The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-04
MINES AND MINING

ton made public by the geological |
survey has disclosed.
Brisk activity Is reported from the |
territory south aud southeast Of Nir- !
ginla CITY, New, district, nciud liz the !
Silver City, Gold Inn. North Carson
and Mound House districts
The United States Fuel company has
real estate and improvements in
Emery and Carbon counties. Utah. |
valued at 2.a0,.62o. according 10 re- |
turns filed with the state board OF
equalization.
Representatives of the Standard oil
company of New Jersey have con-
firmed reports that the company has
reduced It's operations ia the Panuco
fields in the Tampico oil district in
northern Mexico.
There has been revival of mining
tralia, according 10 the Chemical En-
cheering and Mining Review. Lead
mining has been carried on In the
vicinity Tor nearly half century.
Production of the mines of the Tin
tic district showed a considerable de-
crease during the week ending Febru-
AIRY IS. II total of l55 carloads OF ore
being shipped. as compared with
total of 1913 for the week preceding.
Notwithstanding the fact that daring
the past year lSo carloads OF ere have
been shipped from the Spruce Monarch
property situated about twenty.three
miles south of Tobar, New. the avail
able mineral has hardly been touched.
The bonanza deposit recently opened
up In tlle Sunshine Silver Mining com.
pany's property, situated in the Clark
mountain district, about twenty-five
miles from Gina. CAL. on the Salt
Lake Route railroad. Is not only be-
coming rener WITH deptn, but more CA
iensiye as well.
The Mexican government may be in
n position 10 sell petroleum direct to
foreign buyers under an agreement
reached by the secretary of the treas
ury. DE In lIuerta, and representa-
lives of exporters, by which the 10 per
cent tax imposed on petroleum. exports
is to be paid in kind.
Through Its purchase of 400 ooo,ooo
pounds of copper, the Copper Export
association says the Boston News Blu
reau, has become the owner OF the
greatest Individual tonnage ever in one
TO foreign consumers, aud not pound
can be sold for domestic consumption.
While doing development work on
the i00.foot level of the Eureka Holly
mine. at Eureka, New. streak OF
high. grade ore was encountered that
now gives promise Of developing into
n body of bonanza ore. This ore was
found some several hundred feet dis
tant from the known ore zones OF tho
Holly mine.
As result OF meeting of the
Knight companies, held last week at
Provo. Utah. II was decided 10 reduce
operating expenses AZ the Iron Bios
som mine. Mining conditions are 50
unfavorable that the company must
feel It's way along as carefully as pos.
slble aud keep expenses down To the
lowest possible point.
What promises to be an important
discovery OF uranium ore that was
stumbled on Ia by Arthur 4. Diegel OF
Bull Idaho. while seeking shelter with
band of sheep from u raging storm
In 1919. has just been announced. II
Is located In an unoreanlzcd district
twenty miles west of liogerson, Ida.
near the Nevada state line.
The lone district, ia The western
section OF the Reese river country, ls
Nevada. * attracting attention again.
Twenty miles north ~ there. tgrongh
the activities OF Robert Burns well
known prospecior IA sOuthern Nevadn.
d group OF claims has been located,
from which II Is said ore running as
high as Sli0U Ia the ton Is being
sacked
Tile production al ialc IN the United
State during 1870 WIS probably the
LARGEST IN history Preliminary ~.
poris from ten comnanies. which In
clude most OF ibe lnrg" producers. IN
dirate m Increase ~ aboui - prr
cent IN Tonnage over igfTT~aud "a av-
erage increase II 675 per cent IN price
per Ton. or about - per cent Increase
IN total value.
Copper production Of the mines Of
this country has finally been pared
down 10 me bone. according Ia the
Boston News Bureau. The January
output figures ~ dozen leading mines
show current production Is Just ~ per
cent Of the 1917 rate. notwithstanding
two big properties have since that
time come into the full fruit OF COIN
nercial production.
Win an output Of 9.7noo0 pounds
IN January ~ this year. Anaconda
shows n decline Ia that one month ~
over ls.gc0Upo pounds from il 1917
rate: Ttah's output Il almost cut IN
halves. likewise that Of Phelps Dodge.
Chino and Nevada Consolidated. Ray
produced 2aS3lopO pounds OF copper