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Show THE UNITED STATES MINING CO. . The United States Mining Co: organized in 1899, under the laws of Maine, secured by purchase pur-chase the famous old properties. The Galena, The Old Jordan, The old Telegraph and the Spanish Span-ish Mines. These properties lie along the famous ore zone of the Bingham district viz the Jordan line so named from the mine of that name being located on it. Altho these mines were first opened up in 1864, and have a recorded production of $35,000,- 000, they are sill among the best properties in the camp. Its ores are practically all silver and lead and its weekly production averages about fifty carloads. This company has planned a lot of new exploratory work the most important of which is the extension of the Butterfield Tunnel Tun-nel in Butterfield canyon. This adit will cut the ore channels of this company to a much greater depth and it is anticipated will make important ore disclosures. |