The Idaho recorder., 1920-09-10
MINES AND MININGI

A,OOO,O00 in 1920. 'A'n
Nevada's silver production of m ooo
o99 ounces in 1918 fell To 7nnooo
ounces in 1919, of which Tononah az
'rict produced about 3.535 900 ounces
uoid yield of placer camps in tho
1uKon valley for 1920 is estimated =,
S4,4So.OOO by mining compapv off,c,als
at Yukon. Camps in the interior !,
Alaska are expected to yield s. ,9s5 on
Ihree mining locations in the Saw.
tooth range. four miles from Sn,nbn-
IN western Humboldt county. Nevada
forms the basis of new eornorat,on
caiied the Gettysburg Silver Mining
company.
Although production of paso,ina fo-
the 1irst six months of this year was
ID per cent greater than for the same
period of 1910. the increase in consumn.
lion was 81 per cent, it is reported nv
the bureau of mines.
output OF Nevada gold mines do.
creased from $S.6l9, ,937 in 1918 to 81
fioOUO in 1919. Montana production
IN 1919 aggregated $2.272,OOO. a de.
crease over 1918. and a further reduc.
tion Is expected this year.
The Hecia Mining company will dis.
barse Its regular quarterly dividend Of
$l5O.OOO on September %. according to
an announcement from the Wallace.
Idaho office. This is at the rate Of IL
cents a share on the issue of LOO OOO
shares.
The value Of the gold. silver, copper
and lead production of Washington in
1919 was about $959,OOO decrease
Of $5OS.OOO over 1918. The 1918 pro.
duction included about S2SO,OOO in
gold, 100000 ounces Of silver, 1,32l,.
600 pounds Of lead.
In July the Butte and Superior Min.
ing company obtained a mill recovery
Of 81 per cent of the zinc content of
Its ore, says the Boston News Bureau.
This is 4 per cent more than In the
preceding month and is 3 per cent
more than the monthly average for
the past few months.
California oil companies are now
preparing to obtain large supplies of
fuller's earth from Death Valley The
Associated Oil company is arranging
to ship 10000 tons yearly from ShO-
shOne 10 the refinery at Martinez. ac-
cortling to officials Of the Tunopah 4
Tidewater railroad.
Oil supply in the United States is
more favorable than for months, say
government experts. according to the
Boston News Bureau. Production
jumped sharply in June to 37.2l9,UDO
barrels. with daily average of ,2iO t;S,3,
the iarsest ever recorded for one
month
The mi,iyear metal review by the
geographical survey, containing re-
ports OF production Of gold. silver. cop
per. lead and zinc in Arizona. Colora-
do. ada. Moiitaia. Oregon, Wash
ington. Utah. Idaho and Texas. makes
comparisons with 1918 production and
predicts mainly continued production
for 1919.
AS no railway ears have been OBJ
tainable for shipments Of ore from Eu-
reka, The c;upsus mine has been driv-
ing three drifts in search uf new ore
bodies. One of these. on the 2UU-foot
level, Is running west Ia explore the
Iimestones adjacent io an extensive IN
trusiOn of rhyollfe that aplcats on the
Home Ticket lUati"n.
The management of The Jonoir,h Di-
vide mine announces that the shalt Is
now down over a15 feet, and Viii be
sent down TO 1925 feet before cutting
station at the 100 foot level, 10 cross
cut to the vein THIS Will give 20
foot sump for taking care of the water
if flow is struck when tile VEN Is
reached by the crosScut.
The output OF silver from Montana
in 1919 was about I3.2SUUO ounces,
valued at Sl4,7GS.0W "A slight decrease
from the record output of l9iS- Ore
gOn silver receipts amounted to li'a-o
ounces during the first half OF last
year. hnt fell to only l520 ounces dur-
ing the corresponding period of thhs
year. the loss being ~ per cent.
The mining outlook in Nevada is gen.
orally good with the stronger position
steadily being attained by silver anu
lead and MS the result of the hgh's
favorable ore disclosures al Divide. TO
nopah. Virginia Ci,y. Nina. ana fio-
neer. Extensive development cam
paiyns Carried on AT seSerai Oh the
camps such as Goldneld. Eureka. MI
mn. Tonopah and Virginia City prom
ise 10 attain results WHICH VIII return
long standing profits.
II Is said that rich vein OF so'n
has been struck near Cove Fort. t"e"'
~ miles south Of kanosh. The Io'a
was discovered by crew of workmen'
who we're grading the state roaa 'eao'
ing FROM Kanosh To the Sewer r''e'
valley. In the work of grading II De-
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