The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-03
AROUND THE MINES

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Gulch is averaging $50 to $65 a ton.
mainly in copper.
II is announced that diamond drill
hole No. at the Emma Copper IL
in more than 200 feet and has pens-
trated ten feet Of ore.
1t is expected that eighteen differ
ent mines and prospects viii continue
opereti all winter in the American
Fork district in Utah.
Unusual mining activity Is reported
from Deep Creek, due to the actual
construction of the forty-hve mile
branch line from Wendover.
Hauling OF ore has been started
from the property OF the Deseret
Mountain Mines company, thirty-six
miles southwest from Eureka.
1t is given out that the Eureka Bull
lion Mining company win start sinking
operations about November l. This
new company took over the Gruth
ground in East Tintic.
Moab is the center of the vast car
hottie section OF Utah, and the begin
ming of production will mean much to |
that section. Many local people own |
uranium-vanadium claims.
The superintendent recommends
that a hosting plant and compressor
| be installed at the Antelope Star, ac-
| cording to officials and this equip
ment will probably be put in directly.
Reports from Indian Queen officials
are that the third carload of ore Is
now in transit and a fourth is being
| loaded. This ore is coming from the
old Indian Queen tunnel, which Is in
about 600 feet.
Old Emma Leasing company filed
copies of its articles of incorporation
last week. The company is capitaliz-
ed at $4,000 and its declared purpose
is to own and lease mill sites, water
rights and terminal facilities.
1t is reported that the old Nam
moth Mining company is now employ
ing a force of 1870 men and that the
production is being increased. The
ore is now coming from the 400, 800
and down as deep as the l,50O-toot
levels.
The Hoosier Boy OF Beaver county,
Utah, at present is cutting out a sta
ton on the S00-level, from which drifts
will make out into the assure. This
work will require about ten days, when
the drifting for the assure will be TAX
en- up.
Utah stockholders in the Ohio Cop
per Mining company are still in the
dark as to what is being done in the
matter Of the foreclosure proceedings
or the reorganizations with view ia
saving the Bingham mine and mill "a
the stockholders.
Reports from New Quincy at Park
City are that for some time the mine
has showed steady improvement. In
the west workings a raise Is now vi
j twelve feet in ore. Here the ore II
reported making out strong into the
O limestone bedding.
: One OF the officials of the Lehi Tin
y tic said last week that the last wore
), from the property in North Tintic II
that Superintendent George Nichole
is now making four to five feet daily
u progress in the right hand tunnel. Thii
]. is in about 2,200 feet.
;. The Michigan Utah has at least so
E tons of ore filling the ore bins at Tan
It ner's Flat and dumped on the ground
& according TO General Manager A. Q
Jacobson. Shortage on teams to COZ
h vey the ore over the three and one
d half miles to Wasatch has caused thi
lr accumulation.
r, According to officials OF the CON
% panies, May Day now has cash r.
s. serve of about 1000. and the Lowe
Mammoth something like $1,000. Ma
re- Day paid a scent dividend F'ebruar
r. Is and cents on May %. or $4,000
ID so far this year. This brings its toti
e. up to $2S4,0O0.
ID Indictments have been returne
at against several brokers trading on IN
e. New York curb market based on con
&C. plants made to the district attorne
at by George Graham Rice, another bro
Id er. that there was a conspiracy 70 fore
re down the prices OF the stock OF ~
of mining companies in which he was !
en- terested.
". Limitation OF leyies on account
Mt the change in the system OF taxatio
-Q- I IN llAti mas 0EGlNaoEN Nb@ 49," 49,
no by mining concerns Of the state a
ell proximately 100000 for 1916, viii
ne all other lines of property has
en- many instances been materially !
DIS creased, according to a statement
sued by the state obard OF equaliz
IN ton.
ca Information given out in Boston
hs that the earnings OF United stat
re- Smelling for September and the hr
tIv fortnight Of October have teen ru
on ming about 100 per cent ahead Of Ju
AZ and August In other words. Unit
States Smelling il now earning al @
ny rate of between 100000 and $4,000
no as compared with the lowwaser
IN. erage this year Of close TO 100000
- the Two summer months.
nm II is reported that the Greybull
ne field OF Wyoming has in untitled
ne ders for SEQ cars 70 transport the
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