The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
AROUND THE MINES

valued AT SiS2,82n-.
report says that one character Of
ore now being shipped by the Prince
Consolidated carries 3 to Il per cent
manganese.
Some ore carrying up To l03 ounces
silver To the ton Is now coming In the
new winze, is the word that comes
from the Lehs Tintic.
The Ohio Oil company has declared
the regular quarterly dividend of Sl25,
and an extra dividend of S4T5 u share,
both payable March -.
According to word from Rico, Gallo,
the ore shipments from Rico station
during the month of January, 1918,
totaled sixty cars.
Although hampered somewhat by
road conditions and limited transporta-
tion facilities, the Tinuc Standard Is
sending to the smelter In excess of 100
tons of ore day
Goldstrike camp, located In the ex-
IRENE southwestern corner Of the state
of Utah, and not far from st. George
| and the old silver camp OF Silver Reef,
Is beginning to look more promising.
A strike of high grade copper ore
that, with some sorting, averages 20
per cent as IL is sacked, has been made
on the Dandy group owned by the
Fermina Sarrias estate ut Luning,
! Nevada.
For the first time In the history of
the Industry, more than billion
pounds of copper were exported from
the United States in less than Il year,
the total for eleven months up TO the
| first of last December being 1881
9l6,7S3 pounds.
| Ii is stated that the Eagle & Blue
Bell earned $14,0S0 in December,
against S5l36 In November. For the
year 1917 net earnings before taxes
totaled SAT- ,229, as compared with
$154,776 In 1916, SI45,345 In 1915 and
1921 ,536 In 1914
Senator Stone of Missouri has intro
| duced an amendment TO the war rev.
enue bill in the senate providing for
| the taxation of mines and oil wells
having no net income prior to the war,
that they shall pay a tax upon their
| let income for year 1917.
The chances of making steady pro-
ducing mine at the state line property
in the Coppertield, New, district,
where IA strong vein carrying eight
inches of $500 ore was opened up sew
eral weeks ago, grow brighter with
every foot of development.
More suIphurlc acid was produced in
| the United States In 1917 than In any
previous year. A moderate estimate
shows that the increase In the produc-
ton of acid Of all strengths Ia 1917
over that In 1916 stated In terms of
60 degrees b. acid, amounted TO ut
least 100000 tons.
Modern machinery and modern ore
treatment methods are resulting IN in
| tensiye mining, which shortens the
| far-slghted men are pointing TO the
urgent need for greater amount OF
prospecting and the opening Of new
producing properties.
At depth of 1900 feet I'm the At
lanta property a station is now being
cut In the Wine sunk to this depth
from the l750-foot level, I'm PREPARATION
for thorough system Of exploration
at the deepest point attained In mining
operations In southern Nevada, says
the Goldheld Tribune.
Mining companies have been grant
ed Il concession by the treasury depart
ment to the extent fhat returns Of war
l..
they can be prepared instead of March
l, according 10 IA letter received Mt the
headquarters of the Utah chapter Of
the American Mining congress.
According To word from northern
Nevada the holdings of the Copper
Canyon Mining company. both at Cop
per Canyon and in the basin continue
to look good. From the canyon ship
ments of from forty 10 fifty tons are
being made daily which keeps the cnt-
erpilar and four teams busy hauling
TO Dillon.
That the recent Increase In the ca
pacity Of the Thompson smclter has
been responsible for material In
crease In the production ~ the Ne
yada Douglas Consolidated Copper
company Is reflected IN the auditors
report covering the last two weeks Ia
January. During that period the Ne
vada Douglas sent 10 the smelter a 10.
tai Of J020 tons Of ore.
Western Exploration company. which
Is less than year old. Is In a position
TO put its stock on per cent diyi-
dend basis as IA result Of its operations
durin- the last three-qHurters Of 1917,
II the board Of directors consider such
steps advisable II is understood. how
ever, says the Cheyenne Leader, that
I'm view Of the large acreage In pros