The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-06-24
MINES AND MINING

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Jim Buffers net May profits were
$23,36O compared with $4S,793 last
year.
Copper exports the week ending
June Is were S,7O5 tons VS.. 2,447 In
1915. since June /. 1887 vs. lilo
in 1915.
The New Quincy mine at Park City
has resumed operations. Ore ship
ments will soon be coming out of the
mine.
Copper, visible, in England. France
and afoat thereto decreased 1,5O3
tons from June l to June 10, being
1897 tons on the latter date.
Ophir and Salt Lake people who or
gained the Banner Mining company
have resumed operations. They have
seven claims and leases on old mines.
Sale of 200 TASKS of quicksilver is
reported to have taken place on June
10, at $65 flask for shipment to
Japan. The high price since the war
began was 1920. The normal price
before the war was $50.
A new electric compressor has
been installed at the Daily mine, at
Park City and new electric machinery
Is being installed in the Keystone
mine by Frank Kane, master mechan-
ic of the Daily West mine.
The pottery industry In 1915 made
considerable progress compared with
1914, the output Of the potteries OF
the United States being valued at
$37 1884 an increase Of 1881 ,295,
or more than per cent, over 1914.
Following the recent strikes of high
grade ore in the Dugway mining dis
trict, which Is situated about seven
tyIfive miles west of Faust, Utah, q
station on TIE Salt Lake Route. this
district is attracting great deal Of
attention.
Seeking an accounting, which In
wolves in its total OF principal amount,
dividends and interest approximately
half a million dollars, John C. Dugan
has entered suit at Salt Lake
against Scion Spiro and the Silver
King Consolidated Mining company OF
Utah.
The discovery OF a large supply OF
ore in the mine Of the Zinc King com
pany, twenty-eight miles north Of Or
den, Utah, has drawn the announce
ment from Drew Marshall, secretary
and treasurer. that the company had
completed plans for further extensive
development work.
Orders have been received from the
smelters curtaiiing the output of &
number OF the Tintic mines. 1t is re
ported. While this unusual condition
may be cleared up within few weeks
the big shippers Of Tintic may on thu
other hand find themselves withou
. market for some time.
Reports are current at Kellogg
Idaho. that operations will soon begil
on the mammoth milling plant tina
Is to be erected by the Interstate
Callahan company on the site secures
some months ago at Enaville. Az
cording to the reports the reduction
plant is to be rushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
Ore shipments FROM tac differen
miens in Park City for the past wee
3 were as follows: King Coalition, l
! 374,S03 pounds; Silver King Consol
dated, 575.45O pounds: DAILY Yves
2 561.150 pounds; Ontario. 5s7.55
pounds; Daily, 31,700 pounds; Judg
Mining & Smelling company. 654,55
pounds. Total, 3,7S5,2O5 pounds.
Stockholders In the Belorophon (
! American Fork are feeling good owe
the results Of an assay made fro
some Of the strirgers Of ore whic
y were cut this week in the new tu
n mel. A sample OF the ore shows gol
q 81 ounce; copper, 1855 per cent. an
% silver, 1885 ounces. At presel
prices this ore is worth $405.09 to
= The shipments Of Portland cemel
:, In 1915 were 1884, S1 barrels. VI
Il ued at $74,756.674 In bulk at Il
= mills; the shipments in 1914 were 8
d. 437. $50 barrels. valued at $80,11S,47
The finished cement made in 10
II amounted to S5.914,9O7 barrels, whi'
N compared with the 88.23O,17O barre
!, made in 1914, SHOVE a decrease
more than PA per cent.
1t is computed by G. A. Stoneha
& Co. that Nevada Consolidated II
st year will pay to its stockholders t
TX largest years dividends In the histo
et Of the company. Directors of the c.
e- poration this week posted the regul
quarterly dividend Of SIN cents
share and an extra of SINH
amount, the largest individual gu
terry dividend yet disbursed by
W company.
III The history Of mining In the
re- lantic district In Wyoming dates IN
the early '4Os. but there was no
tensive development until about IS
en- By 1871 the principal veins OF
Is. district were located and tive
m stamp mills had been erected. Up
~. 1873 the gold production OF the {
:, trict appears to have amounted
about $55Q.0O0. and the best av
JAN able data indicate that the value
the total output does not exc