The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-16
AROUND THE MINES

considerable vigOr.
Operations upon the old Legal Ten.
der property in the Clancy district,
near Helena, Mont, are proceeding in
satisfactory manner.
Within short period of time, not to
exceed much longer than thirty days,
the new mill of the Pope Shenon Min
ing company will be ready for opera.
ton.
News has just reached Elko of the
finding of exceptionally rich float on
the ground of the Rose Mining COM
pany, located just west of the old
camp of Tuscarota.
OF the great allied nations Italy is
in the worst situation regarding fuel.
In 1913 it produced less than three
quarters Of a million tons of coal and
imported from Great Britain that year
100000 TONS
The Tintic Standard is to pay a
dividend of ten cents a share on
September rs. The dividend amounts
to $93,97 and gives the company TO-
tai for 1919 of $2S1,928 and grand
total of $87O,4OS.
There was an extensive movement
of gold to the far east during August,
aggregating $1O,5O2,O0O to Japan. $27,-
$4,000 to China and upwards Of
$2,500,000 to India, according to the
Boston News Bureau.
During the year ended June 80,
81, 2S2, 800 tons of iron ore were ship
ped from mining properties on the
Mesaba range, of which 22,253, 295 tons
were from open-pits, and 9,575,514 tons
from underground mines.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Knight companies at Provo, Utah,
it was announced that the Knights
had taken over the management of
the Sioux Consolidated property, pre-
viously controlled by the Loose inter-
ests.
The annual report of the company,
for 1918, just made public, shows that
Ohio Copper produced last year $780,
119 pounds of copper, compared with
5279,25 pounds for 1917. The de-
cline in output was due to fire at
the company's plant in Utah In August.
1t is estimated by the French engi-
neers that it will take from two to
five years to restore the broken shaft
Innings and to nnwater the coal mines
and to rebuild the surface plants and
that it will take ten years to COM
pletely restore the production rate of
those mines.
Those holding mining claims are re-
minded that the exemption granted
on assessment work for the year 1919
holds good for but five claims, and
those holding more than five claims
must do the regulation 500 worth Of
labor on all the claims over and above
the first five.
AT the regular meeting of the d.
rectors of the porphyry coppers I'M
der the management of d. c. Jack.
ling, dividends We're posted last week
for the Utah Copper, Chino, Ray Con-
solidated and Nevada Consolidated.
The dividends were the same as have
been paid for some time.
Officials of the Eureka-Croesus
min ne, NJ E,,raIyo Naxr ctata tbot tbav
have completed arrangements and
will begin shipping ore at once. They
will employ two six-horse teams I'M
til the automatic ore bins are com
pleted at the railroad station, when
additional teams will be put up on.
The Hamburg mine in the Highland
district will soon be in the producing
class, according to local officers of the
company. Numerous applications for
eases have been made by local 0per-
ltOrs, but it Is the intention Of the
to themselves realize the
'uture profits from this dividend-pay-
ng mine.
That the United States may be call
I'd upon to make up an alarming coal
shortage in Europe, due in part to
what may amount to the destruction
If England's great export coal trade
through labor difficulties, Is indicated
n report just made to the bureau
If mines, department Of the interior,
~ George s. Rice, chief mining en-
,ineer Of the bureau.
Final figures of coal production in
1913, compiled from reports from all
operators in the country, have just
,een completed by the geological sur
vey They show total output Of 579,-
$4,000 net tons Of bituminous coal,
~ IL per cent less than the estimate
eight months ago. Total |
production of coal, anthracite, btu
ninous and Ignite in 1918, was 67S,-
$4,000 net tons.
Visitors to the underground work
ngs Of the Tintic Standard declare |
hat the mine never looked better and
hat at no time In its history was
here such large amount Of high
,rade ore exposed.
Governor Sparks old silver mine,
he Weekend. located about three |