The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-11
AROUND THE MINES

Woo h'Ats "ah 1tpr.rts ouutc>s a19
Alaska third. with 437, l3l.
Directors of the Grand Central mine
In the Tintic district have declared
dividend Of 3 cents per share. making
a total of $4,000. payable June Is.
The Empire Copper company. at
Msckay. Idaho. has paid about $1,000
900 In dividends, and Ii is the largest
copper producer In Idaho by large
margin.
The four so-eailed porhpyry copper
companies-Utah, Chino, Ray and Ne
vada Consolidated-made a distinctly
better showing in the first three
months of this year. than in any recent
quarterly period. according to the
Boston News Bureau.
Silver production of the United
States in 1919 amounted TO 55.2S5, 1856
ounces, valued at 1896. 4l2, repre-
seDting reduction of 1884. 9i3
ounces compared with the 1918 output.
Montana led, with 14.94O.O2I ounces,
Utah second, with 11.906152
Hauling of ore from the Cardiff bins
situated ut the junction of the South
Fork and the Big Cottonwood canyon,
started last week. Stored i'm those
bins there are about 500 tons of ore
which will be hauled to the railroad
loading station at Lovendahl.
The ore body on the 400 level of the
! Spruce Mountain mine situated TWEEN
| ty-five miles from Tobar, New, on the
| Western Pacific and about the same
distance from Wells, is widening out
as depth is gained. according to in
formation received last week.
The Rio Blanco Oil x Development
company has filed articles of incor-
poration showing an authorized CAPT
tai stock of $250,000 in 25-cent shares.
The company takes over the property
on the Douglas creek dome, in Colo.
RADIO, south of Rangely and adjoining
the Utah-Colorado line.
Suit to recover $4,000 as triple the
value of ore alleged to have been Sc
cretly extracted from the Columbus
No. 4 lode mining claim, situated in
the Little Cottonwood district, was
filed at Salt Lake last week by the
Wasatch Mines company against the
Cabin Mining company.
Word has been received by Telegram
by officials of the Ryepatch Mine:
company from H. f. Clement, genera
manager, who is directing operation!
at the property situated four mile.
from Ryepatch station, New, on thu
Southern Pacific railroad, that six
foot body of quartz had been struck.
Ordinary silver bullion is acceptet
at the government mints, according t.
a message received from Senator Pitt
man by the Nevada Mine Operators
association. The message was sent +
correct the impression reported givel
by statement that the minis wOul'
accept only refined silver at the rat
Of 81 an ounce.
Development and exploration of tn
ore body on the 1OO-foOt level of tn
Emma mine are proceeding steadily
A number of well-defined faults hav
been encountered. These faults, Will
not serious, have made the prospect
ing more difficult. At present tn
work farthest along the strike Of tn
bedding shows the ore body to be les
disturbed.
Anaconda Copper Mining cOmpan
, appears to be concentrating its force
in it's silver-zinc properties, the Emm
mine now having score more miner
. than ordinary. The company is de
; terminedly adhering to policy {
, barring employment to the I. w. v
q and scores of applications for wor
h are turned down, much to the su
prise of the radicals.
= Material for fifty-ton concentr'
= tor, according to the Goldfield Tr;l
. une, is now being hauled from Coll
Q field to Allied, the camp of Allie
Mining and Milling company, MOI
tana corporation, thirty-three mile
0 south of Goldfield. The region
which the Allied is operating, the Lie
= mining district, is considered one
" the richest and least explored in Il
state.
The Ida mining district in Nevat
q contains many gold, silver, copper al
q lead prospects that are but slight
"a developed and some prospects in whi'
"a q large amount Of work has been don
N Several important deals that mi
mean the starting Of work on got
0. scale have been under considerable
i. for some time, and the region may
1. velOp rapidly during the next s
months.
CT Within few miles Of the mouth
10 the Rio Grande, there is being drille
.. according to report from Aust
~ Texas, one of the most remarkah
- wildcat oil wells in the United State
~ The prospector is Neils Esperson
Houston, who is known to the petl
eum industry as the king of vii
!. CATERS" This well Is to be drill
- IN a dopth ne 7E0O foot If pacacca,