The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-10
AROUND THE MINES,

| The tunnel on the Tar BABY prop
erty, In the South Fork of Big Cot
tonwood canyon, has been driven a
distance of 121 feet during the month
Of September.
The semiannual report of the Ameri-
can Smelling 4 Refining company for
this year shows deficit of 1,195, 463,
after all charges, federal taxes, pre-
ferred dividends and the payment Of
l per cent quarterly on the common
stock.
While the August production of Mi
ami Copper will probably be the low
record reached for many months (estl-
mates show about 100000 poundsl, it
is still operating two-thirds of its ca
pacity.
The well in which flow of Oil was
developed at a depth Of sixty-five
feet on the land of c. L. Parker &
Son in the Fossil field, Z yoming, near
Kemmerer, is improving as additional
depth is attained.
Local mining men have been instru-
mental in the organization of the Sill
yer Trail Mining company at Basin,
Mont, to take over the property for
merly belonging to Fred Bloom and
Mrs. Edith Mills, both of Basin.
Considerable activity is being shown
in the North Tintic district, where the
Lehi Tintic, Tintic Paymaster, Tintic
Empire and Selma properties are oper-
ating. All are now receiving electric
energy for the driving of machinery.
Although Chile will probably not pay
la dividend for quite some time, the
company's July production amounted
to 1851, Ala pounds, which is rec
ord month since last December, when
nearly 100000 pounds were mined.
Y 1t is proposed to spend $1,O0O,0OO on
a smelling plant at the town of Eureka,
Nevada, for the reduction of the gold
and silver ores, according to late re-
ports. At the present time much ore
is shipped to the smelter at Salt Lake
City.
Announcement was made last week
that the Bingham & Garfield Railroad
company had taken over from the Dem
yer 4 Rio Grande the ore-hauling con-
tract which the latter road has had
with the Utah Copper company for a
long period.
Dividends from Utah's mines this
year will probably be IS per cent of
what they were last year, according
to statistics for the three quarters of
1919. Last year the dividends amount
ed to S19,236,1S9, while thus far this
year stockholders of Utah mines have
received but $8,34S,S72.
A gold rush which resembles small
sized Klondike stampede is. carrying
wealth hunters into the Copper Lake
district north of The Pas, Manitoba.
Reports have reached here that quartz
and nugget gold have been found close
to the surface and the government
commissioners have given the reports
authenticity.
The Palisade & Eureka railroad an
narrow-gauge line
connecting the two towns Of those
names in Nevada since 1874, was sold
last week for $40 1000 by Mrs. White
law Red and Ogden Mills of New York
City and George Whittell of Salt Lake
City to Eugene Davis of New York
and Eureka, New.
Dividends disbursed in August,
1919, by fifteen United States mining
and metalJurgical companies making
public reports amounted to $5,702,S2
compared with $1O,320 100 distributed
by twenty-0ne companies in August.
1918. Canadian and Mexican compals-
les paid $626,514, as compared with
81, 9S0,1G3 a year ago.
Figures complied by geological sur
vey from reports by all zinc shelters
which operated during first six months
Of 1919, show production Of zinc from
domestic ore in that period was 247,-.
5S4 short tons, and from foreign ore
tJlC tOHS, tOLdl OI A0o,uOA lOHS, COlil~
pared with 26O,664 in last half of 1918
and 257, 1858 in first half.
Proving.up of new ore bodies in the
ron district Of Michigan Is impeded
to a considerable extent by taxation
1t is claimed. Michigan law
provides that as soon as ore bodies
are proved to exist on land, the land
IS assessed at a rate which is based
upon the valuation Of the deposits,
whether or not development is possi-
Die or planned.
Reports were heard about Tonopah
recently that several Of the Divide
will attempt to start work
It the old scale. Investigation showed
hat one company desiring to resume
operations was unable to secure
rev, 1t being claimed that the men
'efused to go to work unless paid the
lollar day Increase demanded, says
he Tonopah Daily Times.
At no time since the first quarter
Il the year have shipments out of the