The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-25
AROUND THE MINES

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ports new oil fields being opened il
Persia and that the company's produc
ing field is being greatly extended.
Report of the Alaska Gold Mines fo
February shows: Dry tons milled, 49,,
100; calculated heads, 1897, percentag,
If extraction. 77.3O per cent tails, .l9
Work of reconstruction of the shOrt
section of the Michigan U tab tramway
in Little Cottonwood canyon was start
ed last week. 1t Is the hope to have
the tram up and operating by April
10.
The manager Of the Union Oil
Gas company reports that the well
near Pennington lake shore Is down
about 900 feet and that hot water has
been struck. and that it Is bringing uI
some blue shale.
Utah Copper company in February
produced just few thousand pounds
of metal less than in January. The
February output amounted to 1O,325,.
1000, compared with 1O,5OO,OOO in the
proceeding month.
American Fork mining operators are
Of the opinion that they may resume
work within the n6xFten days if this
pleasant weather continues. The Bel
orOphOn, South Park and Globe Ameri-
can are the first expected to start up
Operations.
That Col. c. E. Loose Is identified
with the new railroad for the eastern
end of the district it is generally I'M
derstood here, as his Iron King prop
erty will receive immediate benefits
from the new branch line, says the
Eureka Reporter.
Details for prosecuting work on the
upper levels of the Silver King Coal
ition at Park City, by the leasing sys-
tenn are complete, and within the next
few weeks many leasers will have sign
ed up and large number of addition
al miners employed.
One of the officials of the Selma
Mines company of North Tintic, stat
ed last week that it is the intention
to resume operations in the near fu-
ture. The company has just levied
an assessment of half a cent share
to raise fund for the purpose.
Latest reports from the Albion Con-
sOlidated are that the raise Is up be-
tween 40 and so feet and the ore Is
still in good evidence. At about 20
feet from the main tunnel the ore
measured something like 3 feet and
carried $40 in gold, IA ounces silver
and s per cent lead.
American Smelling & Refining com.
pany has issued it's annual report for
the year ended December 81, 1918,
consolidated net income Of
81, 7O7 ,49S after all charges, including
estimated provision for federal taxes,
as compared with $1S.495.625 net in
come for 1917, decrease of $1O,7S8,-
1875.
A bill is before the Nevada legsla-
ture calling for the establishment of
a state smelter. Under the provisions
Of the bill it will be known as the
Nevada State smelter. The bill calls
for a bond issue in the sum Of $75O,OOO,
the bonds to be framed by the COVER
nor, state controller and state treas.
lrer.
The superintendent of the Tintic
Standard property states that the Job
IF retimbering and enlarging the old
shaft, which hereafter will be known
Is shaft No. 2, is progressing rapidly
and within ten days or two weeks
here will be an entirely new, double
well timbered shaft to
| depth of 700 feet.
Eureka Bullion is due to strike an
objective within rs feet,
two directors of the company
me day last week. The way the for.
nation is dipping naturally to the east,
ome are of the opinion that the 900 |
evel of the Bullion is on the same geo.
oglcal horizon as the Tintic Standards
800. short distance to the east.
According to the Goldfield News,
be Lockhart and Parker interests in
he Florence Goldfield Mining company
ave been sold to L. F. Whicher. Of
few York, who is said to have made a
ortune in United Verde Extension, a
amous copper producer of Jerome,
Ariz., and who is one of the principal
wners of the Gold Zone, in the Dr.
ide district.
The Jarbidge Nevada Mining COM
any of Tacoma, owner Of the Legiti-
late mine, is having 300 pounds of its
re tested at Salt Lake City, with the
lea Of erecting flotation plant. The
aving by flotation is not as good al
nat made by cyanidation when treat.
" Partridge ores. This may be- due
, the colloidal nature of the ore.
A Salt Lake mining writer says that
Though the Colorado Fuel & Iron com.
any has tied up for the past score
r more years vast rich iron deposits
/ southern Utah leaving them I'm.
,uched, having to pay but an incon.
,quential tax to the state, an explain