| Show I t MINES AND MINING STOCKS SEVERAL PIOCHE MINES SHIPPING Prince Forwards Tons Daily Find Find on Demijohn Other Notes Operations among various active 0 properties In and ana around the tile old bonanza bonanza bo bo- bo- bo nanza n camp canai of arc are described as ns follows In the Record of ot Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urda The Prince Consolidated Mining Min lIn- lIn Jn lug ing Smelting company PH kC up Its re regular ular production from both mine and tailings dump During the tho month of at March tarch tho the company shipped from Its mine a total of or tons or a a. little bott better r than ZOO SOO tons per da day W iv K E. Bane Bailey dl discovered a n. new oro resource of the property of th the th Demijohn Mining company upon which he ne proposes to do some exploration work Mr Bailey Batley has not pone gone one Into tho deposit to determine Its real worth but declares It to be bl one of ot the best bost surface showIngs on Demijohn terri tern tory A A. I L. L Scott shipped a R. carload of ot hl high h grade ore to tho the Utah smelters this week from ron the thc Boston k Pioche mine Mr Mn Scott Is 18 working a a. force of ot five men ulen and taking out ore are every da day Ito ILo IB Is not making much noise noise- about It It but is Rotting getting the tho goods and that Is what counts Tom was s In to town during tho the week weak from the tho Ne ada volcano minI mine and brought with him samples of oro ore which assayed better than 30 ounces In Jet silver sll and 40 per cent lead Tho The samples were left at the Bank DanIc of or where hero they were displayed In InI I the tho window c and attracted not a n. little attention Mr H has been uncovering S some lorne ml mighty ht fine oro ore In tho property lately and Is now sacking this high grade g oro are for tor shipment It Is believed h by 13 some porno who have visited the tho property latel lately that Is it going oln to repeat some ome of or the sensations produced b by bythe the famous Raymond Ramond El Ely mine In the thearl early arl days das of ot B. B J. J Ca annu Cavanaugh h president of or the tine Nevada e Des Mollies Moines S Mining company arrived from Des Moines lust list Thursday morning and expects to remain several se days clars looking after aner tho the Interests of or his company and arranging for lor a further I d development campaign c. Mr Ir Ca Cavanaugh says RayS that the compan company com com- pan pony pany Is determined to carry th the shaft on down to the point whore the I 1 diamond cJ drills s. s opera operated several se years cars ago are arc said ald to have disclosed somo some J splendid bodies of ot lead and gold old ore The company compan has been somewhat I. I I handicapped In Us its operations the past I j few months on account of an Influx J 1 of ot water that necessitated the tho i tion of ot equipment It ms may be that before Mr fr Ca anau Cavanaugh h leaves camp a contract will Hl have been let to sink tho tIne shaft to tho required depth LEAD AND ZINC PRICES A AT JOPLIN FAIR Joplin Mo Tine The The highest prices re reported reported re- re ported paid for fOI zinc ore oro rl In Inthe n the Joplin district during the tine pa past t week was 17 7 the base e per ton of or 50 O 0 Ier r cent zinc ranged from 10 to 44 Zinc silicate sold on a base of 19 I to 10 22 per ton of ot 40 0 per cent zinc The Tine a average price of ot all grades of or zinc was per ton S 'S Lead was unchanged at hI high 1 and a base bane of or G 50 o per ton of or SO 50 SOper J per her r cent m metal tal content The Tue average of ot all grades was wag 1292 per ton The Tho zinc market w was strengthened at the week end 2 ton per over o midI mid mid- I wee wee- offerings and buyers were very vent i active In securing as lar large e a tonnage as possible Shipments were the cc cc- eci i end ond largest t of the year lr being exceeded I only b by tho those e of or the first week of or 1 February Tho shipment of or lead ore oro was vas as the largest for six weeks One unusual feature of the zinc market was wast tho placing of or bids on ore with no de deduction de- de for moisture a return to an n ancient practice b by one of the lar e t smelting com companies panIcs It was generally supposed that the purchasing purchasing- of or all an ore on a. a L net do dry weight ht was wag a a. practice tice so fI firmly established and so JO equable i that no smelting company would voluntarily