The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-02
AROUND THE MINES

Development woRk VIII De started
soon ON the Eberhardt and the EurekA-
Hamilton properties 1t Hamiltoa.
Nevada
At the close Of the year 1919 the
gross value of Ctah's contribution to
the worlds metal supply was placed
at about sl.00oO00.0O0.
A bill has been introduced by SEN
ator Charles Henderson of Nevada
providing for the establishment Of Q
division of mines and mining.
Ore averaging In value from $65 to /,
500 per ton has been followed con-
tinuously for q DISTANCE Of 12I feet on |
the 500 level Of the Woodlawn.
The Union Carbide company of New
York has become the owner of the
Haynes Stellite company and all Its
interests both at Kokomo. Ind. and at
Cobalt in Lemhi county. Idaho.
Coal production statistics compiled
by the federal trade commission from
reports submitted by 1851 operators
Tor the month of March Indicate an
increase in the profit per ton Of ID
cents. or 45 per cent.
Statistics showing that the Utah
Copper company, from January /, 1913.
to January 1, 1920, had paid to the
Utah Power & Light company total
of $4,O34. 426.25 have been submitted to
the state public utilities commission.
The Triumph mine. situated near
HALEY, Idaho, operated by the Silver
: Triumph Mining company, according
to the latest reports, says the Wood
River Times-News Miner, is showing
up bigger and bigger as work pro-
ceeds.
A legal controversy between three
counties of Nevada is rapidly develop
ing in connection with the location Of
Broken Hills, Nevada's new silver
mining district, sixty-three miles south
east of Fallon and forty-eight miles
north of Luning.
Steady development work carried
on at u number of the prospects at the
new camp Of Silverton has been re-
warded with results that encourage
those interested in the camp to be
iieve that the district will, in time, be
one of the leading silver producers
In Nevada.
French consumers have contracted
to purchase $4,000 tons or 16S,OOO,
900 pounds Of copper, according to tht
Boston News Bureau. This is thu
biggest individual sale for export since
1918, and involves approximately $32,
100000, based on present marke
price of the red metal.
Purchase of 100000 ounces Of sill
yer at 81 an ounce, for delivery a
Philadelphia and San Francisco. wa
announced June % by the director 0
the mint. This makes q total OF 5
100000 ounces acquired by the govern
ment under the authority Of the Pit
man act this month.
What may develop into the secon
best coal deposit In Idaho has bee
located near Grangerville by l.. Ne
on his farm near that town. Will
there have been coal prospects IL
years on the Salmon river, this
thought to be the only deposit in 1daf
which is worthy of development.
Residents of Saltwater, Nevad
were astonished when the Wheeler q
syndicate drill released tremendo'
flow Of boiling hot water whit
spurted to height of more ths
thirty feet. The pressure behind II
flow varies, the maximum BEN
reached about every three minutes.
Reports from Typo are to the effe
that it will not be many days nc
until actual ore reduction at the Il
ton smelter will be made, according
the Tonopah Daily Times. There is
hum of activity noticeable about t
property and the big mill is runni
steadily, turning out good grade
concentrates.
AS generally expected, there q
now two silver markets in New Yo1
one for domestic production, the 9th
for foreign offerings. This aris
from the fact that the world mari
has been carried below the domes
market, which is arbitrarily fixed
about 81 per ounce under the Pittm
purchase law.
The American Phosphate corpo
ton has installed dryers with ca
city Of $50 tons daily for treating
crude phosphate mined in Montpel
canyon, near Montpelier, Idaho. i
company also has completed the
stallation Of large capacity crush
plants at the mines and the addit
Of huge storage bins.
$. Interest in Oil drilling activities
the Usage field, situated near N
castle, Wyo., is running high. =
I, |, some time past the possibilities
s. finding Oil in this region have b
J attracting considerable attention.
it Is only recently that large emo
q, flow of oil was developed by any OF
y wells to cause any great excitemen
The development work at KING