| Show AROUND THE MI MINES ES I Satisfactory progress Is being made maden In n sinking the he Copper Leaf shaft which Is now nearing the level The mines mine's Ventilating equipment Is giving very ery good service Sinking is to con- con Untie without Interruption until Ute the 1000 level Is reached Announcement is s made from Gold GoldHill GoldHill Hill nIll Utah that the Western Utah Copper COPler company will extend Its Ocher springs water mains through that town to supply residents Duncan Mac- Mac of Salt Lake Lalee Is consulting engineer engineer engineer en en- for the company The crosscut In the National Treasure Treas Treas- ure are mine near National Nov New accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing to a report received last week has Intersected a vein from forty to fifty feet In width showing an un abundance of stibnite quartz and black talc the entire entire en en- tire Ure vein being highly mineralized A prominent copper prot producer of Boston Boa Boa- ton has expressed the opinion that in order to Increase production to meet the tho demands of or the government and Industries the government may take takeover takeover over the smaller properties and operate operate operate oper oper- ate them for fol government account Plans for the development of the Orizaba a mine on an elaborate scale ar arES and J now being perfected and are attractIng attracting attract attract- ing lug no small degree of Interest in Nevada mining circles as the Orizaba Is generally regarded as one of tin till most valuable sliver silver mines In me state A company known as the Portneuf Oil all Refining company has been organized organized organized or or- by Idaho Falls and Pocatello business men The company has leased a n tract of ot land a short distance from Crom Pocatello where It Is said oHIs oil oH Is seen bubbling up on the surface of the water Recent discoveries of manganese ore fix miles southeast of Green River h have ve resulted In the organization of ot the May MayDew MayDew MayDew Dew Mining company which has bas aready al already already al- al ready begun operations by placing a n large force of men at work bullying a road from Green River directly to the mines min s. s The passing of or the quarterly dividend divi due last week by the Silver King Consolidated is considered an excellent move according to opinions expressed at Park City In order that the surplus may be conserved for carrying out the extensive development program now under way Both Doth Iron Blossom and Dragon are looking good and producing the usual amount of ore according to information Information information tion secured from the local office of these companies both of which are under the control of the Knights of or Provo These companies are due for tor dividend action at the meetings to be beheld beheld beheld held July 10 A plant to treat oil shale Is being built bunt by the United States bureau o of mines at Ca Casmalia malla near Santa Bar Barbara bara barn Cal The site Is fenced In and no one can enter unless connected with the works The plant Is being constructed constructed constructed con con- under the direction of ot Dr David C. C Day Washington D. D C. C expert expert expert ex ex- pert of the government Small shipments of manganese mang ore have been made from a deposit near Junction Plate Piute count county and from a deposit near Kane Katie county Utah No detailed Information concernIng concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing these deposits Is yet et at hand but butas butas butas as the cost of hauling ore are from Pah Pah- reah reali to the railroads railroads' Is said to have been 30 a ton th the prospect of or exploiting exploitIng exploitIng exploit- exploit Ing them with profit appears small Several deposits of manganese ore orein orein in southern Utah near Monroe Sevier Seler county and near Marysvale Plute Piute count county have ha recently been examined I by Victor C. C Heikes of the geological survey These deposits lie He along tIle the eastern boundary of Sevier Seder valley at atthe atthe atthe the base of ot Sevier plateau which is JS underlain by igneous rocks chiefly tertiary tertiary tertiary ter ter- tuffs and lavas lawns Spelter production was accelerated In 1910 1010 and 1017 1917 to such a degree sa says s 's the Mining and Scientific Press as to surfeit the market marlet and exceed consumption consumption consumption con con- the consequence e being an inevitable slump In the price The logic of events has forced producers to operate co with a view to regulating regulating- production and this has been done despite the Sherman trust anti-trust law with the cognizance of the authorities at Washington According to a report from Butte Mont ilont the Anaconda Copper Mining l company will begin the m manufacture of manganese erro some time next month It Is expected that by the end of or tIle the veal rear the company compan will have five units In n operation with an annual production production production tion of between and tons tollS It Is estimated that the tile production should hould show a profit of at least 25 J a aton aton aton ton Indicating an additional to yearly early Income for tor the Anaconda The rhe fuel administration through Stark Marl L L. L director of the oil dIvision di division division dI- dI vision has Issued the following statement statement statement state state- ment Up to the present time there has hus been sufficient gasoline to meet all requirements i but to be bc prepared for any shortage should It arise plans ire are being considered by the oil oH division division di dI- vision In operation co with the automo automo- bile ille industry and the national war service service ser ser- ervice er- er vice committee to determine the most satisfactory method of gasoline conser conser- atlon Standard Oil Interests are reported tl to o be he contemplating an nn expansion of or their heir undertakings In W Wyoming Merritt Merritt Mer- Mer ritt Oil Is to be included In the plans that hat are now maturing The superintendent of operations at athe atthe atthe the he old Utah mine located at Fish Springs reports satisfactory progress on the new mill now un under el construction construction construe construe- tion lon for working over oyer the old dumps of or orthe the he once famous property The plant plantIs plants Is s to have hac a n capacity of about tons per day and it Is anticipated that the mill will go Into commission In lit Aug |
