The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-08-18
MINES AND MINING

Ereater than $65, 00O, 900. :
1t is reported from Tintic that the
ron Blossom has run into the COP
per ore shoot in the winze from the
800 or 700 level down to the 1.1OO.s
June earnings Of United States
Smelling were not far from 100000,
bringing total net for the second quar-.
Ter of the year to about 100000. :
What may develop into a very inn
bottom of the main shaft being sunk |
pm the Eagle & Blue Bell property in
he Tintic mining district.
The United States during the first |
six months of the year produced $3.50 |
IONS of concentrated tungsten ore, val
ued at $4,000, 900, more than ever be-
fore mined in twelve months.
Advices from Boston are that it Is
understood one of the large copper
selling agencies In the country has
dropped its electrolytic price to 20
cents a pound on late year deliveries.
From Billings, Mont. a wire has
been received telling of oil in paying
quantities struck in the we'll being
drilled by the Great Western OIL
company near Basin, Wyo., on the
Corield track.
Shipments of ore from the mines OF
Tintic last week totaled 1872 carloads.
This is estimated at $3.50 tons, and
Is compared with 1874 carloads the
previous week.
The United States, during the first
six months of the year, produced b.
290 tons of concentrated tungsten
ore, valued at 100000, more than
ever before mined in twelve months.
the geological survey has reported
With view to locating the inter-
section of the Cardiff fissure with the
Howell fissure on the South Cardiff
property, located in the Big Cotton
wood district, miners are now engag-
ed in trenching along the surface OF
that property.
During the year 1915 secondary met.
ais were recovered from scrap, sweep
ings, etc.. in the United States to the
value Of $114,304.930. according te
the annual statement on secondary
metals issued by the United States
geological survey.
In the mining districts of the STATE
Of Utah the heavy increase in thu
production of copper, lead and zin'
due to the European demands, to
gether with tn increase in the price
of silver, will cause the mineral pro
duction to break all records.
FreIn che Pacific of American Forl
another carload of the rich ore ha
Just been settled for. the lot carrying
ifty-One tons. The controls shoV
l24 ounces silver, 3.91 per cent cor
per, 24.6 per cent iron, .035 ounce
gold and 27.4 per cent sulphur.
Final figures Of the June productio
Of the Utah Copper were released fror
the main New York offices last weel
They show 17,S7,42 pounds Thi
compares with 1904 900 pounds
May, 14,557,2S2 in April, 12,714,651
March, 11,S49,972 in February and II
899,910 in January.
With the water flowing out of tt
cFOSsCul DtluS uIlNch loWoiu eaO r"
phyry dixie on the Bingham Tooe
property carrying copper in solutio
and with the naturalization increa
Ing as the crosscut is driven ahed
the local officials are watching u
development work closely
Shipments OF ore from Park CT
last week were the heaviest OF FIR
class crude and concentrates from
mills for two months. The outp
totaled 1926 tons, estimated at STU
900. This is compared with 1857 to
the previous week. There are
least six regular shippers now
the list.
Reports just received by offici
OF the Midwest Sulphur compa
which is rapidly developing big
post Of high grade sulphur ore M
Cody, Wyo., is that both pits are she
ing extensive faces and that the
is turning out 10000 pounds daily
ten tons of an article that samples
per cent pure.
From Greybull, Wyo., comes w
that by the bringing in OF spl
did we'll on the south side of the Gl
bull river about mile and
from Greybull, another large sect
has been added to the Greybull III
The fact that oil has been discove
there disproves the theories OF mi
oil men OF this section who have
clared that no oil existed there.
Stockholders of the indicator {
solidated Gold Mining company, o.
ating in the Cripple Creek dist
y have received checks for the quartz
:. and extra dividends Of cents
l.. share each The net earnings for
quarter, it was announced,
s1S5, 900, making a total for the
year Of $4,000.
The hoist ordered for the Or
Mining company's property, loc'
in the Lincoln mining district and
joining on the south the Croft
ing company's property, has arr
at the property and will be insta