Show III MINES AND ND MINING NEWS NEWS 1 IL i. i HOW HO GREAT WAR AR EATS UP OP THE UTAH OTAH METALS Many people conn connected directly and Indirectly In Utah mines wonder jus what becomes of a lot of tho the commercial commercial commer commer- cial metals which are shipped from thin monthly by tho the hundreds of ot tons A Now New York writer answers these theno queries In part where he says Bays that the metals needed to fill tho the war orders already placed may mav bo be estimated at over 10 per cent cant of or last Yea years year's 8 copper production of the United d States StateR about 7 per ner cent of tho the spelter production and nearly 20 0 per cent cont of ot the tho lead lend pro- pro UA 1 A British eighteen en or Inch caliber shrapnel 5 S pounds 9 92 91 ounces of ot braes brae's tho the various brass brasa parts partA and their weight weicht beIng belne Cartridge Cart Cart- ridge case cAso 3 pounds 1 ounce primer 4 ounces fuso 1 pound 7 76 78 ounces fuse socket 8 81 ounces ounce fuse cover 2 ounces and tube 2 1 ounces total 6 5 pounds 91 ounces Of at this amount of ot brass brasI two two thirds thIrds I IH copper and third ono spelter In some nome cases the copper content runs up to 70 per cent cont so 80 that tho the amount o of ot copper In making the brass brans parts part for tor ono one of ot these shells sheila Is very nearly nearh 3 33 U pounds A email eman copper band around the shell shan adds 4 U ounces making the total copper 04 pounds Spelter consumption per shell of ot this size I Is a shade under 1 poun pound 1 14 ounces or poun pounds Load Lead bullets weighing pounds nn and composed of seven parts lead to toone ono one of antimony constitute tho the metal load lond of the proJective so that each ench shrapnel requires pounds of ot lead lend anti and pound of ot antimony Estimating tho the total orders for shrapnel nel net and other shells placed ced hero b by Europe at nt shells ebella these or orders orders or- or ders lers call for a total of pou pounds of copper 67 pounds of or spelter and pounds of ot lead leall eThe The metal consumption actually Is of ot the tho shells larger a as a 0 fair proportion placed are Inch howitzer shells shell taking more brass and there are also some Borne 6 7 and probably 9 Inch sheIla holls being made The Tho metal consumption of shells varies as the cube of their diameter a 0 6 Inch shell for Instance requiring eight times as os much metal as a n Inch 3 of ot the same Barno p 5 Copper Consumption Copper refinery refiner production In the United States In 1914 4 amounted to pounds On this basis buh the takings for tor shell manufacture would require nearly 10 per por cent of output Production however will be bo Increased this year ear Spelter production In 1914 was W pounds the takings for shell shell ho I manufacture thus representing about output which 6 per cent of ot lost st years year's will fer also be higher In l 1015 IG Lend Lead production was pounds tho takings for tor shells nearly 19 11 per cent of ot last Jast output J years cars No consideration I Is taken In these calculations of the tho other war ne needs 9 of ot motel metal Rifle cartridges for tor Instance are aro composed mainly of or copper there being ono pound of tho the red metal used In making twenty four Lobel Lebel cart cart- ridges a n typo widely used by the tho French army Every Even of ot these cartridges cartridges cart cart- ridges made consume one pound of spelter and a R small amount of nickel Steel consumption per shell varies arleS more widely with the different types typos and presents more difficulties In cal cal- A finished inch shell contains contains con con- 6 pounds pound 15 15 ounces of ot steelS steel the tho steel stool such shell weighing 6 pounds 51 ounces and the tho dl diaphragm 9 91 ounces ounces- If It the tho shell Is made from a stool bar the tho weight of this IB Is about lt 17 pounds a n. forging for the same sarno purpose weighs approximately 14 pounds and a So bottle bottIe bot oot tle tIe made mado b by the seamless tube process proc c ess somewhat less A large largo percentage of or tho the steel used Is n waited which Is 18 not tho the caso case In tho the other metals the scrap of the tho brass etc being and used NEVADAS NEVADA'S NEW NEVi GOLD GOLDCAMP GOLDCAMP CAMP IS LIVELY UVEL Y According to An Andy 1 who ho arrived ved from Willard yesterday that camp from present proof will rival in greatness the gold record of ot some Bomo of ot the older mining camps of ot Nevada says Bays tho the Humboldt Star ears Ho He 10 was full to the tile brim with Information Information mation of ot tho ti-io fine showings established In Willard In tho the past few months Ho said Paul Gaston the man who with John Y V McKane floated the tho Tonopah Extension and brought tho the Schwab crowd to Nevada has taken over tho the Finland group owned by John Funt Fant and William Opperman Gaston will m Immediately Inaugurate n. n campaign of or development