The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-29
AROUND THE MINES

cent share has been levied by the
directors of the Lehi Tintic Mining
company.
Recently parts of the Nevada Zine
were leased ont ON the block system
| to practical miners, and already the
results are beginning To count.
Wolverine Mining company officials
have declared Red Cross dividend of
| 50 cents share. II viii be paid Au-
/ gust To stock of record July 5,
| The Sunset at Leadore, Idaho, is
working force of twenty-five men.
Ii has been shipping carload OF ore
| every other day 10 the Utah smelters.
Directors of the Mohawk Mining |
company have declared semi-annual
divident OF $40 share and 50-cent |
Red Cross dividend. They win he paid |
August l 10 stock OF record July 3.
Directors of the Howell Mining com.
pany last week levied an assessment
OF / cent share. The purpose Is 10
bring In fund TO carry on the lower
tunnel work. The tunnel Is now In
more than 500 feet
Antelope Stars new double CONF
partment shaft is now down twenty
five feet At ten feet from the collar
the miners struck formation that Tor
six feet contained considerable Iron,
lead, manganese and spar
Bar silver for the orient amounting
to Sl.5O0,Oo0 to 100000 ounces
month, Ii now being shipped from New
York by way of San Francisco and the
Pacific instead OF London and the
suez canal, 1t was learned last week.
From Provo, Utah, came word last
week that the sale OF the Carisa Cop
per companys Tintic property adjoin-
ing the Empire Mines possessions had
finally been consummated and the
deeds flied for record. The price given
is $4,000.
Cardiff Mining company by means
of horse-irawn ore outfits and tractors
is enabled now TO deliver an average
of about % tons daily to the Utah
smelters, but within another week IL
is the expectation TO have this tonnage
increased TO 100 tons daily.
According to Secretary w. t. Atkin
of the Commonwealth Mines company
not only that property, but the adJoin
ing Moscow and Red Warrior In Beav
er county all are In splendid physical
condition, with new strikes recorded II
all three In the past few days.
Relative 10 the matter Of the wal
copper necessities of the federal gov
eminent and It's allies, which Is estl
mated TO run into the millions
pounds weekly. but small poruoi
has been purchased 10 date accordlh
to a dispatch from Washington
Manager RaddatE OF the Tint
standard said last week that the ne'
shaft is now down 1175 feet. II is be
ing sunk and completed at the rate Q
Ave or six feet day. This Is cor
sldered record time at that depth an
with three shifts OF only three men
the shift
Mammoth of Tintic Is now workin
"A force Of more than l25 men. Mos
of it's heavy tonnage is coming froI
the 300 to 400 foot levels. Howove
these levels penetrate into the moui
tain TO such distance that they ~
actually coo to 700 feet vertically nl
der the surface.
On account Of the Fourth OF Jul
falling on wednesday II has been d
cided by the members Of the Salt lal
stock & Mining Exchange TO not ha'
call that week until the day folio
ing. Thursday morning, July .. IN
makes four-dny holiday, Sunda
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
According TO word from wyomin
the danger Of IA conflict over the lens
OF lands In the Big Muddy oil field h
been averted by action Of the trusie
Of the University Of wyoming, VI
aanptcd IA resolution announcing q
the board would not interfere Ia a
- existing lease on lands belonging
lind the university
Judge Charles Lee Horscy. dir
'out tor Of the KirHnia-Louise Mini
APP company Of Phoebe, Is IN Salt II
ned acurlng with the smelters for I
he'd / sale If ore. Judge Hprsey said Il
men The company has been fully hhnoc
cts having disposed Of 10000 bonds. ]
oriE operations win be started al anee
' s,f4 IA large scale.
-. According 70 the Isoyelock ne
-. Review Miner. the usual amount
high grade was taken out of the 2
=, foot level al Seven TruuEhh Ain
.,av, companys Fairylow mine during
80, past week. The drift on The bott
,hr ~ the Wine at the s0p-foot level
.sl.t encountered "A black dyke which
who always been found on the hang
oupd wall Oh the upper levels and no do
seri- viii be able I" report Hh'i'hA %
y Il. ore shoot next week.
may According - Denver jour
asorBe conception 81 the posslhiii
~ Wyoming as an oil producer 9
be obtained when II Is stated
-, there are seventy eight proved ~
~ 10 the state, the majority Of which
In Satroua and Fremont counties.