The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
AROUND THE MINES


showing q profit OF si95.9ss.
Alaskan Gold during the month OF
January milled l73,30O tons OF ore at
an assay value per ton OF $1-24 The
percentage OF extraction was si-s5; /
loss in tails per ton, % cents.
II is reported by the vernaI Ex-
press that Newt Stewart is preparing |
TO ship about ten tons OF gold bearing |
sand from the Horse Shoe Bend ON /
Green river 10 Salt Lake by parcel |
post.
The Deer Trail mine. near Marys- |
vale. Utah. has just closed a contract |
with the Beaver River Power COM
pany for 500 horsepower OF electrical
current to be used in the operation OF
the mine.
ore is showing in a Wine az the Eu-
reka Mines company. according to the
latest word from Tintic. The wtnEe
is down seven feet from the 1900
level, and all the bottom is In ore.
II is understood that the Phoebe
Lucky Boy mine. located near STAN
pede Gap, is TO be placed upon the ac-
tive list. the directors of the company
having decreed that a campaign OF
development will begin al the prop
erty about April 1.
Nevada Zinc company has Just
shipped from it's Polar Star holdings
in northern Nevada a consignment OF
zinc ore that brought the company
about $1,000 returns. The two cars
carried sixty-seven tons. The ore
! came from the 6s-foot level.
After lying idle for more than forty
years the War Eagle group OF mines
| In the Silver City district Is about to
| experience a new era of activity that
win surpass even the BONANZA days OF
the late SOS and '70s. In the opinion
OF Nampa, Idaho. mining men.
| Utah mine owners. particularly
those in the silver-lead camps. are de-
| lighted to see silver move up TO Its
highest point in a quarter OF a cen
fury, lead to go the highest point in
many years, copper up to new highs
and zinc at comparatively high
price.
Cerro de Pasco has declared the
regular quarterly dividend OF 81. and
an extra OF so cents. Cerro de Pasco
declared an initial quarterly dividend
OF 81 in February, 1916. This was
continued in May. August and Novem
Der, making total OF 81 a share paid
last year.
Several OF the American Fork min
ers working IN the Miller Hin tunnel
have lately been overcome with tht
strong flow OF gas, according 20 al
official of the company. and had 4
be helped to the portal for fresh afr
The gas was struck about two week
ago at 800 feet.
Unofficial figures for 1915. takeT
from the leading technical journal
and mining magazines show that II
the twelve months OF that year tn
average price OF silver was near u
cents an ounce, ranging from a low
price OF 5s.755 cents. in February. 4
a high OF Tx in May.
The assayer in charge OF the Unite'
States assay office at Salt Lake re
ceived instructions last week from tn
treasury department at Washington
TO pay rs cents an ounce for silver
The increase is from rs cents a.
ounce and represents the highest pric
ever paid for silver by that office.
A representative OF the Logger Mir
ing company was in Salt Lake fror
Big Cottonwood canyon last week an
reported that he has IS inches o
{ s45 ore in the southwest drift A.
3 says have not been made OF the or
9 the past few days. but this IL tn
: value placed upon the ore. Copper
silver and gold predominant.
From Bingham comes word that th
r Kearns Tunnel company has discontir
] ued the work in the Montana -BinghaT
Z channel. The face had been carried i
/ Ass feet WHEN the work was stOppet
5 Trouble over dumping room for th
Z waste is said to be the cause OF "a
I stoppage OF the operations.
The manager OF the Boston DeveloI
I ment company. which has $3.50 90
n bond and lease on the old Maxhel
l. mine in Big Cottonwood canyon, sal
,. last week that already he has shippe
Is seven carloads OF high grade ore froi
r the new strike at the foot OF the ] so
4. foot incline working shaft
e Prom GoodsprinEs. Nevada. come
details Of the official report OF the We
q low Pine Mining company for i9i
a which shows % SCI tons OF ore mine
a At a cost OF 1881 ton OF this. eos
e tons OF crude were shipped direct an
= the balance milled. The total receipt
% were tsSs.314: the total costs. 1920, 0s
Il Dividends paid totaled $500 900. or
!, cents q share.
II was reported from Bingham Ia
- week that the Fortuna lease held Il
n some time by the EceIes interests ha
n been permitted 20 expire that u
working crew would be removed 4
:. most TO = man TO the newly Acquire
- Rye Patch mine In Nevada, and that
. is possible that the Ohio Copper
!, Utah may. II Il has not already dos
40 purChAHp the Fortuna group II 4