The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-21
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| The minerallZat'0n on the 2O0 root
level of the Little May mine in the
South Tintic district is rapidly open
ing up with development, according to
| The latest report received from the
mine.
Interest is steadily developing in the
new camp of Silyerholn, which TO-
Gated about twenty-five miles north of
,'ioche, New, and about five miles
| north of the Bristol and Jackrabbit
mining districts.
The filing of applications for oil
prospecting permits during the past
week on ground in the vicinity of the
jun ii n f, he Grand and Green
rivers has directed attention to the
Nequoia anticline.
After some minor delays the mill
which has been under construction for
he past few months by the Idaho
Leasing company, holding a lease on
the Black Bear property, in Idaho.
5 now ready to receive it's first ore.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
has announced that owing to improved
condition in the steel industry, 1000
additional men will be employed at
Pueblo at once. Four idle mills will
reopen, running two eight-hour shifts.
The worlds gold production in 1913
was $473.500,000. In 1920 it fell to
$35O,000,000 a loss of 1923 00,000, or
close to- u per cent. The British EN-
pire contributed 5S.s per cent of the
worlds supply in 1913 and 4S per cent
in 1920.
The mining industry of Merico is
practically paralyzed by the present
low prices prevailing for both silver
and lead. WIEN fairl@l silver selling
around 80 cents, and lead at cents.
the mining situation in Mexico is for
the present hopeless.
The Con. Virginia mine continues
large ore extraction in point of tom
mage and values this week, coming
principally from the slopes along the
2250-foot level, and the weeks run
will be most important one, says tie
Virginia City New Chronicle.
During the past two weeks num-
Der of oil prOspectOrS have been quiet
~ looking over the field in the Delta,
Utah, section, and local oil men are
very enthusiastic over the possibility
of number of wells being driven dur
ing the coming spring and summer
The mining industry, according to
the Denver Mining Record, is to be
given the fullest consideration at the
coming session of congress. War
minerals are to be benefited by an
import duty on foreign production,
provided for in the talked of tariff |
bill.
Production of the Tintic mines for
the week closed March II shows an
excellent increase, total of 1877 car !,
loads being shipped, as compared with
a total of 1859 carloads for the week
AS usual, Tintic Standard,
Chief Consolidated and Dragon led
he procession.
The same conditions that have
.aused big established mining COM
,anies all over the country to close
lown-high freight rates, exception
lily poor market and -.,Jw price for
in the temporary
midtown of the Lukens-Hazel mine
t Liberty. Mont.
The Black Metals mine shipped $50
ons of silver flux ore to the Salt Lake
meters during the month of Febru-
ry. This record was made in spite
f the bad weather and interrupted
ervice given the company by the
railroad on account Of
he severity Of the weather conditions.
An oil of exceptionally high value is
applied by the wells Of the Okotox
eld, near Calgary, Alberta, according
} a practical oil man. The oil Of
everal of these wells is clear, yellow
18th very disagreeable odor. Just
8 dipped from the well in a pail, the
Il is SO clear that the bottom can be
cen easily.
Last week the Eagle & Blue Bell
nd Victoria mines, at Eureka, Utah,
ere forced to reduce their shipments
dry, or silicious, ore and because Of
lis fact in the neighborhood of fifty
len were laid off at these properties.
rdinarily, the two mines, which are
nder the same management, employ
bout $50 men.
The activity of the Silver State
hemical company, which is arrang-
q for the building of a large ore re-
1ction and chemical plant at Winnie
ucca, New, is stimulating mining and
operations in that section.
is noticeable that many prospectDrs
nd claim owners are preparing TO
, into the different districts and
,Od many are at work on claims on
e nearby hills.
L. A. Walker, manager of the Unit
States Smelling & Refining COM
lny's property on White Knob, near
ackay, Idaho, states that the COM
my has temporarily suspended OPP
ationS During the mast eight l