The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-07
AROUND THE MINES

emit fuel oils. was related ee St Louis
of the convention Of the American
Chemical society.
Several carloads Of machinery and
equipment arrived during the week for
the Eureka-South Holly Mining COM
pany. and is being hauled to the prop
erty at Eureka. Nevada
Ore shipments from the Phoebe dis
trict have been curtailed recently BY
the embargo placed upon certain
grades OF ore by the railroad company.
but which has since been lifted.
T. l.. Billings. who has been engineer
for the Bingham Mines and subsidiary
companies for twelve years. has been
promoted to the position of general SUI
rerintendent Of all the affiliated COM
panies In Utah.
The total net income of the Chino
Copper company for the year 1919
amounted to Sl.30l, 1900, or at the
rate of $1.50 per share, as compared
with $3,90s. 222.25. or S4.49 per share.
for the year 1918.
Oil was struck In well fourteen
miles east of Fallon, New. April 20.
mt depth of $50 feet. The flow is
small. so far not exceeding twenty
barrels. Excited by the news, hundreds
hurried to the new field.
At meeting held In Tonopal the
miners of the Tonopah and Divide dis
tricts voted to return to work, the vote
being 26S to 81, illustrating the real
sentiment OF the miners In the dis
tricts says the Goldfield Tribune.
News has reached Elko, Nevada, of
a reported gold placer strike on Rock
Creek. about twenty miles west Of
Tuscarora, on the road to Gold Circle.
and while the news Is meager 1t has
every evidence of being trustworthy.
The Ward mine in Hamilton district.
Nevada, is to become a shipper, 1t Is
asserted. The Ward mine adjoins the
famous Eberhardt, one of the bonanza
mines of Hamilton, reckone1 as prob.
ably the richest silver camp of the old
days.
l., Latest information from the well be-
ing put down by the Virgin Dome Oil
company, near st. George, Utah, states
that depth Of approximately 1860
feet has been attained, and that the
work is progressing steadily under fav-
orable conditions.
Evidence of the merits Of the nlipah
oil district Is to be seen in the fact
that several oil companies for drilling
there have been organized in states
other than Nevada. One Of these Is
the Illipah Central Oil company
Utah corporation with capital Of
$25OOOO.
Service over the Utah Power & Light
companys line which comes to the
Emma mine from the Big Cottonwood
canyon via the Cardiff property was
resumed last week. Since this line
: was taken out by snowslides the Emma
mine has been getting power over the
Wasatch Mines line.
The big deposit of alumina contain
ing potash. and other valuable MINER
ais is attracting many prospectors to
Cain Springs, Nevada. 1t Is estimated
that close to 100 claims have already
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the find recently made by party Of
Clark county prospectors.
Report Of the activities Of the Sioux
Mines company operating in the Tintic
district was made last week by Jesse
knight, president. Receipts for the
year 1919, from treasury stock sales
were $20,759.49, from assessment No.
l $9056.25, which, with miscellaneous
items, brought the total up to $780,
2S6.97.
Production of copper last month BY
leading companies amounted in the ag-
gregate to 95,905,63 pounds, according
to the Boston News Bureau, This Is
approximately 3,750,O0O pounds greater
than in the preceding month and is &C
counted for by the fact that March was
longer month, with less rigorous wea-
. Their conditions.
Latest information from the Pope
Shenon mine near Salmon. Idaho, Il
= to the effect that the rehabilitation
= plant will be ready for operations
- within a very few days. The Cottrel
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g n1ent have been completely Installed
2 but q few connections remain to b
s made before treatment Of ore cal
9. begin.
Attempt of heirs Of Thomas
, Jones, who died in 1905, and of Thoma
Miller, who died in 1901, to establis
j that, the Cardiff Mining company is Ii
reality trustee Of the Jones Minin
company's rights in the Mountain
Chief claim, now part Of the Cardl1
property in Big Cottonwood, fails b
restsOn Of decision Of the suprem
court last week.
HI Tintic mines are being hard hit b
/ the railroad strike which has resulte
l Ia q serious shortage OF cars for tn
I transportation Of ore from this distrit
L to the smelter. The heaviest produ,
ers Of ore Of the district have bee
forced to reduce their shipments an
/ some Of the mines have found it ne
! essary to suspend operations temp
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