The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-06-24
HINES AND MINING

per mask OF seNenty-uNe pounds. Be
fore the war the price was around s35
a flask.
Al the Moscow, At Beaver. Utah.
twenty-four men were recently added
to the force. and IL Is the intention 10
increase the shipments from 10 10 20
cars a month.
The mines az Tintic the past week
shipped out a total of l24 carloads. OF
approximately 5000 tons. valued at
si55,00o. compared with lie cars the
previous week
Statistics compiled by !. NJ. Hill
and just made public by the United
States geological survey show a
greater production OF mineral paints
during 1914 than in 1918.
Utah mine operators this week win
receive $s166 hundred on the LEAD
contents OF their ores. This Is com.
pared VITA $500 the previous week
and $3.50 short time prior to that
At Goldheld, Jumbo Extension ore
on l,O17 level shows i'm drillings SIS,
80 feet in raise. or 40 feet above the
contact. This makes four levels In
ore and one more raise 10 DO heard
from
General Manager c. Ii. Gibbs OF the
WasatcA Mines company announced
last week that he Is stripping a sur
face vein on the property from which
samples have been taken which gave
returns OF IS TO % per cent zinc.
Mica mined in this country in 1914
amounted 10 S32S,746, decrease OF
Sl0T,314 from 1918, according TO a
statement OF Douglas b. Sterrett OF
the United States geological survey.
| The production came from thirteen
states.
One OF the most impressive devel
| opments OF the camp OF Rochester to
day is the Friandman tunnel. which
Is destined 10 tap the great lodges OF
Nenzel hill at practically 1000 feet
in depth, or far greater than anything
heretofore attempted.
| Arrangements have been concluded
by the management OF the Prince Con.
solidated TO have a l00-horsepower
electric hoist and pumping equipment
shipped Immediately to the mine ut
/ Phoebe. where IL will be installed al
the new working shaft on the 500
level.
Buckets that are half filled with
high-grade, all OF Il carrying the
bright yellow metal that Eseds no
glass and some OF Il running $40 a
pound, are coming up from a fifteen.
foot hole on the Bible lease on the
Sheepherders Dream at Willard, Ne.
vada.
According TO the U. s. geological
survey. the quarrying OF slate Ia an
important mineral industry closely
connected with the building trades.
The value Of slate produced In the
United States In 1914. including slate
sold In squares for roofing and as
slabs for milling and other uses, was
$5,706,7s7.
All the details in connection with
the construction OF the proposed
fuba mill have been arranged ac-
eording to Information impaired by
officials OF the company, and It Is ex.
pected that the work OF construction
will be fully under way before the
close OF the present month, says thu
Phoebe Record.
T, Lynch OF the Copper Queea
mine, near Tendoy, Idaho. has re-.
ceived the new machinery from
Butte. The hrst load OF concentrates
was shipped out last week. Exten
sive operations are being planned az
the McDevitt Creek mines, where
there is an unusually rich showing Of
copper
The earnings OF the Stewart Min.
ing company In May are estimated AZ
| between $4,000 and SIS, 900. This
compares with SIS. 200 ia April and
with earnings of $3.50, 900 In the whole
OF the year OF 1914 The earnings az
last year amounted TO IS cents per
share. against dividend Distribution
OF GA cents
II Is given out SCIENTIFICALLY thai
three shifts win be started inmedi.
ately on the Albion where II Is being
entered from the Quincy tunnel OF tina
South Heela. The miners are now
thoroughly cleaning up and tlmberinR
the soft ground In preparation for
work on the Kittie Hays nasure.
which is said 10 be seven feet wide
Tintic mining operators as well 40
the business men OF the camp ars
elated over the recent rises Ia the
prices of lead, copper and zinc. as II
means everything TO the mines which
have been operating on small mar.
ginal profits The increased earnings
In the $4,000 900 pounds OF lead an
nuaiiy shipped out OF camu means an
proximately $685. goo TO $4,000 in a
year
According to a Boston director OF
me bingham Mines company. whica
controls the Eagle a. Blue Bell OF Tin.
TIC and old Commercial and Dalton &
Lark OF Bingham, that based On last
yesrs production figures with copper
AZ 1874 cents and lead al SIS cents,
Is estimated that Bingham Mines
2 = Pm FaaH -