The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-18
MINES AND MINING NORTHWEST NOTES

Production Of ore from TIntic dur.
Ing the past week to;aled 100 carloads
as compared with an outpui of IT'S
carloads for the week preceding.
Out IN The North Tintic district the
South scranton Mining company has
RESUMED Development work ana main
shaft Is being sank. The shaft now
has depth Of about sixty feet.
Despite the continued depression in
copper, the mines OF the Piumns cop
per district In California, are pro.
ceeding with development work and
preparing for extensive mining Ia the
near future.
Manager Strong OF the big Six OIL
company drilling a test well Just
across the Grand river north Of Moab,
Utah. has received information lndl.
eating bhat drilling viii be resumed
Within few days.
i. j. Fennell, president and man
ager Of the Zuma Mining company. IL
authority for the statement that the
main Wine, which now has II depth
/ ~ VIZ t''Nt ~ w Dt sent OH uDMU us
fur as the 1900 level.
The extent Of the Moab. Utah, oil
tieIh has not as yet been fully deter
mined, but II Is the opinion Of geolo-
glsts that production VIII be confined
10 the upthrow side of the ma jor fault.
traversing the valley In Il northeast.
erIy ana southwesteriy direction.
The Silver King Coalition Mines
company, ut Park City. Utah, Is now
said 10 have some $500, 900 In the treas
ury available for the development of
| The property and the payment ~ divi
| dends suspended while awaiting the
outcome of the Coukllng litigation.
The Engles Copper company. pumas
| district, In California, struck Il new
| ore body on the 100 level In the upper
mine early In january aud has drfted
| 100 feet upon 1t. 1t Is stated that this
gives the Engle Copper company more
IRE In sight than ut any previous
lime,
Announcement Is made that the
lrilIing equipment of the San Rafael
~ corporation, Il newly formed or.
ganlzation Is already on the road To
abe company's holdings OF 1850 acres
on the san Rafael structure, IN Utah,
adjoining the property OF the Old
Emery OH company
ore shipments from the Phoebe dis.
trict for the week ending March 3
showed II marked decrease. This de.
crease was caused by the temporary
cessation developments from the Prince
Consolidated mine, the management
having decided to discontinue all ship
incnts of ore for a short period.
The most important development in
mining circles Of southeastern Idaho
| occurred recently when 1t became
known that bhe Bunker Hill 4 Sull.
van Mining 4 Concentrating company
OF Kellogg had taken n lease and
bond on the Mayflower and Bullion
groups of mines. including six patented
claims, six miles west of HALEY
The Walker Copper company. In
California, Is now employing seventy
five men, largely on repair and con-
structlon work and In development
work. The blind vein recently cut on
the long tunnel Is stated to be aver
aging 30 per cent copper and to carry
gold and silver values OF SO per TON,
The 55l ,228,7o3 pounds of refined
copper In ingots bars aud other forms
exported during the past year. repre-.
sented an increase OF ll3,055,07J
pounds. or 20 per cent over exports
during 1910. hut showed drop OF
13S,Soi0 pounds. or ~ per cent,
as compared with 1918.
Arrangements are being considered
whereby the Silver King Coalition com
pany VIII be able tn handle the en-.
tire output of the mine at Park City,
Utah. without any curtailment until
the new mill Is put into operation. The
new mill, With capacity OF $50 tons
per day, should be ready for operation
In five months.
Jack Mays. who recently took over
on a contract basis the work at the
Ftnion Queen property of East Tin
tic. made quite u record for himself
during the month which ended on
February -, He accomplished total
Of 3a3 feet Of drifting between Janu.
AIRY ~ and February -. The work Is
being carried on at depth of 500
feet.
During the year 1870 the United |
Eastern mine earned ~ cents share,
according to the annual statement of |
the company recently mailc,lste stock |
holders, is the news that comes from
Oatman. Aria. The report further |
shows thar the company treasury Is In |
excellent financial condition aud that |
the mine Is In excellent physical con.
dition.
Because the retiring secretary nr the |
Interior, John Barton Payne. was OF, |
posed Ia the enactment of the Smoot |
bills, designed 10 protect oil prospec.
tors operating under a permit IN II
district where all ,nay Ia ..Str,,,l +"