The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-03-26
MINES AND MINING


stimulated Interests Invested in oil
bases in the Potter basin af In,
Shield valley.
The lranlum-N anadium mines OF
northern san Juan have been work.
ing steadily since laa fall and pros.
poets are good that they will be
pushed steadily ahead.
Modern methods of mining and ex,
'ioration promise fo make productive
the property of the Hamburg Mines
company, situated about nine mites
from Phoebe, Nevada.
While there has been bur very little
news from the Lehi-Tintic property
during the past few weeks u l. stated
On good authority that the work il
going along In fine shape.
Foreseeing an oil famine. the gov
ernm.nt and private oil interests have
begun survey of Mexico and Latin
America. with IA view 10 locating new
fields Ia supply the United States.
A law should be passed giving a
bonus on new gold production. In the
opinion of Dean Milnor Roberts of the
school OF Mines of Washington and a
weil-known consulting mining engineer
Al the Eureka Lilly property. Tin.
Tic district. after sinking nearly m
feei below what Is known rs the l41D
level, the miners are now cutting out
n station and getting things In readi.
ness for drifting.
The Standard OH company OF New
stock exchange for permission 10 list
N9S3sS, 300 Of Its common shares. as
well as a like amount Of per cent
cumulative non-voting preferred stock
The American consul AT chungklng.
China, reports that asbestos has been
found In various parts of the wealthy
province OF Sus-Chuan, particularly
In the district of Yachow. the Chen
chang valley. aud the maintains around
ia-cnien-Iu
tlly district has been normal during
the past Week as l. evidenced by The
ore shipments from properties at the
camp. u total of 22i3 tons. ~ cun-
pared with total of al tons for the
week preceding.
l,eports come from Gold Circle that
Developments In the lower workings
of the Missing Link. one Of the Big
chief group, H. proving II n rich mine
also TINT the Elko Prince Is now ds.
tracing more ore thnn ever before.
ore shipments fr,m the mines of
the Tintic district for the past week
totaled l's, carloads as compared with
l33 carloads for the week preceding.
Increased shipments from The Tiniic
Standard aud the Dragon mines H.
mainly responsible for This marked In
crease.
One of the most interesting mining
propositions In Tintlc nj TIA. present
This company g"t bus, late last year
AMI since that time they have put
their main shaft down Ia a depth of
'an ferl aud are nov drifting an The
,pm level.
Silver mining II becoming inereas-
ingIs profitable ni Cobalt. oni. Iafr.
ng the past week u total Of about
Sti22.tiI worth at button WIS Shipl,ed
from The mines IN This section. The
Nipssing sent oul 80 ears contain.
Ing 3ni is9 ounces. aud the Mining
corl,"ratioii 'shiplmd 100 bnr, of I0J.-
:.sS ounces.
An asbestos claim has recent, been
located IN Apache county. Ariz. The
deposit j. said "a l.. extensive. having
been traced more lhan twenty mites.
Vein exposures are 80 prominent, that.
AZ ror,iing la relbarts. one can, without
the aid If miher.S taol>. pick up ton
ar NOR. al crude nst,cst"s that has
broken dowu from The exposures.
Sunshine district. twenty miles
south of Wnncmueca. l. gradually
coming into ia. iiineliahi The Ne,a.
da Sunshine company has been es
tracing suiali amount of ore stead
iiy The past few monlhs. sending ont
Il car noN and then worth about x-sH
u ION ~ Hblis %HAFf Aiifl ftifisi4 ! Hi%
ore has been inereasIn ia ,aIn" of
late
Operations at the property nf The
Cottonwood Metal Mining company ln
the Zig Cottonwood district have pro
e..sl,.d stradil, a,~pif" the condition
~ The weather. During the month of
February siNtt-fiva feet ~ progress
~ns made ~ driving the adli .ii,h.
II IN planned Will eui ~ d.lhh alt of
the iinI"rtauf nra.b.urin. fi~~nr.- "i
tli. tt-tri.1s
oil production ~ Texas ~ lal" 10.
ial'-,l 1n3la.i5ti barrel,. win an 'r>ti
matted vain. IF xic.n,s :til against
- E.tii> hItrrl~ ~ 1919 valued AT
~. y 80 s. gain of to- i"'r e"he
Exceptionally fa.i progress in draw.
ing tlle Woodward tunnel ulFou ihe
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