The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-10
AROUND THE MINES

| faN0rnDle ln0lc1uOns ere Dtius CT
,ountered In the drift Of the 1880 level
: II the May Day mine In the Unite
district.
Copper IL offered around II cents Q
pound. despite the fact that Il costs
most companies more than 10 cents to
produce IL.
The mill being built on the Lynn
Big Six Mining company's property.
wenty-one miles northwest Of Carlin.
Iev.. is nearing completion rapidly.
v. G. Heikes. I'm charge of the UDitsa
States geological survey in Utah. re-
ports the production Of gold. silver.
copper lead and zinc IL Utah in 1919
rs valued ut Si5.169,32s
Gold exports during the ten days
,nded November 20 fel. off by over So
10000 from figures for the first ten
lays of the month. while imports in
creased nearly sl.O000oo.
The Mexican department of indus
ry. commerce and labor estimates the
potential oil lands In the republic ut
ibout 151 100000 acres. of which only
ibout $1,000 acres are being devel-
,ped.
Excellent indications are being en-
,ountered i'm the drilling activities Of
he Uin,nh Oil & Exploration company
On its holdings OF more than 10000
,cres. about twenty miles from vernal,
Utah.
Operations have been resumed on
he property of the Giles Mining 4
Milling company, situated on the Park
City range In the Big Cottonwood
,anyon. according to word received at
Salt Lake.
Word has been received from the
eureka Nevada mine, near the town
" the same name, that nice streak
If saIena ore had been exposed in the
'ac. of the lower tunnel about $50 feet
,ron the portal.
Il syndicate headed by Bartlett
smith, A. Nj. Page and George Il.
Hi chins, all of New York, has taken
,ver the Orlzaba Mining & Develop
nent company and also the Diamond
led Black Butte In Goldfield.
Since 1915, the production of gold
n Colorado has decreased from &c.,
100000 to approximately 1925, 900 for
1920. This decrease has meant the
population of thriving towns like
cripple Creek and Central City.
Operations Mt the Cardiff mine arc
IT'LL steadily maintained, despite the
act that the condition Of the roads
las prevented hauling Of ore from the
)ins, situated at the junction of the
South Fork and the Big Cottonwood
'anyons, down to the railroad term
nus.
With few exceptions the depart
nent of the interior has been liberal
n its construction and administration
II the mining laws, according to tho
ddress Of Judge f. G. F'inney, chief
Il the legal department of the inter-
ur department, made before the min
ng congress in Denver.
At the Eureka-Holly, Eureka; New,
hey are cutting station on the 500
fvel. The main shaft is now tint
nred down to the 500. The work Of
sinking the main shaft deeper Is be-
rg continued. A force of carpenters
kept busy on the new mill building
nd good progress Is being made.
A mining engineer, who recently ex-
mined the Eureka Nevada ground Mt
eureka. New, said Eureka has an Of
ic.al record Of having produced more
han $131 100000 in gold, silver and
cad up to the close Of 1913 and thot
lie was confident hot ne-fourth' CT
he ore had been extracted or even
developed
Several Wheatland, Wyo men arc
engaged In making systematic In.
yes.igation of the extent of an as
beS.os deposit that was recently dis.
covered in the hills, twenty-five milea
southwest of town. They have traced
the outcrop for distance Of 45OO
feet, the vein varying from eight to
en feet in width.
opSiUtOH VI u SeCOuu TeVeTDerU-
DRY furnace has been started In the
Enc plant of the Anaconda company's
reduction works at Great Falls, Mont.
The furnace is berg used to work
he accumulation Of residue Mt the
plant. Cutting down Of the general
operations of the plant has released o
number Of men, who have been re-
sained at this work.
The management Of the Eureka.
Sroesus, at Eureka, New, says tht
property now looks better than 1t eyel
! has. All work Is progressing favor
ably. trouble was experienced with
the pump that lifts the water from
the canyon up to the mine. A new
pump has been ordered and shout,
arrive before shortage OF watel
stops hoisting operations.
| An increase from 100000 to 1,
10000 shares in the authorized car
ltal stock OF the Silver King Conso
dated Mining company at Park City
Utah, has been voted. The object o
the increase is said to be to maintail