The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-11
AROUND THE MINES


viii set price between "a and 81
cents per ounce for silver previous to
Its contemplated initial purchase Of
lO0ooO0OO ounces.
In the year ended December 81, 1910,
Anaconda reported net profits Of SJ0,-
S2S,313. equal to S2lSI per share for
the 233l 80 shares of stock outstand-
ing Production amounted to 3O7 $780,
012 pounds OF copper
The addition Of btSmuth and cad
MUM to soft soldiers containing lead
aud tin lowers the melting point con
Sidernbly, 50 that a higher percentage
Of lead may be employed without af-
ftcting the free How Of the solder.
Geological survey reports that pro-
ductinn of bituminous coal for Novem-
Der was, with one exception, the lurg-
est la any month ia history OF bituml-
nous mining In America. 4 preimi-
nary estimate places output at 47,747,-
| ooo net TONS
Delay in delivery Of the big gas en-
-,nrs for the new mill of the Nevada
Austin Mines company at New Pass,
Lander county, was the cause of put
| ing forward the starting date for the
| mill until after January /. says the
Loyelock Review Miner
| Utah led the silver producers of the
! country for 1917 with l4,8l5,3OO
| ounces. California led all the states
In gold production with 1905 900
ounces, according to the report of the
| bureau of the mint and the geological
survey, made public January >.
| letter from Goldheld states that
| 1917 was for Goldield IA period of rel
| alive prosperity, Of continuous develop
ment covering a wide range of terri
tory, and OF discoveries at many points
that afford added assurances of long
life of production for the district
Officials OF the Lucky Star Copper
company of Dugway have reported
that hoist sent out on the last day
of the old year Is now being erected
ut the property, and the hope is to
| have some of the ore in the new strike
moving In To market in Il short time.
Reports from Wyoming Indicate that
there will be more activity this win
ter In its oil fields than there was
during the summer months Of 1916.
This of Itself shows that oil operations
In the great oil fields, still in the early
stages of their development, are being
steadily muturcd.
Production of both gold and silver In
1917 fell slightly below the 1916 out
put, Silver production amounted to
IA,244,jOO fine ounces as compared
| =
production was 4,0SJ.lS9 ounces. val
ued at $50 10000 ns compared with II
value in 1916 Of So $50 300.
According to the figures prepared by
w, .. Cleland, manager of the Salt
Lake clearing house the cIenrings dur
ing 1917 totuled S7l0.O64. 7g7.48, as
agninst SOBER, E7oi94 In 1916. The
gain of S19G,jIl ,0S3.52 il declared TO be-
proof Of the expanding business OF
Salt Lake ana Utah as n whole.
An our copper export records were
exceeded last year. The indications
ar" that shipments Of American re-
nned copper in the calendar year OF
1917 will for the first time In the his
tory OF the Industry exceed one billion
pounds. II looks like l,OT5.O 100000
pounds This would top the previous
high r"cord-l9l3-ne nearly 30 per cent.
The management Of the Combined
Metals company operating the Green
wood lease, ut Phoebe New. reports
new exposures of minprullzcd soluble
beds at the east end of the property
now under operation also the opening
of new high grade stUpc of ore near
No. / shaft of the Amulgamuted-
Phoebe company.
with ii View 10 getting the property
on IA producing basis at the earliest
possible moment the management Of
the Luck Star Copper company has
sent II gang Of men and some new
| equipment 10 the property In the Dug
way district. Included Ia the equip
meat is II gasoline hoist and additional
tools.
output uf the Texas mines for elev-
en months of 1877 and the estimated
output for December. as shown by pre-
limiuury figures reported by Charles
w. Henderson Of the United states
geological survey. department Of the
Interior. amounted 10 $1,000 I'm gold,
$1,000 ounces Of silver, 10000
pounds Of lead and 2O~U pound. OF
copper
Word has been received by the mau-
uEcr Of tine sunset Mining company
that the new machinery for the mine
lis "B it, waE tp the property and that
arrangements are under way for ms In-
srmlatuu. The property Is situated ln
, the vicinity of t.#ff.nr.a Idaho and r,,-