The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-25
MINES AND MINING


Gated about twenty-five miles north 81
'ioche. New, and about five miles
aorrh OF the Bristol and Jackrabhit
aiming districts
The Ming az applications for oil
prospecting permits during the past
week ON ground in the vicinity OF the
innetl { The Grand nni Green
rivers has directed attention 10 the
Nequola antieline.
After some minor delays the mill
which has been under construction for
the past few months rs the Idaho
Leasing company, holding a lease on
the Black Bear property in Idaho
is now ready Ia receive Us first ore
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
has announced that owing to Improved
condition In the steel industry 1000
additional men VII he anployed at
Pueblo AZ once. -Four Idle mills viii
reopen. running two eight hour shifts.
The worlds gold production in 1918
was SiT3, 5o0WO In 1920 Ii fell 10
S35o,ooo,ooo loss 81 Sl24;i. 5tm.en or
close 10 - per cent. The British EN-
plre contributed SIS per cent of rae
world, supply in 1913 and ~ per cent
in 1890
The mining Industry OF Merlco Is
practically paralysed by the present
| low prices prevailing for both silver
and lead. With foreign silver selling
| aronnd 10 cents. and lead ~ cents.
the mnlng situation ia Mexico Is for
the present hopeless.
The con. Virginia mine continues
large ore extraction Ia point Of ton
| mage and values this week coming
| principally from the slopes along the
22oO-foot level aud the weeks run
| viii he most Important one, says the
Virginia city tNev) Chronicle,
/ During the past Two weeks mum.
Der of oil prospectors have been quiet
| ~ looking over the field In the Delta,
very enthusiastic over the possibility
| Of n number Of wells being driven dur
ing the coming spring and summer.
The mining industry. according 10
the Denver Mining Record, il Ia he
given the fullest consideration at the
coming session of congress. War
minerals ARE 10 be benefited by an
import duty on foreign production.
| provided for In the talked of tariff
bin.
Production Of the T,n,ic mines for
the week closed March II shows m
| excellent Increase. "A total OF isT car.
loads being shipped, aS compared with
total of 100 carloads for the week
| preceding. As usual, Tintic standard.
chief Consolidated and Dragon led
the procession.
The same conditions that have
caused big established mining com
panle~ all over The country to close
down high freight rates, exception,
ally poor market aud low price for
metals resulted ia the temporary
shutdown ~ the Lukcns Hazel mine
At Liberty, Mont
The Black Metals mine shipped go
tons of silver flux ore 10 the salt Lake
sneliers during the month az Febru.
| airy. THIS record WAS made Ia spite
| 81 The bad weather aud interrupted
service given the company by the
| Iioehe Pacific railroad on account ~
the severity Of the weather condltio
An 81 of exceptionally IA value j.
supplied by the wells ~ The Okutox
field. near Calgary. Alberta, according
70 a practical oil man. The 81 Of
several Of these wells i clear yellow
| with y very disagreenblc odor Just
as dipped from the well ia n pail the
/ OIL l. 50 clear thar the bottom can be-
seen easily
| Last week the Eagle 4 Blue Eeil
/ and Victoria mines al Eureka Ilah.
were forced - reduce their shipments
! ~ dry ~ slirioRs. ore and because at
/ this fact Ia the ue,ehhorbood ~ nifty
men were laid eff a these preprrt ~,
/ Ordinarily. The twp mines Wh6,h 81.
uuier IA" sam" management. EMPLOY
about 10 men
/ The activity ~ the silver Sttie
/ Chemical eompans whirt Il nrfuns
i iag t,r fhe building 8f large ae,' re-
+ duet.4u .ud chemical plant . Minae.
I muera Net. = stimulating mining aad
+ prospecting operation. in thai section
Il 4. noticeable That many prp<prerirs
and eia.m oaurrs are preparing 30
- Into The different districts sud
good many of" ~ work Oh claims on
the nearby b.li.
/. A walker. manager - th. tnit.
- safes SmrlEu= 4 i.rf ming rau
pnuy~ property on White knab. near
Maekay Idaho. states that ,l- etiD-
pany has temporarily suspended ep.
Grafton, Daring a.. past e zht
monfhs work the campuny ha- sunk
shaft - he depth ~ "a f,-t,. open.
ing ~ very r.rh body - orr witch
: expected will branrh into ADDITIONAL
deposits n greater depth j. attained
: strike - nigh grade ere ha, ls.n
made aa The ilnfss,Hp.. properly
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