Show MINES AND MINING work in the various oil fields ot the country by members of the united states geological survey was carried forward much more actively during 1907 than in any previous year state mine inspector bell who re bently paid a visit to the deadwood blue point region says they have the ore there and with railroad facilities that will become the greatest gold camp in idaho A number of instances have been cited ot late old and abaid boned mines located in different sec eions of the west have been reclaimed and are the producing and paying list I 1 look tor a revival in mining de on a far more conservative basis than obtained in the time of the boom said john hays ham mond during an interview in new aorl the other day the perry bryson copper mine southwest of post falls idaho has been sold to alaci bros of coeur dalene for the ore Is said to assay 55 a ton the tunnel Is in about thirty five feet the special meeting of shareholders ot the imlay mining company called tor the purpose of considering the matter of bon owing money sufficient to erect a new mill au scheduled to take place on the instant the mandha mendha mine of pioche has within the last few day marketed two more cars of its fine product the latest shipment gave returns of 33 2 per cent lead 31 ounces in and 9 in gold to the ton making values of about 55 a ton A big eastern syndicate has ar ranged to erect a power plant at dal las wyo and supply the mines in the atlantic south pass and other districts with power the machinery has been ordered and the plant will be established at once the famous tiger poorman mine in burke idaho the deepest silver lead in the world will be closed do according to rumor in about two months and will no longer be operated the equipment to be re moved to the standard Stan daid A bond and lease on the desert wonder property near modena has been taken by salt lake men who have started a force of men at work in the shaft which the company sunk to the depth of sixty feet splendid ere indications were found in the shaft and in various surface work ings as well george english lessees on the well known block of ground on the fine gold estate have secured an agreement with the management of the mazuma hills to treat tons of ore from the lease and operations were begun tuesday on one of the ore shoots in the lower tunnel says the seven troughs miner in the property of the kinsley de company at kinsley nev the shoot of high grade ore has been followed feet since it was picked up on the opposite side of the dike making the total length of the shoot opened from to feet this shoot carries three and one hall feet of ore that runs better than 70 a ton the stockholders of the pacific company whose property is in amer ican fork canyon utah are rejoicing over an important strike that was made there a few days ago the miners opened up a five inch vein of cube galena which carries 60 per cent lead the extent of the strike has not been ascertained as yet but it promises to be something extra good the mining and metallurgical so clety of america announces that the subject for disc assion at the septem ber meeting will be the ot mine investors this Is placing the emphasis where it will lead to a clearer conception of the response res b allty of the engl neel it tends to a distinction between engineer and client between technologist ind lay man the old orofino creek placer in central idaho continues to yield well after having been worked for many aars operators who have been in the orofino district this summer esti mate that the season s clean up will amount to fully in the yellow dust A stock exchange Is being formed in seattle under the name of the seattle alaska stock exchange the object Is to handle local securities and alaska minina stocks blips are to be the exchange will be headed with good reliable people unquestionably the greatest depth of ore ever got in a keystone drill hole in the district has been secured in the no 3 hole of nevada con oli dated at ely th s hole Is at pres ent bottomed at a depth of feet where it was stopped because it went crooked good reports are coming in from the marshal lake and seven devils countries in fact reports from all over the state indicate that another year or two will put idaho in tho fiant rank as a mining state to say nothing of ber wonderful agricultural resources from new york comes the word that the utah consolidated has posted the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share this dividend aggregates and makes the total distributions to date by this bingham contier mine in the neighborhood of 8 A cellar and powder house s being built and full preparations a are being made for continuous bori during the fall and winter by min toe company in aty icho the work on the tunnel going steadily ahead and good progress is being made shipments of copper from the con erter at ely have been running about two cars every three days As these cars are loaded to the limit of capacity dounda each the shipments mean an output of pounds every tin days or a little tetter than thirty tons dally two eclipse shafts in the seven troughs district will be sent on down to the level as rapidly as pos elble in fact it will be suni to that depth and possibly to the before 1 beyond prospecting is done on the upper levels two shifts are being worked on the property |