The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
MINES AND MINING


Is now $500 feet long. and progress 's
making at tho rate OF 400 feet a
month.
Mexico was the largest producer Of
silver in the world during 1910. with
an estimated output Of 72,57i,22O
ounces, while the United states and
Canada were second and third larg
est producers respectively
Twelve miles south Of winncmuccn.
New. In Humboldt county, has recent
~ been established new leasing
camp which promises to become a
permanent producer. ore is being
shipped that Is netting the lcasors $50
a ton.
Montana Ia credited with ii.5l90j9
ounces OF silver during 1910. Utah
il,2i2, 30l and Nevada 9.3i6.2i6. tho
production Of Utah being estimated at
slightly above that OF 1909 and Mon
tana and Nevada somewhat under
that years records.
There Ia no longer heard criticisms
OF the Garfield Smelling company'S big
copper smoltcr ON the lake, for II Ia
/ agreed by all In a position to know,
that the plant has been brought to an
extremely high degree Of efficiency
says the Salt Lake Tribune.
People from Black Hins. $. d., have
/ Just paid $4,000 for group OF gold
claims In the Yerington. New. district
| four miles north OF the Mason Valley
mine. Some carload shipments have
been made from the property. which
ncttod the company Sil ton.
The Uncle Joe Mining company. .
Utah corporation. now operating a
Virginia City. Mont. has made some
more rich discoveries. The strike ap
pears to be In the foot wall and graf
samples were taken and brought t'
Salt Lake. which show the value o
s3i.G6 TO the ton.
According to the annual state
statement Of the director Of mint thu
worlds production Of silver for 1871
In estimated NJ 2l7,7sS,74 nn'
ounces, compared with 2ll,2l5,GS'
ounces tho year before. Production II
the United States IL placed ut h6,i3S
395 ounces AZ against 5i.72l.bOO las
year.
II was only few years ago that tn
Calumet a Hecla was the one bil
giant In the copper world and no 9th
or property was within striking dis
lance from any viewpoint To-day
however. the great Calumet q Hecla
. after having paid $4,000 900 In din
idends, is on the down grade.
The largest production Of silver i
the United States was In 1892 whe
1 60, SOC, 900 ounces were produced. va
ued at $50 .G62. 500. but though lar
er in amount. the production OF thu
year did not equal the value OF that
1891. when 5s.3a0.000 ounces wei
produced, valued at sb7,63O.OOO
There we're thirteen productive 20
], lode mines In operation In Alaska
u 1910, one more than In 1909. In add
= ton TO this. work was done on moi
u than Gfty gold prospects. few
y which produced some gold as an Inc
8 dent to the development work or u
= producing mines. six we're In the j
a." ncau district.
Thompson. Towle a. Co. state q
|, total mineral output OF Montana sine
the carly days Is valued at Sl,62S.l3I
IA, TO which the year 1910 contri
u uted SCI. 4O2.i55, The 1910 copper gu
u nut was valued at Sil .527.i55; silyo
q si5.l25. 900: gold, siOOO,OOO; procio'
II stones. etc, Si.75O.OOO. The output 4
" 1909 was valued nj 100000.
= The marked advancement In loc
= mining In many parts of Alaska du
a ing 1910 Is the most encouraging ie
d" ture OF the Industry. This Ii In pa
reflected by an increase from 1909
10 the production from gold lodes esl
~ mated at value Of about $4,000
r. and an increase In the copper outpl
W. of nearly n million and half pound
" To the Tamarnck mine. now prac
= cally a subsidiary of the Calumet
y Uecla Mining company, belongs u
credit Of having the deepest smart
" the world, and the deepest undo
u ground workings from which miner
Y ia being extracted. No, SHAFT cross
q, the Calumet cOnglomcrate At dep
" of 1900 feet. measured from the GO
"a lar of the shaft, and is now down to
- depth Of 5.735 feet
The value Of the mineral output
Alaska IN 1910 is estimated at Sl7,4O
900. the value In 1909 was S2lli6.i.
OF this, the estimated value OF Il
y" gold output In 1910 was Sl6,SGO.OO
n. nat of 1908. s2O,37l,O7s. The copp
* production In 1910 is estimated
"a. have been 100000 pounds, valued
We about $4,000; that Of 1903 was )
a i2i7O5 pounds, valued at S5S6,2ll, III
ed value OF the other mineral product
including silver, lead, gypsum, marb
,c. and coal, Is estimated at $3OO'OOO-'
=. increase over that Of 1903.
"a From the standpoint OF buying q
rs copper market continues dull a
m weak, with prices ranging around "
Io cents pound. As is general
"a. known, the weaker tone Is due to
m. pronounccd falling on in consuH
nc lion over the last several weeks, sa
M. the Wall street Journal.
or. Reports continue to come ire
stockton. Utah, to the effect III
Oh some very important ore disclosur
va have been made recently on some
he the lower loyels OF the old llonori
.ry min, which the Bullion COaliti