The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-01
AROUND THE MINES


KenLecott Copper output for Febru
airy was 5,292 900 pounds, in January
lOO4O,OOO, and February 1918, 1882,
600 pounds.
kenLecott Copper directors at New
York declared a dividend of 80 cent!
a share. This is compared with s.
paid til zee months ago.
The Management announces that thu
development work is being carried for
ward at the Western Utah Copper Elk
tension in Deep Creek district with
. prospects Of. something substantial tc
report at an early date.
Two to SIX feet Of snow now covers
the old OsceCla mining district down
south OF Ely; according to a CORE.
spondent of the Ely Record. Owing
to heavy late storms the mail reached
camp but twice in a week.
/ Production and shipments of ore
from the Prince Consolidated the past
week to Utah shelters amounted to
tWenty-One carloads. These are esti-
mated at fifty tons to the car, making
an aggregate of 1850 tons for the week.
A complete map of the Divide dis
trict, embracing a radius of several
square miles, and autographed in three
colors, is to be issued Immediately by
A. A. Codd, c. E. and Parker Liddell,
f. NJ, well-known mining men of Reno,
says the Tonopah (Nev.) Times.
+, The Midwest Refining company is
building new refinery at Rock River,
Wyo., on the Union Pacific. The new
plant is to take care of the output of
crude oil in the Rock Creek field,
where substantial production has
been developed by the Ohio Oil COM
pany.
Canadian and Mexican mining com.
panies paid $1569,5O in dividends in
February, 1919, as against $1,6O6, 497
in 1913. The only holding company
which paid in February was the White
Knob Copper & Development company,
which disbursed $4,000, or s cents
share.
Dividends paid in February, 1915
by eighteen United States mining and
metallurgical companies making public
reports amount to $S,OSS,9 as COM
pared with $12,577611 paid by twenty
one similar companies in February,
1913, says the Engineering and Mining
Journal.
The Ohio Copper mill at Bingham
closed last week. A small force will
be employed to finish shipping of the
concentrates. The mine was closed
March l. Both mine and mill will be
closed until there is an advance in the
price of copper. About $50 men were
employed.
1t is reported that the NebO district,
just south of Santaquin, Utah, and the
home of the old producing Eva mine,
is bringing out another producer, the
Nebo Lead-Silver Mining company.
The property is located east of Mona,
and is close to the railroad.
Relative to the lead situation, the |
Wall Street Journal says that business |
of National Lead company, although |
still somewhat below normal for this |
season, is showing some improvement, |
due in part to anticipation of spring |
painting demand for lead products.
Pig lead market is considerably firmer.
The report comes from the Bingham
Black Hawk mines that some good
lead carbOnates are coming into the
face of the main tunnel, which is cross
cutting big fissure. This is taken
as assurance Of naturalization of the
ground, with iadications. pointing to
an increase in value as progress is
made.
Butte & Superior has fallen upon
days-in marked contrast to
the war prosperity period Of 1915-1916,
when, for the two years, net profits
totaled over $1S,000,0OO. In each of
these two periods over $50 per share
was earned on the 100000 shares, says
the Boston News Bureau. Today the
stock is selling at 10.
1t looks as if Park City is soon to
have another producer added to its
list, says the Park City Record. For
weeks past the Three Kings has been
ooking decidedly encouraging and last
week Superintendent David Erickson
opened up a streak of high-grade ore
n the raise from the 500. From two
,r three inches the vein has widened
tut better, than eighteen inches. -,
The electrically driven hoist and the
plant on the property of
he Divide Extension, in the Divide dis
rict' of Nevada, is now in operation
md the main shaft will be rapidly
Junk from its present depth Of $50 |
eet to the 300 foot level. A. l
Copies Of the $S,5OOOOO war miner
Is relief measure as finally adopted i
~ congress have been received in
he west. The relief is confined to |
manganese, chrome, pyrites and tung- t