Show in hi nearby states ARIZONA the united eastern mining 6 company of oatman milled tons of ore in august establishing 6 the highest month monthly ay record in point of tonnage b in the history of the company A L runyan of kingman who is operating the old hibernia mine under option left recently for omalia omaha where he will form a company to operate tile the mines which are included in the state of W H rogers 6 deceased an order for the optional sale of the property was granted recently upon the application of anson H smith administrator of the estate percival P butler superintendent of the copper queen reduction works at douglas states that the copper production of the smelter has increased every month since the smelter started up in february the first months production was slightly over six million pounds and for the month of sep the output was pounds at present there are about men on the payroll of the company the latest development ai at the property of the tom reed gold mines company at oatman is the opening of the telluride vein on tom reed ground inasmuch as the values in the new strike run ruil from to a ton and a considerable sid erable tonnage b is being 11 made available it is probable that the production of the tom reed will be increased and new development work pushed W B phelps is superintend superintending super intending in ly the work at superior the magma copper company is dismantling the surface plant of the lake superior arizona property in queen creek canyon the property was bought recently by the magma company and is to be worked from the main system of the magma the railroad and smelter construction of the magma is progressing rapidly under the direction of manager W C browning the company is also reported to be diamond drilling on copper 6 ground round southwest of magma station on oil the arizona eastern and about 15 miles west of florence the claims are in the san tan mountains the effect of the discovery of a new rich vein in the tom toil reed has aroused much interest in oatman as to whether the discovery would lengthen the life of the mine and increase the tonnage when interviewed at the tom reed mine this week mr air bemis phelps said As far as I 1 know the tonnage will not ot be materially increased by this new discovery however the ae net earnings of the property certainly will be increased and d a surplus built up with which the directors of the tom reed aeed in the future can if they so wish develop other properties in in the oatman district or can explore other tom reed holds gs in ill the district BRITISH COLUMBIA tile the reported revival of mining in southeastern british combia iambia is confirmed by ore receipts reported by the consoli dated ted mining smelting smelling Sm elting company at trail among t the shippers apers are mines that have not been heard from in a long time me and d some with names unfamiliar in the smelters shelters sm elters list A R moore manager of the international mining As cia tion will leave spokane for greenwood to take charge of the winter development work on the combination a prop erty eriv owned by W J whaley and C E bartholomew of spokane kokane Po kane we will drive a foot tunnel and raise 50 feet to 0 get feet says mr under the shaft which is down albore T recently A small compressor is to be installed and expect hect to reach the property by tile the time the compressor arrives assays essays of ores from this property are arc between 1300 and 1400 to the ton toil in a statement recently issued by the utica mines company in the slocan district the value of the mine including tunnel no 7 is placed at in addition is listed buildings equipment compressor oil engine power plant a wagon road and other items making an additional asset of those assets together with stock in the treasury stock discount about cash on hand bring the total assets of the company to in the year ended march 31 the company received royalties aggregating and other small receipts bringing al C the total to COLORADO the ton mill under construction at the little mattie mine will probably be ready for operation by the first of january when it is reported a large force of miners will be employed the unwavering watering un tin of the mine which has been under way for some time is is completed to the ath level georgetown courier ruth brinker in excavating dump ore at the sunburst mine for their mill have unearthed about five tons of sacked ore and are still finding more of it says the georgetown courier the ore had evidently been stolen many years ago and secreted in the dump it is estimated to be worth between 19 and a ton toil accordia Ac according cordin to a blackhawk dispatch of the a car of ore recently shipped by the silver mountain mining company from the black jack vein brought a smelter settlement check for net after deducting freight and treatment charges the net weight was a little over 23 tons the company is shipping another car from the wheeler vein with a considerably larger tonnage superintendent perley reports an excellent showing in all parts of the mine with some of the ore sam sampling plink as high as per ton in gold silver and lead perry G harrison one of the best known mining men in colorado and formerly with the vindicator con company ipaty in the cripple creek district has