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Show r .MINKS AND .MINJiN( The tug mill for the Monarch mlnrj at Atlanta. Idnho. Is nearlt!3 eomphfl Hon and will soon be In oprrntlun I Good progress Is being tnnili on tilt plant of the llolse (Idaho) Ore Testing ft Cyanldlng company. Ore nnuaitll for a continuous run of six momhs haT already been secured I A number of Ontario. Oregon, cltl Isens have decided to form a company for the purpose of exploring for tillj and gas About $1,000 was subscribed at n recent meeting, and that much more protnlnif Secretary Callbreath of the American Ameri-can Mining Congress says that during the conference In Helena the Montana mining men subscribed $100,000 to build an Independent smelter on the po-oM-ratlto nlan Mine operators generally are planning plan-ning to establish smellers Independent Independ-ent of the trust. The movement has been Indorsed by the American Mining Min-ing Congress as the only solutlnn of high rates exacted by the smelting trust. The new modern JO stamp mill of tho llagdad Chase Mining company, at Atlanta. Idnho, commenced crushing ore from the Petit mine on January JOIh. The big machinery started off smoothly and etery thing Is running satisfactorily. One of the largest Iloston stockholders stockhold-ers In I'tah Consolidated says that J. II. Risque now has the property In shnw for economical handling, although al-though he found the mine in n most deplorable condition when he took hold about a eor ago Plans are tinder way to assemblo Ihe prlncliml mining Interests In Colorado Colo-rado lu the next few weeks, when tho first steps will be taken toward tho accumulation of enough capital to begin be-gin the smelting business, Independent Independ-ent of tho smelter trust. A new 2! Inch nolo baa been driven from Shaft No 3 to tho drain tunnel of tho Ontario mlno nt Park City. This Is tho fourth liolo that haa been put In tn drain tho 4.G0O gallons of water In tho shnfl. Tho water Is falling nt tho ratu of three feet n day It Is announced Hint In tho bnttlo with tho smeller trust tho operators of southern California hao already gone so far na to purchaso nn old smelling plant which will bo remodeled remod-eled nml enlnrged sulllelently to handle han-dle all the smelting of that district American Smelting & Kenning com-imny com-imny of Salt Lnko has a representative representa-tive In tho local Held, Inquiring Into the probablo future output ot ores, and seeking lo lino up tho producers with that Institution as regular rat-rons, rat-rons, sa) a tho Fain low (Nov.) News. A prominent mining man says tho Karrel end of tho Seven Troughs district dis-trict Is moro like Cripple Creek In Its formation than anything ho has evr seen In Novada and, while thero hlf not been enough work done there jet to proo anything, ho Is decidedly ot I ho opinion that It will surprlso tho na. lives, Tho production of copper In the statu of Utah for tho month of January Jan-uary Is estimated at D,"S0,000 pounds This compares with nn output of 8,-500.000, 8,-500.000, lu round figures, for tho month of IXcomber The falling off Is due In the closing down of tho tarlous smelters by reason of tho fumes situation. sit-uation. 7 A new strlko linn been made la Ne sncln. In tho range back nf Sand Springs. The strlko wns mado on a group of claims owned by Archie Graham, formerly of Falrvlcw, and the samples taken give nssnjs from $1,700 to $2,100, principally In gold The ground on which the discovery was inndo Is entirely new Llttlo Is heard about tho Consnlldnt ed Morcur, nt Mercur, Utah, although thosu who nro familiar with the property prop-erty aro authority for tho statement that tho company la now sending gold bullion lo tho United States mint nt thu rate ot $70,000 per month, and with everything promising n steady In-creaso In-creaso In precious metal production. Haltering reports are being received concerning tarlous properties In the Pay-Gold Springs region, Somo lory promising gold oro Is being disclosed In tho Trcnnm tunnel on tho Indiana claim, south of Deer I-odgo, and a fine allowing Is being mado on tho Kawli claim. Ily tho last of tho present month It Is expected that tho Utah Cupper company com-pany will liato Its ninth section at tho new Garfield concentrating plant ready for operation. Tho machinery for tho same Is now on tho ground and work la being rushed forward as fast as possible Tho third 2!I0-ton section of tho Ilos-ton Ilos-ton Consolidated company's big mill at Garfield went Into regular commission commis-sion on February C, and Knglneer A. J, Hetties, who Is now spending overy moment ot his tlmo at tho plant, states that It would bo Imposslblo for a new mill to bchavo better. Tho crosscut tunnel that Is being driven In tho Mint mlno nt Pearl, Idaho, to Intersect tho ledge Is now In n dlstauco of 1,213 feet. Tho formation forma-tion Is changing rapidly and tho manager man-ager Is cnntlnced tho long looked for vein which mado a good showing at tho surfaco Is not far away Word was received In Salt Lake last week that tho Gunn Quenly Coal company, com-pany, whoso properties are operated by tho Kcmmcrer Coal company, will on March 16 begin shipping coal from Its two now mines nt Rock Springs Wyo These two minus will have n capacity of 2,000 tons per day John McGeo of Montana, and associates, asso-ciates, have purchased tho Golden Kaglo mine at Neal, Idaho Mr. McGeo Mc-Geo announces that It Is their Intention Inten-tion to lay out a broad plan of development devel-opment for tho property, as they have full confidence It will Justify the work ueoded to open It up at depth, |