Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-28
n her mines, mills and smeltors.

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The Bunker Hhl & Sullivan pad $685.
600 in dividends during ls9s, making a
total of $G00,000.
The BgsCopper, one Of the first claims
located in Copper camp, has been sold
to G. b. McAuley for $4,000 cash.
"a stamp mill is TO be erected at Long
Lake, near Greenwood, b. c., TO treat
the ores Of the Anchor, Jewel and Enter
prise.
a- A copper mine has been discovered in
Skamania county, fifteen miles north of
the Columbia river and thirty-ive miles
northeast of Vancouver, Wash. -.
The customs outports of Fort Steele
and Wardner, IL. C., have been removed
from the jurisdiction Of New Westmins-
ter and placed under Nelson, b. C..
/ The announcement is made that the c..
p. h. intends to build four smelteis this
year in the Boundary country, so far the
location of them is problematical.
The Florence Miner announces that the
Buffalo Hump trail is now built and be-
ing used, and that there will be little
difficulty in keeping it open during the
winter.
The San Francisco mint was establish
ed in April, 1854. To Nov. 80, 1898, its
total coinage aggregated $l,l7l, $3.50, s54
OF this sum $l,0l8923,5 07 was in gold /;
$l54, 066,3 47 in silver.
Thos. Gibson and Il. Todd, two Ymir
miners, have received a contract to sink
a 50-foot shaft on the Mountain Home, 8
miles northwest of Northport, at $22 so
per foot and $50 for preliminary work.
j. Wharton. who has charge OF the
South Peacock mine in the Seven Devils
for n Boston company, has bonded the
Great Vale copper claim near Cuprum for
$4,000.
The Fontenoy, in Camp Mckinney. has
been bonded to Dir, j. L. Reddy and as
socates for 1000, ten per cent of which
has been paid. This claim is located 100
feet from the famous Cariboo mines and
there is S3-foot shaft on the property.
Soren Bergeman, prospector near Oar
rington, put in three shots in tunnel
he was driving. After the blast he went
into the tunnel. A missed shot exploded,
covering him with DEBRIS and inhicting
injuries which may be fatal.
Cascade City, B. c., is rejoicing in the
prospect of the construction of a smelter
during the present year with a capacity
of 1000 tons daily. The Canadian Pacific
is promoting the work, and it is in line
with its policy announced about a year
ago.
The Checkmate mine in Boise the past
two years has been productive of many
shipments of high grade ore and will
make another soon. The company has
been prospecting new ground and has
found a vein that is over 3 feet wide.
In this Il streak appears that yields an
average of 500 in gold per ton.
Lucky Boy ores at Custer City, Idaho.
are worked over. plates and Willy tables,
saving about 81 per cent of the values.
Tailings have accumulated to the amount
OF about 10000 tons, and the company
will put in cyanide plant to rework
them.
At DeLamar, Idaho, next summer there
will be three plants working on taiings.
The company that bought the Croesus
group OF mines near Haley and mill re-
Gently has begun work. They are put
ting in an air compressor to operate pow,
er drills. The price of the property is
100000, OF which $1,000 was paid last
week
Recently w. c. Butler gave a receivers
deed of all the property OF the Pride OF
the Mountains and the Monte Cristo Min
ing Companies to j. b. Croker, John d.
Rockefeller's representative at Everett
The purchase price OF the Pride of the
Mountains as stated in the deed is $l67
50l.95 and the Monte Cristo Mining
Company, $l60, 5699S. The deed include,
all the lode, placer and mill site claims
! the bunk houses and all the property be
longing to these companies. The audi
tors fee for recording these deeds wa,
/ 1929