The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-27
MINES AND MININ6

mines the past week totaled s.s71 tons.
Salued at secs. 800.
Several new outfits have gone into
The American Fork mining district in
Utah recently to commence new ac-
tvities.
Utah, Nevada. Idaho, Montana and
5gher western states we're largely rep
resented In Americas mines which
distributed dividends to stockholders
In April
Sly metallurgical companies have
had a good four months period for
they report disbursements totaling
s4.I2s, 04l. with total payments to their
credit OF sl6s. 1850.
Showing net earnings OF tT0a.7S4
and a production OF l0.sl5.6sO pounds
OF copper. the report of the Nevada
Complicated for the quarter ended
March 81 has been issued.
Word has been received OF the re-
suits Of the hrst cleanup at the
Rochester Mines plant at Rochester.
New The first shipment OF bullion
was sent to the Selby smelter II
amounted TO $92,500.
Tentative plans are being considered
by the Dern interests for resuming
work on the property of the Gold
Springs Mining 4 Power company.
located in the Fay mining district In
Utah uear Stateline, New.
Reports from the mining companies
| operating ia the Occur d'Alene dis
yriot for the past year show gratifying
increa 'e, both in the tonnage of ore
mined and In the net values obtained
says an Idaho correspondent,
From Provo comes word that tne
Chief Consolidated people have re-
Gently located and the past week had
recorded 1873 mining locations This
covers approximately 1880 acres.
much of which is In north Tintie.
Construction work on the new mill
which Is TO be located AZ Atkinson, a
point seven miles north of Park City,
has begun. The mill has been de.
signed 60 treat 100000 tons OF tailings.
and is being constructed by the Big
Four Exploration company,
Shipments from the Tintic mines
hast week totaled lat carloads. This
is estimated az 1850 tons and valued
at $780, 600 1t Is compared with lt9
carloads the previous week, which
was the heaviest weekly output by
the camp In many months
From a no less authentic source
than d. {. lacking comes the ASSET
ton that at the present rate the world
is using up copper there are not known
sources OF supply In existence capable
of meeting the worlds requirements
for the next twenty years,
One Of the best gold properties In
the eastern part OF Nevada. that Is
reaching the mine stage Is that OF the
Willow Greek Gold Mining company.
located In the camp OF Willow Creek
In the eastern part OF Nye county,
some ninety miles east OF Tonopah and
about the same distance from Ely.
Among the important developments
of the Fortuna gold camp north OF
Beaver, Utah. within the past week
was the commencement OF the Pay
NAL shaft on the Faust claim lying be.
tween Choke Cherry gulch and Rocky
Hollow Ia the heart OF the Fortuna
district, and the uncovering Of a rich
strike in the Gold Queen.
Last year the total tonnage OF ores
extracted In the Occur d'Alenes was
1886. 277.92. which yielded In moneys
$17,053,3l0. The net profits OF tho
operators, after dedncting operating
expenses and betterments, reached
the colossal total OF S5.G3G, 1886. The
losses sustained by companies which
operated throughout the year totaled
$46,340.40,
One carolad daily OF good grade
lead ore Is the present shipment u
the Utah Metal d Tunnel company
from It's large property al Bingham
:. The ore Is averaging near $50 net
9 smelter returns. Since ore started 20
5 ing TO the local Bmelters a short time
r ago a total OF approximately 600 tons
y has been shipped This is worth aD
proximately $4,000.
The United States bureau OF mines
has issued primer on explosives for
- metal miners and quarrymen. Several
years ago n primer vas issued on ex
r plosiVes for coal miners which since
o that time nas been in considerable
demand. and It In expected that the
, new primer dealing as Il does with
y methods that will tend 10 decrease &C
2 cideuts will also DO in demand for
s. nome time 10 come.
/, From reports made TO the Mining
1. and Engineering World It is learned
' that eighty seven American mining
: companies paid dividends during the
d FIRST four months Of 1915 amounting "a
S24.ss9.522 This. however. does no,
+ include the s5.222.s44. paid by ave
d securities holding corporations. whose