Show 0 GREAT ACTIVITY AT goodsprings GOOD SPRINGS special correspondence goodsprings Good springs nevada september the current high price for zinc has resulted in increasing activity in the yellow pine mining district and it is probable that the normal output for the year will be more than double that of any previous year the yellow pine company continues to ship its full contractual allowance of 1500 tons of zinc ore per month together with about tons of lead concentrate the company was fortunate in having a favorable contract for its output at the time of the rise in market and consequently its profits have increased accordingly A dividend of ten cents per share amounting to a total of has been declared payable september making total dividends for the year to date of and it is probable that the company will declare an additional before the close of the year at the mine the main shaft shaf thas has been sunk to a depth of feet and a level established at that point from which a crosscut is now being driven to intersect the ore the potosi mine now owned by the empire zinc company is shipping about tons per month from the mine to arden the green monster mine owned by the hearst estate recently resumed operations under direction of W C neal and installed a complete system of ore bins and sorting plant the mine is now shipping about tons of zinc carbonate ore per month the ore being hauled from the mine to roach by motor trucks the mine has been developed to a depth of 0 feet and has sufficient fici elit ore blocked to be assured of maintaining shipments for many months to come the azalia aballa mining irling Nl company whose property adjoins the green monster on the south is developing what is apparently the same ledge and has shipped three cars of very good ore work is als also 0 being prose buted on the green monster extension adjoining the green monster Al onster on the north the dry concentrating plant at the bullion mine has been completed and has been in ill successful operation for the past two weeks the plant uses crusher rolls and the stebbins dry concentrating table and seems to be especially adapted for the treatment of low grade lead ores for which it was designed A capacity of fifty tons per day is being maintained A similar plant is now under construction at the anchor mine adjoining the bullion on the south and it is expected that uie tire mill will be in operation by october 1st ast the sultan mine owned by henry robbins of good springs has also placed orders for the erection of a plant to use the stebbins process it is expected that the mill will treat low grade lead ore of which there is a considerable tonnage exposed in the mine but experiments are to also be made on the concentration of low grade zinc carbonate ores by this process the district is rapidly becoming an important field for dry concentration cent ration there now being six plants I 1 in operation or in course of erection A deal has recently been consummated by boston people for the doran property on big devil mountain the consideration being the buyers are the same who recently took over the mobile property which venture has proved very successful as the new owners have already taken the purchase price out of the mine other properties now being operated and making occasional shipments of zinc ore gre are the bill nye bonanza new year mountain top whale palace porter monte alonte christo hoosier and milford nearly every property of merit in the district is now being operated either by owners or leasers leaders lea sers and the population of the district has been so increased during the past few months that accommodations have been taxed to capacity the advent of numerous motor trucks and the increased traffic on the roads of the district coupled with an unusually dry year have made the roads in such condition that haulage is rapidly becoming a serious problem |