The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-27
POPE-SHENON'S NEW
PLANT COMING UP

SALT LAKE, Sept. e3.-That the
Pope-shenon Mining company Il get
ing on its feet in a very substantial
way Il indicated By two concrete
evidenees-the shipment OF ore from
the property and the progress that
Il being made in securing plant to
treat the ore that is not OF a grade
to warrant shipment at a good mar
gin OF profit
II was but yesterday that the
Pope e-Shenon company received
word that car OF ore had arrived
at the sampler and the assay tests
showed the rock 10 carry 1856 per
cent copper This ore came from
the number three tunnel. where
the ore body. so far as present de-
yelopments indicate. has been prov
ed TO eight feet wide and eight feet
high with no walls yet encountered.
Power Line COMPLETED.
Superintendent H. NJ. Eakin, who
is down from the property 10 con-
suit with President r. H. WInder OF
this city on matters OF business per-
tanning to the company. said yester-
''T 'tae tAt titii&-bittc tlaurLitHSlou
line from the Salmon Power station
to the mine had lust been completed
aad that the electric drills had been
Installed in two of the five tunnels
lof the property. He added that, In
hts opinion, the shipments from the
Pope.Shenon mine would be repu-
larly maintained from this time on,
while at the same time there would
be no halting of development work
IN other portions OF the mine
The pope-Shenon mine, the heav-
lest stockholders OF which are
Salt Lake people. holds wealth of
copper ore, much OF whicn - or ship
ping grade. as is shown by the ship
ment of car OF IL per cent and bet
ter in copper. but there are also lit.
orally hundreds OF thousands OF
tons OF ore carrying the red metal
In percentage much higher than
that which Is now being 20 profitao-
tly treated by the big companies OF
the country. this ore being of such
character that II can be easily han
died by the process which II to be
adopted by the company in the plant
that is now under course OF construc-
tion.
viii Soon Enlarge Mil.
While the first unit OF the mill,
most of the machinery already hav-
Ing been ordered. In only OF nfty.ton
per day capacity. II Is planned 10 en-
large the plant as soon as possible.
all the funds for the construction Of
the first unit having been pledged
by reliable persons. The ore In to be
treated first OF all by roasting to such
degree OF heat that the copper will
pass off In fumes. and then these
fumes will be caught and treated by
what is known as the craw'eiie
system. 80 that In the final result
virtually all OF tire values are saved
and the copper comes out In prae-
! tieaily commercial form.
There In stated BY the manage
mont 10 be distance of 900 feet ver-
] tieal depth between the upper and
| lower tunnels OF the Pope Shslor.
with ore showing on all the levels
As the installation OF the process
which Is 10 be used In the handling
| of the medium-grade ores of the
property has already been proved to-
be profitable whea used even on n
small scale. the Inauguration Of the
plants capacity 10 100 or 200 tons
per day. as Is Elanned. Is confident
ly counted upon to bring pleasing re-
suits, inasmuch az the ore reserve
Of the mine will suffice for q long
time TO come
ID. l.. Nichols. manager of the Lat
est out mine al Gilmore. aecompan-
led by Mrs. Nichols. was In Salmon
TUESDAY. He reports prosperous
season for his company. but the
camp is more quiet this fail than II
has been for several years. The pio-
neer families OF Gilmore In some In
stances. have gone TO locations
where they could enjoy better school
advantages. The shipments OF ore
from the Gilmore station have not
been as heavy as in former years.
but ore development jnstifies the
statement that greatly increased
production is due for the immediate