The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 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 a
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withdrawn the $1,000,000 suit for dam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 70 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 reincoIported 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 half miles from
Mullan, through to Canyon creek by
connecting with the Frisco under
ground.
Large figures, some of them clean
ord-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,OOO tons, an increase
equal to the total production OF the
country 40 years ago. The production
for 1911 was 496,221,166 short tons;
the estimate for 1912 is 55O,OOO,OOO
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 ,249,0OO,O0O pounds
in 1912, compared with 1907, 232,749
pounds in 1911, the respective values
being nearly $2OO,0Oo,OOO and $751;
154,O92. The production of refined
copper is estimated at 1,56O,O0OOOO
pounds in 1912.
Alaska's mineral output in 1912 is
estimated at $21,S50,0O0 in value, an
increase Of $1,200,O00 over the figure
for 1911. OF the total for 1912 the
gold production was valued at $780,
65O,OOO. The total value of Alaska S
mineral production since 1880, when
mining began in the terriotry, is
stated in round numbers at 1929, O0O,-
900, of which $500 100000 is represent
ed by the value of the gold output.
That is the country the United
States bought for $7,OOO,0OO. 1t pro-
duced strong protest at the time,
but William H. Seward carried the
transaction through against all odds.
The United States continued to lead
the world in petroleum production in
1912-in fact, produced more than all
the rest of the world-and is estimat.
ed to have about maintained the tire.
mendous record of 22O,449,391 barrels
made in 1911. The geological sur.
vey's estimate for 1912 is 22O,2OO,O0O
barrels. The estimated value of the
1912 output, however, is much greater
than that of 1911, the figures being
$150,00O,OO0, against 1914, 144,752.
New York.
Copper-Steady; standard spot and
January, SIS bid; electrolytic, $3.50;
lake, $16.5O@16.75; castings, $16@
1925.
Tin-Weak; spot, January, $500
5O.4O.
Lead-Firm, $4.25@4.35.
Spelter-Easy, $6.70@6.90.
Antimony-Dull; Cookson's $9.75.
Copper arrivals, 2040 tons; exports
this month, 22,471 tons.
oil