The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-29
AROUND THE MINES

days.
Directors of the Chief CONSOLIDATED
Mining company last week cut thei
regular quarterly dividend of 121!
cents in two. They declared a distri
button of 61a cents share.
According to the Idaho newspapers
an oil boom is looked for in the south
ern part of the state. The report is
that it may be that Cassia county will
have an oil boom of it's own.
Reports from Gilmore, Idaho, say
that the Latest Out, managed by Ralph
Nichols and associates of Salt Lake
is developing a fine body of silver.
lead ore, and shipping to the Inter.
national.
1t is reported that the Kay Copper
mine near Phoenix, has struck an ore.
body on the, 650-foot level that runs
better than ten per cent. This is a
continuation of the ore body on the
5O0-foot cross. r
1t is understood that the American
Fork Exploration people of Boston
have planned considerable activity at
the Pacific mine, which they have I'M
der a ten-years' lease The mill has
a capacity of $50 tons.
Three mines of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company at Butte were clos
ed temporarily April 1. They are
the Silver Bow. the West Gray Rock
and the Alex Scott shaft of the West
Colusa. Between 400 and 500 men are
affected.
1t is reported that the Anaconda
Cooper company has opened up IL
rich ore body, the strike being made
at depth of $500 feet and believed
to be in the Lizzie vein of the Davis
Days territory. Officials think it will
run 40 to 60 per cent copper.
The examination for mine foremen
and fire bosses in the coal mines of
Utah will be held at Price, April 16.
II and IS. This is the annual exam
ination which was to have been held
some months ago, but was postponed
on account of health conditions.
Coal has been mined in a small way
in the BghOle mountains, Teton cOun-
ty, Idaho, for many years, to supply
the local demand. The coal is of ex-
cellent quality and the chief drawback
to it's wider use has been the remote
ness of the mines from the railroad.
The annual oil production of Wyom-
ing, as reported by the state board of
equalization, passed the 100000 bar
rel mark in 1918, the total thus far
reported being 1,1O1 ,S95 barrels. That
this will be increased during 1919
may be assumed from the recent new
compilations.
From Cripple Creek, Colo, comes
word that the gold output of the camp
in the month of March amounted to
$727,7S4.72 and the total output was
24,642 tons. This is an increase of
$SO,2S4 over the month of February
and the ore was worth $1.25 more per
ton.
Officials of the Wasatch Mines COM
pany report that the big Alta bore is
now in $500 feet. In March Roadway
was made footing 23S feet. This rapid
work at such depth was made with
only two shifts. The face is in the
limestone, and nearing some interest
ing ground which has produced |
heavily.
Semi-Official information from the
Plutus Mining company is that the
more soluble lime bedding that was
expected to be encountered at about
so feet below the 1OOO-foot level was
not found at that depth. The Wine
is now down about 65 feet, and this
bed has not yet come in. So the winze
will be carried down to this objective.
According to advices from Washing
ton, the department Of commerce re-
ports 1920 pounds of tungsten and
ferrotungsten, valued at $36,34O, ex-
ported by the United States in Janu-
airy. Sweden, which did not figure in
the December statement, took 1880
pounds, worth $4,000 and 1000 pounds
went to Canada.
Receipts Of cash in the transfer of
stock Of the Emmas are declared tot
have exceeded the most sanguine ex-
Dectation Of the promoters of the new
Emma, which it is planned to bring
out of her troubles with every dollar
If debt paid off, leaving an ample
development fund of possibly more
han 100000, says the Salt Lake
Herald.
Eighty feet from the crosscut from
he shaft on the fourth level the south.
last drift in the Tonopah Divide still
s exposing ore showing hornsilver,
'ays the Goldfield News. This drift
s five feet wide and it is reported
hat since the ore shoot was entered
10 assay has been taken showing the
'alue of the ore for this width to be
esS than 5000 per ton.