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Show MINES AND MINING For tho first six months this year tbo oxports of domestic gold from tho United States amounted to $45,285,799, as against $20,000,208 In 1907. During tho month of July, 1907, tho coal mines at Clear Creek wero worked twenty-six days. This year thoy havo been worked only thirteen days. A now mining camp has been brought to light half way between Kawlch and Silver Bow, on tho cast slope of the Kawlch range, nnd nt tho foot of tho rnngo that noparates tho Itovelllo range from tho Kawlch. The report comes from Park City that John J. Daly and John McSorley have taken an option on the Bouldor Basin group of claims In tho Bonnnza Flat section, and that they havo until un-til January first to pay $60,000 for tho same. Tho continued activity that Is being taken In American Fork canyon, nnd tho provnlllng spirit at. every claim whoro men nro developing properties, proper-ties, shows tho confidence which experienced ex-perienced men and minors havo In tho district. Whllo tho management Is having mighty llttlo to say about conditions, It comes from a good source that tho Cactus property ot tho Nowhouso Mines & Smelters corporation, In Beaver county, Is developing In a mntincr that is altogether gratifying. For tho quarter ending June 30, tho Utnh Copper company's gross production pro-duction or copper amounted to 11,-508,390 11,-508,390 pounds. The average cost for tho quarter was 8.1C cents per pound on tho net copper resulting after allowing smelter deductions. James Haguo of Now York, a well-known well-known mining engineer nnd president of tho North Star Gold Mining company com-pany of Grass Valley, Cal., died at his summer residence nt Stockbrldgc, Mass., aged Beventy-two years. Mr. Haguo was consulting engineer for tho Btato or California for several years. Eighteen Inches or shipping oro was encountered on tho face of tho tunnel on tho Martin & Gourdler lease at a depth of eighty feet on tho Mazuma Hills nt Seven Troughs last week. Tho strike occurs In n big parallel vein 600" feet west of tho famous fa-mous Mazuma Hills vein lu entirely new ground. Spenklng ot tho :Elk mining district ot Idaho, tho Elk City News says: "A wild boom Is not necessary In central Idaho. Tho districts havo everything that Is required tor legitimate mining. min-ing. Tho country is rlpo Tor the railroad, rail-road, and Us builders will get their shnro or tho monoy that goes with tho prosperity." Good progress continues to bo mado In tho erection nnd equipment ot tho now C00-ton mill or tho Goldflcld Consolidated Con-solidated company. All tho retaining wnlls and heavy foundations are completed com-pleted and tho water storage tanks nro erected and In commission. A locomotlvo and six cars havo arrived, nnd aro satisfactory. Tho Blnghntn Butto Mining company com-pany ot Bingham, Utah, has started n campaign or development work (hat will begin giving results at an early date. It Is tho Intention of tho management to send tho shaft on down another 100 tcot, then to up-ralso up-ralso on tho oro body now developed nt tho deepest lovol. Whllo not desiring to give any dato on which thd Daly Judgo company of Park City will cut looso with thrco shifts both In tho oro bodies or tho mlno nnd In tho mill, General Manager Man-ager Gcorgtt W. Lnmbournu stated 'last wcok that tho forco or miners employed on development work was being added to right along. Tho now hoisting equipment or tho riocho-pnciflc Mining company nt Ploche, Nevada, haB been Installed, and Is now doing splendid work. Tho hoist was set abovo tho new shaft which was over SO root In depth at that time, and tho shatt Is now down at least 100 feot. By tho tlmo tho 150 toot lovel Is gained lt Is expected tbat tho Zero vein will havo been encountered. encoun-tered. Tho cntlro hoisting plant ot tho Coppor King company lias been purchased pur-chased for tho Bed Warrior mlno In Bcnvor county. Tho plant consists ot a largo gasollno engine, a compressor and other machinery and Is or sum-clent sum-clent capacity to handlo a largo amount or oro. Another shipper has been ndded to tho list ot Plocho producers In tho Old Timor. Tho property 1b ono ot tho notod old producers or tho Plocho district, dis-trict, although It has not been counted count-ed on as a shipper tor many years. Tho valuo or tho oro shipped runs from $80 on up. A deposit of asbestos, In tho form tometlmes cnlled "mountain cork," hns been dlBcovorcd near Hcnryvllle. It is In a vein about fonr feet wldo, lying between sand and Bpar. In appearance ap-pearance tho stuff Is not unllko gyp-sura gyp-sura and In weight It Is probably no heavier than cork. The total production or coal in Idaho in 1907 wns G.508 short tons, having a spot value ot $2G,494, says tho bulletin of tho Unltod States geological geo-logical survey. Llgnlto beds occur In sovcrnl Areas In Idaho, but llttlo mining min-ing has beon dono until within the last Ave or six years. |