taken over the of the smuggler bt ler union and humboldt mines harrison has during his first month made a number of splendid changes which will work toward better working 9 conditions and 6 greater production in this celebrated old producer it is believed that in another thirty to sixty days harrison will have the big mills of the company located at pandora and will be grinding away to capacity I 1 diamond drilling has been in progress at both the smuggler b and the tomboy properties for the past year and while neither company has stated what results had been obtained it is common talk in telluride that th diamond drill contractors have penetrated some exceptionally high grade ore at various points in both properties it is now conservatively estimated that as a result of these operations the smuggler company is insured of twenty five years of ore if the mills could be kept running at full capacity in the tomboy it is stated the company has at least fifteen years supply of good grade ore with the mill running full capacity and with many streaks of high grade net profits for the third quarter of the year by tile the cresson consolidated gold minin mining b and milling company at cripple creek as shown in the statement mailed stockholders with the dividend check for october of ten cents a share after deduction of all operating expenses freight and treatment totaled 7 69 the company is is now installing a powerful hoist and increasing the boiler capacity to be completed inside of 60 days making possible the development of the mine at not less than 1000 feet below the present workings 1800 feet deep ore disclosed in the bottoni bottom level is reported by president A E carlton as of substantial value and volume the cresson company including the october dividend has paid stockholders and has cash in the bank as of september 30 of and unsettled ore of an all approximate net value of an escrow a agreement 6 for the sale of the ouray smelting smelling Sm elting b and refining property just below ouray has been entered into between officers of the company and chas E holton of the land court of norfolk county massachusetts mr holton represents certain boston capitalists well prepared to make aiace necessary repairs and improvements and they expect to have everything zb in readiness by spring to open the smelting smelling sm elting plant on oil a custom basis A large part of the ore to be smelted smelter will come collie from their own mines in the vicinity of red mountain it is understood work upon a new dam will be started in a short time and timber and lumber has already been ordered to be used in the reconstruction of a new flume under present plans of the new owners the smelter will be prepared for active operations on or before june 1 1923 IDAHO it is estimated that there are now men on the pay rolls ot of the operating mines in the coeur dalene district with substantial increase in pay granted recently by the bunker hill sullivan mining lb and smelting smelling Sm elting company new men are reporting I 1 daily and being given steady jobs in the smelter and mines mines F V bodfish was down from the homestake Home stake mine this week he reports men at work on excavations for buildings log quarters will be built for the winter and work in the mine will be prosecuted right through geologist mack of salt lake accompanied mr bodfish hailey news miner the cedar creek mining company in the summit district of the coeur calenes dA lenes has connected with no 2 and no 3 levels A drift will wild lie be extended on ore and a shaft sunk on the no 3 level A sawmill has been installed to produce lumber for a bunk house that will shelter 25 men according to william becker secretary according to report the lode of the famous homestake Home stake mine in bassett gulch about seven miles above ketchum has been again picked up by two prospectors A C bell and W L roller the prospectors are preparing to ship a couple of carloads running about per ton to finance themselves for winter development of their property A contract has been entered into by the richmond mining milling milling reduction company and the montana idaho copper company wherein they share equally the cost of advancing a crosscut in montana idaho ground in the direction of the richmond according to W J kirby secretary of the montana idalio idaho recently this disposes of an all earlier contract for the same purpose one of the richest strikes in the big wood river section is reportedly report edl as being made last week by jack nelson and gus johnson on the property adjoining the independence mine which is operated by the federal mining and smelting smelling Sm elting tn company nelson has been running t a tunnel on the properties under contract from the lessees lessels and ran into ore which gave assayed of 6 in gold and ounces of silver the first three carloads of crude ore and concentrates shipped by the success mining company since the discovery and development of the big new ore body yielded a net return of according to information obtained from allen alien G kennedy manager of the company three addi dional cars are now in transit and these are expected to yield equally satisfactory returns the mill is running one shift with overtime making the actual running time probably ten hours a day