The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-27
MINES AND MINING

The directors Of the mint estimates
gold production OF Sg92.g3O for Ida
bo in 1910 against Sl.3ii.2OO In 1909.
and a silver output Of 6GS60 i6 nne
ounces in 1910 against 675j.9OO fne
ounces in 1909
For the fiscal year ending June 30
1909. tnoro was shipped from the states
TO Alaskan ports over sl7OOO.O0O
worth OF manufactured and raw ma.
terial. and In that period Alaska re-
turned s3O,OOO.OOO In minerals. fur
tsh. otc.
European statistics OF the purchases
OF silver during 1910 are now avail.
able. showing that India purchased
S36.50O.0O0 worth OF the metal.
China. 100000; Germany. $4,000.
900; Russia S5.OOO.OUJ. and France.
S2.5OO.OOO.
Government experts who have been
investigating coal possibilities In
Alaska have found a total Of 1906,
100000 tons uf coal assured. But II
il agreed that tho estimated minimum
coal deposits Of Alaska will reach
i5O.OOO,OOO.OOO tons.
W. =. Dancer Of Blur. Utah. one Of
the pioneers OF the san Juan oil fields,
is IN Salt Lake City for the purpose
Of cooperating with local capital In
tho installation Of refining plant
which will be located In the field with
In easy reach Of the oil wells.
one Of the prominently known min
Ing engineers OF Butte states that tho
average cost Of production there IA
below cents pound for copper,
10 the world which has been figuring
on az least II cents heretofore.
The estimated value OF the coun'
try's silver production In 1910 Is civ.
On as S3O.i9i,7O2, as against s2S,ijj.'
200 In 1903. Estimates on the OK.
port and import Of silver for 1910
show an excess In the former OF So.
500, 600. approximately 100000 under
the figures OF 1909
From Boston on Wednesday camo
I the intlmation that the worlds sup
ply Of copper Is closer to S0O,OOO,OO0
pounds than 3OO.OOU,OOO pounds, ne
given In recent estimates II has been
long time since copper has had ~
many boarlsh colors as eastern au'
I thoritlos are now painting.
The only smelling operations per
formed IN Idaho during the past sea
son were at Hahn In Lemhl county
where small lead plant was run for
Ia week or more. and at Enaville
where tests were made with n small
---l.--t -Ttz plants Mt .Mackay. Iyera
and Ponderny were idle.
A The revenue received from the lease
ere shipments from the May Day mine
Oh Tlnuc. together with the returns
frop concentrate shipments from the
conpnny's mill. are permitting the
comlany 20 do a great deal OF develop
ment work In search Of new ore with
out leyylng assessments.
Preliminary figures by the United
States geological survey show an In.
crease Of l.7l719j fine ounces In the
/ 1910 production OF silver IN this coun
try over the figures for 1909, Califor
/ mia Is credited with the greater por
| ton OF this Increase. showing IN ad
vance OF l,225,3i6 nnc ounces,
Preliminary statistics complied by
the director Of the mint indicate that
/ In 1910 the value Of the total pr0duc
ton Of gold In the United States lin
| Guiding Alaska and the insular pos
sessions. was 500 T5j,2ii, a decrease
of S3,GiSlSG from the value Of the
output In 1909, which was S99,G73,iOO.
In Idaho county. Idaho during IN,
mast year the greatest producer, the
Buster mine, was idle, but bullion was
shipped from the American Eagle
Idaho Champion. Iron Grown, South
Fork and CrackorIack mines. Consid
cradle work In development and equip
ment was done at the last two mines
George l.. Walker, the copper OK
merit, gives list of ftty'two coprcl
stocks. with their market actor
throughout 1910. Just two out OF the
hfty.two show any appreciation, the
Chino, sG,2l2,O0O, and the Indiana
$4,000. The other ntty began the
year with a market valuation OF $3.50.
573. 600, closing tho year with a Nalua
ton OF SiG2 10000. losing during th'
twelve months. just SSjN,5IIoOO,
The rich strike made ut the Itallar
mine at Lccsburg Idaho, proves Il
he even better than was at first re-
ported Two weeks ago at doptl
Of g5 feet q vein was struck. owe.
20 feet thick. which averaged SIa "a
the ton in gold, ore has since beef
encountered which assays better than
$500 TO the ton.
with twelve stamp mills on the way
and a number OF others ordered, there
is every indication that at least 10,
stamps viii be dropping In the Val
dez, Alaska. district by the time snow
falls next winter.
Mrs. Ida NJ HOLSTER, OF Blaln'
county. Idaho. charming woman
stlI In the prime OF NE, is the own
err OF gold mine and a coal m u'
, both OF which she has run wihou
ala until SIS months ago. The Goa
mine was her own discovery
Seattle dealers IN mining mnchn.r
/ are being Hooded with orders iron