The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-25
MINES AND MINING

shipments from me lHiiFN va nv
TinIic d.~trict togaled ! 43 carioads oi
ore. a. compared with l3I carloads
during the previous week.
During the past week or ten days
some exceptionally good silver ore has
been shipped from The Iron blossom
property, where about sixty ie>seeS are
now being kept busy.
The work of reiinberin. the Bullion
Beck shaft l. going al"ns quite rap
idly. If the progress Of the past TWO
weeks can be maintained. the job ought
10 be finished by July >.
Tonnage of ore shipped from the
mines of the Park city district during
the week made large increase from
II total of 1917 tons for the previous
week To IL total of 20O4 tons.
A. depth Is attained nj the Amer-
can Standard mine, In the Schell-
bourne district north Of the Siegel
mine. naturalization * increasing. ac-
cording To reports received last week.
Report of the Ontario Silver Mining
company for the year 1919, shows that
profits accruing from the operation of
the property totaled S321 ,62o.oi. and
general expenses. including dividend
disbursement OF $75.OOO, totaled $4lO,-
$4,000.
Two carloads Of machinery are now
in Kptchum Idaho, for the Golden
Glow mine. Thomas Reid has the con-
tract for moving this machinery to
the foot of Boulder mountain, from
where 1t will be taken by teams to
the mine.
Day and night shifts are being run
on the prospect oil and gas well on
the Oscar Barton farm south and west
of Kaysville. Utah. The men are now
working on n new well which is now
down more than POO feet and cased
with an eight-inch casing.
Tentative general coal mine safety
orders in printed form have been is
sued by the Industrial commission Of
Utah. and are available to all interest
cd inqurers, on application in person
or by mail to the offices of the state
Silverton's mining activities are in
creasing daily and the properties look
better with each foot of development
work. says the Ely Daily Times A
new strike has just been made on the
Elephant group of claims. uncOverng
a shoot of excellent ore aSSaying 326
ounces Of silver to the ton.
The pronounced growth of domestic
consumption and the impetus given to
important manufacturing activities
Justifies bright outlook for copper
and the correlative industries. accord
ing to Information given out by the
National Conduit and Cable company,
a large consumer of the red metal
Two Park City mines have declared
dividends for the second quarter end
ell June b. The Judge Mining and
Smelling company will pay l2h cents
per share. making total of $50, 900.
The dividend rate of the DAILY West
Mining company has been Increased
from u cents per share To ~ cents
per share.
The ore reserves in the Tintic Stan
dard are being Increased and the
mine is looking better than at any
time In its history. according to min
ers who have been through the under
ground workings. Shipments are not
being crowded. because this is not an
opportune time tn cut and slash into
ore deposits.
Completion of the opening of the
Little Cottonwood TRANSFORMATION
company railroad to its terminus nj
the South Hecla mine has been az.
complished. Opening of the railroad
means great deas tn the mines of the
Alta district, n number ut which have
developed during the winter extensive
bodies of ore.
Having served their wur emergency
purpose, many zinc plants have been
dismantled while others have ceased
To operate, SAYS the Boston News Blu
reau. About 10000 retorts have acl.
uaily been thrown into the discard fol
lowing short period In which many
Of them paid for their construction
several times over.
Fuel oil has become one Of the
principal products of the petrnleum In
dustry as result Ut increasing use
IN shipping AMI industrial csnters. ac
c"rdiny To the Boston News Bureau
\ Few wears ago IL sold for less than
u barred, or AT smaller cost than
crude oil II nov commands a price
above that of criide
Great Interest Is again cpnterin.
around the Arrowhead district. The
results that have heen obtained dur
lns the past three weeks In CARRYING
forward Development ou The main Ar
fnNhead. Consolidated, Extension. syn
dst9tle, West Arrowhead AMI Inspira
it"n properties has created n fee,ine
ut optimism bur the new discovery.
made "a the maiu Arrowhead i IN,
ncca >,oa at mgeh rejnitin.. a,n.,,.,