The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-22
MINES AND MINING


the mine and ore piled up in all the
drifts. Columbus-Rexall resumed ship
ping last week.
Some samples of gold ore assaying
as high as $4,000 have been received
In Salt Lake by director OF the VIII
low Greek Mining company, operating
near Nyala, New.
Several rigs have been set up in the
Lost Creek field, located west of the
Lost Soldier field. in Sweetwater coun-
ty, wyoming. One company is already
actively engaged in drilling
There will be great shortage in oil
Wen supplies during 1918, and it is be-
lieved higher prices viii have TO be
paid by producing companies. De
mand greatly exceeds amount avail
able, says New York paper
A large number of oil claims have
been recently located in or near
Grantsville, Utah. 1t is expected that
the spring weather will bring rush
to the oil grounds! Private companies
have located fifty or more claims.
Potash fields capable of yielding
supply equal to the entire production
of the United States at the present
time will be Immediately developed
at sulphur, New, with San Francisco,
established as a distributing point, 1t
is announced.
With the purchase of another large
motor truck, making four in all that
are owned by this company, comes the
announcement that teams will no
longer be used in transporting the out.
put of the Tintic Standard mine to the
loading station.
From the standpoint of the smelt-
ing and refining companies the only
solution of the present high cost of
labor is an increase in price of copper
to at least 2415 cents per pound, &C
cOrding to views entertained in official
circles in Washington.
Announcement was made last week
that the Western Silver Mines COM
pany, operating in Mineral county,
Nevada, had completed plans for the
construction of the first unit of pro-
posed 5O0-ton concentrating mill to be
erected on the property.
1t is reported that Wyoming oil
operators and producers are entering
the Green River, Utah, oil fields with
view to early development. Already
between $4,000 and 10000 acres have
been located, all of which lies within
the Grand county boundaries.
Officials of the Golden Emma Min
ing company, operating in the Dugway
district, are highly elated over the as
say returned from the strike reported
few days ago in the new incline shaft.
The assay yielded values Of 46.3 per
cent lead and 11.2 ounces silver.
alice mine of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, which has been down
since May of 1917 has resumed opera
tions. The Alice is essentially a zinc
property, the production of which is
around 200 tons daily, but this tonnage
Will De increased, it was expected.
Crude petroleum moved from field
sources in January was 1S,220,021 bar
rels, against 19,55962S in December,
1917, and 1S,674,012 in January, 1917.
OkIahOma-Kansas field showed the
largest decrease with 1857 300 bar
rels moved, against 12,229,27S in De-
cember, 1917.
On the 100 of the Ontario at Park
City the indications are that the bodies
of milling ore will prove sufficient for
the erection of mill before the end
of the present year, and the ore re-
serves on the 1900 are opening up big
ger than ever, so the outlook for tins
old producer is exceedingly encourag-
ing.
That the law of eminent domain ex-
tends to mining property in certain
cases is held in a decision handed
down by the Utah state supreme court
in the appeal of the Monetaire Min
ing company from n judgment against
it in the Third district court. That
judgment is reversed and new trial
is granted.
1t is announced that recent dis
closures on the 1900 level of the on
tario at Park City, Utah, Indicate that
an ore body of considerable size and
richness has been encountered, and on
the strength of the find the stock has
advanced from $3.50 to $3.50 share
on the New York exchange In three
days.
The most interesting piece of de-
velopment in progress at the Calavada
mine at Luning New, at this time is
the southeast drift on the 1O00-fOOt
level. which IS showing steady improve
ment as 1t is advanced. In addition to
the high grade copper content which
distinguishes so much of the Calavada
ores, substantial values in gold and sill