with big capital him to make the tho nine mine which sticks RUcks out nil all over that group Throe Three sots ts of ot leasers am aro arn In ore oro on this property Another deal that la Is being con consummated Bum Bum- rooted mated tecI with the Haywood crowd of California Is tho taking over tho the Borland Mayer lease on tho the Enterprise claim now In picture rook and anti a group of ot eight claims adjoining owned grout oy by y Mayer I cr Healy lealy and antI Borland On our Ma May 1 a DB Day Fraction w we no j are aro getting splendid values The Tho oro ore la Is of of- milling grade With ith the high-grade high the tho la Is shipping 45 ore in carload lotsOn lotsOn lots On Oi tho the Putnam Shea-Putnam group the tho leasers have o six alx feet of or 20 per por ton rock On tho the Ru Ruth th claim owned b by White and Callahan Is a n rich high high- grade brade streak In addition to a n substantial body of ot mill mm ore oro Jimmie Moss on tho the Monarch Is la proving pro a u. dike diko twenty foot feet wide which e samples and pans gold and In low grade oro ore shows commercial commercial com com- mercial Importance On Joe McEachin's group with the samo sarno vein oln aa na the Sheepherder er the th boys bos are arc getting getting- ore which will pay with proper facilities to handle on the tho Big Thing group Ed Ld Orr la is doing the tho work which proves pro tho the quality of that area Ho lie In piling mill oro ore on tho dump clump t taken ken from tho the vein oln which n through tho the Big Dig Thing Into the Bankers Banker s Dream part partOn of or tho the Huntor Goodin ground On tho the Honey Boo the leasers and owners are making rino fino progress blocking and exposing oro ore such as Is characteristic of or tho the Honey lice Dee AL AI FRANK PRANK AND OTHERS MAY BUILD NEW MILL AT NEVADA-DELAWARE NEVADA IA I Lovelock velock Nov JUl July 25 John Joh John Mo- Mo Io- Io Ginnis Tom R. R Hinds Binds of oC Butte Butto and nd Toronto with Al Frank formerly of oC tho the Ohio Cop Copper pOl management a aa AS con con- suiting Bulling engineer are aro here Inspecting tho Delaware at nt Seven Se Troughs Tho They have authorized tho the statement that they thoy art aro going ahead with a n vigorous c campaign of development dc and t that at a 0 amill amill mill for tho ho property Is an Immediate possibility or not Inter later than sixty days das NEW iw COPPER COPPE SELLING 1 LEVELIS LEVEL IS AT 19 1 CENTS 19 SCENTS CENTS According to the tho Boston News Bureau Dureau R. R a new soiling selling level lovel for copper cop cop- per has haa been boen found at nt from 19 down downto to 19 cents a n pound lull Fully pounds were eold sold during tho the past few i at nt these prices by pro producers Quotations for tor publication have become purely nominal for tor pro producers I hays have become anxious 18 to sell leU and appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear willing to meet consumers half halt halfway WB Wa way In order to reach a 11 figure at which business may bo Ue done One domestic do do- consumer took pounds J Jot of ot the tho tonnage lately marketed against t wt war r or orders Europe Europa has not been entirely en en- enI I Idle for tor Inquiries have been inthe In tho the market markot during during- the pa past t fortnight for tor metal to be bo delivered during tho the first half of 1916 In some In Instances 19 cents a pound was bid bid but not ac ac- ac There Thoro have also boc been foreign Inquiries for copper to bo be delivered up to the end of ot next year Demands of or manufacturers for tor strictly domestic needs kayo have not Im Improved Im- Im proved and 1 as ns a n. very small amount of ot copper has been purchased for tor this account during tho the past few tow months some Bomo producers have havo been led to the belief bellot that In the tho near noar future actual domestic requirements may prove a factor SUch Buch belief however er does doos not find general circulation I LEONARD CREEK IS AGAIN LIVENING UP Thero Thera is unusual interest and excitement excitement ex ox- over finds made Inthe Inthe in the tho Leonard Creek mining district said Gurney Gordon today and we wo have o a a. roal real mine although development development develop develop- ment work has hus only proceeded to a n. depth of ot ten feet teet says the Reno Ieno eno Gazette I have just received assay returns from opposite sides of the shaft showing from ono one and 1978 from another Tipperary Is the tho name namo of ot the tho place where tho the excitement la Is most moat notice notice- able oble There are aro numerous quartz ledges and placer claims and all show gold In good values Hart have just Juet sold their property to a party of ot Berkeley mon for tor and anda a force torce has hns been put to work develop ing the property which shows Bho hig high high- grade rade oro ore averaging 1200 per por ton Thoro is talk In tho the district of erectIng erecting erect erect- In ing a n. mill