abandon It Arbor da day excursion to Bingham b by Commercial club Tuesday April 15 I Round trip Special train leaves Salt Lake Route union station 1 p. p m. m Returns p. p m. m Dont Don't miss It Ad It-Ad- Ad SOUTH UTAH Mill RUNS HALF TIME Notes From Vicinity Properties Properties Properties Proper Proper- ties and From Eastern End of County Operation of at the tho South Utah mill at nt In Ia about three days das a week weck according to n n. n correspondent to the tue B heaver Beaver or a Weekly Press who says sas the tho management Is on only moving oro enough to give 0 ample room for tor dc- dc nt of or the largo o ore bodies bodle be being beIng be- be eIn e- e In ing opened up Jo Joseph under who whose ro management man man- Is the development work ork at atthe tho the mine In La the Pine Pino Grove Oro district distrIctS was In town a 0 re few days ago Mr r. r Vernold SI says SIJ J the property Is lookIng lookIng look look- Ing nJ fino amid the they are arc tl figuring on put put- mn on at a Ut or men soon Mr 1 Jens Nelson Is 18 again workinG his Ifa lease e In tho the prop property rt Mr Nelson Nolson has hns a 0 car of at fine galena era ern almost ready for shipment Mr Ir Nelson deserves es credit for tor what ho he has done dona to develop this property so 80 It can bo worked on paying has basis Is We wish Mr r. r Nelson 1 all kinds of ot suc sue ces cess It has been reported that the tho Nevada Novada Heady neady Pay Is to be tIne the scene of or a n. I series serles of or development work A will be sunk Hunk to a great depth according accord accord- In lug ing to Mr a very prominent mining engineer All An that Is sary I Is to go down on oma this property From all appearances the Sheep Rock flock mine and Ind mill aro arc to be le reckoned with In the thc future futuro metal output of or Beaver count county The mine Is being equipped with a an nn electric hoist air compressor and lights I Tho rho machinery arrived several se da days 9 ago and tit the work of or installing Is now In process proeMS It In is said that fifteen to lo twenty stamps s ill be added to the tho mill In the cr very near future futuro In order to take care of or the Increased oro ore output from the mine properties In the near neighborhood neigh neigh- of at the tho Sheep Rock are arc showIng showing show show- howIng Ing renewed activity Montreal In lu Trouble The Beaver er County Count News says Th Tho Tue Montreal 1 shut down the early earl part of or this week and anti laid off Cf all Its men mell with wILh the announcement that the closing would bo be only temporary end rond that within ten days das or two weeks tho they would be bo running with a larger force than ever er The shut hut down was waso o e o understood due to the tine present entanglement en entanglement en- en ment r represented presented In the tho Attachment Attach m mont ment nt of or the property b by Co of ot Salt lt Lake City as announced announced an an- In our Issue of or la last t we week k There Thero ma may be further news In th thi l course of a very en fo few days das We Te are advised a a. representative of ot the company com corn pany Is on his way hero from thi the tho home offices of or tho the Glasgow Western E Es- Es company In Glasgow Scot Scot- land r. I ore Feree orce J. J l 2 M. M Reynolds Renolds m manager of ot the Noonday mine In Bradshaw district t. t Is so enthusiastic over conditions there thore thereas a as l they thoy exist today loday that he is going to 11 put on another shift hitt which will necessitate tho the employment of or three I cr four tour more men This necessitates romo somo ventilating apparatus to get the limo out of ot the workings more mol r ead- ead Ily lly and more quickly than titan has been heen necessary with only onh ono shift work work- Ink Ho therefore has hag bought a blower er and 5 feet t of or pipe from the Mowitza Mining company and Hyrum Davis was bUs busy Tuesday and Wednesday Wednes ef d day of or this week weck transferring the same over o to tho Noonday property The blower will be Installed In n the next day lay or 01 so and the force torce Increased d das as stated above e Immediately Tho The report last Int w week ck that th the Kin King icing Kingor o 0 or the Hills lImB had bad struck the tho big biff vein for or which It Is driving Its tit bl big tunnel has proven a mistake though one made In good faith ralth A little 1 r I Into the hill showed the tine tunnel hail hlll tone gone right back Into tho the lime an 1 so the work worle Is still being pushed Corth for Cor forthe forthe th the objective point The stringer th y struck was Just the tine kind of or ore the they were driving driving- for hence the mistake lt Mistakes arc are easily made Dado but you make no mistake when hen you ou plant Purity Seeds but be sure the they are arc Ad Advertisement I.