mIners often heat over a candle flame a thin min piece and then perforate with tho the point of the candle stick mining men familiar with the formations at alta utah are of the op opinion I 1 ajon that the lime beds to the north forth which have not as yet been developed to any appreciable extent will yield great riches in vie the future and it Is probable that this district will be worked more extensively lit in the future the ore zone in the Jar 0 country in nevada so far ar a r demonstrated to ve b of rl more than ordinary worth to la five miles long and two miles wide though there is great likelihood ot of cours cour that the is ol of still greater area six operators in the district already have really excellent showings two powerful searchlights now billu mine the steam shovel pit at night at the nevada a con at ely nevada a ana their strong rays bays penetrate nearly every comer of the great excavation heretofore the pit was lighted by small incandescent ent lamps one of the new lights is of candle power and the other among other favorable indications at ohp th new york dilie at park city utah is the fact that the excessive water which has oft off and on beena vety serloma obstacle in the development of the property Is now being handled in such a manner that it la is not interfering with the progress 01 ol 01 the work to any appreciable extent As a result ot of a meeting of stocal stockholders of the utah black marble company held la in salt lake city P A president of the com cam amny will leave at once for the east to place the product ot of its qu upon that market and to disseminate information concerning its good qualities |