The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-10-01
AROUND The MINES

q cents per share % the couuo>
stoek-
The big gasser Of the Ohio OIL CO.
pany on the Mabos<y dome. north az
Rawilns. wyo-, 10 reported to have
broken loose again and is esuxinx tn
crew considerable tFeuble In contru-
ing IT,
The Eureka Nevada officials an
oounee that about fifty feet more driv.
ing on the new lower tunnel is ex-
pected TO bring the miners Into n bIy
ore body that had been proved on thu.
upper workings.
Work Is now being done In the Rev
all mine near Winnemucea. New. L.
cut al depth Of 400 feet On ore shoor
that produced rich gold Sse on leyels
above. The mine has produced some.
OF the richest gold ore ever found In.
the state.
For the last two months crude o,k
production in u United States Ia.
continued at the rate of 1.240OO0 bar
reIs daily. This is at an annual rate
of 452.60O0O1 barrels. and compares
with 31S.OU0O0 barrels Of oil pro-
duced In 1913, an Increase Of 74eOO-
OOO barrels. or about 20 per cent.
One Of the greatest mining conven-
lions In history is to be held at Dem
yer the week beginning November IL
National and international problems in
the production Of petroleum. coal. met
ais and lumber will be considered bv
ten National conferences. correlatins-
their work in one final convention.
Seventy years ago gold was first dis
covered near the mouth of Gold can.
yon- not far from the present town
Of Dayton. New. Nine years later the
placer miners, working ;heir way up
TO the head Of the can, On. found the
Comstock Lode. the greatest treasure
of gold and silver ever known to the
world.
More than 100000 tons of sulphurie-
acid will be produced by the Tennes-
see Copper company during the pres
ent year, provided no Interruptions &C.
cur In the next three months. Labor
shortage cut down the companys' ac-
uvities some time ago. but operations.
have since been speeded up to some.
extent.
With the approach Of winter in 1927
the product of a new coal field said
to be on par with that of the Red
Lodge district viii be pouring into.
Billings, Mont. over /. railroad now
being surveyed. The new branch
line is to tap the so-called Gleodive
vein OF coal at the foot Of the Bull
mountains.
The American Mining congress-
which is TO hold its twenty third an
nual convention in Denver during tine
week Of November Is, has Just issued
formal invitations to the American
Petroleum institute. the National Coal
association and the American Zinc in.
stitute to send representatives to the
convention.
An extended conference between
freight officials of the various rail-
roads running into Salt Lake. traffic
managers of the smeiters operating in
the Salt Lake valley and mine opera
tors from the states of Nevada. Idaho
and California, who ship thei- ores to
the Salt Lake valley smelters. was
held Salt Lob ts,-
The manager of the American Con
solidated Mines company. with prop
erty located In American Fork can
yon. Utah. reports that the loading Of
the first car of ore from the mine is
now under way. This ore is high
grade lead-silyer product and from
preliminary assays will carry average
values of from 40 TO 50 per cent lead
and about Is ounces in silver.
A new oil prospect has been opened
up in Lincoln county. wyo.. with the
discovery of oil at 400 feet on the
FILLER ranch at Cumberland. where
Oregon interests are sinking deep
- "~is- AAS VA IL VA tA4-tI ~ dfl&s
and light in color. The well stands
on an S0-acre tract. the sale OF which
at Sl+6to some weeks ago created
something of sensation in Lincoln
county oil circles
Bonanza ore carrying a silver con-
tent that compares more than favor
ably with the high-grade silver ore
bodies which brought quick wealth to
the investors In the shares of the
mines of the Leadsille and the Tono-
pah districts has just been opened in
the west drift of the ninety-foct level
OF the Belmont incline on the property
OF the Broken Hills Silver corpora-
tioa. says the Ely (Nes.) Times.
An informal meeting Of mine cper-
aters Of Utah, Idaho. Nevada and
caiifornia, with Representatives of the
various valley shelters. was held last
week at Salt Lake. The object of the
contereace r>S TO discuss 4 proposed
n.'esiag of the mining and smelter men
ai'h freight representatives of the
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