The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-10-08
MINES AND MINING


Further anthony activity is an.
nounced in Wild Horse canyon I'm
Nevada.
The average price OF electrolytic
copper for the month OF August was
1891 cents, against 1876 cents In
July.
Shipments from the Park City mines
last week totaled ASA tons. valued
at xi05,000. compared with 1,727 tons
the previous week.
II is claimed that the Lose JOSE
phine" mine IN the Hanksville dis
trict. in southern Utah. has been found
by Colorado prospectors.
For the second consecutive month
the Miami Copper company produced
in excess Of a,000.00 pounds. August
total being 4.03s.s4s pounds.
Secretary Fitzgerald OF the Lehl.
Tintic said last week that prepare.
tons are under way to have the prop
erty In north Tintic resume work in
the near future.
Inspiration Consolidated Copper com.
pany will have its mill in full operation
by the end of this year, according
to Arizona advices With the fuIfl.
ment OF its program the company win
be turning out copper at the rate OF
fully 100000 pounds a month.
Recently a prominent Utah mining
operator was looking over the new
mill construction work OF the Tintic
Milling company and afterwards said
It will represent approximately $780,.
900 investment Already, he declares,
the expenditures have reached prob
ably $4,000.
One OF the best high-grade moIyb-
denite showings OF the entire inter.
mountain region is situated in Hum
boldt county, Nevada. according to the
reports that are coming from the Jack
property, on the north end Of osgood
mountain, twenty-four miles northeast
OF Goleonda.
After an inspection OF the proper.
ties OF the Majestic Copper company
in Beaver county. President John M.
Dick of Boston said last week that
work on large lines will be undertaken
in short time. He says that a syn.
dicate Of wealthy New York people
has become interested.
Silver was given an impetus the
past month or so through purchases
made by the government. Purchases
by director OF the mint from August
to September 3, inclusive compris-
Ing the main takings by the govern.
ment thus far this year. amounted to
2,675,000 ounces fine.
Owing to the latenesE In the spring
when the pipe line was completed, the
hydraulicking season OF the Round
Mountain Mining company was rather
limited, the Tonopah Bonanza reports.
The cleanup for August was prac.
tically the same as July. $4,000 net.
while the mine Melted about $4,000.
That the Anaconda company viii
have a i00-ton zinc reducing plant In
operation within several weeks, with
an estimated production Of zinc In the
form Of a high-grade zinc special
amounting to about 10000 pounds
daily, is the settlement made by one
apparently in close touch with af
fairs at the Washoe works.
Within at least fifty feet of driving
the main tunnel of the Bingham Tooele
MiniAe company. the property OF which
is located at the head of Middle can
yon in the Bingham district, will cut
another large body OF Jordan lime
stone. according to the estimates OF
the engineers that have been survey.
ing the property for patent.
II ia reported from Cache valley that
the Moon property near Hyrum will
soon ship another carload of zinc ore
to the Salt Lake markets. The first
sent down sampled II per cent zinc
This Is not a marketable grade, so 1t
was stored in Salt Lake and will be
mixed with a car OF the higher grade
and the aggregate disposed of prob
ably at a profitable price.
Among the more important happen.
ings in the immediate vicinity OF Love.
lock during the past week. from
mining standpoint, have been the tight
ening of the Lincoln Hiu deal, the
cleanup at the Derby min Of the Della.
ware Mining company In the Seven
Troughs district and the possibility OF
further anthony developments In
Wild Horse canyon.
This is how the Boston Commercial
looks at one Of Utah's big mines
Utah Copper shares have been pre-.
vented from advancing by the eontIn-
ued heavy selling Of foreign holders
II is probable that between IS 600 900
and 100000 worth Of Utah Copper
shares have been liquidated In this
market in the past eight months by
French investors. who have felt that
they were obliged to sell by the eGig.
enGies Of the war.
The general public has little eoncep-
ton OF the scope and far-reachinE ex.
pertments In the wet reduction OF com.
pick zinc ores being conducted In the
laboratories Of the Anaconda
Copper company. says n Butte CORE.
spondent The progress OF the expert