The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-03-16
AROUND THE MINES

Il Is reported from Deep Creek that
q wasdout south OF Wendoyer has
taken out n section OF the new rail-
road to Gold Hnl
Production by the Rico Argentine In
January was 100 tons. while that of
February amounted 20 800 tons cop
per ore and 100 tons of zinc ore
Conditions at the Beaver Lake
Metal. Beaver Copper and Old Crater
are very encouraging. according 10 lat.
est reports from those Beaver county,
Utah. properties
| Samples from the bottom OF the /
winze In the Eureka Mines we're as
/ sayed in Tintic last week and gave re- |
turns OF l25 ounces silver. 20 per cent |
lead ana 3 per cent copper.
Swansea Consolidated has been |
making heavy shipments for some
time. The ore is said to be coming
from some of its large dumps that
are proving profitable at present high
metal prices
IL is announced officially from Bos-
ton that W. Il, l.. Dillaway has pur-
chased OF c. S. Doolitue the control
in the Ffssures Exploration company.
which is operating the Pacific mine
under a ten-years' lease and bond.
II Is reported from Tintic that the
new work at the Yuma Mining com
pany property on the east side is
from the 500-foot level The country
is being erosscut at that depth to
prospect some OF the likely looking
breaks and assures.
From January l TO March tho
Rico Argentine shipped thirty-one car.
loads of ore. The lessees shipped
tweuty-one and the company ten cars.
The cars contained near fifty tons
each or about 800 tons.
II is reported thar the irst carload
OF ore from the Paloma, settled for
last week, brought $50 ton and
about $35 a ton net 10 the company.
This was cleanup carload. while
the drstclass car that was 10 follow
is expected TO bring 800 ton
One OF the biggest mining deals
pulled OFF In Salt Lake in months was
closed last week when Jesse knight
and w l.. Mangum and associates
purchased from Fred C. Richmond
and associates the property of the
Eureka Standard Mining company.
Nevada Consolidated's production
will be largely increased this spring
The company Ia now producing at the
rate OF about 100000 pounds OF
copper "A year and IL Is expected the
output viii be running at the rate OF
J HI -
Relative 10 the East Hecla. It IL re-
ported that the tunnel is now IN lSt
feet. The face is still in the hard
d casing, and progress with hand drilli
II is necessarily slow The face is show
& ing some copper sulphides and Other
n eneouraging signs.
The Ohio Copper company has tlec
- with the state board OF equalization
its report Of 1916 gross receipts. oper
ating expenses and net proceeds. TIL
report shows a gross total Of incom
a as 81 ,G6l ,3l866: operating expenses
81 .037 ,6l3 So, and net proceeds, 1923
"A 704S4
Demijohn IL now working a force o
eight men. Is statement made b.
f. w. Price. managing director of tn
a Phoebe property A WINE has bee
a sunk 200 feet from the 300-foot leve
a Preparations are being made now I
] take up prosecuting work from th
q bottom OF the winze. or of the 80
"a level
a Manager Raddatz of the Tint
q Standard announced last week that
Wine has Just been started from tn
VI 1900 level II is the intention 10 sin
Il il to the 700 level before prospectin
the ground The WINE viii be sun
a in the main ore body, The new shai
I is making about Ave feet day. and
q down about $40 feet now.
y Word was recently received froi
n the Walker mines in California this
81 the Walker INNINGS new mill is 4
present turning out 20 10 q tons dali
"a of concentrates This product ca
"a ries Is per cent copper and Is value
n at about SIPS a ton. That woul
amount TO approximately $4,000 a da
.r and $4,000 a month gross productit
from the mill alone.
The Bunker HIN & Sullivan Minir
company. the largest employer of
- bar In the Occur d'Alene region. b.
announced that effective March 8 a
bonus paid workmen would be
ca creased % cents a day, making q /
tai bonus OF sl25 a day. This VI
be paid as long as the price OF lea
remains above $3.50, the announc
ment said.
Word received from the Miller II
last week is that the tunnel Il now
1850 feet with one shift working. r
men are gradually getting through q
gas belt The tunnel contractor sa
that conditions are improving n
. last word is that the face is a sol
mass OF iron sulphides.
Reports come from Tinuc that q
Gold Chain has made an importa
{ strike One account Is that the o