The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-09
AROUND THE MINES


moved from a cache on the shepherd
er's dream claim in the Lorlng district
OF Nevada several days ago was recov-
cred Monday in San Francisco by one
of the owners.
The Planet Oil company, which owns
a large acreage in Crescent, Salt val
ley and Little valley near Moab, and
which is backed by Salt Lake and
Moab people, will shortly start drill
ing, it is declared.
Since the first of the month the
MGntana-Bingham Consolidated Min
ING company ut bingham has marketed
fourteen cars of hish-grade copper ore.
Much of this product brought over
5000 a car and some much higher.
Applications by two companies, the
kennebee Consolidated Mining COM
pany and the Carrie Silver-Lead COM
pany, for the listing of stock on the
Salt Lake stock exchange, were APP
proved last week by the listing COM
mittee.
An inclined shaft has been sunk s.
feet by the West Divide Mining com,
pany, operating in the West Divide dis
trict of Nevada. The shaft is being
sunk in the vein at the center of the
group of four claims owned by the
company.
According to John H. Wootton, man
ager of the South Park property in
American Fork canyon, the miners are
sacking ore which will carry from 25
to 80 per cent lead and 225 ounces in
silver. This is found in punches in
a winze from. the Ga1ena tunnel.
The manager of the Tintic Empire
Mining company reports that force
of men are at work breaking ground
preparatory to installing the gallows
frame for the shaft to be sunk, mid
way between the Paymaster shaft and
the proposed shaft of the Lehi Tintic.
A Wine sunk from the Blacksmith
tunnel level at the Utah Silver-Lead
Mines company property in Morgan
county, formerly the old Carbonate
Hill, has encountered the old ore body
from Which it is declared that 100000
worth of ore was mined in the early
days.
Directors of the Alta Consolidated
Mining company have decided to levy
an assessment of two cents per share.
The funds derived from this assess
ment will be used to discharge certain
Indebtedness of the company and to
lay in a stock of supplies for opera
lions during this winter
Eighty-three oil companies, with an
authorized capitalization of $85,049,-
700, filed their artices.of incorporation
with the secretary Of state of Wyom-
ing during the first five months of this
year. In the same period for 1918, 100
companies were incorporated, with a
capitalization of $61, 565,00O.
Lumber for the new mess and bunk
houses to be erected at the Eureka
Croesus mines is expected daily. Fur
niture and fittings purchased for these
buildings are beginning to arrive. AT.
ter the completion of these buildings
the company will be in position to
take care Of large number of men.
On account of unsatisfactory serv-
ices, the whole crew of miners, muck
ers and other help at the Cardiff mine
was discharged recently, according to
information issued by officials of the
company. Rumors to the effect that
the miners and other help had struck
for So for eight hours had circulated.
Acquisition by the California
Oil Products company of four active
and producing wells, secured by lease
for a period Of twenty-five years, is
reported by General Manager w. D.
Rawson, who has just returned from
IN extended stay at the, company's
property in Ventura county, Califor-
mia. -
During the past month the people
of Marysvale, Utah, have been on tip
toe over a sensational strike in the
old Wedge mining claim, some six
miles, as the "crow flies" southwest
erly from Marysvae Rumors of five
feet of gold ore, yielding from $4,000
to 100000 per ton, and up, are plen-
tiful.
Silver in London on August ~ reacl
ed the highest point it has been since
1867, the price being 81 "a pence,
which with exchange at $4.21, would
be equivalent to $1.13 As in American
This was below the American