The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
AROUND THE MINN

has reee.SeI setback by a IRE wa,.s
destroyed tile mill erected for ex,.-.
iLental purposes
An exeeiIent showing of leaa-~.,
aiiide ore VITA considerable iron -
rites is being opened up In the S,,ss-
Shield mine ia the Bingham dis,y..
Conditions ar the Yuma nine in y.
East Tintic district continue IN =
favorable. The recent strike az A..
is going down and showia, I'D stn,,.
e.. it is said.
Unless copper sales Improve copsa.
erably within the next three wae,,.
copper companies will begin to cur,u
output drastically. according 10 M
Boston News Bureau.
The quarterly repor, of the Al;sk.
Gold Mines shows that the coa,na,,
IS rapidly cutting down its operasn.
loss and in spite of adverse cond,tlop.
is making a much better showing
practical instruction in mining meth.
uds will be offered by the Unlvers,,v
OF Idaho school Of mines in its aunus,
mining short course. which will OMEN
January 5 for a term of eight weeks
American Smelling handled ~ .5T25g
ounces of silver i'll 1918, compared
with 63,S4l ,06l ounces in 1917, but only
small percentage Of this represent.
ed the production Of the company's
own mines.
The quarterly report of the Butte
& Superior Mining company for the
period ending September 80, shows
that 106,645 tons of dry ore wers
mined as against 99,562 for the pre-.
yious quarter.
The crosscut Gunner on the 40 leye!
of the Beaver Copper mine is an.
preaching its objective, vein which
10 feet above was thirty feet wide,
according to a report received from
the property last week.
Conditions at the Tar Baby are
showing considerable Improvement.
The tunnel is now in 1900 feet, and
for some distance the face, which is
in soluble lime, has shown consider
able quantities of sulphides.
Mining operations in Beaver county,
Utah, are attracting considerable at
tention. JnforTlation from reliable
sources states that New York inter
ests have effected the consolidation Of
the Moscow, Red Warrior and Combin.
alton properties.
Shattuck-ArizOna Copper company
reports for quarter ended September
80 net income after expenses and de-
probation, $54,3O3, equal to Is cents a
share (par $10) ON the $3,5OO,O00 CAPT
tai stock, against deficit of $4,000 in
preceding quarter.
Although final figures are not yet
available, it is safe to say that United
States Smelling October net earnings,
according to the Boston News Bureau,
after depreciation, depletion and in.
terest charges, will, for the first time,
reach the $1vOOOOOO mark.
Remarkable unanimity of purpose
and large appreciation Of the oppor
tunities for service toward the Amer-
ca of the future were displayed BY
delegates attending the annual Mining
Congress convention held at st. Louis
during the week Of November II.
A movement to liberalize the wal
minerals relief act has resulted in
resolution that proposes to widen TN
Interpretation of the terms request
or demand" which now governs tht
ruling of the war minerals relief com
mission, under the opinion of the at
torney general.
High prices for silver have brough
| mining boom to the famous silve
camp of Aspen, Colo. Virtually ever
project is being worked and the fou
tunnels under operation are beln
pushed with feverish activity in a
effort to reach the ore bodies Will
the price remains high.
With approximately 80 per cent
the present work in the Leadvile Oh
trict already carried on by lessees,
movement is on foot to secure favo
able terms in order to bring about tn
development of properties which hay
been idle for long, according to u
Mining and Scientific Press.
Manhattan, GoAfield, Tonopah an
Divide during the first sixty days
their respective boom periods, accor
ing to the Tonopah Daily Times, &c
tainly did not have anything on u
new camp Of Arrowhead. Only pro
pectors' camp sixty days ago, it NJ
now blossomed out into a thriving mi
Ing town.
The report Of the Nevada Conso
dated Copper company for the thl
quarter, ending September 80, sho'
a total profit after depreeIat
charges Of 1854, 449, equivalent to
cents share on the 1893, 457 shar
of stock, as compared with pl
fits Of $1S4,770, or 8 cents share
the preceding quarter.
) Nina, Nevada, is all excitement oS