Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
TUNGSTEN ORES GIVES REAL
 SURPRISE Showing for the Year
 Just Past IS Most
 Excellent Figures Are Based On The US. Geological Survey

The production in the United States in 1909 of tungsten concentrates reck-
 oned at 90 per cent of tungstic tri-
 oxide, was 1858 short tons, valued at $746,13O, according to figures com piled by F. L. Hess, of the United
 States Geological survey, from re- turns received from producers. These figures represent the exact produc- tion for the first eleven months of the pear, plus the estimated produc- tion in December. Of this amount Boulder county, Colorado, produced 1,401 tons, valued at $55O,2S0.
 Largest Production Recorded.
 In 1908 the total production was 671 short tons, valued at $229, ,955, and there was therefore an increase in 1909 of 1,2s7 tons in output and of $516,175 in value, or about 200 per cent. Although it is difficult to make exact comparisons of pro- duetion for different years owing to the fact that before 1906 no effort was made to estimate the ores at a common degree of concentration, yet the tonnage of 1909 was the largest yet recorded and the value of the pro- duet was exceeded only by that of 1907, which was $s9O,O4s.
 Prices.
 Tho avarooa rr;oa ,,ar ,,ri+ for kba whole amount produced in the United States in 1909 was $6.5O. In the early part of 1907 the price was $l4, but it dropped to $9, and later to $5, and was still lower for most of 1908. !. T. I. T. !. l. + + .. +++ the city, MT. and Mrs E. D. Church left yesterday for their home at Sag inaw, Mich. They were at the home of Mrs. Sarah Church and. Miss Emma Church, the mother and sister, of MT. Church. They are returning from a tour of the coast md will visit the Grand Canyon. Smoke. ,ss-
 Sunday morning an alarm of fire vas turned in for St. JOseph's Acad; 'my, which fortunately was found unnecessary. A stove pipe became detached from its position, filing the 'oom with a dense smoke, creating he belief that fire was prevailing in he building. The room was soon ventilated and the source easily raced as above.
 Victim of Pneumonia.
 John H. Dopman, late first ser yeant of Company A, of the 18th Infantry, of Whipple. Barracks, sue .umbed to pneumonia Sunday at that post. He was taken suddenly i'll a ew days ago and was retired from he service earlier in the week. He lad served thirty years in the army md was highly regarded for his sol lierly qualities. He was preparing O go to San Antonio, Texas, to en- age in business. He was B years f age. As a mark of tribute to him he entire battalion of the regiment urned out to attend his funeral, and is remains were buried in the mill ary cemetery near that post. His oss IS deeply regretted among all who new him.
 'rominent Jerome People.
 Thomas Taylor, the popular smelter nperintendent of the United Verde, nd Robert Tally, the superintendent f the mine, s. F. Dennison, justice f the peace, and Dan Davies, well nown resident, all of Jerome, reach d the city Saturday evening. and ere guests of friends. MT. Taylor it for Big Bug, where he has min lg interests, the others of the party cunning to their homes Sunday. eturns to Property.
 J. H. Boyd, who recently purchased le Neimann group of mines near the anta Maria, returned yesterday to is interests. He is outlaying close } $1OO,000 in installing a mill and eveloping the property, and is pro- Ouneed in his belief that he has one the best gold mining propositions this county. He has a force of yer twenty miners at work, and els elated at tbe development going l.