The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-12
MINES and MINING

Quhte toFces, the PRODUCTION OF 1lnuc
last week was about up to normal
Capacity operations have again been
resumed by the Miami Copper COM
pany and present conditions point 70
an April copper yield of 100000
pounds.
Wyoming last year produced approx
imately lo.OO0.o0O barrels Of petroleum.
AT this rate of production the states
petroleum would not be exhausted UNI
Ill 10000 years had elapsed.
With its fleet of motor trucks work
Ing In good shape and the road eondl-
tions generally improved. the Tintic
Standard is again sending to the smelt-
ers an average OF better than 100 tons
OF ore daily.
The Western on World in recent
Issue publishes statement that the
Canadian Imperial Refining company
has authorized the construction OF
60lmile pipe line from Casper 10 It's
plant at Regina, Canada.
The big min of the Elkoro Mines
company was started up March /, aud
has been running very satisfactorily.
The min has a nominal capacity of 100
tons every twenty-four hours. and has
already shown that 1t can handle more
ore.
A recent appraisement OF Wyomlng's
natural resources which has been pub
lished by congressional authority cred-
It's 10 this state 100000 acres OF pc.
troleum lands with an undeveloped
value Of $1,000 an acre for $4,000 600.
900 for the whole area.
1t Is apparent that any talk OF the
consolidation OF Denbigh aud Ontario
Is premature and that Thomas w. Law
sons recent recommendation 10 buy
Ontario stock did not necessarily mean
that this result would be brought
about, says the Industrial and Mining
Age.
With the smelter capacity doubled,
the Mason Valley district is in highly
prosperous condition, according to
word brought from the camp by Man
ager Grant Snyder OF the Malaehite.
The smelter Is handling 1000 tons Of
ore day since the new stack was
placed in operation.
The gasoline content of Wyomlng's
petroleum Is estimated TO be 1000, 900, +.
100000 gallons. This amount OF gnso-
line, consumed at the rate of one gal
Ion for each fifteen miles, would be
sufficient to drive an automobile TO-
OOO,O0OO00,000 miles. or 100000, 900
times around the earth
Following conferences between mem.
beers OF the shipping board, war trade
board and war Industries board. three
months embargo has been placed upon
Importation OF graphite. Imports for
the remainder OF the year viii be lin.
tied TO 5000 tons. The usual importa.
ton Is 10000 tons annually.
That the wide field of usefulness OF
the American Mining congress In aid,
ing in the general Improvement of con.
ditions surrounding the industry is be.
coming more and more apparent each
day, leading operators of the nation
have pointed out recently to various
! directors Of the organization.
A revival OF the halcyon bonanza
} days OF the Tonopah camp. with the
} possibility Of bigger things for the dis.
trict than have ever been dreamed Of
is the prediction OF George Wingneld
holder Of the controlling interest in the
Tonopah Divide, who has returned
from visit to the southern camp.
Two more wells have been started
by the United Western Consolidated
OH company In the Santa Maria field
Of California. The company now has
one well on this property which Is pro.
dueing approximately COCO barrels Of
oil per month. The producing sands In
the Santa Maria field lie about 1870
feet below the surface.
Snow In City Creek canyon. near Salt
Lake. has melted sufficiently TO per.
init the resumption OF work at the
Treasure Box mine. according 10 word
brought down from the property by an
official Of the company. The contract
for the extension Of the lower tunnel
was let some time ago, and the con
tractors started work last week.
With the warm spring days Of the
past week the snow has largely dlsap-
penred from the hills Ia the vicinity Of
COpperiield, New. ana surface work
has been resumed Ia that section of the
camp which lies 10 the southeast Of
the main workings Of the Nixon Ne,
vada mine. where number of impor.
tant finds were made before the storms
interfered with outdoor operations.
Enormous expansion Of the use Of
copper for war Is shown by December
exports 10 the allies. While December
shipments 10 ali countries t0tnied 81.
776.9i7 pounds, compared Ntth J8.s2I.-