The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-06-04
AROUND THE MINES


The production OF coal In Utah in
1913 was 3.245.S2S short tons. with a
value at the mines of S5.3S4,i27. but
II cost the consumer approximately
SIS, 0O0. 600
Actual development work with some
OF the man starting on exposed ore
bodies. viii be inaueurated by June l
at the Godiva Mining company prop
erty in Tintic district.
The Colorado capitalists who last
winter took bond ON the Lucky Boy
and Raine property at Custer are
getting ready to begin active work,
according to the challis Messenger.
4 new branch OF the Nevada's re-
sources Is reported from Palisade.
where II is said several men have
taken up a large tract OF land with
the reported intention Of boring for
oil
Negotiations are now under way for
the taking over by Salt Lake men of
! the old South Dakota group OF claims
| in Park City, when a company viii
be formed and work started on com
| prehensive scale.
| Negotiations begun two years ago
in France by Byron T. sharp of Sharp
Il Irvine. Spokane mining brokers. for
the consolidation OF number OF prop
critics in the copper belt. near Mullan,
Idaho, have been successfully consum'
mated.
unwatering of Butte a London
workings has begun and good prog
ress Is being made. Water was low.
cred 100 feet In the shaft the first
twenty-four hours. and this rate should
be maintained until the crosscut Is
reached
Col. Thomas Ewing. dean OF west
ern mining men. has con pleted plans
for lO-stamp mill on the Oklahoma
property In the Pine Forest range OF
humboldt county. where he has been
doing development work for over a
year and half, says the Reno Ga
zette.
Charles $. Reimer. special detect.
i've OF the Nevada Mine Owners asso-
citation. last week located In a cabin In
Tonopah the cache OF an organized
gang of high.graders and recovered
about one ton Of rich ore that had been
stolen from the mines OF Tonopah
and Goldheld
with score of white tents pitched
over the hills in all directions and new
arrivals coming in daily on foot. horse
back and by automobile. the new gold
camp of Hewett city, located sixteen
miles north and east from Beaver city,
promises to eclipse any mining rush
made in Utah In many years,
Further details as To Butte & Su
periors report for the arst quarter oi
1914 and the recent dividend action
show that the cash surplus on hand
when the dividend was declared wal
$slo.4e6 The profits for the quarter
were $337 .24l, as compared with 1919.
9S4 for the previous quarter
Claiming the discovery OF tin alonl
with gold in placer beds, northern Ne
, vada II about to have something new
in mining. besides bringing in this
frst large dredging machine In thai
part of the state. according to James
u. Allen. He and associates airs
forming the Goldville Placer company
, w p. Clifford of ottumwa la. u vet
: eran dry ore concentration man. hal
sent 10 DR.. A. Brodbeck Of Salt Lake
his local representative. a sample o.
concentrates Of zinc ore from Joplin
No. These concentrates were mad,
from tailings. which contained lesl
| - - Iws
years these tailings we're on the dunn
considered as worthless.
As a result OF a disagreement will
the management Of the parent com
, pany. the White Caps Leasing com
pany is removing from u block o
ground of the Dexter White Cap
Mining company In the Manhattan
district, which Il had been operating
j.. under lease its mechinical equipmen
and storing II In the Association mil
! building. says the Goldheid News
r Good results are reported To be Oh
: tanned In the operation Of the lrwi
Y mill at irwin canyon. The lrwi
brothers are now putting ore fror
/ the dumps through the mill and ar
$ said to be handling about eight tons
3 day that will average SIS to $50 a tot
says the Ely Expositor. The opera
tion OF this twostamp plant promise
TO result In the output Of considerable
' bullion this spring and summer
The preliminary estimate OF the pro
duction and earnings ~ the Goldfel
: Consolidated Mines company Tor tn
! month OF April, recently made publ
by A. II Howe. secretary and treai
. urer. makes Il clear that the yariGu
mines Of that company are splendid
maintaining their output Accordin
u to the estimate. the company mi
L treated during April 2S.Zls tons c
ore. from which gross extraction q
$4,000 was made Operating 81
penses totaled El7i 900. leaving ne
. profits OF Sl55 900.
Reports continue TO come In iron
santaquin that the Union chief IL gel
ting the ore In the ioSer tunnel levei
Some excellent silYsr-iead ore VA
shipped years ago from the upps
: workings II Il said that the opera
Ions which haze been going ca 70
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