The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-24
MINES AND MINING

copper property north of Ray siding. ON
The Nevada Northern railroad
Production Of the Anaconda Copper
company in December amounted to 81
10000 pounds of red metal making
ll his one of its smallest months of the
year
Belorplion is opening up one of the
B i2geSt bodies of ore discovered in the
I District in many years. Is The news that
/ ones from American Fork canyon dis
rct in Utah.
\ large amount of work has been
: hone in the Virginia Louise mine at
] 'ioche, Nevada, since operations We're
ssuSd by the company.
Preliminary production figures of Tie
FOUR porphyry copper companies for
December are approximately, in
bounds: Utah 13.S35,O0o. Chino 1907.
81. Ray 100000 and Nevada $500
D
4 The total paid by United States min
hg and metallurgical companies in
PTS was Sl65. 1887 by Canadian,
IeXican, Central and South American
bines, S23,54S.294; and by holding
pmpanies, 81, I0l 81.
II is estimated that there were about
600 shares of stock sold at the de-
pquent sale of the Globe Consolidated
ely bidding for the blocks, and the
rice is declared to have avepag ed 3k
cents IA share.
From Tintic comes word that Iron
ing officials are reported to be
|ther elated regarding the indications
their main working shaft, in which
pking has been going on for some
ne and which has now reached a
18TH of nearly 1900 feet.
From Casper. Wyo.. comes word TINT
lithern Wyoming appears to he the
ecca for the oil men at present
nee Creek in Niobrara is looked up
rs a rich mans proposition and the
all companies are taking in the new
rritory along the Union Pacific.
Crushed stone quarried and used in
e United States in 1917 tota1ed 40
T. b,377 short tons, valued at $29,065,-
B, according to the United States
illogical survey, or about II cents a
}. Lime represented 26,64G, 900 tons,
ealt 6,6O0,OOO, sandstone 400, 900
Ia others S22,OOO.
III is said that the Cherry Creek
3ohing company is planning to resume
Xnrk on large scale on the old North
nntain and Mary Ann mines. which
Niuced heavily ten years ago when
x price of silver was very low. Large
41 les of low grade ore are said To be
Osed in the mines
american companies producing oil in
A&&kico are opposed to payment of
H. falls and royalties on land which
thy OWN there. because such payment
Ibid mean recognition of the govern
DTS ownership, according to state
iii issued by Chester Q. Swain,
resenting Standard Oil interests in
Mexican oil title and tax difficult
ews of gratifying Improvement
IA fhe ore of the Pope Shenon Mining
c. pany, operating "A large holding
A. at miles out OF Salmon. Idaho has
Dom received. The ore is nearly the
r94 face of the tunnel and three as
M taken give values of $50. Bit, and
per cent copper. the lower assays
~ believed to be IA fair average of
lM centre face.
perations AT the Cobalt property,
~ Blackbird, Idaho, have passed the
e ermental stage, and the property
= Dw shipping steadily and regularly.
fductloh plant Is in operation,
h produces Il high grade concen-
g. of cobalt, which is forwarded to
prno, Ind, for final treatment.
Re il is used in manufacturing n
alloy called stellite
vidends of thirty-nne United
Is mining companies in December
nnted 10 $50, 400, l2J, as compared
disbursements of $4,000 as by
three companies in December.
says the Engineering Journal.
ukon Alaska Trust made IFS u.s.
A&fnarterly payment of soc. 433.
plan and South American COM
paid S2.l44, 0I0 in 1918 and ST.
sNs'4 in December, 1917.
ping activity unknown since the
tionai boom of the early DAYS now
<s the Pioneer district. where the
lower Consolidated Mines com
& and the Reorganized Pioneer
company properties are being
1850 ted on scale that promises to
IN large and profitable produc-
being made as the mines are
through the work recently
eed says the Goldheld News.
Of the biggest accomplishments
illng, showing unusual engineer
ii was the completion last week
great Roosevelt drainage tnn-
cripple Creek. Colo II il "a
go long. cost SSl2.Wn. required |
+ % years in building. its portal i. |
Nfeet above sea level. il has al
drained 40.co0.Oo0 gallons of wa. |