- I. The London Brighton Coast railway Va which since 1909 1901 has electrified tied fled some seventy se miles mUcH of or its suburban lines has recently decided on a further electrification to Include when completed com corn at least miles of ot additional COPPER MAKING UN ON THE INCREASE Twenty five Big Companies in March Produced Pounds Copper production for tor March b by twenty five of or the largest producers rs amounted to 1 pounds an In Increase Increase In- In increase crease of or pounds over March Marcha a 1 year YN ago and pounds over the February output says sn's the tho Boston Doston News es Bureau Dureau Of ot the tho twenty five producers rs fourteen fourteen four tour teen reported decreases Combined production pro pro- of ot Chino Miami and Ra Ray Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- n. n the only och H porphyries r which I u OU lor lorann ann 1 In- In creased pounds The March output of or twenty five large producers producer wo We compare comparo with pro- pro lous year ear as follow follows pounds March arch March 1913 1013 1912 Ahmeek Allouez Anaconda Arizona Copper Calumet Hecla Chino Ol OD Copper nan Range o Centennial Franklin Granby Greene Groene Isle Iglo Royale ROlle Mass 1 Miami Mohawk Osccola Old OIl Dominion Phelps Dodge Tiny Ray Consolidated Shannon J. J Superior Tamarack Quincy Utah Copper Wolverine Total Totals for tho tine past three months compared pounds 1913 1813 1912 January 2 I February March Total 2 Estimated FUEL PRODUCTION INCREASING I The The- quantity of or fuel manufactured man man- In Jn the United States In 1912 showed a small gain over tho the output for 1911 and according to K i. V. We Parker Parker Par Par- ker of or the United united States State geological survey SUIt tho the Industry may be considered as now passing out of tIne the experimental stage and assuming amore a amoro amoro moro more substantial and aud permanent char char- character acter The Tho quantity of at fuel tuel made In 1912 at nineteen plants was short ton tons valued at Dot as compared with tons valued at In 1911 Of Ot th these e plants seven RC used culm nine user used bituminous or slack lack one used residue from gas s manufactured lured from oil one used mixed anthracite cite culm and bituminous slack andon and amid andone on one used peat The largest producer of In tho tine United States In 1912 was wan the Berwind Ber Fuel company compan of or Su Su- WI TVIs Wis the tho output of or which was wasa a little In hi excess of or short ton tons The plant has a capacity of ot between 35 5 and 40 cO tons of ot an hour A 5 copy of or tho report on ma may be obtained free froe on application to the director of or tho geological survey Washington D D. C. C I BUTTE MINERS' MINERS WAGES FALL WITH COPPER Price of copper having fallen Callen below 15 cents during during- March In accordance with miners' miners union minion agreement wages of or underground men nen here hero ha has been r reduced to poi poi- day the old figure When hen copper was selling at al 17 Ii cents or bett better r time the miners were receiving 1 4 a a. da day and then when the decline came the wages wag went down n to and although In February price averaged avon aver aged for the month I 1192 19 c cents cent a A. pound the tine Anaconda com company pan refused to take advantage e of ot toe opportunity to further reduce the wages to In the hope that another month would witness an Increase to 15 cents or better bet bet- ter ter The miners while disappointed bet j over the con conditions which made the reduction po possible are not finding an any fault with the companies and look Jook forward with confidence to an increase In tho the price this month and consequently consequent consequent- ly 1 a restoration In the tha wages B 8 In another four weeks to at least a a. da day Tho The agreement la is that when copper Is 17 Ii cents or 01 better bettor the wages shall b be 4 I a a. da day below 17 cents a n. pound a n. aday day and below belot 10 Iii cents a a. pound 50 a da day I I I I I I |
