The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-09-10
AROUND THE MINES

rent requirements.
shipments of ore from the Park
city mines for the past week totaled |
i'lS3 tons, estimated at $4,000. This
Is compared with go tons for the pre.
ceeding week, or nearly double the
amount.
FRED l.. Schrott, known to mining
circles as the lucky Ddts.man." be.
cause OF the great number of rich
strikes he has made, is going to live
In Salt Lake and do his future pros,
pecting in Utah.
Spelter has gone up in the metal
markets and the lead from the Utah
mines are being assembled at the Col
orado smlters and being made into
spelter, which is in demand by the
warning European armies.
Shipments of ore from the mines of
Tlntic the past week amounted to 81
carloads. This is estimated at 1850
tons and valued at $4,000. This is
compared with "a cars the week be-
fore, an Increase of about $50 tons.
Lead obtained in Nevada in 1918
amounted to 3,514,342 pounds, valued
at $154,631, an increase of 1858, Gil
pounds in quantity and $1O3,119 in val
ue over 1912. Inyo county was credited
with 3,246,432 pounds, valued at $142,.
SAB.
Chino has been busy recently round.
Ing up water rights in the vicinity OF
the mill and power plant at Hurley,
N. M, and of the mine at Santa Rita,
and now has cluster of seven springs
and dam sites capable of delivering
minimum Of 100000 gallons
monthly, says the Boston News Bur
eau
Copper exports show a new high
record mark. 1t was set up in the
fiscal year ended June 80, with a to-
tai of 974,79l,676 pounds. OF this
tonnage Germany took directly 31l,'
107,962 pounds, the greatest amount
in like twelve months and $1,000. 900
pounds more than in the preceding
year.
Reports received from Washington
show that the value of the recoverable
gold. silver, copper, lead and zinc
produced at mines in California in
1913 was $26S12,4S9, compared with
$26 $685. 46 in 1912 and $25,174,677 in
1911. Excepting zinc there was an in.
crease in the output of all these me-
ais.
In spite of the threatened democrat
ization of the mining industry at
Cherry Creek through the suspension
of operations at the Star mine, and
the failure of the Nevada Star com
pany to meet its obligations, the old
Egan district is not affected by the
general situation, say the White Pine
News.
The crude iron ore mined in the
United States in 1913 amounted tt
81 ,9SO,437 long tons. compared VIII
55.15O,l47 tons mined in l9l2-an In
crease of 6,S30.29O tons, or 1888 pei
cent. The iron ore shipped from thu
mines in the United States in 1917
amounted to 59.643,O9S long tons, val
ued at $13O,9O5,55S.
Mining in the Yerington distric
seems to be on very substantial foot
ing, according to the Times OF tina
Camp While smelters and mines al
over the country are shutting down OF
curtailing production this smelter II
treating the usual tonnage OF ore. IL
fact this institution is one OF the I'm
oortant industrial plants OF western
Nevada.
In connection with telegraphed stor
les of a report shortage In potassium
cyanide due to the closing OF I'm
ports from Germany by the war, Engi
neer Julian OF the Wingtield Interest,"
said that fully So to 80 per cent o
all the cyanide used in the goid ah'
silver mills OF the United States i
made In this country, says the ken'
| Gazette.
Work on the i,l00-foot level OF I'M
Monarch Pittsburg property is nov
making good progress. says the Tone
nah Miner The south crosscut "hiei
was run around the portion oil caves
ground In the main northwest drf
has now entered West End rhyoii,
formation. and Is being extended L
emf the downward extension oil IN
contact fein.
Braden Copper company produces
900 tons OF fine copper In the hrs' MAJ
NJ August making a high record 10
fortn.ghtly output II Braden coui'
continue at that rate II would produc
"a ooo 600 pounds q copper per al
nun Bradens copper is now benz
sb,pped TO New York across the Phha
ma isthmus instead OF to the Bait
more refinery, as formerly
Once again after years OF har
struggle and persistent work. the oil
Gold camp OF Douglas. seven nile
vest of Nina in the Gold Range mir
Ing district enters the lists OF on
ION producers. the hrst shipmen
,n,upting TO $500. being made D
Manager Gus Priess Of the Da'enpor
Iodependcnt Mining 4 Leasing con
ANY saws the Western Nevada MihF'