The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-05
AROUND THE MINES

pany of Provo, Utah. has MED with
the county clerk of Utah county an
10 It's articles. making the
capital stock of the corporation A.
sessable.
Announcement is made that the Eke
Milling company. until very recently
not operated at az. has closed its H.
cal year by payment Of an 4 per
cent dividend to the stockholders of
the company. lft |E ftl
Development at the Ophir Silver
Mines company property near Ophir.
Utah, is nearing an Interesting stage.
Another fifty feet Of drifting will bring
the intersection of the Buckorn and
two other important and highly-miA-
eralized assures u so rs- -.
According to a recent report OF the
interstate commerce commission, about
One-half of all the revenue freight car
ried on all the railroads of the United
States during the first three months
of this year was derived from the min
ing industry. the total being 255, Ia
OS6 tons carried in 5,42S,164 cars.
The petroleum problem. which Is REQ
ognized as one of the most vital prcb-
lens confronting America at the pres
ent time, will be discussed in its ma
| tional and international aspects at the
/ Forthcoming annual meeting of the
American Petroleum institute, which
will be held in Washington next No
| vap,har II 1S and 10
One of the biggest blasts in the
history of the camp was exploded at
Ely, says the White Pine News, when
II tons of powder were put into the
eight holes drilled in the hill in the
center of the pit, and when the blast
was fired the entire top of the hill was
seen to disappear. The material moved
is estimated to be about 100000 tons
Conditions favorable to the prOsecu-
ton of further exploration work in
the Globe mine in the American Fork
district have been encountered during
this season, according to John Cleg-
horn, manager. During the season
total of $50 feet of development work,
most of which was done in a north
south, fissure, was accomplished.
. Casper, Wyoming, has become the
new Bayonne Of the oil industry. It's
! position in relation to the great high
! grade oil fields Of the northwest is
, similar to that Of Bayonne to old Penn
sylvania fields, but Casper has a de-
cided advantage over Bayonne in at
; | Lon et- a vAnph prQAtpR
s nearness to sources Of crude oil.
4 Mining operators of the Tintic dis
t trict will be hard hit by the ruling OF
q the utilities commission, but at this
e time none of the mine managers is pre-
i pared to say just what the increase
J. will amount to, there being lot or
/ adjustments as to the scale Of rates
: and methods Of charging for power
e which are yet to be worked out.
e The Dragon Consolidated Mining
G. company will commence shipping iron
E ore within a few days from the Tintic
district, after having had no market for
l. this ore for several months. Recently
d, a contract was signed with the United
le States Smelling company for the ship
IL ment of about 100 tons per day, this
L ore being used for fluxing purposes. =
!! Platinum. owing to its resistance
\ TO the action Of acids and most chem
" zeal agents, even at high temperatures
y and to its high melting point, is In
extensive use for the manufacture OF
&c crucibles, basins, foils, wire, ETC., and
Sc for chemical laboratory work. A large
. quantity is also used in the construc
II ton Of apparatus for the catalytit
' manufacture Of concentrated sulphurit
% acid. 4'
Considerable interest is being shown
in South San Francisco, following thu
announcement that group of nfinini
- men were searching for silver depos
it's beneath the city. Some time ag'
an S0-foot shaft was sunk within |
.. short distance of the city hall. tn
~ purpose of the work not being re
80 vealed. Now it is learned that min
eralogists, having made a favorable re
cd port on specimens taken from tn
is. shaft, mining operations will begin.
,p- Bazoria county, Texas. has tn
,es champion snort-term producing well 9
he the United States, in the Texas con
cts pany's Abram No. 1 well, in the Yves
ley Columbia pool, says the America
lat Mine Reporter. 1t flowed approx
mately 100000 barrels of oil, value
! at about $3,31S,OOO, in as days.
III then sanded up on the night Of Sci
oal TENDER 4, bat resumed flowing the 70
ere lowing day, and at last reports wa
ere making about 10000 barrels day.
tne 1t Is estimated that the 1920 vie
yea Of silver throughout the world wi
the approximate 16O,00O.OOO ounces. Th
|. country's contribution to the tot
yield, will run close to. 5O0OOO
ounces, all OF which may be count'
rec upon as being sold to the governme
ted mint at 81 an ounce In addition
in this amount commercial needs will co