The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-25
MINES AND MINING

10 he carried ON ut that place this
year.
All Tintic records for ore production
were broken during the week ending
February H. when the mines Of the
district shipped total of 1913 carloads.
Tintic Standard led with 50 carloads
The United States geological survey
has established Il section Of distribu-
ton for publications In connection with
liz offices of mineral and water re-
sources in the federal building at Salt
Lake
Exploration work being done in No.
8 fissure Of the Columbus Rexall mine
is proving that the ore body in this
vein Is one of the largest that has
been opened up IN that section of the
Tintic mine.
After sinking aS far rs possible with
ON Increasing the length of the cable
drifting has been inken up ut the prop
erty of the North Standard Mining
company in the eastern end of the
Unite district.
satisfactory results are being
achieved during the course of prelm-
mary tests of The new mesallurgical
plant of the Lynn BIN Six Mining com
pany al ooldNille. twenty-one miles
northwest Of Carlin. Ney.
Like The other members OF the non
ferrous metal family, silver shows lit
tie inclination to advance IN price
a.
metal is now selling al under 6u cents
an ounce. or virtually the low of last
December.
The management of the Prince Con-
solidated Mining company announces
that work Will he started Immediately
on the sinking of the mnin work Ing
shaft The power plant Is now tuned
up and the pumps viii commence I'M
watering The shaft nj once.
Drifting on the northsouth flssure
on The 200 level Of the Little May mine
in the South Tintic district Is being
done under most promising conditions.
Since The drift has left the shaft. the
vein, which Is on the average about
of firSticasS ore
The first oil well supplies to reach
Green River, Utah. were unIoaded
February 10, by the Ohio OH com
pany and are being hauled to the com
pany'S holdings ut Calnvile by q. Fl.
Franz, truck operated by the Ohio
company made trip from Cainville
to Green River in nine hours
Increased interest in the prospective
oil fields in southern Utah Is evidenced
by the fact that February l. was a
record day AT the Salt Lake land office
for filing of applications for leases 10
prospect for oil on government land.
steady line of applicants waited
their turn from opening until closing
time.
John II. Williams has secured
lease on the Dohson-Jim property, says
Pocatello, Idaho. dispatch. and will
move supplies 10 The location and be-
gin exploratory work AT once small
force of men will be started on the
lower level. which shows good streak
Of paying ore from twelve 10 sixteen
inches wide.
Though from variety Of causes the
camp of Gold Circle Nevada, has been
running under "sIow bell' for the past
several months. u number of import
ant If moi sensational. developments.
are taking place which must inevitably
soon result In such Increased produc-
ton as 10 attract the attention of the
mining world
Intensive operations IN exploration
and development of oil lands was
urged by George Howell. pnbliciSt and
economist in II recent address ia Lon
don. lie was Of the opinion that vast
new petroleum fields might be found
and given to mankind by the "indns-
trial riumvirate-the gcolagist. The
chemist and the business man
News that the Pegram Mining Il
Milling company would begin active
operations IN their mines at Pcgram.
eighteen miles pnst of Montpelier.
Idaho, WAS received ia Montpelier last
week. The company. whose head
quarters are IN Denver. shipped last
summer one car af ore from this prop.
erty for experiment. purposes.
MOI n ripple Of excitement has been
apparent ia the copper market over
the latest nave Of The producers 10
right top heavy situntion. viz. by
financing 4el01.eOa pounds Of copper
now in surplus and taking II Off The
market Copper prices are NOT whit
fjrmer. there has been no stampede %
BUYERS seeking 70 coyer their metal
requirements
The CASE that has been pending for
several years before the depart niefit
81 the interior and which involved the
title To Gs nrrrS Of coal land iu Car.
bon county. Utah. commonly known
rs the Sweet Seheoi section. valued ~
S11tsh was last week decided in
favor ~ H. Roy Ecele~. william A
Wright George ~ paws and the heirs