E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . ton. Cost un-der 8c. Production from sands thisyear vnW total 11,000,000 lbs., whichwill make total of 36,315,000 lbs. fromlake. Estimated life of sandpile 35years. Pebble importations from Den-mark and France continue. Seneca (Calumet)—Second level lat-erals opened this week, following sus-pension of hoisting for baling. Con-creting in shaft and laying of railsnecessary before sinking is mill plans announced as yet. Fort Bend County Gulf Co. (Blue Ridge)—Derrick de-stroyed in recent hurricane being re-built, and work will be continued. West P
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . ton. Cost un-der 8c. Production from sands thisyear vnW total 11,000,000 lbs., whichwill make total of 36,315,000 lbs. fromlake. Estimated life of sandpile 35years. Pebble importations from Den-mark and France continue. Seneca (Calumet)—Second level lat-erals opened this week, following sus-pension of hoisting for baling. Con-creting in shaft and laying of railsnecessary before sinking is mill plans announced as yet. Fort Bend County Gulf Co. (Blue Ridge)—Derrick de-stroyed in recent hurricane being re-built, and work will be continued. West Production (Blue Ridge) —Slight blowout occurred in settingscreen in new well, and second andsmaller screen must be set before wellcan be tested. Conditions good for pro-ducing well. UTAHJuab County Tintic shipments week ended Septem-ber 27 were 120 cars. Chief Consolidated (Eureka)—Newshaft down 735 ft., being drained bydrift which is being driven towardshaft at 1,000-ft. depth. Pumps lifting900 gallons per minute. Good produc-. INCENDIARY FIRE AT PLANT OF BROKEN HILL SOUTH SILVER MINING HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES, ON JULY 30, CAUSiaD $500,000 LOSS. Mayflower (Houghton)—Shaft down1,520 ft. in trap. Identity of formationstill undetermined. For 100 ft. therehas been mixture of amygdaloidal mat-ter (which alone carries some copper)and trap. Victoria (Rockland)—Eight-ton skipswill replace buckets for at 2,700 ft. in mass copper andbarrel rock. Four-ton mass taken outthis week. TEXASBrazoria County Gulf Production (West Columbia)—Hogg No. 3 well pumping 150 barrelsdaily. Statex Oil (West Columbia)—No. 1Curson well came in September 23 at3,000 ft., shooting oil over derrick, andgushing at rate estimated 5,000 barrelsdaily, with heavy gas pressure. Well is1,100 ft. west of main field. New 1 Ehman, started on adjoining lot. Texas Co. (West Columbia) —Brought in Hogg No. 15 well September18 at 3,100 ft, making 1,500 barrelsdaily at start
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