Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-02-19
SALES and DEVELOPMENT
A GLANCE OVER MINING CAMPS
The Annual Report of the Tiger 4
poormnn-News From Canyon
Ctty-work in Eastern oregon
Activity In the vicinity of White
hall, Mont.

| Activity In the Vicinity OF white
hall, Mont.
The report of Frank R. Culbertson,
MANAGER of the Consolidated Tiger 4
| Poorman Mining Company, for 1897 has
/ lust been made public. 1t shows that
during the 10 months during which the
property was operated 1859 tons of crude
ore were mined and hoisted, which pro
/ duced 1873 tons of concentrates, worth
| $43l ,S79S7 above freight and smelling
! charges. The expenses OF the year, in
Guiding about $4,000 for new machinery
were 1922, 935.7S, leaving a net profit of
/ $l3OO44O9, or over $4,000 per month";
exclusive of additions TO the plant.
The Tiger Poorman pumps some 5000
gallons of water per minute, which, to-
gether with the crude ore, was all hoisted
! 1900 feet or more, and the water was
steadily pumped for the two months be-
fore the mill was ready to run, making
it the most expensive to operate OF all the
Occur d'Alene mines.
The stockholders are told to expect div
idends about March /, the old indebted
ness of the company having been wiped
out.
With this showing for the Hger-Poor-
man the public can readily believe the
rumors occasionally floating about of
SIS, 900 monthly dividends by other mines
which yield higher grade ore than this
one and take it out in greater quantities
without any expense for hosting or
pumping.
Canyon City Strike.
Last wear several rich lodges of gold
bearing quartz were discovered in the
Susanvile mining district. Also have sew
cral rich discoveries been made in mines
in the Granite and Robinsonyille camps,
but the latest and richest of all, similar
in many respects to klondike strikes, has
been disclosed near the famous old mining
camp of Canyon City. The Great North
crn mine is owned and operated by Isaac
Guker. having located the same i'll Sep
TENDER. 1896 Two men have taken over
$1,000 from the claim with a mortar and
pan during the past week. The gold Is
being taken from n cut 20 feet long and
y feet deep. in which there is an eX-
ceedingly rich ledge II or IA inches III
width. and which makes an average yield
of So to the pound, a9gregating $4,000
to the ton. In one instance $3.50 was
secured from four pounds of decomposed
quartz.
Sunlight and CardXveIl District.
The mining activity in the vicinity of
Whitehall, Mont, seems to be on the in
crease. and the good weather of the past
month has given it an impetus. Over in
what is called the Sunlight or Cardwell
district much good work is going on, and
there is a strong likelihood that the pres
ent month will see some ore shipped from
there. There are some ID men working
on the various claims of that district
and the very best reports are coming in
Henry Schmidt is developing the Black
Eagle. and has a very large body of ore
part of which will do to ship. Henry
Heider. who SAYS that Linneman and
Schmidt of Butte are in with him. is de-
veloping a claim and is in fair ore. Geo.
Waterman and Mr.. Hindman are at work
on claim and are saving ore that will
pay to ship.
BADGER Group of Mines.
A l0-stamp mill and other equipments
necessary have been purchased for the
Badger group of mines near SusanVllle.
in eastern Oregon. The group consists OF
the Badger, the Hughes, the McQuade,
the King of the Hills and the Steamboat
gold quartz lodes, and is situated on the
south side of Elk creek, in the Elk Creek
mining district, in Grant county, 80 miles
from Sumpter, the nearest railway point.
1t is the intention to ship Is car loads
of ore while awaiting the arrival of the
machinery, which is not expected until
May lst. The shipping ore averages $50
per ton, and the pay streak IN the veins
from Is inches to feet, and none of the
ore mills less than $40 per ton. The
ground has been opened up by over 700
feet of tunneling and will be fully devel-
oped by spring
Columbia and KOOtenay.
News comes from Rossland of the pur-
chase of the Columbia and kootenay
mine by the British America Corporation
for $275,O00. The Trail Mining Company
held meeting in Chicago Monday and
wired C. H. Macintosh accepting the of
fer of the sum named. He Immediately
wired the company the first payment on
the mine. The exact terms OF the sale are
not mentioned. Next to the War Eagle
deal this is the largest sale ever consum-
mated in the camp. The mine is equipped
with plant alued at $4,000, consisting
of 81 3O-drill compressor and three l25
horse power engines. The property con
sists of four claims--the Columbia. Koote-
nay, Copper Jack and the Tip Top and
the Kootenay fraction.
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