The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-07
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July anu S,44O.OUU IN June.
Copper Export association will send
another representative abroad very
shortly to study metal conditions in
Germany. He will make his headquar-
tiers in Switzerland.
For several weeks past the Park
City, Utah, district has been showing
gradual increase in production and it
is probable that this production will be
greatly augmented within a short
time.
Geological work that is now being
carried on In Utah by the United
States geological survey takes In the
possibilities Of oil in the southwestern
part Of Utah, and from there will be
worked northward.
Cerro de Pasco Mining company's
August production amounted to $685.
900 pounds of copper, compared with
1884, 600 pounds In July and ,O26, 900
In June, In August, 1918, the output
was 5,7S6,OO pounds
Arizona copper company smelter
production in August was 100000
pounds Of copper, contrasted with
100000 pounds each in the four i'm
mediately preceding months and 4.3O0,-
600 in August year ago.
The Yellow Pine Mining company
has again resumed operations at both
the mine and mills at Good Springs,
New. The mine had been closed down
since the destruction Of the power
house by fire last March.
The gradually Increasing price Of
silver is aiding Utah's earnings, and
each cent of advance this year. will
mean an increase Of better than $780,
600 In profits, should the output this
year be even below what it was last
year.
Potassium sulphate, which Is convert
ed from alunite to the amount of $50
tons day, is being shipped from the
plant of the Mineral Products COM
pany at Alunite in Piute county, Utah.
The plant is about five miles from
Marysvale. 80
Although Governor Boyle has tried
twice to bring about settlement Of
the strike at Tonopah and Divide, the
miners are still out. It is the inten-
ton Of the governor of the Sagebrush
state to again try and bring an end
to the strike.
The occurrence Of complex ores Of
zinc, lead and anthony on Pine Creek,
in Idaho, has long been known, but
it was not until about 1914 that ac-
tive mining of these deposits began.
Since then development has gone for
ward rapidly.
Alaska Gold Mines company during
August milled 2O2,26S tons of ore, av.
eraging 1878 cents per ton, comparing
with $4,000 tons milled in July, of an
average assay value of 974 cents and
1880 tons, averaging .94 cents a
ton, in June.
Output of oil refineries of the United
States in June amounted to $28,920, 760
barrels, compared with 30,267, 227 in
May. Stocks on hand June 30 last
were greater than May 81, except gaso-
line which showed decrease of about
100000 gallons.
The first gold brick from the Harry
King lease on the Wedge Gold Mining
4 Milling company property, near
Marysvale, Utah, has been received at
Salt Lake assay office. The brick
weighs 10 ounces and is valued at
$21OO. This was secured In panning
the ore taken out at depth of 100
feet.
Governor Carey Of Wyoming is en-
deavoring to secure an amendment to
the Smoot mineral land leasing bill
whereunder Wyoming and other states
in which petroleum may be produced
from leased federal lands will have
the option of taking their shares of the
royalty from such leases either in cash
or crude oil.
The Midwest company has proposed
to the state land board of Wyoming
voluntarily to surrender it's lease on
section 16, Salt Creek field-the most
productive state owned $40 acres of
petroleum land-and to have new
five-year operating lease recently
agreed upon to 60 into effect October
instead of January 1.
Chino produced 1921, S57 pounds Of
copper in August, smallest showing
for any month since December, 1914,
when less than 100000 pounds was
reported. The only month in the cur
rent year to record over 100000
pounds was January, and the average
for the eight months was exactly
1851, 1856 pounds a month.
Apart from fuel oil conditions,
there has never been time when the
oil industry was in SO favorable POI
sition as now, said a representative
Of the Standard interests in regard to
the domestic and world position Of
the oil industry, according to the San
Francisco Bulletin. This is because
OF the demand, both in this country
ana abroad. q demand which 1t Is not