The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-03
MINES AND MINING

hlsH prices Tor silver are stimulate
Ing no section more notably than the
Helena, Mont., mining region.
The Western Phosphate company Of
salt Lake has started the eonsiruc-
tion of a min OF 20o-ton capacity near
Paris. Idaho.
Profits of S63.560. or l0ise a share
on 6oo.ooo shares, are reported by
Davls-Daly Copper company for the
second quarter of 1919.
The rich bedding Of ore recently
opened up in the Silver King CONSOLE
dated property at Park City, Utah. Is
declared To have opened up from ia
to 1 feet
Park cry mines shipped total Of
3,ooi,13e pounds of ore, or 1916 tons
for the week ending Friday, Septen,-
Der 10, a. compared with 2oT0 tons u
week previous.
Parties arriving AT Goleonda. Ne
vada, from the Gold Circle district
report rich strike of ore made on the
Missing Link property. one of the
holdings of the Big Chief Consolidated.
The annual report of the Ohio Cop.
per company OF Utah for the year
ended December 81. 1913. shows a def
cit, after taxes aud all charges, nf
S2o0,I9i against surplus Of Sis7 $40
in 1877.
During the past week quartz. carry
ing values of about $l5 per ton. was
cut on the 500 level of the Zuma al
Eureka. Utah. and that the outlook for
the property could hardly be more
promising.
The manager of the Jib Mining COM
pany at Basin, Mont. says that the
unwatering OF the mine has begun. AL
ready he says some ore Is being taken
from the property and that recent
shipment of sixteen tons brought
$4,000
The high mountains OF the north
Idaho panhandle. where the kootenai
river flows. offers IA territory for pros
pectIng rs fine as the Occur dAlenes
before they were opened" Is the state
ment made by Robert y, Bell, Idaho
mine inspector.
The strike In the Tonopah-Diyide
district has diverted the attention of
operators and investors from mining
10 oil Interest IA Nevada centers In
the new Fallon field. Some twenty
companies have been Incorporated aud
active work Is In progress.
A pool of deep water on the middle
fork of the Feather river In California,
that is believed to contain thousands
of tons of gold-laden gravel In its
depths, Is To be drained and robbed
of its wealth by corporation named
the Morington Mining company.
Visitors to the Tintlc Standard de-
clare that there Is "ore everywhere
underground and that the output
would be considerably heavier hui for
the fact that the trucks are hardly
equal TO the task Of moving the ora
to the rairoad loading station.
The strike of gold miners and mill
hands at oatman, Ariz.. which broke
out August - LASTED scarcely n fort
night All the plants are back al work,
but there Is still somewhat of la
Dor shortage incident To the usual SUM
mer or hot season Ia this part of
Arizona
Although within the past two years
the Midwest OH A Refining company
has increased the capacity Of Its plant
at Casper. Wyo.. from around 2o,eo0
barrels day 10 nearly 10000 barrels
day, the company has promised 10
still further increase the capacity 10
take care OF the state royalty oil for
Wyoming.
great strike has been made by
Jack cahill of Austin. twelve miles
southeast of Austin. IN what is known
as the Birch Creek district, says the
Reese River Reveilc, The great ore
body pans free gold across 100 feet
Mr.. Cahill tried "a conceale his great
find as long as he could. but nj last
the secret came out.
Travel by trains and boats into the
SLOGAN mining district. usually heavy
at this period of the year, IL the great
est In its history. says Nelson, II. G..
report. Trains and boats are crowded.
The increased travel is brought about
by a resumption in some Of the mines
and by an increased activity In min
Ing operations generally, IL II said.
For several weeks Park City. Utah.
has been gradually increasing It's out.
put OF ore and shippers ar" fast get.
ting back TO normal Ontario con-
tinueS to be the largest shipper out
OF the camp. Since the strike this
company las done n large amount Of
development work that has resulted ln
great deal more ore being sent 70
market.
Most optimistic views are enter.
tanned by senator Key Itttinan If Me-
vada. the author ~ the Tltimsn silver
act. ON The outlook for silver Ib.
senator. IL an Interview. stated ihat
there Vas less uncertainty ia he vii
yer situation than IN practically any