Show california tabulation of the production of tungsten iu in california shows an increase of more than per cent since 1915 the figures show a tonnage of in that year 2270 in 1916 and 2458 in 1917 the value it in 1915 was in 1916 it was fras and in 1917 it was work is being rushed on oil construction of a ten stamp mill at the original sixteen to one mine at alleghany allegheny Alleg hany and it is thought that it will be completed this month the mar ma chinery for the plant was moved from washington in nevada county H A maxfield of san francisco is manager for the company owners of the kirkpatrick mine near downieville Downie ville are preparing to install a roller or crusher mill to treat its gravel in an attempt to save the light flaky gold which cannot be secured by ordinary washing methods an immense tonnage of gravel is opened up in the kirkpatrick and manager john donnelly expects teat that it will pay well after he has worked out his plans the standard oil company of california J has developed for the refining of lubricants an improved process which probably will be adopted by other companies it is known to miners as death valley clay and to oil men as magic clay and is said to have five times the effectiveness of fullers earth now used throughout the country to remove impurities standard oil controls a deposit of the material covering about acres in the death valley section and has placed about in improvements on 0 the ground there J R walker of salt lake has returned home from a visit to the property of the portola For tola and as walker mining company near gives the following information regarda operations there drifts have been derived daiv north and south on the level for a ad dis still in tance of 1500 feet with the faces level a drig ore on the bottom or has been driven feet to the SO boutt u th wa the ore values better than above where the delf carries over 5 per cent copper will wine gile tunnel on the mill level which 0 feet aarif ea feet of backs was in about in the month with the new compressor comp resso survey ready to go into commission aera roi been completed for the new five boardie 0 tram the big sawmill is completed and 08 rushed and bunk houses are being y to a 8 ton mill is being enlarged be ca of tons as rapidly as delivered V A hart is gener general ll 11 w |