Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-10-19

leasing part of their works. There are
a number OF claims in the group on
which ore has been found, so there is
room for several men working entirely
separate from each other. Wherever
found the ore has been much the same,
being clean and high grade, netting them
from $1,000 to $4,000 per carload above
the freight and smelter charges. They
are six miles from Osburn, but only \
little over two from the railroad, and
conformity with George Heller, who has
struck ore on the opposite side of the
gulch, they are trying to get side track
put in opposite the claims. Work will
be pushed all winter both on the Yam
kee group and the Hener property, and
the shipment the coming year will be
heavier than ever. While aggregating
considerable in money, the tonnage Is
so small that the railroad company hesi-
tates about furnishing them better facil-
tiles.
silver smelter Resumes.
The silver smelter at Great Falls,
Mont, which has not been in operation
for the past two months, will be started
up this week, and to an extent greater
than for several years past, one furnace
being operated that has not been fired
since the great slump in silver About
l75 men will be employed at once and,
as there is a shortage in the supply, u
number will be brought from Helena
and other towns. 4Ae supply of ore on
hand, which has been accumulated since
work was suspended, is large. The mines
which the company is operating are pro-
ducing well. The East Helena works Of
the company have been run almost to
their full capacity recently, and the out
look is that, unless there should be some
unforeseen change in conditions, the
work there will be operated steadily for
several months to come.
Asks to DisincOrpOrate.
The Silver Key Mining Company filed
petition in the district court to dis
solve and disincorporate the company in
accordance with vote OF the stockhold-
ers passed on August IL. All assets
have been sold, including the Silver Key
mineral claim, located on the south side
of Granite creek in F'lathead county,
Montana. The company was capitaliz-
ed for 100000 shares of which 100000
were treasury. Two thousand shares
had been sold. The petition se,s forth
that there is $396.SO in the treasury to
be distributed among the stockholders
and that there are no debts. The hearing
was set for December 10.
Mining Briefs.
The stage company have IA horses and
four coaches coming over the state road
from Boise which they will add to the
equipment on the Lewiston and Mt.
Idaho line, says the Grangeyille Press:
Two hundred tons of Stemwinder ore
mas just been run through the lin Horn
mill, in Fairview camp, b. C., with the
result that 81 per ton in gold was OBJ
tanned ON the plates, and this, with the
gold in the concentrates, will give the
ore fair average value.
With proper transportation facilities
the two counties of Washington and lda-
no would become the greatest producers
of gold, silver and copper on the north
west coast, and the only natural and
easy solution of the problem is the con-
struction of a railway from Weiser and
up the Weiser river. One hundred miles
1f iron would settle the question, and we
ought to put it down as far as possible
this year.