Show I MINES AND MINING NEWS MINING I T SHOWS INCREASE FOR PAST YEAR The official report issued by tho the United States geological survey on Nevada l for tor or tho the year 1915 1916 shows a large largo Increase over 1914 It shows that over I more mora than tho previous year was va secured b by tho mine operators that the tonnage was greater and that tho ho production In copper lead and zinc was much greater reater In fact tho the production I In zinc b by the was almost twice as ns much as It was the year en before This was due duo to tho the unusual production from fromI I Good Springs s Nev Ner where the Yellow YellowPIne YellowPine Pine Pino company compan produced d moro more than at any time In its history White Pino county the th home of ot the tho Nevada Novada Consolidated shows hows an nn unusual I Lamount amount of ot copper ore During 1 1916 16 tho the state of or Nevada showed 39 producers which Is more mora 3 than ithan an any other state In the union Novada for years ears has held the lead In l Ithe the number of or producing mines and at times tho the mines have showed exceptional producers F f The table prepared on the tho production a ot of Nevada NC b by Victor C. C HeIkes of ot tho the United States geological survey e Is as ns VAN EVRA lOOKS OVER INTERESTS IN UTAH J. J R R. Van ran J Jr r of or Marquette Mich was a Wednesday vl visitor In Price stopping here between trains on his hia way to Salt Lake City saYs the Pric Sun The Tho s and his associates own twenty fix f b hundred acres of oC coal lands between Horse Canyon and Sunnyside In Carbon county count and for tor which thc they several e oars a aero ao o paid Uncle Undo Un Un- cle do Sam fifty dollar dollars an acre Numerous Numer Numer- ous analyses show their coal to be of ot good cookIng quality and when tho the comes the property Is to bo be de developed de- de on a aCT CT very largo large scale scalo Besides the Carbon county count interests Mr Van Yan Evra ra has a larso o bod body of or agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural land In Millard 01 nl count county 30 acres in a n. high state of ot cultivation and which Is IR being farmed b by his two sons En route to Utah ho he looked after aCter some large Investments I in 1 Gunnison Gunnison Gun- Gun nison count county Colo Cole and also at Lead- Lead vIlIe propositions lie He will visit Millard county before returning cast east Another son who is at tho tha military mili mill- tar tary training camp at Zion will accompany pany pan his father homo home In time to enter colles-c. colles Owl Owing to his limited time on this trip Mr Van Yan Evra could not visit the several coal camps hereabouts which ho do Yer very much desired to do Later however he lie will return to Utah and ana am moro more than likely meely go 0 down Into Iron Tron county count where several se have an p. p eye eyo 0 on the Iron ores of ot that section He ic was here some nine years ears marveled tho the of ago aJo and at growth Price in that time No o. o of oC Ore Ora Gold n a Silver a 0 Zinc Zine I County pro pro- Short FIno Fine FIne U Copper Lead Spelter Total Tons ounces ounces pounds pounds pounds value alue Churchill 13 0 Clark 54 I i Douglas 5 3 81 Elko 78 18 Esmeralda 71 2 O Eureka 46 45 1581 Humboldt f Lander ander 42 Lincoln 19 15 Lyon 42 1 J 98 56 26 NYe 2345 Ormsby I 1237 Storey Store 23 n. n 25 1 1326 5 08 5 bite PIne 51 1 Total m 68 16 24 34 1914 45 0 t 47 1 29 n a Includes placer production DEER EER CREEK PLANT PARTIAllY BURNED Forest Ida Sept 4 Fire Fire which broke oke out In tho the plant of ot the Deer j Creek Mining MInin company compan located on Deer or creek twelve miles south of ot hero i resulted In the partial destruction of ot the s-the plant and a n. financial loss of or about iM The telephone lines to the were burned out and only eRg eRg-er reports were secured when Su- Su W SY y J. J Orr came to a a. rural telephone to send a m message relative o the tho fire loss I Tho report repert mado by Mr Orr was hat all aU buildings were burned and hat the cause of ot tho the fire was un- un The flames James spread from one frame building building- to another quickly and all efforts to check them thom were with- with but ut avail ll Tho properties of the Deer Creek well company compan aro are developed eloped land nd the latest crushing crushing- and concen- concen machinery was In use Tho The ost of the plant and equipment was beut and It could not bo be learned whether any my Insurance was j i tarried The property is located in an iso iso- atod section of or the countr country near nerr tho the Salmon almon river and six miles from a road All AU lumber machinery find nd iid equipment were moved this six mlles miles lles on pad pads horses and sledges es esPecially es- es constructed to carr carry tho the boll boll- and ether other heavy machinery down downA A the he steep mountain trails A steam nd water power plant was installed nd an electric power plant was used the drills and light tho the tun- tun j lS and buildings s. OHIO COPPER Will