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Show ct i Charges Made That Federal Agency Seeks Mine Control m When questioned concerning the Times article, bureau spokesmen in Portland said the material in the memo was the same that had been discussed with mining men on several occasions, one of them a meet-- , ing of the Idaho Mining Association in Wallace and another the hearings at which Representative Compton I. White of Idaho presided in Spokane. These meetings, however, had made clear that several of the proposals were very objectional to mining men, and it was thought that these had largely been abandoned. With the Times articles came the revelation that the same objectionable featuresshad been the subject of discussion at-- meeting of grazing officials hi Oregon as recently as November of this year. Times informants had charged that the Taylor Grazing Act, which the department also administers, was being Mining men questioned by used to gain control over the the Times were one in the activities of miners. .opinion that adoption of the law would doom the prospector . and small miner and hamstring New to locate new sources of f efforts strategic minerals. In The major changes proposed in the law would: Harry H u b b a r d, ' Midland 1. Eliminate distinctions be- Tex., oil has spudded tween lode and placer claims, in a testoperator, on the Onion well make all claims 40 acres, which creek structure 30 miles above is twice the size of present Moab on the Colorado river. 'claims, and eliminate extra-later- Cable tools are being uud until rights. rotary rig becomes available. ' 2. Require conformance of aThe yesterday was 451 'claim boundaries to survey feet. depth h casing was set at lines or compass directions. 191 75 sacks feet, of, cement 3. Separate surface and sub- to out used shut surface surface rights, reserving to the being water. ' government title to the surface R. S. Maddox, operating and leaving to the. determinaJunction, is cleaning tion of the department surface out preparatory to lowering and timber requirements for casing to effect a water toe mining operation, shut-of- f. The test Is bottomec 4. Raise the annual labor re1380 at feet. quirement from $100 to $300 a Americol at Cane year for the first five years, Creek belowPetroleum, ColoMoab on the , and $600 thereafter until the is rado below River, drilling claim is patented. 5200 feet. At 5198 feet, a streak i 5. Provide for- location of of lime was encountered in the geological mining claims of salt beds that showed high oi not more than 640 acres. saturation. 6. Require all claimants, in- The Sitton well being drilled eluding owners of existini; Byrd-Fronorthwest of Claims, to file descriptions o' by yesterday was drill' them with the bureau, and to Monticello, below 5200 feet. ahead file annual proof of labor with ing Times Independent. toe bureau, failure in either case constituting abandonment Ebberts: I smoke quarter ciof the claim. - 7.. Require four consecutive gars. . Weeks' advertising for applica- Evans: Yeah, who smokes the first ; tion for patent. That the Department of Interior is attempting by devious maneuvers to gain control of mining activities in the nation ' was charged recently by the Los Angeles Times in an exclusive story revealing the contents of a carefully guarded memorandum circulated within the department. Editorially the Times referred to the secret' efforts as indication of the lengths to buwhich this power-hungr- y to increase reaucracy will go its grip upon the nations resources. The document, issued by the departments bureau of land management in Portland, Ore., Confidential unri marked Neither this memorandum nor the information it contains is to be made available to the public proposed sweeping changes in the mining location a Test Started. Moab Area al Ten-inc- ch i . - - st - . , three-quarter- s? ' Limitations Effected on Consumer Metal Supply SraSSSj civilian use of zinc as about in line with expectation. With flow 0f. DO" orders in- creasingt demand for zinc remajns high. Several producers September period ' averaged have taken on defense orders , for fuji io per cent of their total 96,337 tons a month. ! ZINC ' production. The domestic inar-I Was strong but unchanged Beginning Jan. 1, 1951, the ), limitation order on zinc on the basis of 17c. for Prime issued Dec. 2, permits the non-- Western, East St.' Louis, defense production and use of Export zinc was nominal at zinc products at an average . 22c,, and upward, f.a.s Gulf quarterly rate of 80 ' per cent ports, for Prime Western. of the production or use during TUNGSTEN ORE the first six months of 1950. The. tight supply situation in Use of zinc products in any ore resulted in even tungsten single month during a calendar prices. During the last exceed 40 per higher quarter may-nweek toe market moved up to cent of the total permitted for at ton unit of short $38 $39 per the quarter. in bond, equivalent at Inventories of zinc or zinc W03, - the prevailing rate of duty to 45to a are limited products day supply, or to a practicable $44 at $45. The leading proworking minimum, whichever! ducer of domestic scheelite temporarily withdrew his quotais less. The cutbackof 20 per cent in tion. European buyers were active bidders. Continued from page 1 126,035 tons in August, the Bu- reau of Mines reports. Con- sumption during the January- - ' December 22, 1950 The Western Minerol Survey, Solt Lake Cityf UtoH 2 -- 1 - 4 I (M-15- ot C. B. Wilson . The nation's Red Feather campaigns are headed toward a record breaking total in. funds raised; according to C. E. Wilson, national campaign chairman. On basis of