The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
MINES AND MINING

The gold producers of Nevada have
gone on record in favor of flat
bounty of $40 AN ounce on all gold
produced in the United States and its
dependencies.
The production Of rolled zine in |
the United States in 1919 declined |
more than 20 per cent in quantity and |
- per cent in value a. compared with |
that in 1918.
Reports from the East Tinfic sec
ton show that the Eureka Bullion
people are still busy on the 500 level
and In the Wine. which now has
depth of 43O feet.
About seven or eight carloads of
building material steel rails. etc. have
been landed al the site selected for
the Tintic Standards new mill. which
il near Warm Creek. east of Goshen
The concordia- comstock al Virginia
| City. Nevada, has begun cutting a STA
| ton on the 800 level. after which
| prosecuting will begin. Development
| In this property will be rapid from
+! now on.
| The reserves of high-grade ore in
| the Lake Superior region are yearly
being reduced and the profitable util-
| jZation of low-grade ores Is becoming
more and more n problem of great
commercial interest
The production of quicksilver IN the
| United States IN 1918 was 2i.3iS
TASKS. according to the United States
geological survey. This was II de-
crease of ,I.5s5 TASKS. or about 30
DER cent from the output in 1918.
Official reports from Comstock
mines for the past week show con
tinuation of extensive development
work at the north end of the lode az
the Con. Virginia. Ophir. Mexican IN
ion Con. and Sierra Nevada mines
The price of silver in London has
been equivalent t.. about Sl.6o or Sl.o
an ounce. according to the Toronto
Mail and Express. and as Il coh>e
auence British silver coins have beer
rapidly disappearing from circulation
At depth of about 100 feet, some
quartz carrying silver values, says I'M
| Eureka Reporter. has been cut in th'
shaft of the East Tintic Coalition
| which is located In the west of IN
, Big Hill and Eureka Bullion proper
ties.
/ Crude oil. fuel oil. gasoiine-in rae
1 all petroleum oil produeis-are p"hh'
\ ing inward. according III the Bosio
4 News Bureau. New high record price
4 are being made every day and no on
l. dnres venture Il prediction rs 10 wIe
j. the top will he reached
= Work has begun nj the hex mih'
# on the edge of Death valley. ny III
y silver Valley Mines company i"
f;ye-ton trucks are hauling high-grad
siiyer-copper ore 10 the raiir"ad an
Is the management plans to ,naih'h'
regular shipments in future.
Gold stock of the United Stale
!" March |. according 10 the Boston Ne"
Burenu. was S2.120, 767 .sa6 decrea'
of Sl2.l37 .SI5 from February ! aiid
x,Ng46, 700 since January l. II WI
I The .. rhth consecutive month I" sho
decrease i'm gold holdings
q The cokomon2o district. just "N
the California line and lying an"
fiftv miles southwest W Goidfield.
VI attracting n considerable amount
81 attention lust mt present, according
,h. rouopah Daily Times. and nn'
!. har az rich silver finds have been
ported Of LATE
The Gibraltar Mines association u
RI started Il new tunnel AT the i""t
d ] the big hill where the hole has be
d advanced Iii feet on good SHOWN
II SAWS the Tonopah Bonanza. Inc ~
!, mel level is 100 feet below me
al workings and the showing y cons
il er,al very fiatterins.
VI Al special meeting m >'"'A-h"
a .rs of the Nevada Coal and shi 6"
p nonv held in Reno. an offer WAS
:. ,.iyad from an eastern syndicate u
~ no.;ny Ia tax. over the entire ho
" iuys and leases of the soinlhif. "h
=" attractive basis. The conpih!
promotei in Tonopaii.
I'll, new tunnel of the Washing
Odd ouartz. i'm the Gold Mount
m~,r,c, has been driven ~ feet.
- full face Of the tunnel now ASSAYS
and within an additional ~ fett y
,.xp,.tt,sl Ia eat the extension 81
first ore sheet opened oii the sur ~
Say- The Goldfield Tribune.
The value af the gold. silver
p.r. lead and zinc mined III ai'a'
in 1919. according {" the e>'ihia'f
q \. Gerry. If the United STATES
Z o. logical survey, department ~ 'ae
t.r.,r. was more than SSi."' -
h,cA decrease af about S..a.sf>'si ~
Heb pnr,si with the yalue for i"i>.
ar. The shipments Of e"m"r 7" )"
Elf. during 1919 were unusually heavy.
cid llparsIv Japan j. not - large CONS
,ra ,r at American copper. Aoieh'""f
80 Frequently been called Ia the w
,hs biIlty of Japan entering .St'h>s
-. 49,. .h.a manufacturing al s+si