The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-01-26
AROUND THE MINES

~ Nlt UAH NtW tNINNh W u N'INH D
of thirtydyc feet in the Victor Con
Mining company property. q group Of
claims north Of bingham
Greatly improved conditions IN the
export trade of all petroleum pro
ducts characterized the year 1911. 10 |
remarkable contrast to the dcprcs.
sion In 1910
The little camp Of stockton. Utah, |
IL now hooking better than for years |
, There are now several active proper |
ties. giving employment to between |
100 aud 200 men underground
There ia more deep mining In pro f.
gross Iu the Occur dAlcnc district !
than at 1000, lime In i's history and In.
dicntiuus are that new shippers will
be- added TO the list the coming sum.
mcr.
Ia almos, every section Of the
Occur d.Nloncs. notably In the vlcin.
I ny OF Mullan. deep development is
proceeding ON % number OF properties
the future OF which 10 yet undctor'
mined
Tuscarora rs s'iil nghting TO hold
her place ON the map The annual
assessment work In nearly completed
aud the problem ~ unwatering the
Dexter is nearly solved, says the
Elko lNcvD Free Press
The Mammoth Coal Mining com
pany has been organized to take over
the property Of the dctunct Elk COAL
company " Elkol. u'nta county
Wye Articles of Incorporation were
1lcd with the secretary OF state at
salt Lake last week
Drilling work was RECOMMENDED nj
the Wooisidc woll, near Green River.
Utah few days ago. but owing TO
he pipes which furnish the water
supply for the machinery being frozen
up In the ground. work was deferred
until warmer weather
The price Of silver on January 90
i1h cents per ouncc-thc highest
point gained for several years. is OF
especial significance 10 the Utah sill.
yer miner. for Utah ls the nrst state
n silver production Of the union.
gaining this distinction during 1911
Exports of quicksilver from the
uuItod states In 1871 are estimated,
from the records OF the bureau N
statistics Of the department Of com.
ncrcc aud labor. nj 22,7OO pounds.
valued at $4,000. In 1910 the cNpor =
were 1927 pounds, valued at S9l,.
)77
The high price paid for zinc SUI.
phldc ore In the Joplin. Mo, camp
I during the past week was $50, the
: base per ton OF sixty per cent zinc
, ranging from Sii 10 SAL Zine sill
| cato had no market during the week.
small shipment being on account OF
r previous purchase.
/. Word comes from Park City that
no Thompson Quincy management II
now centralizlng It's efforts on the up
! raise from the i,7OO.foot level, WHERE
the expectation In TO find an ore bodl
on the contact. This upraiso IL owe
, 100 feet. which Is probably about hal
a.. way 10 the objective point
! Having been 40 well pleased will
+ bis success with the Success an,
, Buster, two Of the principal group
, In the camp OF Jarbidgc, II is nov
reported that George Winghcld, pres
b ldent Of the Goldneld Consolidated, /
/ negotiating for the Bourne property
o which Ia considered the best thing Il
, camp
on the Goldneld Belmont the mali
4 wlnze. from which all of the rccen
d production has been made, has beef
J. sunk about thirty'nyo feet below III
y station on the 350foot level and NJ
. other station will be cut on the ~
n level and drifts AZ this depth will b
y extended on the orcshoot to prepar
0 for stopping.
g There is only one meerschaur
l. mine In this country. There is onl
y one other meorschaum mine In IN
world. Al least nobody knows Of an
=, others, That one IN In Asia Mine
~ and supplied the material for all III
"a meerschaum pipes made up 10 yea
"a ago. The American mine Is abol
y thirty miles from Silver city. n. n
10 The first lead stack at the INTERIM
y. tional Smelling plant will be blow
'e In February 10. by March l II
% planned TO have two furnaces Of q
y tons each treating lead ores, ORE
~ are now being received from Par
% city and Eureka, Utah; Coer
10 d'Alene, Idaho, and Phoebe, NeN
ID properties. Some lead ore comes fro
"A Montana.
Id For its fiscal year ended Dccemh'
ef 81 last the United States Smelling
IN Refining company continued the II
&C eral depreciation policy initiated
lo 1910 with n charge to that item Of @
y most 100000. The 1910 dopreci
IN ton charge was Si.OG7OGs applied
In part TO writing down surface equl
In ment ana In part to depreciation
Of orc reserves.
N There was no production Of quic
Ne silver In Arizona, oregon Utah
a Washington In 1911 In Nevada
ID the Ruby Neyada.Almadon, and Sh
y shone mines development work on
" was done, but tho Mercury Minir