The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-27
AROUND THE MINES

pean war
Added To the list OF shippers from
the Tintic district last week Is the
old Scotia mine Of West Tintic. which
has sent out It's frst carload.
Directors OF the Eastern Star Min
ing company. which owns the Eastern |
Star at Gold Circle. Nevada, have |
decided To equip the mine with so |
ton mill,
II is reported that some small
pockets of copper sampling as high
as IS per cent have been cut In the
900 level OF the South Utah al New
house
Jumbo Extension continues to send
loo tons of ore daily To the Gold
neld Consolidated mill. and the ex-
traction is maintained at about ~
per cent
The Gemini Mining company, whose
| properties are located at Eureka.
| Utah. has decided not TO eurtail tina
| production Of the lessees in any man
ner whatever.
Muriate OF potash has sold AZ 500 a
ton. compared with normal price
| OF less than sac, as result Of tha
threatened shortage In the United
states says the Boston News bureau.
The manufacture OF lime In the
United States in 1913 broke all pre-.
yious records, the production amount,
ing to 3.5sS.S90 short tons, valued at
$i4,64s, s62, according TO Il. W. stone,
OF the United States geological sur
vey
Production OF market salt in t.s
United States, including Hawaii and
Porto Rico. In 1913 reached the rec.
ord breaking total OF s4.S99 saS barrels
of $50 pounds each. or 4.sl6,90a short
tous. The value OF the product was
HO,Ie9,l3
A Montrose, Colo, dispatch says
the war in Europe has put stop To
the oarnotite activities Ia the west
end of the county, Is the Information
which comes through o. Barlow WI.
marth. one OF the most active OF the
carnotite men
Taking advantage OF the sudden
rapid rise In the price OF quicksilver.
which in the past few days has gone
from $3.50 per flask of seVenty'ava
pounds to $50, the Nevada CinnahaF
company. operating three and one
half miles east OF lone, New. Is pre-
pairing a shipment and viii send on.
car within a few days.
Eighteen bars OF silver bullion. rep
reser ting about 10000 ounces, have
been consigned 10 the National Copper
bank Of Salt Lake by General Man
ager George II. Dern 81 the Mines
. Operating company, This Is the pro
duct OF that company for portion
] Of July, and has been sent Ia this
hank until n iinal settlement can b'
made.
News continues to come tn from
various oil fields in Wyoming recount
. Ing new strikes and Improvement II
some OF the older wela, The latest 4
that IA oil strike which has extend
ed the limits OF the Natrona countl
section was made recently when IN
Prima Donna company tapped gas ans
! oil az 1899 feet twenty-eiEht mile
west OF casper,
Almost two and a hair tons of buI
: lion WAS shipped recently by Wells
Fargo In spite OF the embargo 81
:. quotations and the difficulty OF detei
mining the price Of silver. says th
Tonopah Miner The Tonopah VI
tension sent out 20 bars weighin
\ $500 pounds. valued at 32.20o. a
the third shipment and final cleanu
for the month OF July.
Report comes from the waldro
mines of the Arizona Venture oorpo
alton that Ia the erosacut 10 the vel
lead bearing ore has been cut Twei
tyfour sacks Of this ore haa bee
sacked up on the dump, II is though
that the ore will run high In silYe
as well as lead. as nearly all lea
ores in that section have good silvs
values
Notwithstanding the fact that II
official information can be obtaine
| II IL the prevailing opinion in Ma
| | haitian that the efforts Of John Sal
| berry " san Francisco aud aRaociat'
| IN the Commercial Mines MIllir
| company. looking to the consolid
J ton Of practically all Of the produ
4 ing properties OF the western Eectie
J Of the district. which have been u
J der Nay for several months. will SOC
/ bear fruit
J. KoHmA. manager OF the mini
! aud smelling departments OF q
AEhio company. operating the large
a. copper mine IN Japan. who IL YiKitir
Butte and Anaconda. hnds a wonds
- ful advance Ia the mining indnst
IL Montana since bis last Wait the
oight years ago. says the Post N
Koiima Is here to take note 81 h
pToyements IA mining and reduction
methods. Il being bis purpose TO q
ply the kBoWiedEs 80 gained 10 q
a copper mining Industry Ia his oou
"a try
= Another gold strike near Beav
l. City. Utah IL reported 10 have be-
" m ade on the properties u Rail
a K~ate and T. A. ylncent. located
= The north fora Of South Greek r
n ere is said 20 be Of the same Ksns'
III character az that found In the she