GIVE STOCKHOLDERS CHANCE IN DEAl Stockholders In tho the Ohio Copper Mining Min Mm- Un- Un ing company will bo be given gi a chance In tho reorganization and within the tho next six weeks they will bo be given the rI right ht to show Judge Dexter of ot tho the United States court of or tho the Southern district of ot New York that they are Illing to take talco care of or tho the compan company's 5 affairs accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing t tc II JI I I. I Moore of ot the law aw firm of or Moore Mitchell Maginnis who returned re- re turned from New ew York yesterday Mr Ir Moore said that right after the order was entered ho left lett New ew York to look after atter affairs here As an attorney cf t the stockholders Mr Moore toro said that ho was surprised at nt tho number of ot men of influence in New York who were connected with tho the Ohio Copper but did not know lenow the circumstances circumstances cir clr- surrounding surrounding- It lie He said that the personnel of tho the stockholders protective committee had not net been de decIded decided do- do upon at the time that ho left lett but that he understood that It would bo people of considerable influence He said that Inasmuch as the books of ot the company compan had been beon closed up for tor two years ears tho the persons owning stock had been changed to considerable ex et- tent He said that the court had taken a broad view of ot the tho affair and would allow six weeks weeks' time in which the present stockholders could show their grievances rIe Eyer Every effort Is now being being- made to get et In communication with the stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders and the court has ordered that the books booles be turned over so this could be ascertained Will L DEVElOP UTAH OIL FIELD FIELDIn In tho the filing of oC articles of ot Incorporation tion Saturday for Cor the Oil company company com corn pany a n. new concern entered the I for the this development of the oil oU fields In Inthe Inthe inthe the Vernal country The company takes over the affairs of oC tho the Tunnel Oil company com corn pany which Is declared to have ha an unusual unusual un un- usual oil inasmuch as It contains no gasoline or kerosene but lut nearly all the product although h of ot a n base can bo be utilized for lubricating oll oils It Is said 3 ld that everything e from the tho very cry finest oil to th the vanous various various vari van ous lu oils and ald oils for tor medicinal medicinal medi medi- cinal purposes can bo be extracted This has been beon demonstrated b by a 0 aeries series of or experiments that have hAye be been n carried on for several months The proper propero is within four Cour miles from the railroad Th The oil has been used In Salt Lal Lake o for Or various purposes purposes pur pur- poses for some time lime At the tho University of ot Utah experiment have been carrIed carried car car- ried ned on with it Further it I is said that It has lias been beon shown shot that It can be easily refined and the various grades of or oi oU oi extracted John Pope Is IE one of ot the chief InterI Interests Inter Inter- I eels ests In tho the company A lar large lance e part of ot the stock Is also owned by H. H I I. I Moore of or the firm of or Moore Mitchell Maginnis lawyers la and the tho Intermountain tam tain Development com company pan consisting of ot Mr Ill Moore E. E G G. G Ild Kidder er S. S A A. A Maginnis Ma Ma- Ia- Ia ginnis a n. Mr McKenna of oC Kentucky and arid a 0 few fow others Some Sonic years ears a ago o Salt Lake Icke people en en- en erecT Into a 0 contract to sink a well on I Ithe the property A well voIl was sunk to a n depth of ot feet Ceet cutting four oil bearIng bearing bear bear- Ing sands sauda The first of or these has been the most productive At Present the tho company has about OOOO gallons galIon o of oil on hand which can be ul used ed at once This has been taken from a n tunnel on the first sand Although no arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments menta have be been n mad t It is probable that a plant will be Installed o on the tho property to treat the oil RICH STRIKE SHE IS ISE MADE E IN POLAR STAR Word Vord was received from Crom Grass valley val val- lc icy ley California yesterday that ono one of or ortho the tue richest strikes that has lU been made mado I there thore In hi sonic some time has been beon made matle by bythe bytho I tho the Polar Star Gold Mining Mining- company property owned principally by Utah I people to tho report five tl foet oct of or ore has been found on the tho foot toot level lovel at tho the property which carries car car- ries rles 2 25 ounces a ton In gold This Is 13 free Creo milling milliner similar to Its neighbor the North Star which Is one of or the richest mines In the state This ore oro carries about 60 a n. ton in gold and according ac nc- nC- nC cording to what has been boen dono by other other othor oth oth- er or mines mince In the tho camp should be mined and milled for tor about 4 f a ton The