The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-08-05
MINES AND MINING

Mines Oh iO4OPNA 49,
PRODUCED a total of 1O,2O7 tons OF ore
,aIued at S2l1,4S6.
Shipments OF ore from Tinile laS'
week totaled 2,047 tons valued al
ia 600 This Is compared with $500
ems the previous week valued al
1000
On present operations OF plants ID
his county American Smelling & re
ming is earning approximately 10 per
emf a wear on the common shares
.ays the Boston News Bureau.
An its records went by the board
n June when the Miami Copper COM
ANY produced 3,740,42 pounds OF
.opper at an average cost OF S.53
.ents a pound, says the Boston News
Bureau.
More than 1000 employees OF the
Nontezuma Copper company at
Nacozari, Sonora, are without EN-
lloyment because the plant was iore'
I'd To close down last week through
inability 10 obtain coal.
During nine working days, inclusive
II July Is, the Silver King Consoh-
lated OF Park City skipped out l'2bO
.ons Of ore from which the returns
we're s60,68O That is within $3'OOo
IF a whole quarters dividend require
ments.
According to the Boston News
Bureau, new selling level for cop
Ger has been found at from 1919
Town to 10 cents a pound. Fully 49,
200, 900 pounds were sold during the
past few days at these prices by pro-
| ulcers.
The golden Age property at Pho
aeerville has been taken over by II.
8. LaClear of Lansing, Mich. The
price Is fifty thousand dollars, OF
which twelve thousand dollars has
been paid the balance to be paid in
three years.
The temporary lull in the sale OF
copper the last few weeks has not
discouraged the producers. Over 200,
100000 pounds were sold during the
month OF June, and most OF the
mines have contracted that output for
the next three months.
Within the next week or ten days
the Mammoth Mining company will
commence the shipment OF several
thousand tons of dump ore, which is
located on an old mill site in the Tin
tic valley, some distance to the south
west OF the Tintic camp.
Production Of the camp of TiutiC
last week totaied 1913 carloads of ore
This Is estimated at $3.50 tons, val
ued at $4,000. 1t is compared witt
l61 carloads the previous week. This
Is the heaviest production week fol
the camp in about two years. There
were twenty-five shippers in all.
According to the Lovelock News
Bureau, the fourth bullion shipmen
since the mill was started late il
April was made last week. 1t cor
sisted of As bars OF silver and golt
amounting to $4,000 from a fifteen
day run. bringing the total of produc
lion from this very efficient plant t,
$4,000.
Alaska's gold production in 1911
was valued at $l5,764, $50, an increas
OF $4,000 over the previous year
flgures made public by the geological
survey showed. Production of cope
amounted TO 21,450.62S pounds
against 21,659,95S in 1913. The tota
mineral output was $1g,11S, $50, con
pared with Sl9,476.356 In 1918.
While the price of copper has bee
slightly lower during the past wee
than earlier in July, the indication
are that the average for the mont
viii be fully up to that of June. l9.47
cents per pound The average pric
for the first half OF the month wi
be above that figure, but the presen
price will bring the average dow
slightly
The Lost Packer smelter at Leo
Creek. Idaho, started up recently an
Is now employing twenty-five mer
, says the Challis Messenger. 1t has
large amount OF ore out ready to pr
through the smeher, Ore from tn
Lost Packer mines, besides gold. run
a very high per cent in copper an
with the present good market pric
: fer copper It has revived mining fc
. this metal.
Reports have been persistent du
> ing the past few days that the Kenn,
= cott Copper corporation. which wa
: recently organized, is about. to a
luire the Mother Lode Copper Mine
company OF Alaska. Il has bee
y learned that the Kennecott compan
now has prospecgors going over N
! property Of the Mother Lode in ord,
10 ascertain its true value. with m
prospect OF acquiring the property.
Il Is reported that there is mo,
4 mining activity in and around N
Did camp Of MaTysyale. Utah tina
Tor many years, The alunite beaa a,
being opened and construction wor
,oniemplaies new mills for refinin
= the cd Annie Laurie Is shipping s.
a erA carloads Of rich ore. the Neds
: las been marketing some sensation.
= values and there is considerable o,b.
n Aetif'y IN old mines and new pro