The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
AROUND THE MINES

declared quarterly dividend or u.
Utah Copper company's total pro |
duction in the year 1916 amounted TO |
1876, 1881 pounds of metal.
The last shipment OF ore from the
Hamburg near Phoebe is reported TO
have brought S1,165.76 for a car.
AT the present price of the red
metal the Utah Copper's 1916 produc-
ton is worth more than $50 900 600.
Reports from Provo are that the
Big Nebo drift on the s00-foot level
Is out thirty-two feet and the face
shows naturalization.
1t is stated that more than half Of
the 100000 shares of the Eureka
Mines company stock recently offered
for sale have been subscribed for.
Salt Lake mining capital is lending
much assistance to the development
of the booming camp of Chloride,
Ariz. The Keystone Consolidated,
North Georgia and Payroll mines are
controlled by Salt Lake capitalists.
Some ore is being taken out of the
south end of the United Tintic Mines
property. This block OF ground is be
ing worked by leasers who are driv.
ing a drift south on the Burglar ifs
sure. This Is 100 feet underground
Stockholders of the New Quincy
Mining company are in receipt Of the
1916 annual report showing total re.
ceipts of $23,04612; disbursements,
| $21,726.1S, leaving $1,3l994 cash on
hand. The report says the indebted.
ness totals $45,52421.
Reports received from the Eureka
Bullion workings state that rich
strike has been made in the mine at
depth of $50 feet The strike was
made in q new double compartment
shaft and the report states that the
ore is exceptionally heavy.
Arrangements have been completed
| for the sale of $3.50, 900 worth of first
mortgage bonds to Idaho interests, by
| the Crystal Coal company, for the pur-
pose of raising funds to develop the
440 acres of coal lands owned by the
company in Carbon county. Utah.
Manager F. H. Vahrenkamp of the
Empire Copper and E. j, Broeburg
have returned from Idaho, where the
manager made an inspection of the
mine, which is reported in excellent
shape. The daily production is about
800 tons which is sent to Utah smelt
ers.
According to advices received last
week, the Eureka Bullion mine of
| Tintic, long regarded as one OF the
most promising properties of the East
Tintic district made famous by the
achievements of the Tintic Standard,
is demonstrating a progress that
spells success" il big letters.
The program of the Hath meeting
Of the American Institute OF Mining
Engineers, which eonvenes in New
York City February 10, has been made
public Sessions viii include the an,
nual business meeting and presenta'
ton of papers on subjects of the
greatest scientific interest in the min.
ing field.
1t became known in mining circles
last week that plans for the construc'
ton of spur track by either the Rio
Grande or Salt Lake Route companies
not exceeding half mile in length, to
the great tailings dump of the Nam
moth mine of the Tintic district, were
under consideration and had reached
the stage that 1t is probable the con
tract will be let within ten days.
A deal involving a change in the
control of the Butte Bullwhacker com
pany was completed at Butte, follow
ing about ten days OF negotiations
when interests identified with the
mines operating company paid sum
OF money to the East Side Mining
company. the first payment on con
tract providing for the acqu sition By
the Mines Operating company of op
tons on a controlling share interest
in the BullwhackeT.
Shipments of ore from the mines
Of Park City last week totaled Its
tons valued at $4,000. This is com
pared with l,762 tons the previous
week. These totals include both the
first-class crude ore forwarded to the
valley shelters as well as the con
eentrates from the mills.
A resolution offering the co-opera
ton of the Utah chapter, American
Mining congress, TO the state author
tiles and to all other taxpaying inter
ests of the state to work out equitable
revenue laws was adopted unanimous
ly at a meeting of directors OF the
chapter al Salt Lake last week.
NJ. A. Moore. who is prospecting his
property in the Weaver district, is in
town for supplies. says the Chloride
Ariz., Herald He predicts a move
ment of gold seekers into that sec
ton on account of the finding of high
grade gold ore in several Of the prop
critics that prospectors are working
on.
Two carloads Of ore are now al
the sampler and a third Is ready TO be
shipped from the new working al the
foot Of the 1900 foot main incline
shaft. according to Secretary K. b