The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-28
MINES AND MINING.

cent OF the gross production Of oil
slate quarries in the United States Il
discarded as waste.
A total Of 121 carloads Of ore wal
shipped from the Tintic district fol
the week ending April 10, as compared
with total Of 1856 carloads for the
week preceding.
| A bed Of asphalt ten inches In thick.
ness has been cut in the well being
driven near Fallon, New, BY the
Churchill County OIL and Gas com.
pany.
Not since 1902 has the United States
produced SO small quantity Of tung.
stem concentrates as in 1920, according
to Frank L. Hess Of the United States
geological survey, department Of the
interior.
The developments Of the past week
at the Big Six Oil company's test we'll
being put down at Moab, Utah, con-
tinue to INDICATE that a producing well
will be brought In when the sands are
reached.
The daily aggregate capacity Of the
five shelters Of Utah is 1920 tons,
making the annual capacity for 1920,
which contains 366 days, 4,465, 200
tons. The number Of tons actually
smelted during the year was 1926, 269.
The management of the North Bunk
er Hill mine, on Milo creek, near
Wardner, expects to encounter an ore
body Of some magnitude within the
next 100, feet in the drift, westward
from the bottom of the 5OO-foot In
cline shaft.
During the year 1920 the heading Of
the Spiro tunnel Of the Silver King
Consolidated Mining company at Park
City, Utah, was advanced total Of
24S7 feet and the ditch at the side
1882 feet, according to report made
to stockholders.
Germany has been steady buyer
of American copper for some time
last. It is estimated by a selling in
terest that the daily takings Of Ger
many during the past two or three
weeks have ranged between 100000
and 100000 pounds.
Within the next few days another
consignment Of silver bullion will
leave the plant of the Tintic Milling
company at Silver City, Utah, going
direct to the mint, this being the
third lot of bullion to leave the mill
within the past few weeks.
Reduction of 20 per cent in salaries
Of officials and employees paid on
other than daily basis has been an
nounced by the Utah, Ray, Chino and
Nevada Copper companies, which re-
Gently suspended operations. The de-
crease becomes effective May 1.
Surveys of conditions in the zinc
markets Of the world are to be under
taken by the department Of commerce,
Secretary Hoover has announced. Ihe
situation in the industry in this coun-
try, where there is at present 70
per cent shutdown, is "pretty bad"
the secretary said.
The Hecla mine at Wallace, Idaho,
will continue to operate for the pres
ent in the hope that conditions will
change so that it will soon be pos
sible to mine at profit and thus
avoid shutdown, according to the
decision reached at the stockholders
meeting of the Hecla Mining company.
Ninety days after the date Of the
granting of permit to prospect on
government land for oil and gas is
the time allotted for the erection Of
monuments at the four corners of the
area filed upon, according to tele-
gram received from Commissioner
William Spry Of the general land Of
flee.
Ore running $4,000 in gold I'd. the
ton has been encountered in the Long
Hike property, owned by the Guggen-
helm interests, in the Jarbidge, New,
district. The vein has been curt only
fourteen feet. This is the largest of
three strikes made during the past
month in Guggenheim properties at
Jarbidge.
Total silver produced in this cOun-
try and purchased by the government
at 81 net an ounce under the pro-
visions of the Pittman act now amount
to 45,443179 ounces. This represents
purchases of 15,535,179 ounces this
year and 5,S45,91S ounces for March.
This is at the rate Of more than TO-
100000 ounces yearly.
Selenium is a rare and little-used
element described by the United
States geological survey, department
of the interior, as having its greatest
use in giving red color to glass,
such as that used on railroads for
signal lights, and in cOlOring enameled
ware red. It is also used to over
come the natural green color of Ordl-
nary glass.
There were 2315 men employed in
the average daily lineup in the five
shelters of Utah during the year Of
1920, according to figures furnished
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