The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-17
THE MINES

~ copper ia two weeks.
The total value Of the production ~
gold. silver. copper, lead and zine ia
Utah IN 1915 was $50 ~. GSi, which
may b. exceeded IN 1917 II the present
prices continue.
The production Of silver IN Utah In
1916 amounted to l3,253,u37 Ouuces
The Increase 10 1917 depends on the
output ~ lead ores. which PROMISE an
other record yield. The output Of lead
IN lDll amounted Ia 2Ot $500 pounds.
There were TIA ears Of ore shipped
out 81 PARK cts during July, ninety
nine cars going OYER the Union Pacific
aud elghry-tiya over the Denver Il Iiio
Grande, aggreEting $40 toms. an In
crease 0f 1874 tons over the june ship
meuta
According 10 v. =. Helkes OF the
United States geological survey, by the
unusually severe winter OF l9lG-I9tT
the production Of the mines Of Utah
wis reduced 80 thai The states output
OF all metals In the frst six months OF
1917 viii not exceed that for the cor
responding half Of 1916.
There were reports flying around
last Neck that the Eureka-Llly has
struck ore on the 100 level. II was
said that two feet Of ore was coming
ia. The stock Is said to be selling
around 20 cents share. The LILY adj
Joins the Standard ON the southwest
aud Is next to the Eureka, Bullion.
stockholders Of the Chief CONSOLE
dated Mining company are la receipt
81 Il statement from the officials cover
Ing operations and financial transac-
lions for the three months ending June
30, 1917. Tie net profits for the period
were $i53,243. The total receipts were
Slla7, Ga2, and cash on hand S614,.
on.
From Greybull, Wyo., comes word
that contract liz being negotiated by
the Midwest Refining company for the
construction or pipe line from the
Pilot Butte field to bonneville. from
which point IL Is 10 be shipped to the
| Greyhull refinery. The line In to he
completed and In operation by the first
of January, 1918
The Boston Copper Range last week
declared the regular quarterly divi.
dcnd OF $3.50 and 81 extra, puyuble
| September -. The two previous divi-
| deuds were the same. The Champion
| copper has declared dividend of
| &d.lU a share, making $3.50 So far
this year Ia 1916 It distributed $500
| IA share,
Success has been achieved at silver
| city, Ia the Tiuuc district. by the use
af the chloridlzlng roasting process IN
treating low-grade silleeous silver ores
| containing some gold and copper Sew
eral ears of silver bullion hive been
shipped 10 eastern refinerles since the
beginning nr l9t7.
The production of zine Ia Utah this
| year will probably show decrease, as
the output from Tintic. promontory
and Beaver county has fallen OF great
| ~. Ia 1915 the total state .output al
recoverable zine was 81. o., 52S pounds
| AZ Park city an eiectrolytie zine plant
was started early In lO17. but Is stll
Ia the experimental stage,
Almost irroparahle damage was don,
to portion of tho Goodsprlngs mininl
district few days ago when grca
cloudbTat struck that part OF south
ern Nevada, 4 great wall of watel
came boiling down aud took out abou
seven mites OF the great BoraS Smltl
Statuline highway, This was con
struetcd at cost of StoO,OOo,
Growing importance Of the mine
min and smcltcr districts of CARTEL,
aud yieluiiS aud the attending incrensa
Ia the establishment there OF perman
ent families, has been called to the az
tentiun of the school board of Ia
Granite district To the extent that prC
llminary arrangements began lns
week Tor the erection Of "A 5000
junior high school at Magma.
la 1916 the copper output rrportc
by operators ia Utah amounted I
2t0. 40 49, pounds, over thrCc-fcurth
, OF which cainc from the Utah Cope
: | property az bingham The company
4uO0tau teaching plant for treating th
! oxidlkvd ores that cap the sutphldes
. nearing yunplcJion. aud When the unit
/, recently added to the Magma aud Al
! thur mills arc Ia operation the pbu
. shodld De treating nearly 5o0O0 tuu
? og coppcr ore daily. At present abOs
a IS 90 tens og orc are treated.
a Mining just across the border
o Mexico Is stu rather mixed, Canany
: remains ylasrd, although ncgotiutiof
Z are lu progr,szs With Governor +, ElE
] Caties for settlement OF the treuhl
{ Says the Mining and Scientific Pres
Z Nevertheless the bulk ar the laborel
. have been shipped south hy order
: the governor ustensibly to prcyeI
Is food riots,
I, The Anaconda company products,
: iu July was i2.tno,uoa pounds ~ 80
I. per. decrease of S,t0OOoO eompar,
. With June. when the output WAS y
! { NnuA hounds SAYS the AuaCOttl