The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-29
MINES AND MINING


claims belong TO Jumbo Extension.
IL is reported from American Fork.
Utah. that there is more mining ac-
tivity in the canyon this spring than
in thirty years.
The first carload of zinc ore from
the Lake View Mining company prop
erty on Promontory Point has reach
ed Salt Lake markets.
Copper exports from Atlantic ports
in the week ended April Is totaled
S37 tons. Since April i. 5,945. against
same period last year. 1928.
The report Of the Tennessee Copper
company for the year ended Deesm-
her 81, 1914, shows a surplus over diyi-
dends and all charges of $780, and a
total surplus on that date of ST..
sNS.207.
At present q force OF fifty men il
working on the new teaching plant at
Yerington, New. The foundations are
all in, most of the frame work erect
ed and considerable machinery already
in place.
Shipments from the mines and mills
Of Park City, Utah, the past week to-
tailed 1900 tons of crude ore and cou-
centrates. This is estimated at So. 00o
and is compared with 1918 tons the
previous week.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in the vicinity of Lovelock, Ne
vada, by a new gold strike ON the
Honey Bee claim OF the Finland
ground in Finland canyon about nine
miles northeast of Lovelock.
Stockholders OF the Rochester Mines
company are in receipt OF a report
made up to March 81, 1915, in which
it is shown that the total extractions
amounted to $642 4SO.56; royalties
paid $52,205,75; values . ton, $23.37.
The report Of the Miami Copper
company for the year ended Decem.
Der 81, 1914, shows = total surplus OF
$1.390,039, and the balance sheet
shows cash amounting to $l24,736 and
total assets and liabilities of $7,539,152.
Shipments from the camp of Tintic
the past week were the largest for
several months. They totaled 1913
carloads, which is estimated at 6,15O
tons, valued at $4,000. This is COM
pared with 1O6 tons the week before.
High authorities are reported to
agree that every ton OF copper metal
produced during 1915 will go at once
into consumption; that the mines can
not produce enough under existing con-
ditiona to keep the price under 20
cents
Bull Valley is about to be rele-
gated to the rear, and from now on
Utah's newest gold camp In the ex-
IRENE southwestern corner of the
state will be known by the more ele-
CANT and euphonious name Of Gold
strike.
The silverlead ore body in the east
drift from the raise off the main level
in the Alta Consolidated mine which
at the time of the strike made trsee
weeks ago showed from four 10 Ave
feet of $40 ore, has been extended
thirty-five feet and continues TO widen
with each foot Of work performed
1t is announced that the Knight.
Christensen Metallurgical company
plant at Eureka, Utah, will be rebuilt
along the same lines as the old mill
and will have the same daily capacitJ
OF 100 tons. II will be built in units,
however, and in such shape that 1t can
easily be enlarged to 500 tons.
Some of the Deep Greek operators
are now figuring on the erection Of
a mill to help tide over their difficult
ties until the long-looked-for railroad
ubraBch may be constructed to the
mines. The wagon haul of fifty miles
Is prohibitiye for ordinary ores, bat
high-grade concentrates might stand It.
OF far reaching Importance to the
future Of the Jumbo Extension proper
~ and to the other properties In the
Goldfield district is the latest develop.
ment on the l,017foot level Of the
mine where the south drift has expos
cd full face OF the typical bonanza
ore Of the deep levels. says the Gold
field Tribune.
Articles of incorporation OF the
NSH quincy mining company were
filed at Salt Lake, and the expecta.
ton is at once to resume work on the
property at Park City. The company
takes over about 140 acres of patent.
ed ground Of the Thompson Quincy,
and will assume all its other rights
and obligations.
One million pounds OF Calumet 4
Hecla copper, IL is said. in the trade.
have been sold at 10 cents. or about
cents above tne price OF electroIytic
copper. Only in war times does the
lake brand Of copper. which is super
Tor for cartridge purposes. sell at any
considerable premium over casting
and other brands OF copper
The Cripple Greek Times. Record an.
nounees that the American Zinc. Lead
& Smelling company estimates that
earnings from all sources from the hrst
half OF 1915 viii be between $3.50, 900
and $1,000. 900, and for the latter half
Of the year sL5O0,000 The estimate