present returns, Mr. Wilson, who is president of General Electric Company, predicted that the. 1250 local Community Chest drives will exceed a total of $200,000,000. Previous record (with exceptions of World War II years) was made in 1949 when a total of 1193,000,000 was secured. In 1944 the combined totals of War Chests and Community Chests QUICKSILVER Achievement Medal Issued winSigro.ofl By Colo. School ; The price situation was uncertain because of scattered offerings of metal by outsiders that had- every appearance of profit taking. Prices on such material were' several dollars per flask below Importers. QuoI Community' Chests as proof that of importers varied be-idea contributors approve of the Lute J. Parkinson, prominent Ltations tween one into and $123 per flask, $120 of .putting many appeals mining consultant, was present on urnted campaign. quantity. The re-School of ldependinS gd with I ta the price In dvM.c Distinguished ; AtMeve-- f J tout waa ISP11 Imenf Award this week. reflection, of the $90,000,000. Today', figure. kow both in increase 100 more than a A Mines graduate, in 1923, tta number of cities that wnduct who is in toe United parkinson, united Red Feather campaigns and gaes for oniy a short. time, flew to Denver especially to re-ceive the medal. Presentation to report results have raised an was made by L. C. Thomas of . unchanged selling basis average of 100 per cent of their Denver, president of the Colo- - r f an Uado troy, New Mines School of board ILFS of The undertone remains A trustees. luncheon in ParkintoRedFelthemwta sals sfnce each community determines sons honor was given at the ElSf of P1Icy foreign !niporant its own goal locally. Chest earn- - University club in Denver. He paigns tins year include funds for wag ater entertained by the metal emergency sendees to too Mtjed Beta Theta Pi fraternity at a toea ud other defeat pledge lormaL His was the fifty-nint-h award made in the history of the school. It is given to graduates who make outstanding records-in the mineral industries field, and who bring credit to themselves and the Colorado School of Mines. Bom in Savannah, 111., in vrt-oii,a wpw lnveltment wouM coit third consecutive month by rises com63, 000,000 today. . Xlordo in the housefuraUhlngs There is were . consumers Jea5 roughly about $30- ,prices ponents, and SouJ11 of gold in the worth 000,000 cent from September YS? up 0.1 per e Na-mine 1 to now. hut it cost to October, according the an en went to Chile $50,000,000 to take would tional Industrial Conference That out it five-yeP is not. goo4 business. The Board. The October figure rep- i 8 a he resents the eighth consecutive chance of reopening the .mine Ni-- 1 for bfn monthly rise.ip the boards depends entirely on the price dex. gold he concluded- : ts? of A?to- - Mr. The index for all items for Bradley, who is chairman le. October, 1950 is 0.3 per cent . . of the California State Mining I below the all-tihigh to con-- 1 Board In addition to being vice sumers prices recorded in and consulting engipresident live in the United States. Park r, 1948. A-- J neer for the mine, is like inson will return to Chile Ovexf the year (October, other mining men, awaiting the 1950) the index (all Dec. 30. of a federal policy development items) has risen 3.5 per cent. toward under the new mining Base date of the series is Janudefense act passed production ary, 1939 as 100. last month. PURCHASING POWER OF Production of zinc' oxide in After discussion the chamber THE DOLLAR voted ?t2& The purchasing power of the 576horttoj tax incentive bill to dollar (January, 1939 as 100 highest monthly rate since attract new legislation Alaska. to cents 60.2 was in industry October, March 1950, according to the cents) 1950. This represents a decrease Bureau of Mines, United States of 3.4 per cent as against Oc- - Department of the Interior. In--1 tober, 1949, which was valued at ventories of zinc oxide on Octo-62.- 3 Sunshine cents. her 31 were 10 per cent above Production at the Sunshine the September 30 total, largely mine last month exceeded 19,-tresult of a cent gain 000 tons, about 25 per cent in stocks of leaded zinc oxide, above the previous months fig- -. Output of leaded zinc- oxide ure, it was learned from com- ver for November continued rose 10 per cent to 6419 tons pany officials this week, above toe 1948 rate. Receipts and production of lead-fre- e A substantial improvement in 016 mnto oxide was 14,157 tons or 8 per the labor supply made this ln-X1?01ounces existed worth $2,004,- - cent above September. In the creased output 57,277 possible, they 703 compared with 46,171 case of lead-fre- e oxide toe total stated. Average number of ounces worth $1,615,908 in No- - was toe highest monthly rate shifts per day at toe property vember, 1949. . mounted from .about (since May 1950. 425 dur- Silver receipts acme to 13,145 Sales of zinc oxide declined ing Oct to about 500 last month, ounces worth $11,768 compared 7 per cent to 19,672 'tons as Regular seasonal return of th 11,460 ounces worth $10,- - lead-fre- e were 4 outside workers from shipments per derground 251 a year before. cent below September and lead- - summer jobs . was responsible Number of deposits was up to ed zinc oxide sales were 15 per for a considerable amount of the I Icent less than last month. 142 from 132. increase. - - J ClS . - I I , I Jc I . ! v T3-- ..J I lut Y? a Anglo-Chile- in-IJJ- 11 an ... me yt ' . August-Septembe- . i 1949-Octob- u er, . , Zinc Oxide . t ? - l S - I . , Dependable Service at Low Cost FOR MANY, MANY INDUSTRIAL FIELD USES IN THE OF OPERATIONS. I Of. 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