The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-31
mines AND MINING

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Shipments Of ore are being made
steadily from the Eureka-Croesus mine
at Eureka, Utah, at the rate of ap-
lproximately four cars per week.
TOnopah Belmont is the third of the
ronopah companies to post dividends
for the years end, having declared a
distribution of cents per share for
the last quarter.
Shipments of ore from the Park
City district for the week closing
December II totaled 1908 tons, as
compared with a total of 1000 tons
for the week preceding.
Standard Oil company of California
continues the largest producer OF
crude oil In the United States, with
gross daily output Of 100000 barrels,
the biggest production ever obtained by
it.
The EldoradO Mining company, with
property short distance east Of Kel-
logg, Idaho, on the north side Of the
river, has let another contract for
pushing another tunnel into the noun
tain Of 100 feet.
A rich strike of silver-lead-copper
ore was made last week at the Lucky
Tom mines, which are situated in the
Indian mining district about twenty
two miles west Of the active Bristol
mines near Phoebe, New.
A method whereby iron may be
smelted from volcanic iron oxide sand,
heretofore regarded as wholly refrac-
tory, has been reported by scientific
experimenters working for the war de-
partment. says report from Toxic.
Work has been suspended at the
Grand Central mine at Mammoth,
Utah, about fifty men being laid off.
Word given out by the officials of the
company indicates that the shutdown
will last until conditions are more
favorable for mining operations.
Directors of the Stockton Standard
Mining company have recently made
the purchase of gas engine. This
engine will be hauled, after the first
Of the year, to the property, consist
ing Of thirteen claims. situated about
one and one-half miles from Stock
ton, Utah.
Important strikes made not only In
one mine, but in several mines, in the
Cherry Greek district, White Pine
county, New, have strengthened the
confidence Of prospectors and opera
tors who are developing properties IN
this region formerly SO productive OF
mineral in the early dayso Of the west.
Metal quotations for the week end
ing December Is, as reported by the
Engineering and Mining Journal, are
as follows: Lead. average price, $4.41o,
as compared with $4.97 for the week
preceding; copper catholics, average
1882, as compared with $13.571; zinc,
average, $5.97. as compared with S6.04
On account of the passage OF the OIL
leasing bill which became law on
February %, 1920, public lands which
are valuable for petroleum can no
longer be acquired under the mining
laws, although valid claims instituted
before the passage Of the leasing bill
may be perfected under the laws und =
which they were instituted.
Emerald mining is government mo-
nopoly in Columbia. The best known
nines-the Muzo and Cosquez--ar .
situated in Boyaca, about ninety niles
northwest of Gogota; a third, the
Somondoco mine, is about thirty-fve
miles east of Bogota, and fourth
the Cuincha, across the Minero
river from, the Muzo mines. eg8# A
= Announcement of the amount of gen.
eral reduction in wages of employees
Of the Utah Copper company was post
ed at the various plants in Bingham,
Arthur and Garfield last week. The
wages Of all skilled laborers will be
reduced 81 per day; the wages OF tun-
skilled or common labOrers, 80 cents
per day. These reductions will be ef-
fective January l. @@V
Holding that the interests of Nevada
REQUIRE that all agencies Of transpor-
tation be extended to the mining in
dustry Of this state on the same basis
as to those of Utah, X. X. CARNEY,
interstate commerce commission ex-
aminer, has ordered that a rate OF
ss SO per ton on 500 ore Of all classes
be established from Western Pacific
points to Wabuska, Lyon county.
Metal mine production In the Rocky
states has declined more
than so per cent in the past three
years. In 1917 the gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc mined In Utah,
Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico and Arizona was valued
at S6O5, l22 $40. In 1919 the total