| Show MINES AND MINING la in utah the production of 0 gold in 1910 was slightly above that of 1909 when the ho value of the output was K the directors of the mint estimates 3 a gold production of for idaho in 1910 against in 1909 and a silver output of fine ounces in 1910 against flue fine ounces in fix 1909 1009 for the fiscal year ending june 30 1909 tuero was shipped from rom the states slates to alaskan ports over worth of manu manufactured fact tired and raw material and in that period alaska returned in ili minerals fur fish bsh etc european statistics of the purchases of silver during 1910 are now available showing that india purchased worth of tho the metal china germany russia ju and france franc government experts who have been investigating coal possibilities in alaska have found a total of tons of coal assured but it Is agreed that tho the estimated minimum coal deposits of alaska will reach tons W P dancer of 0 bluff utah ono one of 0 the pioneers plu noera of tho the san juan oil holds fields Is in salt lake city for the purpose of operating cooperating co with local capital in the installation of a refining plants plant which will bo be located in the flold field within easy reach of tho the oil wells one of the prominently known mining milling engineers of butte states that tho the average cost coat of production there is 13 below 9 cents it pound for copper which will bo be somewhat ot of a surprise to the world which has been figuring on oil at least 11 cents heretofore the estimated value of tile the coun colin arys silver production in ili 1910 Is given as SO as against in 1909 estimates on oil tho the export and import of silver for 1910 allow an exe excess ess in tho the former of 10 approximately under the figures ot of 1909 prom from boston on wednesday came caino tho the intimation that tho the worlds supply of copper Is closer to pounds than pounds ns given in recent estimates it lins has boon been a long time since copper has had as many bearish colors colora as aa eastern authorities thorit ties les aro are now painting the only sm smelling elting ope rations per formed in idaho during dining the past sea son at alahn in lemlie lemhi county where a small lead plant was run for a week or more and at ellaville where tests testa were mado made with a small plant the plants plan ts at mackay ivers and ponderay Pon deray were idle the revenue recel received ved from tho the lease arh from tho the may kay day mine 0 ot together with tho the returns from concentrate shipments from the companas comp anys mill are permitting tho the company to do a great deal of develop ment work in search of new ore with out levying assessments assess menta preliminary figures by the united states geological survey show allow an all in crease ot of fine ounces in the 1910 of silver in this conn colln try over the figures for 1909 california Is credited with the greater portion of this increase showing allowing in ili ad vanco vance of alno ounces 19 preliminary statistics compiled b by Y the director of the mint indicate that thai in 1910 tho the value of the total production of gold in the united states oll in eluding alaska and the insular pos poa sessions was a decrease ot of from tile tho value of tile tho output in ill 1909 which was in idaho county idaho during lh the past year the greatest producer the buster mine was idle but bullion wal waa shipped from the american eagle idaho champion iron crown south fork and crackerjack mines consid conald erable work in development and equip mont ment was waa dono done at tho the last two mine george L walker the cop copper perr expert gives a list of fifty two coppel stocks blocks with their market action throughout 1010 1910 just two out of tile the fifty two show any appreciation the chino and tile the ind indiana na the other fifty began the year with a market valuation of glo 80 closing the year with a v alua tion of losing during tin twelve months just tho the rich strike made at the italian mine at leesburg idaho proves to be even better than was at first reported two weeks ago at a depth of 0 95 feet a vein was struck over 20 feet thick which averaged 75 to the ton in gold ore has since been encountered which assays essays better bette r than aloo to tho the ton with twelve stamp mills on oil the way and a number of others ordered there la is every indication that at least stamps will be dropping in tho the valdez alaska district by the time snow falls next winter mrs mra ida at hollister of blaina county idaho a charming woman still in the prime of life la Is the owner ot of a gold mine and a coal mine both of which she has run without aid until nix months aap the coal mine was her ter own discovery seattle dealers in mining machinery are being flooded with orders from alaska for stamp mills and machinery used in quartz or lode mining which Is something of a no volly owing to the tact fact that the outfit of the placer miner has been a feature in tile the trade of past years another strike of high grade copper ore has been mado made a mile from ohp center of ely nevada on the group ed of five claims located on tha hillworth hill north of the first nevada northern tunnel in robinson canyon own ed by A S leahlah and den ite besil il |
