The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-12-29
AROUND THE MINES

II is reported that the Rather mina
in the south end OF Mineral Mountain,
few miles easterly from Milford,
shipped its eleventh car Of ore last
week.
Captain Duncan MacViehie, the NOV
ing spirit behind the railroad now un.
der construction from Wendover into
Gold Hin of Deep Creek. is confident
that the road will be finished early in
January
News has been receiced by stock.
holders OF the Bullion Mining com.
pany, whose property is located in the
Good Springs district. Nevada, OF the
miners having broken into fine big
body OF high grade galena and zine
ore.
Oil shale lands, known to contain
millions Of barrels OF oil. have been
Withdrawn as a reserve for the navy
and are situated in and over Desola.
ton canyon on the Green river, south
OF Minnie Maud creek, in Uintah coun.
~, Utah,
Nevada Zinc company last week
made settleemnt for one OF the richest
| carloads of zinc ore ever sh ped from
| this mine in northern Nevada. Even
under the present reduced price of the
! duh metal. the carload of about thirty
,ons brought the company 1883 net,
The Southern Pacific railroad last
week announced that the rates on ore
from Nevada points to Salt Lake had
| been reduced and that there would be
greater supply OF cars at the Nevadg
shipping points In order that the ore
! might be rushed to the Utah smelters.
1t has been decided by the manage.
ment of the Three Kings company at
Park City. Utah, to carry the winze
from the 500 level to still greater
| depth. as it Is found that the contact
| proper has not yet been reached. The
| winze is now down more than l25
| feet
Deeds for the Bingham property OF
the Ohio Copper company have been
received by the reOrguniZed company
officials and fled in Salt Lake county,
| This is the last act that will give the
new people absolute control Of the
| property as well as the general com
| pany affairs.
With Its ore bin full of good com
mercial grades. foot OF $50 ore show.
ing on the 700 level and the miners
extracting shipping ore from a full
face on the 600 level, stockholders OF
the Paloma OF Beaver Utah. are ex.
ceedlngly well pleased with the latest
word from that property.
Silver Shield continues TO make
shipments of ore from the Back vein,
and II Is expected that ore will be
moving 10 market from new place
in the Miracle stope shortly II inn
provements continue in the fourth
raise. which is now showing about two
feet OF ore carrying good values.
Electric power lines reached the
American Fork district this winter toe
late to be generally utilized In the
camp, but one OF the operators re
marked last week that you must keep
your eye on American Fork next sea
son. as II will probably lead all the
Utah camps In energetic new deveop
ment.
The manager of the Lowland Tunnel
Il Transportation company said last
week that the face Is now In about
700 feet. II Is on the quartzIte. Prog
reas at the rate OF two or three feet
a day Is being made. Last season a
gasoline engine was installed at the
portal, which is not far from Mona on
the Salt Lake Route.
The state OF Arizona. according TO
J. Harry Macmillan OF San Francisco,
who was In Salt Lake last week, Is In
the throes OF the greatest mining boom
Of modern times. Mr.. Macmillan has
devoted the past three months to the
new and old camps of Arizona and de.
clares that IS per cent OF the interest
being manifested Is conferred around
the copper properties.
The Utah Wyoming Consolidated
OIL company. which controls the larg.
est gas well In the world. situated in
a group OF wells in Big Horn basin,
on December 30 entered upon its first
big business venture. This was I'm con.
nection with the manufacture OF gaso
line and carbon black from the nat
ural gas which the wells produce. An
expenditure OF 100000 will be made
II Is reported.
The sulphuric acid plant. which has
been built at the Garfield smelters,
will be put in operation in a few days,
as the heating up process Is about
completed. The plant is one OF the
first to be built In this country which
takes the sulphuric acid from the
smelter smoke.
Directors OF the Horn Silver Min.
ing company have announced the sec.
ond dividend OF the year. II is cents
a share. or 500 900. TO be distributed
on December 80. This will make $4O.-
900 this year. or 10 cents a share Il
brings the total paid out to date ~
this Beaver county. Utah. mine up to
s., $50 900.
Reports fron the NaIldriyer and
Keystone at Park City tell OF tncour-
aking conditions The camp In gen
eral is In good shape.