The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-05-13


Grating pro..s OF y1o7,5oo. froiuc-
ton was 7O.827 ounces of silver. T..
lO4.SlS pounds of lead and 26O,072
pounds OF copper.
Business on the Salt Lake mining
exchange the past week amounted to
practically the same as In the pre-
vions heavy sales week, and the mar
ket has continued to maintain itself in
an unusual manner.
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of
the United States geological survey,
has included in his estimates to con-
gress an amount to provide for de-
tailed survey Of the Cottonwoods-
American Fork mining districts.
From Park City comes word that Z
force Of men has been put to work
at the Silver King Consolidated on
the preliminary work for the concen-
traitor for this property. Much of the
Grasselli mill machinery will be used.
1t Is now roughly estimated that
the April production Of the Utah Cop
per will come close to 100000
pounds of copper This is compared
with l2,714,651 in March, 11.S49,9 72 in
February, and l1,999,910 in January.
Better roads will be opened into the
camp OF Jarbidge in northern Nevada,
according to the Twin Falls Times.
which says that the progress of jar
bidge, as reported from day to day, in
dicates . steady and rapid develop
ment.
1t is announced that the Knight peo-
pie have finally concluded to take
over the controlling interest in the
Gold Pen Consolidated OF western
Nevada. A force of twenty men is
working on the gold ore. The price
is 800. 900.
With an annual yield approximating
i,00O.0 900 ounces of silver, which at 70
cents per ounce has been carried q
cents above the low level OF last year.
there will accrue to Butte " Superior
q material increase in earnings from
this source.
Strength in Bingham Mines stock Is.
reflection of increased profts which
are accruing to this company and its
subsidiary Eagle & Blue Bell, on &C.
count Of prevailing prices for silver,
copper and lead, says )he Boston
News Bureau.
In order to expedite the movement
of its ores to market, the South Hecla
Mining company is said to have TWEEN
ty teams blowing. scraping and 9TH
erwise clearing the pack of snow
which partially blocks the Little Cot.
sonwood highway just west Of camp.
Shipments of ore from Tintic last
week totaled 20S carloads. This is es.
umated at 10.400 tons, valued at $780,.
900, compared with 1872 carloads the
previous week. This Is the heaviest
monthly production so far this year.
IN fact no single month in 1915
equaled this output.
The Federal Leasing company,
which Is working in the upper levels
Of the Ontario, at Park City, has
eighty men at work on subleases in
various parts Of the mine above the
1900 level, and there Is not one but
what Is making better than wages,
and some are adding materially to
their bank account.
Conditions at the Mohawk property,
located near the Utah-Nevada state
line south Of Tecoma, are very en-.
c0uraging. On the Mohawk there Is a
shaft down 80 feet from which drift
out 100 feet has opened q vein OF ore
six inches to two and half feet wide.
The ore Is highgrade and samples
near 40 ounces silver and 40 per cent
lead.
According to representatives Of
American Smelling 4 Refining COM
pany. tho new mining tax law pro.
mulgated BY Carransa. in Mexico.
while increasing that company's taxes
there between four and Ave times,
will not hit the company severely. as
most of its properties come under the
$S year rate. covering one to fifty
claims, says the Boston News bureau.
1t Is holders Of large groups of claims
which will suffer most from new law.
Following the discovery Of zinc ore
OF shipping grade at tn. head of Tim
pie canyon. on the north end OF the
Stanbury range, and about thirty eight
miles due west Of Salt Lake. there has
been an inhux Of prospectors to the
region. and the country Is staked for
miles around.
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