The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-21
AROUND THE MINES


The domestic scarcity of potash |
salts in the United States has result.
ed In the price advancing from s35
to as high as $425 per ton.
High grade ore has been struck in
the drift to the northwest from the
Winze below the bottom of the shaft
on the Creole ground in Beaver cour.
ty. Utah
Everything seems to point to the
building in the near future of the fiftv-
mile branch railroad from Wendover
INTO the Deep Creek-Ferber district in
western Tooele county, Utah
High-grade gold ore, samples OF
which reached Salt Lake last week
has been discovered on the Red Star
group of claims in Clark county, New.
in the Crescent mining district.
The May earnings of the Utah Apex.
located in the Bingham district.
amounted to $162.476, according to
Boston officials. This shows about
$4,000 more than previous estimates.
From the new Gil field at Greybull
Wyo., comes the word that officials OF
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
have located the site for the new re-
filming plant that is to be located in
| Greybull.
Preparatory to the installation of
the diamond drill on the Emma Cop
per ground in the Little Cottonwood
district station is being cut in the
old Emma shaft from the Bay City
tunnel level.
The Rico Wellington company has
paid off Indebtedness, according to re-
ports made by local officials. This
includes the purchase price of $780,,
600 and interest amounting to more
than 100000
Plans are under way for starting
work on the Cove Mining & Develop
meth company's property, located
twenty-five miles northeast of Mil
ford, Utah, in the Antelope Star min
ing district.
Supplies are being purchased and
miners are being engaged by the
Mines Development Leasing company
which, within the next few days, will
start mining lead-silver ore on claim
located in Iron county, Utah.
Preparations are being made at tn
Michigan Utah Consolidated Minini
company's property in the Little Col
tonwood district to start miners stoI
ing ore in the Copper Prince TUNE
according to the management.
Timber and lumber are being haule
to the Pacific property, located in tn
American Fork mining district. Utal
the excavation work for the mill
under way and direct smelling ore
being hauled from the property. 1t
expected that the mill will be compile
ed within sixty days.
Alunite is tested by powdering II
sample and moistening it with hydr
chloric acid. BY means of the pla
mum loop, transfer portion OF Il
moistened powder to the fame, igni
and observe the color of the nan
} through the Merwin color screen.
. potassium is present the fame W
, appear a deep reddish violet.
: Impressed with the showing on
. Rico-Argentine property, located
, Rico Colo, and advising that pow
, be installed and the developme
work rushed ahead as rapidly as p'
sible. Fred w. Price, vice-president
the Cardiff Mining & Milling co
panv. has returned to Salt Lake tr'
a trip of inspection to the proper
I According to reports, the Williar
: Elmer manganese claims west
. Noah. Utah. are shipping out so
n valuable ore. The owners OF
claims report that they have recen
shipped a car of ore averaging o.
- 80 per cent, the richest that II
( have had and the highest per c.
! found in such quantity in that sect
of Utah.
a That copper, silver, spelter and II
. are destined to sell at higher prl
4. for a considerable period OF time
N opinions being expressed by pro
a nent mining men. They base u
\. predictions upon the idea that v
"A the arrival of the submarine II
Germany with 1000 tons OF dyest'
OF II has become apparent that the NJ
a, mean war will continue for con
cradle period of time.
- The mines of the Occur d'Alene
\ gion are shipping lead ore ana
3 centrates at the rate OF over 81
= tons a month, and zinc material al
rate of over 5000 tons mo-
n blaine county has added little 10
H lead output, Lemhi county is lar
II low the record of former years
Il the Wubert in Fremont county is
n producing somewhat less.
II The vigorous campaign OF deFe
u n,ent which the management OF
y Aupolla group of claims, located {
- miles south Of Pocatello, Idaho ma
! stituted, is rapidly showing thal
group is rich in promise. A spiei
| yoin of ore has been cut into an
| .be opaIitv of the ore found in
1 ers, lot taken out holds out. and al
. dications point 10 its so dong,
~ rroup will be on the shipping isl
very early date.