The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-12
AROUND THE MINES

mines lor 1910 snow total OF $40,
900, 900.
Conditions at the New Quincy mine
at Park City, Utah, are considered
very encouraging.
1t was announced as rumor from
New York that the Bethlehem Steel
may pay $50 IA share in dividends this
year.
Recently a snowslide came down the
north hills of Alta and carried away
the Columbus Rexall stables, killing a
horse
Miami Copper last week declared a
81 dividend. regular. and so cents ex-
ira. The same amount was paid three
months ago.
The Homestake has declared the
regular monthly dividend OF 65 cents
a share. A month ago it paid 50 cents
and 81 extra.
Following the laying out OF new
townsite at Gold Hin in the Deep
Greek country, the adjoining district,
Ferber, ten miles to the west. announ.
ces that town will be started there
also.
What is declared to be one of the
best showings of high-grade copper
ore ever uncovered in that part of the
state was struck by r. L. Winbourn
of Moab, Utah, in Lisbon valley last
week
The production of zinc in Idaho In
creased from 7O.152,234 pounds in
1915 to approximately 10000, 600
pounds in 1916. The value of the out
put increased from sS.699,O0l to about
$l0,960,0 900, or 20 per cent.
The output of lead from Idaho mines
increased from 345,999, 466 pounds in
1915 to approximately 362, 900, 900
pounds in 1916. The value of the lead
output increased from $l6261, 975 to
$24,6l6.O00, or about 81 per cent
The mine production of silver dur
ing 1916 in Nevada was about 1850
600 ounces, which represents a de-
crease from 14,459 $40 ounces in 1915.
The value of this output, however, on
account of the higher price of silver,
increased from 1881 ,139 to about
100000 or % per cent.
Zinc mining and zinc smelling in
dustries experienced a year of pros
perity in 1916. According to the best
| information available at this time the
recoverable zinc content of ore mined
| in the United States was about 70S, 900
tons, compared with COS, 915 tons in
1915 and 40G,959 tons in 1914.
Domestic output of quicksilver in
1916, according to preliminary figures
collected from the individual produc-
ers by the United States, was 28,942
| TASKS of seventy-fve pounds each, val
ued, at the average domestic price
for the year at San Francisco (esti-
mated at $125.90 a flask. at S3.643.-
| 500
The estimated December production
of Utah Copper is less than 100000
pounds. The company is now hand
ling about 10000 tons of ore daily, com
pared with 10000 tons, the normal. The
snow has been cleared away from the
railroad track and all the twenty
steam shovels will soon be operating
again.
Samples of steel galena from the
Mines Development companys leased
Arrowhead property in Iron county
have reached the Salt Lake office.
Where the ore was broken into il
showed width of four feet This is
beyond the cave, and is about 100 feet
westerly from the shaft 1t is only
short distance from the surface.
The value of the gold silver. copper.
lead and zinc from the mines of Ne
vada in 1916 was approximately $52,.
$4,000, according to the preliminary
figures of the United States geological
survey. This total represents an in.
crease of nearly $1S.O00,0O0 or about
% per cent, above the corresponding
figure OF 1915. which was $34, SOL .436.
The value of the mine output of
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in
Idaho in 1916. according to the prelim.
mary estimate of the United States
geological survey. was over $4,000.
600. an increase of Al per cent from
S33.32S.930 in 1915. There was a rec.
ord output of silver lead and zinc and
increased production of copper. but a
slight decrease in gold.
The production OF copper in Idaho
increased from 6.97S.712 pounds in
1915 to over 5000. 900 pounds in 1916.
This represents an increase from 81.
22l.275 to $2.lS4.O0O or 70 per cent
in value. due TO the better price. A
large part Of the copper output came
from the Empire Copper and adioin.
ing properties near Mackay. in Custer
county. from which greater shipments
were made
Incomplete records OF dividends
paid by Nevada mining companies dur
ing the year 1916 amounted to Sll..
34S.00o. The greater part Of this was
paid by the Nevada Consolidated
Other contributors were the Tonopab
Belmont. Tonopah Extension. Tonopah
Mining company. Yelluvpinp. Prince
Consolidated. Jumbo Extension. NJ.
yada Wonder. Jim Butler. West End