The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-04-22
MINES AND MINING

A Seattle firm is investigating the
EPSON salt mine recently discovered
in Manti canyon in Utaa.
Some very nice zinc ore is now ba-
ing mined at the Bullion-Beck prep
erty at Eureka, Utah, this product he-
ing taken from blocks OF leased
ground.
The American Fork district. in Utah,
which was organized July 21, 1870,
having an area of six square miles, is
reported to have produced from 1870
to 1913, inclusive, SO 7l6,01S.
The production of Big and Little
Cot Onwood districts of Utah from
1901 to 1913, inclusive, is placed at
1921 900 and the period from 1867
to and including 1913, is given as $780,
652 $40.
1t is reported from Big Cotton
wood that the Woodlawn Mining com
pany is pushing its main tunnel wrk
and that it has considerable ore
ready to ship to market when the
TUduS are open.
Shipments of ore from the mines Of
Tinlic district last week totaled 1873
carloads. This is estimated at $500
tons valued at $4,000. 1t is compar-
ed with III cars the week before. or
nearly 1000 tons.
There will be little or no unsold cop
per carried into 1916. Almost without
exception producers have sold them
selves into the strongest position IN
the history of the industry. says the
Boston News Bureau.
The manager of the Daly-Judge said
last week that the Snake Greek tunnel
is now within about 1000 fee. of the
Daly,Judge ground. The tunne! is in
| 1860 feet. Up to December % the
! progress was $50 feet for the month
Directors of the LehiTintic Mining
| company held a meeting in Salt Lake
| .ast week and voted unanimously to
push work on the property in North
Tintic small force is now at work
but this will be increased so that both
| lunHe!S Eldy De puSueu.
steady production of more than
fifty tens of high grade ore daily is
| being maintained by the Silver King
Consolidated at Park City, Utah. The
roads are in good condition, and nc
difficulty has been experienced in get
ting the product to market.
By the first of January it is expect
ed that the Miami Copper company
will have started treatment of it:
low. grade ores in new 300.ton mil
being constructed for this purpose
The new plant will at once be expert
mental and commercial.
While in Great Falls, Mont, recent
ly John D, Ryan, president of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company. CAV,
out the first official statement rela
tive to the proposed $2,000,000 zinc re
duction plant for that point He ad
mitted that the plant was to be built
/. Creede, Colorado, produced thi
year $95,400 in gold, 30S 600 ounces O
silver, 100000 pounds OF lead, 1900
!, pouHuS VI copper, anu -UU,NUU pOuHu
Of Zinc--an increase of $4,000 TO
gold, a decrease of 100000 ounces c
silver, but an increase of 100000
pounds Of lead and 100000 pounds Q
zinc
1t is estimated in responsible cope
circles that but few of the standar
mining companies are now paying i
dividends more than 80 per cent {
what they are earning 1t Is state
that there are no indications whateve
that the price of the metal will not r
main high over period of years, eve
with the mines of Mexico activel
producing.
Stockholders Of the Midwest Refil
ing company received Christina
present notice when the board of d
rectors declared quarterly dividen
of 11a per cent share on the 10000
: shares outstanding, instead of ii
usual rate Of per cent payable qua
u terly. The distribution, which wi
take place In the latter part OF ia