The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-31
AROUND THE MINES


ployment to more than 100 men. are
now working in the Nebo mining dis
trict in Utah
The Bamberger and Mccormick in
terests of Salt Lake are reported to
have acquired the control OF the Cash
Boy lease at Tonopah.
The Ely Consolidated company has
started to crosscut on the 70O-foot
level of the lack shaft for the vein
had on the upper levels.
During the year 1911 the navy used
$4,000, 900 gallons of fuel oil, and 1t is
estimated that the consumption for
the present year will be 81 100000 gal
Ions.
On the basis OF 17& cent copper.
Nevada Consolidated is said to be
earning near to IS, 000,0 year. II Is
now paying In dividends at the rate OF
$4,000, 900 year.
There were forty deep mines and
1856 placer mines operated in Oregon
In 1911. or the placer mines So were
hydraulic, 3 dredging, 8 drifting and
SO sluicing properties.
1t is estimated that for the first six
months of 1912 the Old Dominion
company has earned $925,OO0, or 50
per share on production OF 15,O11,-
COS pounds OF copper
Three hundred TASKS OF quicksilver
are produced each month by the Mer-
curry Mining company, which Ii oper-
ating at lone in the northwestern cor
ner Of Nye county, Nevada.
The Union Chief property on tho
lowest level is reported to be looking
now engaged In the pleasant task OF
hauling ore TO the railroad.
The most important feature devel'
oped by the oil industry OF 1911 has
| been the realization of supply OF
fuel large enough to be reckoned on
as a national asset In the production
OF power.
Beaver county mines will ship from
the Milford station in August close to
| Go carloads, or about $500 to 5000
tons. according to J. NJ. Reynolds. gem
eral manager OF the MONDAY Mining
company.
Eastern advices Monday were that
| the American Smelling a. Refining
company had advanced lead 50 a ton.
This will bring the local settlement
price next week up from $3.50 to
about si65 a hundred pounds.
The combined output of gold from
southwestern Oregon In 1911 was
siss.971. OF which s123,OOs was placer
gold. The placer gold production OF
this region decreased $7.0s5. and tho
deep mine output decreased $l3,2bs.
The value OF the mine production OF
gold rsilver and conner. In Oregon In
1911. according 20 Charles @. Yale. oil
the United States geological survey
was s669,Oi6. against s700,676 In 1910
No output OF lead or zinc was report
ed In either 1910 or 1911.
The mines OF northeastern oregon
produced $444,436 In gold In 1911 OF
which the placer yield was $f5.266 and
the deep.mine yield s399.l70. The
placers OF this region showed an In
crease OF s4,4i4 and the deep mines
a decrease OF $30,l72.
! F. Glenn, the town shoemaker.
who Is also a capable proprietor
having 10 his credit the locating OF
, some OF the best mining property In
ArIzona-now believes that he pos
sesses one OF the best prospects that
, he ever saw, says the Searchlight Bur
letin.
. ore OF a high milling grade Is being
broken at several points In the Flor
, ence Goldneld mine at Gold6eld, and
. the main shaft has passed the LOO
0 foot point and IL being sunk to anord
Q a stump OF ample depth below this
Q level before a station Is cut near the
3 1900 level.
q The mill OF the Nevada Hills Mining
8 company Is working perfectly ana
j. milling costs have been cut TO less
Q Than 81 per ton and the recovery ad'
y yanced TO 92 per cent, which Is a bet
ter showing than any silver mine In
: the state is making, says the Goldheld
Tribune.
a Since the beginning OF the oil In
dustry I'm the United States over two
a and a half million barrels have been
!. produced and the total value OF the
n OIL reckoned In the crudest condition
n at the mouth of the well is over two
n billion dollars. More than half OF this
u oil came from New York. Pennsyl
a vania. West Virginia and Ohio.
x The high price of zinc sulphide or'
at Joplin, Mo-. last week was $500
a the base per ton OF 60 per cent zinc
d was $50 to s62,5O. Zinc silicate sold
N from $32 to s34 per ton OF 40 per cent
zine. The average price OF all grades
e was s576S per ton. The high price ol
ID lead ore was sG2, and the average
% price all grades was $3.50 per ton
g The smelter and freight rates com
Ie mittee of the American Mining com
10 gress will meet in Salt Lake city
T. Utah. during the month OF october
% and will consider any cases OF Ms
"a elimination or unjust rates practiced
D. against ore producers.
u II is reported from Bingham that
10 - q a.. 1,fIIs NTH which the Iftal