The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
AROUND THE MINES


The United States west Ct the 10srd
comprising the Rocky
Mountain plateau desert. and sierra
Nevada regions. Is one Of the most
important producers OF precious and
allied metals Ia the world.
The cedaF.Talisman OF Beaver
county had shipment OF ore on tho
Salt Lake market last week that aver
aged $2.65 ounces silver, zoos Der
cent zinc, the average vaIae being .
little better than So a ton.
In March. 1914, twenty-seven Gated
States mining companies making pub
lie reports paid $7.00s.T32, as com
pared with $s,450,s seas paid BY twenty
eight companies In 1913. says the Min
INK and Engineering Journal.
Twelve Mexican and Canadian min
ms companies paid sI.s5e7ss this
year. as compared with sl,S79l00 IN
1918. while metallurgicaI aud holding
companies pay siz.s3a.0I5, AZ CON-
pared with si2.Asl.22s a year ago.
Contract for an addition 10 the cop
per teaching plant of the Butte Duluth
company, 10 cost 100000, has been
awarded and excavation for the foun.
dation has begun. The new addition
is To be a i0o-celi eiectrolytic plant
The mining Industry IL widely dis
tributed throughout the whole az
Alaska. and mining operations outside
OF southeastern Alaska are carried on
under climatic conditions fundamen-
tally more or less different from those
OF the United States.
Tho North Butte report for 1914
shows production Of ss.slS.aal pounds
OF copper. Net profit amounted 10
si.4s7,o0o Cost per pound. s.7e cents.
compared with s.6s cents In 1918. The
earnings are equivalent 70 ss3s per
share ON the new stock issued.
Over nine tons OF bullion from three
mills represent the semi-monthly con.
tribution OF one day To the revenue Of
the wells-Fargo Express. This agxre
gated in value siT7.s7e. or about the
normal output for the FIRST half Of
April. says the Tonopah Bonanza.
According 10 the thirteenth census.
out Of total male population Of only
ss,s9s, aged Is years and over, s..
OBS persons. or 2e.s per cent. were
engaged or employed In the mining
industry IN Alaska. which goes 10
show that mining ia OF first import.
ance In that territory.
According TO the last census the
capital invested in mining In Alaska
was s47.74s. 900. and the total amount
paid during the census year In sal
aries and wages was ss.sI9.0eo. In
marked contrast. there were only 81
farms. OF q total value. including all
farm property. Of $.i6s,0na.
A telegram from the general man.
ager Of Greene cananea says that tbs
plants Ia Mexico are In operation. The
manager was allowed 90 uae his dis
erection az to operation. Just how
long the plan, will continue TO be
operated IA not certain. Work may
be suspended at any time.
Demand for copper metal for the
time being Is the smallest Ia months.
Failing security prices and falling
standard copper prices have scared
buyers out OF the market and such
business as Is current is being picked
up by dealers who have sold the cleo.
trolytic market 20 as low as l4lse.
The Golden Arrow Mining company,
managed and controlled BY capitalists
froin the northwestern states. has ar.
ranged to go ahead with the imma.
diate construction Of a tifty-ton mill
on a cyanide basis and the work WIN
be pushed so the plant win be- In
operation about the ist Of July. sRya
the Tonopah Bonanza.
That there win be considerable min.
ing activity in the Red Hills section
during the summer months Is evident
from the fact that Robertson ana
spain are examining the mineral pcs.
sessions Of the Lucky Deposit CON,
pany for Salt Lake capitalists. who
are large stockholders In the com
pany, says the Ely Expositor.
The highgrade Goals Of the Monta'
nnska valley. Alaska. arc discussed
In detail iE the report by the United
States geological survey. with accom-
panying maps showing the areas I'M
derlain by the coal strata The geo
logical survey has been engaged In
surveying and investigating the coal
felds Of Alaska during the last four
teen years
Advices from the east say the per
cent short notes Of the Utah Seeuri-
tea corporation are being retired. The
notes will be taken az By the secari-
ties company 10 the extent Of the 81
0oo.000 available.
The production Of pyrite In the
United States In 1919. according 70
w. c. Phaien. Of the United States
geological survey. was 3ti. SIS long
tons. valued al si.2s60s4. a decrease
OF $500 long tons In quantity and
Of t4s.l7s In value compared 70 ths
output In 1919.
Lead production In the United states
In 1913 amounted 70 fs2. ss0 toas with
fi9.aSs tons available for coasamp.
ton ~ the end OF the year. accord
ing to an official report Of c. Z Sic
benthal Of the geological survey. in
1912 the production vas 4s0.ss4 tons
and 5Ss.iis tons available.
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