The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-04-20
THE MINES

That the narrow gauge railroad up
Little Cottonwood canyon VIII this
summer solve Atlas transportation
problem. is the opinion of mining
men Of that section.
The Deer Greek Mining companys /.
property. in the north end Of Jack |
son mountain, is showing up some
very rich copper ore, according TO
! the Winnemucca New Star.
Reports from the Railroad Springs
district. in Nevada. have been OF a
highly gratifying nature, and deYel-
opments that are going forward are
| resulting in important discoveries be-
I ing made.
| The new crusher and conveyof
J equipment of the Rochester Mines
/ company is practically installed, and
| this week viii mark the commence
ment of the operation of the aerial
/ tramway.
Mining companies in Lincoln coun-
| ty. Nevada, and particularly in the
vicinity OF Phoebe. are complaining
Of the scarcity OF labor. The mines
at Bristol are also handicapped by the
lack OF first-class miners.
The Manhattan Wolf Tone Exten-
sion is about to resume, arrangements
having been made with Hermann
Zadig 10 finance the company and
pu It in shape for an extended run,
says the Tonopah Bonanza.
Returning from the east, Manager
A. Frank Of the Ohio Copper of Utah
has confirmed the report that came
out OF New York recently that the
Ohio has secured control of the Bling
ham Central railroad and it's impor-
tant Mascotte tunnel.
The management Of the Big Indian
Mining company, whose property is
located near Moab, Utah, reports
that the 6lz-mile pipe line has been
completed to the plant and the work
| is making rapid progress with
, everything up to schedule.
, Nevada Douglas Consolidated. dur
ing the first seventeen days in March
shipped 1850 tons of ore, according
, to an official statement issued from
| AAAC LSoSSSA hSekAAOHA ICA AA-oB A. a.
declared, is greater than the tonnage
, for any entire quarter of 1916. anC
J exceeds the shipments for the frs
half of 1916.
Knight mining companies held theil
monthly directors meetings at Prove
last week, and three OF them declared
dividends. They are the Iron Bios
Z !
:, Dragon, 1c. This viii bring Irol
: Blossoms total up to $4,000, oOC
Dragons to $37.5OO, and it is tn
Wellington's initial.
According to an official statement
the Alaska Gold Mines in Marc
: milled 217.70O tons, the heads run
(, ming s1.09. This is the largest tor
. mage that the company has treate
in one month. The figures compar
. with 1890 tons, running S1.35
n February, and with 162,796 ton
" running $103 in March. 1916.
a Work right now on the Crown Poir
It in East Tintic consists of drifting OF
L on the S00-foot level. But indication
l. here continue TO show evidences tht
the values will be found at sti
greater depths So the managemer
TT is now debating the question of tai
II ing UP the work in the main sha
s. again and sinking that 200 or 300 fet
IN deeper.
n Boston directors of the Eagle
e Blue Bell last week announced Il
declaration of a 10-cent dividend. Tn
or calls for the distribution on May
er 500, 900 on the 100000 shares issue
As It win bring the Tintic cOmpany's
tai dividends up to S627 800. tt
A. last dividend paid by the compaI
e- was December IS, when cents,
$45, 000 was distributed.
II was stated last week that Il
ny management Of the old Godiya mil
be Of Tintic has in view the starting
or some time later of its old 120-t'
he mill. The principal crushing al
es other machinery is said to be in
M fair state of preservation. The pla
We Is said to have made a recovery
Ia So per cent. The mine is credited wi
ST. a production of upwards OF $S00.0l
ca 1t has been known for a long tir
'es that there have been negotiatio
at pending between Col f. A Wa
% owner Of the Almo and Jay Cot
ne property at Bingham, and the Ut
=, Copper interests back of the Bingha
a. 4 Garfield railway for the purcha
:, OF the property for railroad purpos,
Colonel Wall said last week that t
=. deal has not yet been closed. but II
-, ii may be in the course OF a few da,
ri. Il is reported from Loyelock. ;
ain yada, that development work on t
= Seven Troughs Coalition has be
practically at a staDdstin for the p.
week, owing to slip which was
'o' countered in the face of the drift !
~ feet from the station on the I,S0o-ft
=" level.
- Operations at the new Judge ell
troNtic zinc sme'ter and at the re-