Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-02-13
MINES AND MINERS

The German Mountain group near
Ainsworth, B. c., has been bought by
Arthur Wheeler, son of Captain Wheel
err of Victoria from Charles Khun.
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 a ton.
Fee owners of the Norman mine
near Virginia, Mimi, have settled and
withdrawn the $1,000,000 suit for dam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 So 900 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 clear
record-breakers, have been attained il
) 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
2 by about 100000 tons, an increas
equal to the total production of thu
: country 40 years ago. The production
e for 1911 was 496 ,221,16S short tons
the estimate for 1912 is 100000 90
tons, and the final figures may eve
u reach a still higher mark.
: The production of copper was ais
V the largest in the history of the il
l. dustry. The output of blister an
Lake copper was 1,249, 100000 pound
q in 1912, compared with 1,o97 1897
= pounds in 1911, the respective value
154, O92. The production of refine
II copper is estimated at 100000, OC
pounds in 1912
d Alaskas mineral output in 1912
l. estimated at $21,s5o,ooO in value, a
A. increase of 81 100000 over the figul
o for 1911. OF the total for 1912 tt
gold production was valued at SIT
65O,OOO The total value of Alaska
d mineral production since 1880, whe
o. mining began in the terriotry,
t. stated in round numbers at 1929, OO
Iy 900, of which 5000 ,00O, 900 is represeI
ed by the value of the gold output.
That is the country the Unite
la States bought for 100000. 1t p1
IN duced a strong protest at the tim
IN but William H. Seward carried t
ar transaction through against all ode
"a The United States continued to le
the world in petroleum production
1912-in fact, produced more than
~ the rest of the world-and is estim
ne ed to have about maintained the t
IN mendous record of 22O,449, 1871 barre
II made in 1911. The geological s.
lie vey's estimate for 1912 is 100000
barrels. The estimated value of
!. 1912 output, however, is much great
III than that of 1911, the figures bel
Is $15OO0O,0oO, against $134,144,752.
rs New York.
,rs Copper-Steady; standard spot a
in January, SIS bid; electrolytic, $16.!
lake, $16.5O@16.75; castings, SIT
I'D 1925.
,od Tin-Weak; spot, January, So
50.4O.
i.e Lead-Firm, $425@4.35.
Spelter-Easy, $6.70@6.90.
Inc Copper arrivals, 2O40 tons; expo
ley this month. % All tons.
Bar silver, 62c; Mexican dolls
ate 4S12c.
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