The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-19
The MINES

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NlEe prDt1e1l0n II 1919 took . con-
Siderable slump. a. conDarel with the
OgrDct for BIS Not 01iy did The pro-
dgc1iOn % ore decrease. bar the num-
Der u producing mics ss well From
IL Vr1d1esrs duraz lsls. lie number
fell 81 70 fl
The Consolidated Hllpah oil well
down 70 a point slightly more than 400
feet, = stu sinking steadily in a shaie
formation Tbs has been tie forma-
ton almost from the surface and il is
believed that il viii continue for 100
feet or more
Sye co1nfy's production Of silver. a
total Of 3.szs go ounces. was the Iary-
est q any county in the state Of Ne
Yadz during 1919. Pershinz county.
Rtia q p-y1uclion Of s0s.Tsi ounces.
vas second, and Churchill. with an out
put Of 45s.G3. third
Biologists who have examined the
Carbon county, Utah. coal deposits say
that the coal supply Of this district
should last for generations The veins,
three in number. with a total thickness
" about thirry-five feet. have been
traced from Colorado across Utah into
Wyoming
Only three counties IN Nevada pro-
cuced any zinc during 1919. Clark,
5.974-219 pounds; White Pine, 2.s52,-
.19 pounds. and Lincoln. $500
pounds The total value Of White
Pines output. s9.s745sO, was the
greatest, while Sye's. valued at S5,eO1.-
ITO, was second
on producers of Utah and other
= estern states. and 10 q less extsat,
| perhaps. discoveries of other valuable
mineral deposits. are affected by rul.
lag OF the commissioner of internal
revenue as TO allowances for deple-
ION in case of discovery by the tax
payer, subsequent to March l. 1913.
There was imported during Septem-
Der 10.132,7T1 pounds Of copper ore.
matte. regulus. etc, having value Of
81 1888, against 12.94S.O9o pounds
during September, 1919, valued at
s2.3I5, 952- For nine months imports
were 93.570.15I. against 94.SOo,31S
pounds during corresponding period OF
1919, valued at s17,2x2.339.
Exports of copper ore. concentrates.
| matte and regulus during September.
1920, were 202-3S1 pounds, valued at
se6.Si0. against 55.4O6 pounds. valued
at sll,1e2. in September. 1919. while
for nine months there were 40 093
pounds exported. valued at sol.
against 557- 306 pounds. valued at $685.
742, during the like period of 1919.
Walter Gray. formerly president Of
the United Metals & Power corpora
ton, operating in the Sea Foam region
Of the Sawtooth country. has Just been
arrested in Syracuse, New York, by
] officers from Pittsburg. Pa. II is al
legged that he is a noted crook and
, confidence man. and nation-wi
search has been made for him for
some time.
Total value of the gold production Of
the state of Nevada for 1919 was S219,-
! s95.16. as compared with S3a0. 22339. 45
] for 1918. Total silver production was
! looOo.o99 ounces for 1913: 6.Ss3.5SO
ounces for 1919. Copper. 1881. 175
, pounds for 1919: 116.3l6s+41 for 1913.
} Lead. 15,349.3To pounds for 1919: 3d.
. S16,534 pounds for 1918. Zinc. 16.T24.-
; 75s for 1919; COOLIES pounds for 1913.
Practically all of the men at the
Walker Copper mine and mill in Cali
fornia have been laid off for the win
! ter. Only few men. besides the
necessary watchmen. have been re
: tanned to do repair work and keep the
tunnel and mine workings in good CON
dition. This action. it is believed. ha4
been taken as a result Of the recent
!. drop in the price Of copper.
White Pine county produced the
greatest tonnage Of ore Of any county
: in Nevada during the year 1919. to
!. tai Of 2.277, 42S tons. with Nye. with
34O.769. second; Pershing. with us.
. S66 tons, third. and Lyon. with 109.S es
. toes, fourth. Nye county. with a pro
. duction Of 74.39e.7S ounces OF gold
. leads the state. with Esmeralda and
Elko counties, with q production Of
SS.Ooo.13 ounces and 34.O6S.SS ounces
respectively. second and third.
: Production figures Of California mines
for 1919 tabulated by Charles g. Yale
: Of the United States geological surve!
q show large decreases as compared
with production for 1918. The numbel
= Of producing mines dropped Off from
7OS for 1918 to $50 for 1919.