The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-11
MINES AND MINING


can being hauling the ore.
The Idaho State Mping association
has decided To attack the constitu-
tionallty of the G40-acre homestead
law now on the federal statutes.
In 1870. 153.Oo0.O0o barrels of oil
were exported from Mexico. In com
parison with s0,1O0.OO0 barrels In
1910. gain of 722,30U.Oo barrels, or
s9.6 per cent.
During the year 1870 Tiutic was the
greatest silver producer In the United
States. This may sound like an ex-
aggeration. but statistics prove that
this statement. has fact for Its basis.
Production of the mines Of the Tin
tic district for the week closed Febru-
AIRY 25--a total of lbs carloads OF ore.
as compared with the previous weeks
total Of l53 carloads-shows good
increase.
liberalization Of such a nature as
to favor the belief that more favorable
conditions will be encountered In the
near future. has been opened mp at
| trict in Utah.
A temporary restraining order to
prevent the Rico Wellington Mining
| company Of Provo, Utah, from selling
stock Of minority stockholders 10 cover
an assessment Of 10 cents share has
been granted.
| The new mining district of Silver
Horn. in Nevada. is attracting the at
| tentlun of Nevada mining men and
eastern capital. Visitors have been
numerous at the growing camp during
the past week.
Many experts feel that the galena
/ district of central Idaho might rival
the Occur dAlene or the old Wood
river section in Idaho if development
work were begun and proper transpor-
tation provided.
Ground is being broken for new
building ar the Tintic Standard mine
this structure TO serve as an office
for the company, and ii will contain
storerooms for mine hardware and
other supplies.
A total OF 405, 095, 900 barrels repre-
sents the estimated output of the oil
refineries of the United States for tn,
year 1920, compared with 35l 1872 ,0Ot
barrels for 1919. gain of 53,333 90,
barrels. or 1911 per cent.
Salt Lake men have organized tn,
Pyramid OIL * Refining company I,
develop $50 acres of Fossil. Wyo.. oil
land acquired by lease from the Nam
moth Oil Refining company and tn
Acknowledging OH company.
Leasers on the No. tunnel In the oil,
Mammoth mine AT Mace. Idaho, hav
opened ledge of carbonate ore wit
returns OF silver 800 ounces per to
and a lead value of SO per cent TIL
assay was taken from an eighteen inc
, ledge.
The Panama Mining & Milling con
pany has been organized by resident
of Grand Junction and Palisade, Colo
to develop silver-coppsr property Il
Gated ON the eastern slope OF the l.
> Castleton. Utah.
, Shipments from the mines Of tn
Park City, Utah, district for the wee
closing February % shows sligl
, decrease. A total OF 1878 tons OF or
r was shipped during the week, az con
pared with a total of 1900 tons for III
: week preceding.
. Report of Butte & Superior Mimi
company for the three months ende
, December 81. 1920. shows loss
: s169.227 compared with loss in III
4 preceding quarters Of Sl02.2ls and
= profit in corresponding quarter {
n 1919 OF $500, 1854, or Sl.a5 per share o
, the stock.
Nevada Consolidated Copper con
i pany for quarter ended December 3
a 1920. reports an operating loss of SI2i
(, $40. which compares with loss
= s434.O43 In the previous quarter and
= profit of S6S7 go in the corresponds
\ quarter OF 1919. equal To "a cents
q share on the 1.999.i51 shares.
Nevada produced over 100000
n ounces or silver In 1913. bu; droppe
Q down To f.S63.as9 in 1919. aud then q
. creased its output To I.1s6oyo IN ~.
; Montana's output for 1918 was oy'
:. l6OO0.0DO ounces. but II fell Off
!. about l2.5Oo0D ounces for 1919 AZ
=. approximately the same for 1870.
The new vein recently uncovered {
II the 30o-foot level of the S'antlaI
Il Metals mine has widened 10 Ten r.
= Of shipping ore. says Reno dlspaic
IL The product il Of beautiful specim'
, appearance. with silver plainly IN ~
|. dence Gold and copper are preset
a. In important amounts. with the 20
" content steadily increasing.
The output of metallic cadmium
r 1920 was l2a.2s3 pounds. compar,
K with a9a39 pounds In 1919 and 1T l,
D. pounds IN 1918. The production
A. cadmium sulphide was BIB pound
70 compared 10 81. 1917 pounds IN 1gi
10 The combined value of metallic en-