The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
MINES AND MINING

compared with that OF other mining
sections of the west and with business
conditions generally throughout Che
country.
When ], c. Lynch, the manager OF
the Victoria Mining company, was in
Eureka few days ago he stated that
he has been seriously considering the
erection OF a mill tor the mines low
grade ores.
Arrivals from Rochester. Nevada,
are predicting that the new mill OF
the Rochester Consolidated Mining |
and Milling company that is in pro
cess OF erection viii have more ore
shipped TO IT than II can handle,
One of the directors of the Rico |
Wellington reports that new body Of |
lead carbonates has been struck on |
the lower level to the southwest in |
the Wellington claim. Samples of the |
ore assayed 10 to 20 per cent lead and
% ounces silver.
High-grade silyer.lead ore carrying
10 ounces OF silver and 10 per cent
lead to the ton has been struck re-
Gently in the Lucky Boy tunnel The
camp Of Lucky Boy Is situated about
Ave miles from Hawthorne. New. and
came into existence ten or twelve
years ago.
Operators of the large copper mines
in the west are unable to get authors
tative information as to the condition
of the red metal market Eastern
dealers claim that the situation Is
more or less uncertain and that there
is no certainty as to the information
received relative TO the metal.
The proposition nov before congress
for giving the secretary of the treas
ury authority 10 anticipate purchases
of silver bullion TO the extent of 49,
000. 900 ounces. is equivalent to allow.
ing him TO buy metal sufficient for
three years coinage on the basis OF
the 1912 mintage. which consumed g.
510,292 fine ounces OF silver.
Utah Copper directors have declared
the regular quarterly dividend of rs
cents a share, which calls for the dis
bursement of $l,2Ol,7l0. This win
make S2.25 a share. or 1892 SEQ.
paid TO stockholders the first three
quarters OF this year. and a total OF
$l725, or $S4,571 ESQ. disbursed by
the company since organization.
Brigham City.s fond hope THAI In
the near future It might have cheap
seems to haze gone glimmering with
the action OF the management OF the
British-Ameriean OH company In sus
pending drilling operations and draw
ing the pipes from the 3,000-foot well
located three miles west OF town.
Much Is heard about the famous
Cobalt silver camp OF Canada. Al
present its weekly ore shipments aver
age about 400 tons and the silver bull
lion little more than 100000. Park
City under the present limited produc
ton is yielding half this amount
while Tintic during the past eight
months has considerably exceeded IL
The mat shaft OF the Seven
Troughs Coalition mine will be sunk
to a greater depth for the purpose OF
thoroughly prospecting the ore one
The first work Will be that OF connect
ing up the preS INT workings with the
, shaft on the li00-foot level afteI
which the shaft will be sunk deer
, enough so that drifts may be run Il
, the ore zone that Is being mined a.
present
Zinc-produeing mines are at pres
, ent the most conspicuous beneficiariel
. OF the war which has temporarily Grip
: pied the copper producers. The Ecu
; ropean zinc shelters are f,s' the mos
, part in the war zone, says the MininI
+ Investor. Twenty-four plants. accord
2 ing To the last available reports are
, located near the corner OF Russia
= Austria and Germany. and there arr
ten others In northwest Germany.
Again the old axiom, Cold Is wher'
you find IT," Is being verified in I
. lean looking district n few miles nortl
! OF the great silver camp OF Tonopah
D This IL a section which even thu
. canny old prospector. the man who 4
supposed not 10 leave a stone in bi
path unturnsd d, Tits his nose ana
. passes on xith the remark No good.
!. Yet the fret shot put In by a foo
prospector brought down a ton o
GOiu ore, winch glttueo W wv
Leslie l.. Savage has turned dow
the winEheld offer for the Elk
Prince and will Immediately install I
= reduction plant 10 handle the ores
= says the Nevada Silver State. Tn
!. Elko Prince IL a mine Of great worth
The winE8eld engineers report eorre
: spends In the main with the report O
Engineers sharpless and winchsil
noted mining engineers. The latte
reported about iI.4O0.0o0 worth q
gold and silver ore In the gros
. blocked and THAI the cost OF mimi
!. and reducing same would be abcu
' $500 .0o0. this leaving a clean prom; o
: 800. 900 That 10 . Cold Circle meri
, and worth the game.
q Production and sales o. silica IN IN
, United states IN 1913. a. reported Z
q the United States geological surre,
! vas z3z.is2 short tons. valued a
q 1858 .S32 The general term silica IN
y Guides vein quartz. sand and eruSbe'
. sandstone. tT5poii and diatOnaeeou
% earth
? ore carrying up 10 500 a ton ha
u been opened IN the Aka property o
1. the X p Mining company and q uinE
n IL being sunk on the vein al poin