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

| During the past week the mines o.
TonOpah sent to mill an aggregate o.
1912 tons of ore, estimated at $120, pa
Germany, 1t is estimated, along will
Austria will need something like 800,
100000 pounds of copper year anC
this will be increased thereafter.
A strike of lead-silver ore is re
ported at the Sunrise property neal
Mackay, Idaho. The values are saiC
to run as high as IS to 100 ounces II
silver.
Fire is raging in a California mine
at a point three-quarters of a mile be-
low the surface. Inspectors took q
chicken along and when the gas killed
the fowl they beat hurried retreat
Latest word from the Albion Con.
solidated at Alta is that the prospect.
ing work in the raises has been dis.
continued for the present, and that
the main tunnel is being pushed ahead
to the south. E~~' -
Prospecting for minerals in Utah
which has been practically eliminated
during the war, has begun again with
renewed activity, according to I. G.
Thoreson, United States surveyor gen.
eral for this division.
1t is unofficlally reported that al
ready the Emma congratulations plan
has brought in more than $4,000 in
cash, and that prospects are excellent
that this will be increased within a
few days to more than 100000.
Work is being rushed on the new
line Of the Goshen Valley Railroad
company, that is being built to connect
the main line Of the Denver &. Rio
Grande with the Tintic Standard and
Iron King mines Of the Tintic district
An average sample across the five
foot face Of the southeast drift on the
fourth level of the Tonopah Divide
mine, >assaying 1904 ounces of silver,
in addition to the gold content, is the
latest authorized report from the
management.
. Nevada seldom has big strike but
it is followed by many lesser ones.
Now comes news from Phoebe of the
finding of $50 silver-lead-gold ore in
the Harvey property about a mile east
of camp. The property was being
worked by the Donohue and Stindt
lesSees.
According to the latest Goldfield
News, the Tonopah Divide shaft has
reached the fifth level, or depth of
$50 feet. The southeast drift on the
fourth level has been advanced ITO
feet from the crosscut from the shaft.
The raise from the third level has been
extended Is feet.
Important information relative to
he present copper situation is con-
aimed in news story from New York, /,
which tells of great credit offered to
France when she gets ready to take !
needed American metal, and also states |
hat Germany alone requires close to
| third of billion pounds of copper
light now.
Morton Weber of New York, con-
ulting engineer of the Niplssing
fines company, operating in the Co
'alt district of Ontario, Canada, and
ne Of the largest silver producers of
he country, announced last week that
he persistent rumor of acquisition Of
ontrol of the Empire Copper Mining
ompany, operating out Of Mackay,
IDAHO, by the Nlpissing company, was
Without foundation.
1t is reported that the Liberty Leas.
ag association, composed of Cedar
,ity people for the most part, and hav.
lg lease and bond on the properties
f the Big IA company at Stateline, is
ewing an assessment of $40 per share
n the outstanding capital stock Of the
ssociation for the purpose of prose.
uting the development program out.
ned to Its completion. |,
Advices from the great Occur ]
'Alene lead belt of Idaho say that the
[ecla Mining company, Wallace, Idaho,
reduced more lead during 1918 than ,
any previous year, at net profit Of !
?, 054,716 for all metals produced, &C. {
'rding to report just issued. Divi- 6
ends were $35O,OOO. Surplus is now
.,943962.
Secretary Arlston of the Rainbow
etroleum Products company makes t
e official announcement that his
'mpany has made arrangements to
lid plant Of 100 tons daily ca
lefty as the first unit on its oil shale
'operty near Castlegate. The plant
to be equipped with the Erickson d
shale extraction process" Z"
Purchase of a new and up-to-date v
usher for the plant Of the Sunset =
ming & Milling company, operating 4
Leadore, Idaho, is announced. It is +
timated that no more than two weeks ii
IL be required for the installation OF
Is additional equipment and in the n
,antime the mill will 60 right along. " y
ndling the ore from the property. =.
Tho Colndonio Mininu oo~popy an n.