Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
MINES AND MINERS

The German Mountain group near
Ainsworth, B. c., has been bought by
Arthur Wheeler. son of Captain Wheel
er Of Victoria, from Charles Khun.
John Tinsley, a young miner, and
husband of but few weeks, was IA
tally injured near Wallace when he
attempted to board a freight train.
Since other ore treating concerns
have entered the Occur d'Alene field
in competition with the Guggenheim
interests the smelling rates have been
reduced approximately Sc ton.
Fee owners of the Norman mine
near Virginia, Mimi, have settled and
withdrawn the $1,OOO,OOO suit for dam
ages which they brought in the dis
trict court several months ago against
the Oliver Iron Mining company.
The San Poll Consolidated Co., at
Republic. are making improvements
on their mill which will raise the
capacity to 100 tons daily. The mill
is now handling 60 to 20 tons of gold
bearing ore daily. About $4,000 worth
of gold is melted weekly.
Through the operation of the com
panies' act 1000 companies, in many
of which are stockholders from this
side, have been denied the right to
transact business in British Columbia
and will have to be reincorported at a
cost to each of the companies affected
of $4,000.
Rumors are current in the Occur
d'Alene region that the Federal Mining
company is endeavoring to secure con-
troll of all the mining claims between
the Morning and the Frisco ground,
with the intention of continuing the
Morning main tunnel, now into the
mountain two and a half miles from
Mullan, through to Canyon creek by
connecting with the Frisco under
ground.
Large figures, some of them clean
record-breakers, have been attained in
the mineral output of the United
States for 1912, according to the spe-
cialists of the United States geological
survey. The figures of coal produc-
ton are the most sensational, all pre-
vious records having been surpassed
by about 5O,00O,00O tons, an increase
equal to the total production of the
country 40 years ago. The production
for 1911 was 96,221, 16S short tons;
the estimate for 1912 is 100000
tons, and the final figures may even
reach a still higher mark.
The production of copper was also
the largest in the history of the in
dustry. The output of blister and
Lake copper was 1,249, 100000 pounds
in 1912, compared with 1897, 1921
pounds in 1911, the respective values
being nearly $2O0,000,O00 and $751;
1914, O92. The production of refined
copper is estimated at 100000
pounds in 1912.
Alaska's mineral output in 1912 is
estimated at $21,s50,000 in value, an
increase of $1,20O,000 over the figure
for 1911. OF the total for 1912 the
gold production was valued at $16,-
100000. The total value of Alaska S
, mineral production since 1880, when
= mining began in the terriotry, is
stated in round numbers at 1929, 000,
600, of which $202, 100000 is represent
ed by the value of the gold output.
That is the country the United
States bought for $7,OOO,OOO. 1t pro
duced a strong protest at the time
q but William H. Seward carried the
{ transaction through against all odds
! The United States continued to lead
the world in petroleum production il
1912-in fact, produced more than al
the rest of the woodland is estimat
e ed to have about maintained the tire
: mendous record of 220,449,391 barrels
f made in 1911. The geological sur
D vey's estimate for 1912 is 220,200,O0C
s barrels. The estimated value of the
1912 output, however, is much greater
than that of 1911, the figures being
e $150,O00,OOO, against $134, 144,752.
/. New York.
t. Copper-Steady; standard spot anC
3 January. SIS bid; electrolytic, $1,000
|. lake, S16.5OQ16.75; castings, $16Q
y 1925.
d Tin-weak; spot, January, $500
l. 5O.4O.
Lead-Firm, $4.25@4.35.
Spelter-Easy, $6.70@6.90.
v Antimony-Dull; Cookson's $9.75.
Copper arrivals, 2040 tons; export
this month, 22,471 tons.
Bar silver, &C; Mexican dollars
4S1hc.