The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-23

Jesse Knight, president and managing
director OF all the knight Investment !
compaIy's extensive mine interests.
keeping pretty close tab on the Utah
Copper mine that the September pro-
duction will probably come close to |
l4,600,000 pounds. This estimate
would bring the production more than
100000 pounds under August's tre-
mendous output Of 1896 SAB.
The output of the Cripple Creek dis
trict for September was S9,S42 tons.
with a gross bullion value or 81 $780,
4S9, says the Mining investor. An in
crease is shown over August, no.with-
standing the Labor day holiday and a
shorter month, of 5,00o-tons and ap-
proximately $4,000 valuation.
The mineral resources OF the Pert
Valdez district in Alaska comprise
deposits Of gold, silver and coppe.. Al
present gold and silver are the only
metals recovered from the ores, bus
recent Developments indicate that the
Midas mine, on Solomon Guch, viii
| soon become copper producer.
A greater numbe- OF men were en-
ployed in the coal mining industry in
the United States in 1914 than ever
before. According to c. E. Lesher of
the United States geological survey,
the total number OF employees in
both anthracite and bituminous mines
for the first time exceeded three-quar-
ters OF a million.
At present American Smelling & Re-
| fining company is doing nothing in
| Mexico. All American employees have
been withdrawn, and in many ca es
| plants are in charge of Mexicans. For
| the past two years Mexican opera
| tions have been suspended, with only
| intermittant attempts to operate the
various properties.
The United States geological sur.
vey has now available for distribution
its annual statement on the pro3uc-
tion Of borax in 1914. The production
OF crude borate materials in the Unit
ed States during the year was 62,4O0
short tons, valued at 81 l,464,4O0, an in
crease of 7.49 per cent in quantity
over the production in 1913.
John Wallace CT Soldier has given
to l.. j. Reaf OF Spokane an option
upon the Bluebird mining claims Nos.
/, 2, 3, 4, and 5, in the Little smoky,
including the stamp mill and all the
machinery, for $4,000, and one-third
Of the stock of company 10 be or
ganized under the laws Of Washing
ton within ninety days to exploit the
said claims.
Like magic ffty-ton concentrating
tungsten plant seems to nave risen
from the edge Of Humboldt sink with
in the past thirty days, and Will be
In operation within the next forty
days with scarcely whisper OF the
achievement going abroad, is one OF
the wonders of Humboldt county's
present mineral revival. says Love-
lock, New, dispatch.
OF the total god production in Ari-
zona during 1914, the Tom Reed-Goid
Road district contributed 40 per cent.
During the same year dividends OF
| tuc lOLu NSSu lllhC oAoh0 ~
$625, ,592.05, or 50 per cent on its issued
capital, record not exceeded or
equa,ed by any other gold mine in the
world In six years the Tom Reed
has produced $4.051215 and paid in
dividends $1,SS2,S64.
The economic waste involved In the
indiscriminate hiring and firing oi
: employees has not been studied with
, care in respect to the mining industry
but a recent address on this subject
/ confined to manufacturing lines forces
some very startling conclusions. says
the Engineering and Mining Journal
The figures given apply to twelve dif
J ferent establishments, enjoying abou
, 10000 men. and the speaker estimated
that the money lost in one year due
) to the problem OF hiring and arin(
4 amounted to $S31.030.
! What promises to be one OF the big
r gest apex suits the United States hal
. ever witnessed will be started IL
I Butte, Mont. 1t is the case Of forme
Senator w. A. Clark against the BUTT
I Superior. In fact. 1t will mean
{ measuring Of swords between tn,
. senator and Colonel Jackling.
Z From Butte. Mont. comes