The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-04
MINES AND MINING.

" wa! at the Copper Canyon |
placer mines. about 10 miles west of |
Battle Mountain, Nevada.
The old-time silver camp Of Hai,av
Idaho, appears to be taking on y now
east Vi ne due to the activity being
displayed by mining operators in tho
local field.
A lease of 100 acres of oil land IN
the Iiiipah district has just been made
by the Round Valley OH co,nnapv -
.. r. Amenda and associates Of Win.
nemucca, Nevada.
twenty Tintic mines participated in
ore shipments from Eureka la.t wea,,
A total of lab tons was shi,,ned as
compared with "A total of 40 tons for
the preceding week.
Greater interest and activity. than
at any time in its history is now no.
ing shown In the development of The
aaetus Springs mining district, thirty
miles east of Goldfield. 4
Driving of il crosscut called the
Prospect Mountain tunnel. to cut at
greater depth the ore bodies opened mn
by the Catlin shaft on the Eureka
Croesus mine at Eureka, Nevada, is
proceeding steadily.
Earnings from Mexican properties
VIII figure substantially in 1920 in
come account of American Smelling &
Refining company for the first time i'm
practically seven years. according to
the Boston News Bureau.
Prediction is made that Colorado
may rival the "black sand belt" of
the Pacific coast in production of
platinum, following the discovery for
the first time of existence of this
valuable metal in gold ore mined from
workings near Silverton.
1t has been officially announced that
the first 1OO-ton unit of the Godfield
Development mill will go into commits
sion on June l. treating ore averaging
$15 per ton. This ore will be drawn
from the Baily lease. on the Florence.
and from the Combination and Red
Top mines.
AT Gold Hill. in the Deep Creek dis
trict of western Utah, the Western
Utah Copper company is shipping 200
tons of ore a day. The Clifton mine.
which has produced considerable
silver-lead ore, is being opened up for
operations by Harry Johnson, who has
secured a lease on the property
A strike that already shows an ore
shoot proven for IL length of $50 feet.
il depth Of fifty feet and from which
two men have 50 far taken out 300
sacks of ore that samples from $50 to
500 per ton. has recently been made
in almost the geographical center of
the Gold Circle, Nevada district.
Driving of crosscut tunnel TO
open up Int depth of 900 feet the ore
deposits developed in the upper work
ingS of the Garrison Monster, situated
about thirty miles from Wendover
Utah. has already begun. This pro-
perry has produced considerable good
SilveI-lead ore from the upper work
ings.
Few mineral deposits in America
are more promising to the prospector
or more interesting to the scientist
than the asphalt deposits of Calfor-
Mia. Kentucky and the Rocky Noun
tain and mid-continent states accord
ing to II report just issued by the
United States geological survey, de-
partnent of the interior.
Annual statements OF earnings by
copper companies for last year pre-
sent no particularly gratifying f'..ures.
| In many instances ii is shown that sur
dividend disbursements, and, where
| this was not necessary, the margin
above dividend requirements was
! hardly such as 10 be encouraging.
Business men of Albion. Idaho. and
| farmers in the valley south and east
| of town have organized il company 10
| drill for oil. Operations will he start
ed to exploit the Marsh Basin FOR OIL
and gas In this basin are more than
3O.OOU acres of land. the structure OF
which biologists say is favorable 10
| the storing of oil. Numerous seemges
are found.
The superintendent of the Denver
| mint has received authority from the
secretary of The treasury Ia purchase
| refined silver at 81 an ounce. Accord
| ing To the telegram. 2oI .oW).oo ounces
are To he purchased by the govern
ment at 81 an ounce 10 replace the
3UO. O.bO.OOO standard silver dollars
| which were melted up shortly a'ter
| the outbreak Of the war In reiieNe 'ie
silver shortage which faced the aiiieS.
| Considerable interest has peeu
aroused among mining men by me re-
| cont construction and development
work of the Peruvian Copper Siheh-
| ing company Last year lie company
acquired extensive copper properties
at Yauricocha and Felicidad, my
miles from Pachacayo station on .he
| Central Railroad of Peru: ais" sefef'''
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