report says sas that tho the company compan Is well ell equipped with a n. 7 horsepower 75 engine and hoist and a n. largo large compressor compres compres- sor flor capable of or handling eight drills There are arc about twenty men at work and the property has been beon pushing ahead Its work for about five live months The property adjoins tho the North Star on the south and Is believed to have a 0 parallel vein oln to that being mined b by tho the North Star Tho properties properties proper proper- ties of or Grass Valley VaHey havo been about the most roost productive as far Car as gold Is concerned of ot an any in the state They have shown hown that the ore oro goes to depth and that Instead of diminishing depth it grows rows stronger Besides that the tho mines havo been been been- worked worked for years Among Among- tho the Utah people mentioned In Inthe Inthe inthe the from Grass Valley Valle are L. L R. R Eccles of oC O- O Ogden Oen en and W. W W. W Byrne of Salt SnIt Lake It is declared that they ure 0 tho the controlling interests In the property but none of or them could be found yesterday It is understood that some time a ago o otho tho the Utah people become interested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the property although Mr Ir Byrne and his brother have havo been heen Interested for tor years The local people havo have been be behind he- he hind the work and rapid advancement has lias been made The equipment has lias been put In and tho the sh shaft t started At present there thero is not a mill on the property althou although h it Jt t Is contemplated as ns soon as enough h ore oro is blocked out outto outto outto to Justify this being done Walter Fitch of or Eureka at ono one time examined the property and made modo a n. re report report report re- re port to the interests employing him The Tho company has a large area and it Is la declared that It is some of ot tho the most moat promising ground in tho the district I CAT CAr GETS JOB Of TWENTY MUlE TEAM The mulo 20 teams with their picturesque pie pic t drivers and long snake like foot 50 cracker whips that have ha made mado Death valley and the mines of or tho the Pacific Pa Pa- Coast Borax company compan in California famous for more than a a. quarter of oC a century and around which romance and tragedy has hns been by the versatile publicity agent are arc giving way to the more prosaic haulage system SS S'S tern tem of or modern times Within tho the past year ear chugging gasoline gas gas- as- as oline industrial locomotives or caterpillars cater cater- pillars with their trains of ot from 10 to 15 loaded cars ha have vo wound their way up and anti around Black Blak mountain and over Death valley and tho the dry bed bedot of ot Salt Lake and the famous mule teams are arc into history This change chanc has been brought about by the cost coat data export who with his charts and figures I ures and tho the experiences of oC behind him decreed that while tho the 20 mules were picturesque and af afforded orde good material for tOl literary essays essay the they proved too expensive inthe inthe in inthe the production of or borax The Tho gasoline g industrial locomotive o ho said would not only cut down tho the haulage e costs costs costs' about one half but speed up the mines and cut down manufacturing and minIng mining min nun ing costs His promise has proven proven true since the Installation of ot the tho first I two Plymouth gasoline locomotives than according to more mora a year aco o. General Superintendent A. A W. W of ot tho ho Pacific Coast Borax Borot company and the change chano was moro more than warranted warranted warranted war war- ranted by tho the results received I STOCK Chicago Sept Hogs t. 4 Hogs Receipts market lSe to hi higher her closed weak Bulk 1100 00 lI light ht 1015 1125 mixed heavy 1000 rough pigs 6 50 tf 9 01 Cattle Cattle Receipts GOO GOO market to unevenly higher NaUvo Nativo beeves bee 67 western steers 9 30 and feeders cows and anti cah's 8 1 OO Sheep Sheep Receipts strong to 2 c higher Sheep Shoop ewes lambs Iambs Kansas City Sept 4 Re Rc Re Receipts higher Bulk ff 1070 heavy 60 packers or and butchers butch butch- ers ore I 1 04 0 1 1075 light tight 1040 cZ 1980 pl pigs s. s 50 Cattle Receipts Cattle Receipts hi higher her Primo Prime fed steers f 1000 ff 1100 dressed beef beer steers western steers 0 rt'S 9 50 0 COWK 4 heifers 1025 O. O stackers r an and feeders feeder bulls calves G 1100 Shoop Sheep Receipts Receipts 3 OIl hl higher Lambs Lamb r O yearlings 8 00 ers erA ewes ewe Omaha Neb Nob eb Sept 4 Hp HoJ's Hogs Re Receipts ou hl higher hor Heavy 1000 di 1025 light 1020 1010 1040 i pigs l bulk of sales 10 23 Receipts 1800 higher Nativo Na Na- a tivo steers 3 cows and heMer heM heir er ers s. s 50 IGO western steers s. s Texas steers 0 stock stock- erA ens and feeders 8 She She-op Receipts higher Yearlings 6 6 7 72 lambs J. MARKETS I. London Sept Sopt 4 Bur Bar Bur silver allver per I Money l 41 per cent Discount rates Short hort bills and nn 3 months ri per cent |