to handle the medium grade oro ore oreTho Tho group of claims owned by brothers has baa Just been bonded bonded bonded bond bond- ed for Adams Lord Lor Damon have n a deal under way on their group of or claims Wo We havo have eighteen claims It Is IB high grade milling ore We are forty-five forty mUM miles from Sulphur on the Western Pacific There Thore Is 18 plenty of or water and myself and partners aro are figuring figurine on putting in a n small millOn millOn mill mUl On Tepee creek In the same Bame district dis dis- Ro Rose o. o Moffat Alley have sonic some v very Or valuable placer claims and seem scorn c certain to make mako a n. huge sum of mane money Recently they thoy have havo secured tho the servIces services Berv- Berv ices of ot a n. number of Chinese and other orientals and aro arc cleaning up 6 10 6 or 7 U Ua 7 a da day with rockers Gordon expects to return to the district dietrict die dis 1115 in a Q few days das and personally di direct dl- dl reet the tho development de work on his his' property for a Q time 11 WOOD NOOD RIVER MINES NEW NEVi ACTIVITIES Robert T. T Tustin Tustin his son Robert rr and I I. I. I Straus came camo down from I ienna Ilenna last Saturday to buy some tome I in halley Halloy and to also look a a. couple of carloads of ma r ry coming from tho the east onate says the River Times Tho The supplies are areo o 9 g go forward Immediately and the y Is 15 expected here in about v L week The latter la Is s for tor a hoist and anel a L con- con mill mUl tho timbers for tor which iro ro ready rendy Indeed they thoy were made mado for tor and used In the construction of ot the tho big mill that was built and operated operated oper oper- ded there thero in the SOs 80 by Chris J. J and Frank Johnston but was in commission commission commis commis- sion during only a Q part pare of five years year because the tho I visible deposits of ot rich ore oro wore exhausted and the bulk of tho the ore developed being too low Ingrado in grade grado to pa pay was vas loft In place The new mill wiil will bo be built as ns soon as tho the work can be bo done as oa Mr dr in intends intends In- In tends to not only got bot It Into operation operation opera opera- tion lion before snow enow flies but also to get Iet his smelter under roof root so that operations operations opera opera- tiona In both the mill and tho the smelter may begin early next spring at the theat latest latent at r rAt At this thin time there thore is In construction at the tho mine boarding and bunk houses and other buildings for 75 or men mon and as s soon on as these buildings are aro ready for tor occupancy the tho present force torce of twenty men employed will wUl be In Increased increased In- In creased to eighty or more moro This revival at ot Vienna promises to be bo lasting The Tho operating company in is doubtlessly prepared to expend a ahalt half halt million dollars or more If Jt necos- necos sary Bary Vienna The Vienna Consolidated Mines Smelting company is Incorporated incorporate under tho the laws of Arizona with a 0 capItal capital cap cap- ital of 1 S1 shares of or which C. C A. A Scott and Lewis Dogen Degen have hav subscribed ono one share sharo each and L L- LE E B. B Straus three shares All An three ar arc ara residents of ot Chicago Ill and with R R. T. T Tustin and B B. B I F. F Straus Strain constitute the tho board of ot directors Tho debts debt at one t time me shall not ex exceed exceed exceed ex- ex two-thirds two of or the authorized capital stock and the private prop prop- property property rort erty of tho the stockholders and officers shall be bo exempt from all corpor corporate to debts of ot any kind whatsoever Tho The principal place of ot business will bo Phoenix Ariz GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE AT ROCHESTER THE FRIEDMAN TUNNEL WORK Special to Tb The I I IA Lovelock velock Ne Nov Nev July 26 25 Since Since the strike on the tho intermediate between the tho and levels le of the Four J lease lease- just taken over by tho the Rochester Mines lInee company compan the work ork has demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- it ono one of ot the tho best bet finds ever e made mado on Rochester Hill HUl They arc are sloping up on both sides eldes of oC No 1 raise where the discovery ery was made and aro are also going up between the two and three raises all aJi faces being In oro ore from five to seven Boven feet foet This ore went 20 to 40 where first struck but Is la now coming strong at average 25 for tor lateral lAteral latoral lat lAt- lat lat- eral oral extent of ot feet Tho The south winzo on the Big Dig Four lease Isaac Is down downto to level lo with four tour feet of ot ore 80 in gold 68 63 ounces ounce silver Work on the Friedman tunnel pro pro- to tap tan veins at nt a depth of ot 1 1200 OO feet after slight alight delay Is la going ahead rapidly breaking seven feet a ISo shift shUt They f figured to hit lilt th the vein in eighty days |