The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-04-18
MINES AND MINING


amounted to 1883 tons valued at
$4,000.
A profit of S1s,174 was made by the
United Copper Mining company on its
properties in Stevens county. Washing
ton, in 1918, according TO the report
just made at the annual meeting.
| The Hedley Gold Mining company.
operating at Hedley. b. C.. near the
| Washington line, and at Silver City,
N. NJ, has declared quarterly divi-
dend on $4,000 at the rate of 10 cents
a share.
1t was recently reported that Death
Valley" Scotty's mine had been dis
covered, but now comes word from
Nevada that the searchers for Scotty's
mine returned without having located
that mythical property.
Just as soon as the metal market will
justify it. the Calaveras Copper COM
pany will start up its smelter. The
smelter has capacity OF 100 tons
daily. Ii treats the copper concen-
trates from the companys 5OO-ton
mill.
High grade gold-silver ore has been
struck by the Continental Mining com
pany, close corporation owned by
residents of Spokane and Eaton, O.,
on property nine miles north of Gran
lite and tmehty-three miles from Stump
ter, Ore.
The Caledonia Mining company. op-
| inn Sal lul IL. oh
dividend of S26,650, payable April >.
This is at the rate of cent share
on an issue of 2,GO5,000 shares. 1t
will increase the total of disbursement
TO $3,777 80.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
Smelling 4 Power company has de-
clared ii dividend of S1S7 ASH, on which
payment will be made May to stock
holders of record on April Is, The
payment will increase the total of dis
bursements to . .236,367
Arrangements have been made by
the management ~ the Park City King
Mining company To start up operations
directly. The property is located near
the divide between the Michigah- Utah
and Thaynes canyon of Park City and
Silver King Consolidated.
Charging that tax assessments Levied
by the county assessor and tax collec
tor on tailings from reduction mill,
and concentratorS at Garfield wer,
made without authority of the law, III,
Utah Copper company has filed suit il
| h, Tnit a .tti,.t
cover S15S.52O.
The Nevada Minin. Press says tina
} Frank Berry of San Francisco was Il
I Gold Circle for several days recent.
arranging for the resumption of worl
on II large scale on The Jackson ant
! by Berry brothers and associates o
{ San Francisco.
Advices from the great Coeu
d'Alene lead belt Of Idaho say that tn
Hecla Mining company, Wallace, Idaho
produced more lead during 1918 THAI
in any previous year, nj n net profit o
S2.054,716 for all metals produced. ~
cordng to n report just issued Divl
dends were S350,0OO. Surplus Is noy
S2,943962.
Secretary Arlston of the Rainboy
Petroleum Products company make
the official announcement that hi
company has made arrangements 4
build a plant of 100 tons daily ca
pacity as the first unit on its oil shall
property near Castlegate. The plan
is to be equipped with the "Erickso
oil shale extraction process"
Purchase of new and up-to dat
crusher for the plant of the Sunse
Mining & Milling company, operatlb
at Leadore. Idaho, is announced. Ii |
estimated that no more thnn two week
will be required for the installation o
this additional equipment and in tn
meantime the mill will go right along
handling the ore from the property.
. Dragon continues tn head the Tint
list of shippers, with Standard assun
0 ing the second place, Chief third an
I Iron Blossom fourth. The Dragon
= output indicates about 800 tons
: mainly from its great iron deposits
. while the ore from the Standard. Chic
anu iron ibtbSSblh Is Vi IL Efifidf NIX
n or grade Each marketed about 100
I tons last week
II is reported that a S's009 mimi
transaction was closed at Park Gil
last week. II involves the Martin Golc
, Silver Mining company properly le
!, Gated in ThayneS canyon. The groun
, is said To adjoin both the Silver Kin
q Coalition and the Silver Ming Cor
< solidated. The first payment has pee
+ made. but the amount paid or to whoI
!. sold Is not reported. The ground en-
y braces nine unpatented claims.
! The annual oil productic-l of Wyom
: ing. as reported by the state board 0
|. equalization. passed the 10,DODo bar
a rel mark In 1918. the total thus IA
4 reported being ll.l01 .S95 barrels. Tina
this will be increased during 19l
. may be assumed from the recent ne'