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Show AROUND THE f.iINS Word recently received from Alta is that the long development and drain tunnel of the Wasalch .Mines company is now in approximately S.'iUO feet. East Hutu; Copper Mining produced l,f)!l,700 pounds copper and (jr,(K0 ounces silver in December, compared with 2,100.000 copper in November. From Los Angeles conies word that the Union Oil company declared the quarterly dividend of S1.50 per share, together with an extra dividend of $1 per share, making $50 per share. Silver Shield today is ciyrying on some interesting development work near the big cave to the south of the new working shaft. This shaft is down oMS feet, and the cave is approximately 2000 feet away. From" Washington conies word that the motion of Minerals Separation company for a restraining order against Iltitte & Superior Mining company com-pany was denied by the supreme court and the case was set for argument March ;-!. J. W. Walker of Cherry Creek has taken a bond and lease on the old Exchequer Ex-chequer mine two and one-half miles north of Cherry Creek, New New York men are interested with him. Many years ago the Exchequer is said to have made a production of .$3,000,000 in silver ore. Metal mines of California made an output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc valued at $:52,223,nOO in 1918, compared com-pared with !?,S7, 085,985 in 1917, according accord-ing to preliminary figures compiled by the United States geological survey. This is a decrease of S5.4G2.500 or 14. per cent. Preliminary estimate of the production produc-tion of metals in Oregon in 191S by the United States geological survey shows a decrease only in the yield of gold, with an increase in that of silver, sil-ver, copper and lead. The output of gold in 1917 was $1,491 JOS and the estimated output in IMS is $1,270,300. Data compiled by the United States geological survey covering the Colorado Colo-rado mineral output in 1918 place the total value at $:!3,2G0,000. This is coin-pared coin-pared with $41,938.93.3 in 1917. This 191S estimate is $12.9.",0,000 in gold, 7,120,000 ounces' of silver, $64,300,000 pounds of lead, 6,450,000 pounds of copper, and 05,200.000 pounds of zinc. President W. E. Allen of ' the Bill Nye Mining company has issued a report re-port for the year showing total receipts re-ceipts of $2121.S1 and cash on hand $1476.56. The company paid out $1225.15 for labor. Ore shipments and royalties brought in about $500. The property is located in the Goodsprings district in southern Nevada. President Rowley announces that the new mill at Salt Springs is so near completion that, the first ore should be fed into the crusher next week. The little plant has an initial capacity of fifty tons. However, the crusher can take care of 125 tons, and by adding add-ing another unit with roll and table the capacity can at once be increased to 325 tons. Ninety per cent of the mine and mill forces of the Rochester Mines company com-pany are ill with influenza and the mine and mill remain closed. It is said that fully 15 per cent of the employes em-ployes have died of the malady. The epidemic spread rapidly in Rochester and many deaths resulted before aid could be secured from Reno and the coast. At present the Western Utah Copper Cop-per is employing a force of about forty men at Cold Hill, Utah. The shipments ship-ments embraced sixty carloads in December. De-cember. This' was mainly the lead-silver lead-silver ore from the principal Gold Hill property. Here a shaft has been sunk to the 700-foot level, from which a crosscut is now going out for the main o.'e zone. California led in production of gold last year with 832,389 line ounces, valued val-ued at $17,207,000; Colorado was second. sec-ond. Willi 021,791 ounces, valued at $12.S53,500. and Alaska third, with 4I0.G22 ounces, having a value of $10S,-500. $10S,-500. The stale of Montana was first in silver output, with 15,341,703 fine ottrces; Utah second, with 13,430,bu, and Idaho, with 10.13S.05G, and Nevada, Ne-vada, with 10,113,405, tu -.. and fourth, respectively. According to the United States geological survey, the lead and zinc decreased in output in 191S. The lead and the recoverable zinc of ores mined was .approximately 503,000 tons and 027,000 tons, as compared with 051,150 tons and 711,192 tons in 1917. The relined lead output of smelters and refineries re-fineries was 051.000 tons against 012,-214 012,-214 tons in 1917, and the aminionial lead output was 22.000 tons, as against 1S.017 tons. It is reported from Monterey, Mexico, Mex-ico, that the new coinage of Mexico is gradually coining into circulation. The mint, in addition to turning out gold-pieces gold-pieces of the denomination of $2.50 and S2, which are equivalent to SI. 25 and SI in American gold, is also coining silver pe.-os and half pesos of a bullion consent somewhat less than their face vaiue. Miami Copper company has declared a dividend, the umi.i1 quarterly, of $1 a share. It is payable February ,5 to stock of record February 1- This calls for the disbursement of about SSoO.iiOO, as there are issued something like 800.-000 800.-000 shares at $5 par value. From the easi .:, a story that the Mines company of Ann -rh-a will shortly resume operations on its Mexican properties. prop-erties. Decision to repon its mines was made following the action of other eotn- panics operating in adjacent territory, some of which have already resumed operations. |