Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
MINING NOTES

Ore receipts at the Consolidated
company's smelter at Trail B. c., for
the week ended July IA were 1905
gross tons; for year to date, 1927
gross tons.
Miners working in the Globe Miami
district, Arizona, July % were grant
ed an increase Of rs cents per day.
dating from July 16. The new scale
is based on 24-cent copper and means
that miners will receive minimum
of $3.50 per day.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
Smelling and Power Co. produced ap-
proximately 100000 pounds of cop
per at its Anyox, B. c., smelter in
June, according to an unofficial re-
port. This is comparable with 1867.
6SS pounds in May 707,301 in April,
and 90,6S2 pounds in March, according
to New York reports. The produc-
ton in July is expected to attain the
100000 mark.
Directors of the Rambler-Cariboo
Co. announce the purchase Of the Jen
ME No. 3 and Last Chance No. 4,
adjoining claims, and will finance the
same by an issue of new stock. A
meeting of the Rambler-Bariboo
Mines, 1t, will be held at the COM
pany's head office at Three Forks,
B. c., at p. m. August 2 to ratify
the action Of the directors in the
purchase of additional holdings and
to vote upon the proposition of in
creasing the capital stock of the com
pany from 1,75O000 to 100000
shares, and to make provision for the
issue and the allotment of the new
shares.
| B. c. Mineral Production.
| According to the complete annual
report of the mineral production Of
the province, the total value for 1918
of all minerals is $41,782,474. This
is an increase over the preceding
year of $4,772,0S2.
The detailed quantity and value of
the various metals and miscellaneous
products follows:
Gold, placer, 10000 ounces, value,
1920, 900; gold. lode, 164,674 ounces,
value, $3,403,S12; silver, 3,498,172
ounces, value $3,215,S7O; lead. 1885,
GIL pounds, value, $2,928,1O7; copper,
61,4S3,754 pounds, value, $15,143,444;
zinc, 41,772,916 pounds, value $780,.
040; coal Qong tons) 2,302,245 tons,
value, 1,511,22 coke Qong tons)
1SS,967 tons, value $1,322,769; miscel-
laneous products, value $1,038,202.
The great increase in value of min.
eral production was almost entirely
attributable to the products of the
collieries. The value of colliery prod.
ucts this year increased to $685.
1874, or an increase over the preced.
ing year of $4,349,651.
Dealing with the various metals
mined during the year. the following
particulars give comparisons of pro-
duction for the years 1917 and 1918:
| -Boundary-Yale, 1917, 5000
ounces; 1918, 1888 ounces; Ross.
land, 1917, 1920 ounces; 1918, 43,745
ounces; Skeena. 1917, 9,s05 ounces
1918. 4S,016 ounces coast (southern) /;
1917, 1898 ounces; 1918, 5,565 ounces
Lillooet, 1917, 1902 ounces; 1918, q,
ounces; 1918, 1853 ounces; all others
total, 1917, 114,523 ounces; 1918, 1854.
674 ounces.
Silver Production-Slocan and Slo
can City, 1,S73,236 ounces; total, g.,
498,172 ounces.
Lead Production-Fort Steele, 18,
695,565 pounds; total, 43,899,661
Copper-Skeena division, 80, 100, SOC
pounds; total, 61,4S3,754 pounds.
Zinc-Fort Steele district, 26,7O4,
500 pounds; total, 41,772,916 pounds
The gross production of coal was
2,516,724 long tons, of which 276,474
tons was made into coke, leaving a
net production Of 2,302,245 tons. This
is an increase over 1917 of 10000
tons gross and 1920 tons net. The
coke output was 188,967 tons or an
increase Of 29,062 tons over 1917.
While the year 1918 shows consid
cradle increase in the net quantity Of
coke produced, the mines of Van
couver island fall little short o,
the amount standing to their credit
in 1917. In 1917 the mines of thi:
island produced 1,695,721 long ton.
and in 1918. 1,s66,211 long tons.
New York Metal Market
Bar silver, $1.07A.
Copper-Quiet and firm: electro
lytic, 23hc. Iron and lead stead,
and unchanged. Spelter firm; Eas
St. Louis, $3.50.
| MARKET At SPOKANE.
The general tone OF sentiment
throughout trade and manufacturing
circles Is one OF optimism, insofar a.
opportunities for business expansion
Is concerned. Experienced merchant.
express surprise at the sustained re
Quirements. and the increased absorb
ton OF stocks, despite the price de
manded OF retailer and consumer
Improvement operations. discouraged
during the progress OF the year. ART
being undertaken upon scale tina
Is larger than for several years. NJ
difficulty Is being encountered in find
ing ready and remunerative employ
ment for the several millions of meY
being returned to private life through
the process Of rehabilitation.
Harvesting is now In progress II
various sections of the country, an(
after discounting the crop, by com
: parison with the record prospects
earlier in the season. the yield of sta
pies will be far above the norma
based upon a tonnage computation