The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-07-09
AROUND THE MINES

Consolidated, the second velvet of
the year for the company. will be paid
on July "a. Il calls for the distribu-
ton OF $4,000.
Production OF the mines of Tintic |.
for the past week amounted to total
OF l.4s0 tons. estimated at $4,000.
This Is the heaviest weekly production
In the district since last February,
Latest reports from the Moscow
properties OF Beaver county are to |
the effect that excellent progress is |
being made on the cross-cut from the |
S00-level, which viii in a short dis
lance tap the known ore bodies at |
| depth.
People returning to Salt Lake from |
| SEWER county say that there is quite
a mining boom now ON at Gold Noun |
tain, out from Richheld. Half dozen
companies are being organized. and
It is said that there is no trouble
In financing them.
News of move that spells further
activity in the famous Yerington, New,
district, was received last week when
| II became known that the Mason Val.
ley smelter had contracted for the
handling of the ores from Balaklalla
of Plumas county. Cal.
According TO II. n McCaskey OF the
United States geological survey. the
value of the mine output OF gold. sill
yer, copper, lead and zinc In the east
ern or Appalachian states In 1919
was si3.75S,557. against s13.to7,276
in 1912 and sil.7s7.s42 in 1911.
For the first time since the compile
ton and initial operation In January,
the mill of the Buckhorn Mines com
pany is now running at full capacity,
handling 800 tons OF ore daily. accord
ing TO advices received at the
office OF George Wingfeld, president
Of the company. says the Reno Ca
Eette
, The total production OF Portland ce-
, ment In 1913 as reported to the geolo-
, gical survey was s2.Os7,lSi barrels.
valued at s92.557,6l7; the production
for 1912 was S2.43S.096 barrels, valued
, at s67.oi6.s2s. The quantity OF Port.
. land cement produced, 92.097,i3i bar
rels, is equivalent TO i5,62S,620 long
tons.
; Good news continues TO come down
!. from the mines In American Fork can
d yon regarding new strikes and the de-
8 velopment OF older ones. The latest
d is that the silver Globe mine, adjoin
6 ing the Live Yankee. has struck the
!. assure for which the workmen have
L been pushing a long tunnel the pas
n two summers.
The Florence Goldheld continues
n shipping regularly and is averaging
about the same AZ last months pro
A. duction. or about S33 per ton. A sean
n OF exceedingly rich ore which pan
Q freely and some OF which runs nearl,
- $1,000 per ton. still shows In the to
u OF the stope south OF the shaft. noa
the fifty-foot level.
!, Lake Superior mines m 1918 ou'
"A putted l3.369.020 pounds OF copper
m the smallest total In eighteen years, Q
m since 1895. when the output was l29
~ 330.749 pounds. The big strike is, Q
n course. the explanation. The hig
i'd record output by the Lake Superio
~ mines was made Ia 1909 when twent
ed properties outputted 23i $4,000
ok pounds.
Parcel post ore shipments amour
nd ing TO sixteen tons we're shipped froI
as Silver City to the Mogollon district
ey Sooorro county, during the nrst ha
~ of April. The postoffices of bot
ne camps are evolving into freight az
= pots as result Of the 50.pound pa
y cel-post rate. which has been take
Is advantage of by all shippers TO II
91 Mogollon mines.
" The Jumbo Extension company no
N appears to be assured OF highly "a
I'M isfactory results In the treatment
II it's milling ore by the Goldheld Co
II solidated, and Il In reported that Il
II portion OF the big mill devoted
II the treatment of Jumbo Extension o
H will be equipped Tor tha ilotati'
| process and that tests have indicate
A still better recovery by this pr
y cess.
q General Manager Albert Burch
u Godheld Consolidated officially stat
I his company acquired 81 per cent
4 $4,000 Of 6sO.500 issued shares
AURORA Consolidated. which Is capit
Il lied for 100000. the basis bel
! sS77 900 valuation Of the entire pre-
erty, including the mill which has
, capacity Of 500 tons daily and IL rea
TO start operations. This price is s22
the 900 less than stipulated IN the origin
option.
cts Calumet e. Hecla's 1913 report for
EN- bly, emphasizes how advantageous
cd. q Eood-sized surplus when untowa
BOD events prevent a normal accumulate
ais Of earnings. says the Boston News I
reau. Calumet 4 Hecla earned abe
vou sl4 per share and paid In diyiden
Sol. i32. stockholders thus sharing in p
viously accumulated earnings 10 {
Igh extent Of sl,sO0.OO0. The not over
em Illuminating statement OF cash q
ant quick assets" shows surplus was
ali ducsd by about N,200.000. or FRI
or t10.7tG.000 TO ss.55O.00O.
The superintendent Of the Victo
~ at Eureka. Utah. In pushing work
ere the 1900. LOO and 1900 levels a
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