The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-02
AROUND THE MINES

When the Kecns Cement company
and the Jumbo company are running
full capacity. the quarries and plants
al seguerd. In SEWER county. Utah.
give employment TO at least 100 men
During December tho Nevada Con
solldated company produced i6196'A
pounds. against 5.2O79s3 pounds for
the month before. and against 6S96'
42g pounds In July, 1910. which is The
record for this organization.
Shipments Of ore from the Tinuc
district for the past week tOialcd ld7
carloads. or over 5000 tons. valued
at probably better than 100000
This is less by twelve cars than thu
previous week, due somewhat to bad
roads
According to John Dern, president OF
the American Mining congress. q call
has been issued to members and 9th
crs interested to join hands In bring
ing every resource to bear to block
ade the passage In the United states
senate OF any bill that Ia aimed to
reduce the tariff on metals.
It Is creditably reported that last
week New York Bonanza marketed
1888 tons OF shipping ore. and that
during the past week II shipped ia
tons This ore will probably aver
age $40 ton or around that figure.
making the output for the two weeks
about s247O
That the state OF Nevada has turn
ed its attention for tho hour to tho
discovery Of potash deposits. the gov.
eminent inspiring the search for lis
precious material that. to use famil.
lar expression. "one might be put over
on Germany" is the news from tho
Sagebrush state.
The December copper production
OF tho Utah Copper company Is re.
ported to have been 9.O39. $50 pounds.
against 9.ii7.9Gi pounds for the month
before. and against g.2Sj.3Sl pounds
OF last September. which was tho
largest month experienced In the his.
tory OF the organization.
With dozen carloads Of $50 TO SOS
ore having been shipped to the salt
Lake valley smeltcrs to It's credit. tho
Allen'Laccy mine In the Red INNS
district. not far from the Utah line
below lbapah In Tooelc county. gives
promise OF continuing It's crcditablo
showing during the coming year.
The drilling operations Of the geo.
logical survey at Fallon. New, are to
be suspended temporarily. Unfayor.
able weather conditions are some
what impeding the work on Timber
Lake we'll and II has been decided
that this may be continued more 81.
ficlently somewhat later In the sea.
son.
The enormity OF the scale OF opera.
tons In the Michigan district Is prob
ably no more impresslyely reflected
than in the fact that during 1911 its
stamp mills treated close TO ii.OO0s
900 tons OF rock. from which tho
yield was approximately 223.O00.O0O
pounds OF copper. thus indicating an
average recovery OF triflc over
twenty pounds per ton.
The remedy for the existing evil
OF idle mining property must bs
sought either in the adoption OF
leasehold. under which the govern
ment can enforce operation. sys
tenn which fully attains the desired
end of promoting mining develop.
ment In Australia and New Zealand,
according TO the report made In 1907
by Gcologlst A. c. Veatch OF the geo,
logical survey to the president, or,
In the thorough revision Of the exist.
ing system.
Tho Pennsylvania and Utah inter.
ests which have opened In the Gil.
more district OF Idaho one Of the biz
lead producing sections Of the west
during tho past two years. bringing
one proposition 10 the steady divi'
dend list In the Pittsburgldaho com.
pany. still further have demonstrated
their faith in this camp by the or.
ganiZatlon on Friday OF tho Gilmore
Mining company under the laws OF tho
state Of Utah
The growth OF tho copper Industry
In the United States has been notable
according to the figures OF the United
States geological survey, In 1850 tho
production was i.456,0O0 pounds; In
1870 II was 2s.225 900 pounds; in 1890
Il wds $50 .7G3 092 pounds; 1900 II had
Increased to 6O6.ll7.166 pounds: In
1905 Il was 9Ol ,9O7.S43 pounds. and in
1909 II passed the billion mark. with
,O92 ISL 1914 pounds, decreasing In
1910, however. to 1850. l59,5O9 pounds.
Gold In fakes and in nuggets was
found near Mintonas. Man. on Wed.
nesday by drillers attracted by tho
news that gold had been found in
chickens. An offer OF $4,000 was re-
I fused for claim more than a milo
, away.
I One OF the leading mining engi.
. neers OF this country says ut seems
I rather a startling statement to make.
b but am convinced that we have
5 found our last big copper property in
{ this country for many years TO
4 come"
1 The recent market activity in and
7 attention attracted to the Greene.
, Cananea Copper company eastward