The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-09-24
MINES AND M|N|NG|

the Ophir Silver Mines company at
Ophir, Utah. may have uncovered one
OF the biggest ore strikes made In that
district In years. IL is reported.
La seven years the oil consumption
of the United Kingdom has Increased
from 2,0O0,oo0 tons yearly to 100000
tons. according 10 +. G. Kellaway. min
lister i'm charge OF petroleum affairs.
Development Is apparently bringing
forth encouraging results in some of
the Nevada potential oil fields, and
success In one will be all that is nee
essary to spur operations to the limit
In the others.
The Uncle Sam Consolidated COM
pany is working night and day driv-
Ing Its tunnel In the ore zone ut lure
ka, Utah. The limestone Is becoming
more broken and is accompanied with
heavy iron stain.
Montana was the leading state In
the production of silver last year, with
an output of 1902 900 ounces, worth
on the current market about SIG, SuO,-
900. Utah was second. with l2.Si2 ,623
ounces, worth $l4.oJS.65o.
1t is understood that the new shaft
of the South Standard Mining COM
pany will be one of the largest In the
Tintic district. containing four com
partments, two hosting places. a man
way and an air chamber.
Considerable work of importance
has been, and Is being. accomplished
on the property of the Ryepatch Mines
| company, situated four miles from
Ryepatch station on the Southern
Pacific railroad In Nevada.
AT a depth OF l75 feet In the main
Broken Hills shaft official average as
| say return across two and one-half
feet Of the vein Is $ilU.Sa per ton,
the content Of the ore being $500
ounces silver and ll.SO per cent lead.
California led In the production of
| gold last year, the states output be-
| ing S4l .63S ounces. worth SIT .39S. 100.
Colorado ranks second with "A gold pro-
duction valued ut $l0,2i9, 800. Alaska
produced 4Sl0SI ounces, valued ut
50 963, 800.
| During an electrical storm at Park
City, the transformer house OF the
Three Kings Mining company was
struck by lightning, setting fire to II
and completely destroying the small
building and the three large trans,
formers installed therein.
| Shipments of high-grade ore from
the Argus Sterling mine company. are
being made steadily To Salt Lake val
ley smeiters. Despite the fact that the
ore Is shipped II considerable distance
from Darwin, Cal. the returns net tn,
company oil the average of Sll0 pen
fton.
Now. less than three months old
figuring from the date when capital
became interested in the development
OF lis mines. Broken Hills, Nevada,
latest bonanza silver camp, outclasse,
ali of the old-iime districts In high
grade ore showings Mt the same pc
Rod of their careers.
Production OF both gold and silver
declined last year, Director Of Tho
Mint Baker announced In making pub
lie revised figures which showed tho
production to have been: Gold. 500.
1913 40; silver. $63 .533, 652. In fin,
ounces the output totalled 2.0lS, 62s
Of gold, and 56,6S2.44 of silver.
Contrary to predictions IN man,
quarters the dividend rate OF the por
phyry copper mines remains un
changed for the last quarter This wa,
n surprise To- many, who believed thai
dut To the condition of the copper
fs@rkei the porphyries would re
trench by cutting the dividend rate.
AT the property OF the Tintic Pay
master company. In the North Tinitit
district. the work OF cutting out "a sta
from the 400 level has been in prog
ress for the past few weeks and tho
job will be completed within a very
short time, according TO the manage
ment.
One of the officers OF the Tintic
Union company. owning ground In the
eastern end OF the Tintle district
states that work is to be taken up NJ
mn early date. The company recently
| levied a small assessment. which has
been paid into the treasury and which
gives ample funds for immediate
need.
| The lightest metal now known that
remains comparatively unaltered under
ordinary atmospheric conditions Is
magnesium. which Is only two-thirds
as heavy as aluminium. Magnesium
is beautiful silvery white metal that
has been made In the United States
only since 1915 and is now made AT but
three plants.
Developments ut the Burke mine. at
Phoebe. New, are proving most salts
/ factory The Burke mine was one Of
PIoche's earliest bonanza producers
and Is credited with a production Of
several million dollars. Since 1890 but
| little work has been done OH this