Show K mi mining matters vi ic TOGES U S CONTROL or OF MINES V tuesday test last at seattle washington y 1 governa government ent control ot of mining to pre fc vent a disastrous situation in the in J d astry was suggested by dr george otis w smith director ot of the unit united states 1 W g geological I survey and president dej L t M ot th the i 1 american erlea institute ot of mining an and metal otal y lur aielli engineers in a paper prepared S to delivery very today before the american va br bar association convention being held in that city in recent years the mineral industry vf seems to have grown too last fast the paper said the ibe american habit ot of stepping f on the gas has brought the mineral in astry dS try close to the danger line S back in 1800 the sherman law was passed since then tile the population of ot the zie r united states has about doubled since I 1 y then too the value of the annual I 1 duct of the mines ot of this country has ja increased better than eight fold from by millions to 5 12 1 2 billions of cor co dollars r by since then the four largest branches of kf the mineral industry which supply iron FY copper bituminous coal and petroleum if the bone and sinew and the energy of all 1 other american industries have increased riad their annual output nearly ten fold as to value arl six told fold as to quantity tj 1 STOCK SALES FOR FOB WEEK lukl WEDNESDAY new quincy 2000 at 89 and silver king coalition at 1200 THURSDAY y east utah BOO at loc new quincy at 88 and FRIDAY last east utah 1000 at 14 ISO c new quincy 1160 at 83 and sliver silver king coalition at 1200 K SATURDAY f east utah 1000 at anew new quincy at 88 and a 11 silver king coalition 40 at SHIPMENTS park utah t sliver silver king 71 i ontario i anew new quincy y total CROSSCUTS in a mining sense there was practically 1 l nothing doing in our great camp the week fr dr woods wm robinson and joe peoble roble prominent mining men ot of van couver were guests ot of jinks nelson toe for if three days this week looking over the aff eastern section of the district dr woods vas formerly a resident of this section and Is now reported ta in the millionaire B class J D fisher ot of the star of utah was over from the property yesterday but had nothing of a startling nature to A 08 give out tor for publication during the past pas week some trouble has hai been exper 1 fenced in the face ot of the long tunnel because of excess ot of water and ana bad ground but jt has been caught up and driving ahead la Is now in progress it Is the quartzite Is being reached all pos bible speed Is being made lache in the new tunnel and better than six feet a day is beng made this Is the important work at present at the property and when con section is made with the long tunnel there will be news of interest for the stockholders the salt lake mining exchange was closed for two days the past week because rol of pioneer day park city stocks have been inactive the past week fearl rogers came over from the blue p ledge property the past week and reports conditions quite promising at his proper ty he has decided to sink his els abaft t to the mark and Is negotiating lor for electric power he has every confidence K in the future ot of his property fi andy fern was over at the east side f silver saver this week and reports conditions f becoming more promising with every ew fh shift the shaft Is now in quart quartzite and ff it Is expected the fissure will be cut with in the next few days contrary to reports the international T people who have options on a vast acre f age over in the nelson queen section have men at work at different places i and the record Is informed that plans A are ra being formulated for extensive de before winter sets in |