The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-07

THE Oregon state mining ard irrigation
congress met a; Portland December q.
TIE recent heavy rains have caused great
rejoicing among Southern Oregon placer
miners.
The Everett smeiter recently made snip
rrsert OF as.aea pounds OF lead bullion 10
Shanghai. China
The Tacoma sfneiter II to be enlarged to
four times Us present size, making 1t the
largest susiter on the Paclnc coast.
Exploring expeditions are about 10 be
sent out from California. England and
Australia which ~ig prospect. mine. To-
cate land etc. IN the Philippines
Commissioner NJ. =. Griffin is said to
ing claims 10 VI. l.. Turner. OF Seattle.
representing New York capitalists.
4 large quantity of ore IS ready for ship
men; from the Vancouver group, near Sill
verton in the SLOGAN district. one ear load
Of il carving 81 ounces OF silver, - IA
gold aud 5s53 per cent lead
The Esther group of mining claims, in
the CASCADE district. is san 10 have been
producing great results. From carload
OF ere brought 20 Tacoma. $l303e TON
was realized at the smelter.
/; is reported that the Daisy mine ON
Jaron4. creek has been bonded. One OF
the stipulatlons said 10 be in the bond is
that 5000 worth az development work siiai
at once be done on the mine
Work on the Ida May mine in British
Columbia has shut down ror the present.
az considerable trouble has been encounter
ed by water coming In. They have been
sinking on rhe ledge, which sfili SHOWS up
satisfactorily.
The capacity of the Everett smelter Is
to be Increased from fifty tons TO 200 tons
aud its annual output from ss1D 10
81 900. To work the plant AZ its proposed
capacity will require the steady employ
ment Of iso TO 300 men.
r. August Heinze the builder of the Tran
smeiter. is suing the Canadian Pacinc Rait-
way Company for sl0epoo for forcihly TAX
ing possession of 4 quantity of personal
property which he alleges was not Included
in the sale OF the smelter property
Greenwood camp claims the distinction of
possessing the largest copper-gold mine in
the world. II consists Of the Old lronsides
and Knob I'M mines. which are adjoining
properties in Greenwood camp. and six
miles from Greenwood city, Il. G.
On Car.bao creek the Silver Queen Min
ing Company under the mana gement OF
r. e. Finch. In installing "A compressor
plant 70 cost about sio.eeo The company
has eight claims In the group, and the
work done on the property ~ considefhpie
The Tiger-Poormau Consolidated Mining
Company has declared a dividend OF S2e.-
90. cents per share on the capital stock
OF Loco 900 shares. payable December 20.
In their day the two companies. before con-
sollia.ion paid dividends Of half million
dollars each.
Norihport Republican: a. w. Trip has
received contract from the lie Roi Smei-
ter Company To level the ground TO the
north OF the main building. preparatory TO
erecting another large stack. Mr. Trip
viii begin work today. and the stack VIII
80 up as soon az the ground Is prepared.
| An unusually rich strike has just been
| made on the bismarck property, IN Seattle
camp. In the Fort Steele district. a vein OF
| high grade ere having just been opened
M SAMPLES Of this ore have just been
| assaved and show a silver value or 2'3
| ounces and Is per cent copper. while the
| gold value was ~
| Thp r,rnor that the United States import
| fIi,tv on lead bullion viii be retained. in
| snlt.. OF the efforts OF the Canadian COM
| ntsSsoners OF the International conference.
| now I'm session will II Il comes true. prove
| a severe blow to the kootenay lead stnelt-
| ing Industry until such time as local re-
/ tinaries are established
| SAMPLES OF ore from the Blue Jacket mIn.
| II, the Cascades show that Il carries con-
/ si,lprn Bile quantities of platinum as well
| a. gold A. pia sinum b. nearly as valuable
| as gold the discovery has created quite q
| fius,er among the mining men OF that sec
/ ttan Extensive development work Is
| planned We are Informed, fer next season.
/ The British Columbia minister OF mines
! has issue, an order forhidding geld com
! usssioners mining recorders. clerks or en-
! ployes in hts DEPARTMENT 10 acquire any
| neg mining interests. or 80 take OUT miners
| licenses except 20 protect the interests
they already hold. He has also forbidden
! gold comm sSSioners 10 rule on any cases
| in nicA thew ~ any or fhetT SdhoTdin3teS
| aFe interested.
Now shat the lie Roi mine and smeiiel
| have broa turned over to the British
| American Corporation. ZION. Charles III
! Macintosh has been elected president 81
/ thu l.r Rot Mining and smelling Company
| Edwin pBrant. secretary treasurer. and
W T. Carlyle mlue IN anagsr %tchoia,
| Trev@ar has been retained as superirten
,lsDt ~ fna mine NgSSrs BreeA and Rel
| lnyer will rcna.n with the srnelter. NJ
I Increased force - miners has been put OF
! a., cafnpany's otncr ave mines a Ross
/ land and ~ fore 3he siaf ~ next year IN.
/ sYea,ter af \ortbport will be treating the
/ pru1ucte ~ tAelr SIX Ross'3nd mines
MISS wU.ZrNskI. optician. IL Cherry