The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-30
AROUND THE MINIS


ees have been warned to leave Mexico
Systematic development with atten-
ton to the geology of the district is
bringing results at the property % the
Carrie Silver Mines corporation. ac-
cording to word that comes from TIN
opah.
The new Oliver filter has been in
stalled at the mill of the Rochester
mine, in Nevada, and from $50 TO 2OJ
tons of ore are being sent through
daily. The NIL, heads are averaging
ten ounces of silver and from $1.50 to
81 gold per ton.
Kennecott Copper corporation, being
relatively lOw-cost producer, is one
of the few copper companies that is
earning its current dividend, accord
ing to the Boston News Bureau. Net
income is running at the annual rate
of more than 81 share, after taxes.
RediscOvery of one of the lost en-
erald mines in Colombia, South Amer
lea, where flawless gems of a rich
and vivid green. valued as high as
$1,000 a carat, have been found in al
most unlimited numbers, became
known the other day, according to the
New York American. ;
Just as fast as it Is able to procure
additional workmen, Utah-Apex Min
ing company is increasing ITS produc-
ton. At present it is producing 500
tons Of ore per day. This is ahead
of the schedule set by the management
when it resumed mining operations
around the first Of September.
The Uintah valleys freak oil
stream. which is situated a few yards
over the Utah state line in Colorado,
will be intensively developed. The
refinery now at the oil stream site
will be moved a distance of four miles
to Dragon, on the Uintah railroad, and
drilling activity commenced soon.
The production of coal in Alaska in
1918 was 1906 tons, valued at SAIL
$50, according to the United States
geological Survey, department of the
interior. This may be compared with
1886 tons, valued at $265,317 in 1917.
The production for 1918 was by far
the largest in the history of coal min
ing in Alaska.
Extraordinary activity prevails at
the new Arrowhead district, sensa-
tional developments in which have at
tracted the attention of the mining
world from the Tonopah Divide, ST.
mon and Birch Creek districts to this
newest Nevada camp, which lies 125
miles from Ely and seventy-five miles
from Tonopah.
The Boston Consolidated workings
at Bingham, of the Utah Copper conf
pany were closed down last week. 1t
is not likely that any more work will
be done on this part of the property
before next spring. The men will be
given work on the lower levels of the
property, so that no one will be
thrown out Of employment.
Activity in what are claimed to be
oil lands in southern Idaho and east
ern Oregon has been noticeable the
past week. One of the big well-drill-
ing outfits that has been in operation
has been moved into eastern Oregon,
near Vale, where the Western Oh and
Gas company, expects to complete a
well that is now down HOO feet.
The recent strike in the Carrie sill
yer property, about eight miles from
MIXERS station, Nevada, is Of much
greater Importance than was at first
reported. According to the report
from the mine, shoot Of ore has been
encountered on the 100-fOOt level that
runs from two to four feet wide, and
the ore will run close to $500 ton.
The Federal Mining & Smelling
company plans the erection Of mod
ern clubhouse in Mullan for the bene-
fit of, the company's employees at
cost Of $4,000, cording to report
from Mullan, Ida o. The plan is the
result of an effort on the part of the
company to bring about more friend
ly feeling between employee and en-
plOyer.
Samples taken of twelve feet of the
east side of the tunnel of the Utah
Silver-Lead Mines in Cottonwood can
yon, near Salt Lake, which is thought
to be breaking into the hanging wall
of the vein, showed an assay report
of 1862 per cent lead and 2 ounces of
silver; sample taken two and half
feet from the face, 8 ounces Of silver
and 54.5 per cent lead.
In spite of the condition of the cop
per market, the sO-called porphyry
coppers last week declared the usual
dividends at the meetings of their
board Of directors. The Utah Copper
company, which is the original of
them all, declared it's usual quarterly
dividend of $3.50 a share; Chino Cop
per posted dividend Of IS cents a
share, Ray Consolidated so cents, and
Nevada Consolidated of Nevada 371a