The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05
MINES AND MINING IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

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The minimum estimate placed on the
value Of the ore broken for shipment
In the Florence Divide lease on the
Florence Goldfield is $12S,OOO, and the
maximum estimate Is $4,000.
Nevada is about to enter an era of
unprecedented mining activity" said
Walter f. Richardson, representative of
the Nevada Mining Press. mot only
at Tonopah Divide is the activity. phe-
nominal, but old camps, for which long
ago apparently all hope had been aban-
doned, are being revived.
The rich strike of silver ore recently
found on the property Of the Ameri-
can Standard Coalition Mines, is i'm
proving as development proceeds, &C.
c0rding to several mining men who
have just visited the property, located
near Fort Schellbourne, White Pine
county.
There was, a decided decline in the
production Of copper by the leading
American copper mines last month.
Eighteen representative producers
showed combined output of 1882,
600 pounds, compared with 87,2O9,OOO
pounds in the previous month, a de-
cline Of roughly 100000 pounds,
says the Boston News Bureau.
One Of the early day silver lead
properties in Nevada is again coming
back, according to report from Pho
che. It is the Groom mine, which
many years ago produced considerable
ore which was hauled sixty miles to
the railroad. A nui&ber Of Salt Lake
people are interested In the district,
including William Armstrong, w. ].
Do0ly and others.
All mechanical departments and OPP
Grating employees of the Consolidated
Copper company and Nevada Northern
Railway company, with few exceptions,
went on strike last week following the
companys refusal of a demand by the
men for restoration Of the pre-armis-
tice wage scale. This would mean an
increase Of 81 per day, while the COM
pany has posted wage increase of
70 cents per day.
The Wilbert Mining company, oper-
ating in the Dome mining district,
Blaine county, Idaho, made an excel
lent record as producer and dividend
payer and was in fair way to- enjoy
q prosperous career of continued divi-
dends, when the fire last year de-
stroyed its plant. Advices from the
property, however, are that operations
have again been resumed, and that the
new development program, which has
already started, comprises thorough
exploration.
At stockholders meeting of the
Tintic Delaware Mining company at
Provo, the following were elected:
Joseph A. Hatch, Heber, president;
Dr. w. r. Wherrett, Heber, vice pres
ident; directors, A. D. Clark, Provo;
Samuel Neff, Mill Creek; ]. H. Ekkers
and A. HI. Ekkers Of Eureka j. A.
Holloway, secretary and
general manager.
Development work has been begun
on the property of the Iron Springs
company, which is located in Iron
county about two miles north of the
proposed railroad between Lund and
Cedar City. A force of men has been
put to work sinking a shaft On the
footwall of an extensive iron vein
which outcrops on the surface, accord
ing to information from officers of
the company.
Report of the strike of some good
ore in the Columbus-ReXallp property
at Alta, has sent the stock up on the
market. According to President H. Il.
Evans the ore Is similar to that taken
from the 800 level and is being en-
cOuntered in the tunnel. The ore is
found in the beddings and it is the
intention to continue the driving OF
the drift some distance before making
plans for the taking out of the ore.
The encountering Of oil in sand
that is believed to be about six inches
thick on the Gustaveson Oil company's
property two miles UP Diamond Fork
canyon from the Rio Grande railroad,
has caused considerable excitement, as
it is declared to be the first good oil
showing near Salt Lake, and also car
ried out the theory of a number OF
biologists and oilmen that petroleum
would be encountered in this ground.
Mining, operations at Divide have
been featured during the last few days
by number of valuable ore discov-
cries, and taken by and large the per-
iod was probably the most eyentful
recorded in the district since pay ore
was first struck in the TOnOpah Di-
vide mine. The strikes were made at
widely divergent points and demon
strate that the cross assuring of the
camp is in general well enriched with
ore dispositions.
Manager George Nichols Of the Lehi-
Tintic property stated recently that