The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-18
MINES AND MINING


quainted with the facts Nevada is on
the verge of an oil boom that will
make past mining booms look insignifi-
cant indeed.
Development OF the Juniper Hills
mine In the Jungo dlstdict, about
twenty miles north Of Jungo station,
New, on the Western Pacific railroad.
Is to begin at once.
The Rochester Silver corporation,
which Ii a consolidation OF the Roches-
ter Mines and a number Of other pro-
perties mt the camp OF Rochester.
New. win probably be In the dividend
column before the summer Is over.
Shipments of the red metal have
been resumed TO Germany. u total Of
81 ,225.570 pounds having been con-
signed To TINT country between July
OF last year and the first Of April,
1920.
japan has forged ahead to leading
position among the foreign countries
using American copper, total of H.
3d.. 24i pounds having been exported
there during the nine months ended
March 81.
In the future most Of our petroleum
products will be distilled from
hitherto useless and common rock
called oil shale, according to President
Victor {. Anderson of the Colorado
School of Mines.
United States Senator Henderson of
Nevada has introduced bill TO cre-
| ate a division OF mines aud geology
In the department Of the interior and
| asked that II be referred 10 the conn
mittee on mines and mining.
| Eight feet of ore that In now ex-
posed In the bottom OF the shaft on
the main Arrowhead mine shows
values averaging sos ton In silver.
according to "A report from Arrowhead.
New. Quartz shows throughout
A concentration and smelter Of $500
tons daily capacity Is soon to be erect
ed by the Consolidated Copper Mines
company. which IL the corporate name
for the Giroux interests. having the
big copper property at Kimberly, New.
| The Ruby Hill Development COM
pany Of Tintic. has been getting along
50 well with Its surface preparations
for commencing the work OF unwater-
| ing the mines through the Locan shaft
that II temporarily laid off portion
OF It's force this week
Mining activity Ia the Hamilton dis
trict In being augmented daily, accord
ing to reports from Ely New, In the
early '70s the mines Of this district.
which Is situated about fifty miles
from Ely. were among the most Inn
portant silvcr-producing properties In
the world.
Involving an expenditure Of over
100000, the No. mine OF the kem-
merer Coal company at Frontier, Wyo..
~ being pumped out at the rate OF
2i50 gallons Of flood waters per
minute. thus saving the most valuable
single coal property In Wyoming from
total loss.
AT the Alta tunnel In Silver fork
of the big Cottonwood canyon, timbers
are being collected TO support the
stopc now being opened above the
east drift on the Prince of Wales fis-
sure. and the drift. meanwhile, IL be-
ing extended toward other large shoots
which are known 10 exist In the vein.
Within the next few days IT " cx-
pected that the Union Chief property
mt SaniaqnIn will have out several
shipments OF ore that have been ac-
cumuating. Men are now at work on
the road to the mine and just ms soon
az this is finished an effort will be
made To secure teams to begin haul
Ing.
According To an announcement made
last week, the American Mines cor
poration has taken over the property
|, Of the silver Bar Mining company In
the Black Mountain mining district In
Mineral county. New. According to the
officials Of the company. preparations
are being made to start operations ON
this property.
Drilling activity In the various dis
trocts In the vicinity of Wamsufter.
: Wyo Is on the Increase. The Red
: Desert OH Il Development syndicate
: IL starting well on the holdings Of
I the company In the Antelope BASIN
2 district. situated about twenty.six
J miles from Wamsuiter. This will be
a deep test we'll
The Eureka Hamilton Mining CON-
pany has acquired from the Eberhardt
company the right TO Use the lhtiers
tunnel In taking ore from the former :
mine al Hamilton. Nevada. By the
!, terms of the contract the Eberhardt
!, company will also receive all ores
from the Eureka. Hamilton mine for
, treatment In its mill.
: The rush To the new mining camp OF
Broken Hills. In Churchill county,
: sixty-.hree miles southeast OF failon,
; Nevada. continues undated. Reports
. from returning pilgrims eorroeofate
= the statement of Gov. Etnmet u. Boyle