The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-09
AROUND THE MINES

Was los cars. ms is approximately
$500 tons estimated at $4,000.
Some excitement was caused a few
days in the western part of Box Elder
county, Utah, by the discovery OF |
ledge 40 feet wide in the Clear creek |
section.
The Battle Mountain gold placers |
are now attracting the miners. The
various districts now contain about
400 people, and new arrivals are COM
ing in daily.
Discovery of ore running $50 a
pound or $4,000 ton in the Work
man 3,000-foot tunnel on Charleston
hill in National has caused a sensa-
ton in the rich gold camp of northern
Nevada.
Recent developments on the Wilson
Consolidated Mining company's prop
erty in Deep Creek. western Utah,
have shown the vein to be continu
Gus for something like 700 feet from
| the apex.
series of tests OF the Field anti
smelter smoke process have been
l made at Redding, Cal, in the past
| week, and results have been decided
ly encouraging, says the Mining &
Engineering World.
1t is announced officially that the
| first person who makes a discovery
of radium bearing ores, such as car
hottie or pitchblend, within the con-
fines of Canada will receive from the
| I'd nf
A concentrating plant is being in
grade lead ore has just been encount.
cred to the south of the shaft on the
500 level of the Dragon Consolidated
miEe In the south end of the district,
according to the Eureka Reporter.
Africa's output of gold last year
was $207. 643. 900. This compares with
$124,0OO.O0O from North American
sources. Next in ORDER in Australasia,
which seems to be diminishing gradu.
ally with the progress of agriculture
there.
The export movement of copper
continues on an enormous scale. Dur
ing the first eleven weeks of this year
there were cleared through the New
York custom house, according to re
turns made to the Boston News Blu
reau. 159 SS117 pounds of copper
A serious mistake that has beer
made altogether too often is to erec'
a milling plant on a prospect. says
the Engineering Mining World
This is done sometimes by promoter
to give the properties they are boost
ing at least the appearance of min
The Last Chance property. owne'
! chiefly by NJ. J. Daily and Utah asso
ciates, has been shipping some or,
that gave not returns OF $50 u thu
ton. 1t is thirty-ive miles northwes
OF Reno just over the California line
A concentrating plant is being -
stalled
Two tons OF bullion has Just beer
shipped from the plant of the Mines
Operating company at Park City
Utah, and 1t is expected that this vii
bring in $1,000 to $4,000. The plan
.. is handling 125 to $50 tons of or,
, daily from some OF the old Ontrari,
: Mining company slopes.
z The greatest developments Of tn
Y week have been in Willow Creek
D which recently arrived Alaska place
D miners have declared will yiel
many millions os dollars will oinro
; many millions OF dollars. says tn
Battle Mountain Scout The gold
being found in rich deposits every
where.
Arizona Copper company profit
r during the fiscal year ended Septen
. Der 30. 1918. amounted to $l75l,0C'
3 as compared with $2403.S75 in th
t previous year. which was the best
the company's history. Copper pr
K duction was 34.230.000 pound
h against 3S.15O00O pounds in 1871
s which was constituted a record.
A number OF Ely mining men haV
l. visited the Bald Mountain section
!, Nevada. and all have returned full I
J, predictions that when the necessar
e capital is secured 10 take hold of ii
Is mines on a large scale White Pr
y county viii see another great proJu
IA ing district developed within its bo
o ders. from which great wealth VIII
taken.
Il Coal briqnets to the amount Of IS
y $50 short tons. valued at the plan
. at Sl.O07.32T. were Manufactured
. 1918. according 20 Edward W. Pa
/. ker Of the United States geologic
l, survey. The figures FOR 1913 show
decrease Of II per cent In the Tomas
Of briquets manufactured, but an
crease of over So per cent In vail
over the figures for 1912.
Revised bullion shipments from q
Cobalt camp for 1913. as prepared
" Arthur A. Cole. mining engineer
the Timiskaming a Northern Ontar
i railway commission. shows a total
e.S73.4sO ounces Of a value Of $3.50
4 449 2S. The total shipments fro
A Cobalt since 1910. when the FIRST 5
vi yer brick was sent out lie 2o.04l $
ounces. Of a value Of Sll.747.Tss.5s.
The Florence-Goldheld has a ne
> strike that rivals some OF the sens
tional Developments Of early days
a raise from the 200foot level. folio
ing a COED mill ore. a seam % hiE
grade was picked mp and nov shoS
"a for q considerable distance q Md