wallace miner although less than half the required number of men have been secured by the callahan zinc lead company manager C IV newton recently stated that good progress is being made and that he expected to start production very soon after november 1 men are being taken on every day but the pressing need is for more machine men there i is no trouble about b getting etting mu duckers muckers ackers and other men for ordinary labor when a full working force is assembled callahan will have men on the payroll lynn harry and clarence fowler and george mccarr have discovered a big ledge of gold bearing quartz on the ridge between the two forks of jesse creek and only three miles from town they say the ledge is from nine to twelve feet wide and is traceable for three quarters of a mile they have located three claims along the course and are commencing to do the necessary work to perfect their location some of the ore brought to town is as rich looking 0 as such quartz ever is known granular iron stained with particles of gold visible in the cleavage planes salmon herald I 1 the second furnace at the bunker hill and sullivan smelter at kellogg Z was blown in recently and will operate all winter and probably indefinitely according to frank M smith smelter director we were unable to start this furnace during the summer because of lack of experienced men and we have large stocks of ore on hand as a result says mr smith we are refining b and shipping tons of lead bullion of our own daily in addition we have tria made de arrangements 6 with the trail smelter to refine 75 tons of bullion daily the excess output of the trail smelter which is shipped to us in bond refined and shipped reshipped re the callahan zinc lead company had in ca cash sh 2465 in accounts receivable in loans and accrued interest receivable in milling ore on hand in in supplies on hand invested in other properties 1037 in deferred charges and in property account on july 31 according to a report recently given out the total valuation placed on these assets is 9 the liabilities bili ties include in wages payable in accounts payable 2170 in accrued state tax in reserve tor for depreciation in capital stock surplus in in deficit from operations and capital stock a total of the two compartment incline shaft being sunk by the iron blossom company between wardner and kellogg at a bained a depth of feet several days ago 6 and will be continued to a point below the at the lateral tion of the vein will be started the shaft was sunk 85 feet ie in in september and 95 feet in august at a cost of 20 a aloo foot a record considered good in speed and cost two alme gike g and an engineer are employed on each of the two shifts Is murray superintendent of the morning mine mullan vice president jesse freeman sheriff of shoshone county president and dr D E keys a banker of mullan secretary A treasurer the other members of the board are james J allies wayne and A D harwood the richmond mining milling reduction company arid near adair will the shaft to the foot level ai advance the eastward drift to meet a drift run from fromke the st lawrence mine according to an official recently tile five ut watering will be started at once and will bocc occupy u py four or days the distance between the east and west faces is 80 feet by estimate estinia te it is believed the connection can be made in 20 days after the workings are freed of water the richmond and the montana idaho copper company are driving a crosscut from the 1800 feet level of the montana idaho it is expected to cut the richmond vein at a depth of 1400 feet below the foot level of the richmond the high grade streak opened recently on the 1800 foot level of the montana idaho contains 15 per cent copper and an accompaniment pani ment of gold NEVADA the nevada consolidated copper company has abandoned the daylight saving system and returned to pacific time john pelton well known in this state as one of the f first mine operators in the national district where he acquired a fortune rated at several millions died in los angeles calif recently production by the tonopah mining company for the first half of october amounted to 25 bars with an estimated value of this was against produced for the last half of september showing an increase of the sierra silver mines company reports a strike of three feet of good ore on the essex mine at dun glen the ore was first located in a tunnel run on a vein following a contact between lime and porphyry and a sunk upon it the ore shoot was entered six feet below the tunnel level the united Com stocks new mill which started operating sept 23 is now reported to be treating about 1000 tons daily adjustments to machinery inseparable from the starting of a plant of this magnitude are being made and the men in charge say that within a very short time the plant will be operating at full capacity of 2500 tons every 24 hours there was a slight decrease in the production of the tonopah district for the first half of october in comparison with that of the last half of september the total amounting to as against or a difference of to this must be added from the white caps mill for each 15 day period which would make the result as follows last half of october 1 the eureka secret canton mines co has purchased a large amount of lumber |