Show A I MINING AND OIL J 4 1 NEW NW YO YORK Ur March 1 L 1 The dally daily average gross crude oil production of the United States Increased barrels barrels bar bar- barc rE-Is rE for the week ending February 24 totaling barrels according to the weekly summary of ot the American Petroleum Institute issued today The dally daily I average production east t of the Rocky ky mountains I 0 WAS tl r 4 b barrels r s showing a decrease of or barrels California production was barrels barrels bar bar- barrels bary as compared with ai an In Increase Increase increase In- In crease of ot There were no changes reported In crude oil prices for tor the major districts t being being- quoted 0 at to na et a barrel I according r to the gravity I of ot the oil and the Bradford district Pennsylvania Y being e quoted at a t barrel and Gulf UI Coast as at 1 O a barre bar bar- r rel reI re The The- Imports of ot petroleum crude crud and refined oils for tor the Ute week ended February Fe 24 24 totaled barrels compared with barrels barrel for tor the week ended February 17 0 C I IJohn J John Matson president of or the X Little May mine at Tintic reports that the vein or on the foot level that was opened up In the southwest drift has widened to five feet High grade ore sunning rich value In silver sUver is Id toun found In the center of or the vein while the re remainder remainder re- re runs from 10 to 45 46 ounces sil sil- all all- ver yen There is one one car car carof of high grade ore about ready for tor shipment he says This ore should average no ounces eliver silver sli sliver eli sil- ver and 5 Ii to 7 per cent bismuth Recent Recent Re Re- cent cents rise rIlle In the price of copper will make profitable the handling of ot large quantities of ot low grade ore at the mine it Is stated I S 5 A rich strike of ot gold ore has bas been made In the Gold Bug BuS mine at Hawthorne Hawthorns Haw- Haw thorns thorna Nov Nev according according- to reports re received received re- re here today A piece of ore ta taken taken taken ta- ta ken at random was wall assayed in Reno arId and shows per ton values A five five- foot toot vein of ore Is reported showing free tree gold S 5 S S Copper authorities according to the Boston News Bureal freely predict 18 IS- 2 cent 20 cents e copper P by April soon Apr one 1 Is Pd producer distinctly W cJ saying b able Sales of copper last are placed at pounds S S I Rawlins Wyo March 1 Producers I.-Producers Refiners corporation has let contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts for tor the enlarging of ot Its he refinery at tf Parco c and although h t the plant Is not yet In operation p a i work lz will commence e Immediately in adding to Its capacity It has been decided to add one battery of ot fire stills two batteries to be used In th the tha cracking clacking process and a large up to date lubricating tI plant These h additions will mean an fJ additional t on ex expenditure cx- cx of bringing the total up to approximately |