Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-12

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The management of the Athabasca
mine is calling for tenders for an 100.
foot flume, to be constructed to its mill
near Nelson.
Recent work on the Nickel Plate,
which is situated on Horse Shoe noun
tain, at the head of Canyon creek, in
the Boundary, is demonstrating that
the property is very valuable one.
A very large body of ore is being
broken into in the Crown Point claim,
in Crown Point camp, above Rock
creek, in the Boundary.
The Sunset mine in Deadwood camp,
in the Boundary, is to be equipped with
a $4,000 plant
The Madison, in the SLOGAN, is in
over 125 feet on the No. tunnel.
Work has started on a new main
working shaft in the Kamloops claim
in Camp Mckinney.
On the Rio Grande in Ymir new
strike has been made in the breast of
the new drift, % feet from the main
tunnel, Is feet below the surface.
A serious accident occurred here at
the Sovereign mine, whereby Ellis Will
liams, a we'll experienced miner, lost
his life and his comrade was severely
injured.
The Highland concentrator has start
ed up full blast. The mill will handle
about 80 to 80 tons per day from the
Black Diamond mine.
The strike made on the Fourth of
July claim, owned by the Broken Hill
Mining Company (Wilcox mine), has
turned out one of the richest finds ever
made in the camp. The vein disclosed
is four and a half feet wide and in
places is almost solid galena.
Despite the expectations of everyone
the situation between miner and mine
owner in the SLOGAN has not changed
as result of the mine owners meet
ing on the evening of the 1st inst.
A discovery of considerable import
ance has been made on the Elise prop.
erty near Ymir.
MINING NOTES.
There is every indication of a rush
of people to Sumpter, Ore, in the COM
ing summer months.
Another dividend-payer has been add
ed to the Spokane list. The Bonanza
Mining company, owning the Bonanza
mine at Bossburg.
A strike has been made in the Deer
Trail No. 2 mine, in Cedar Canyon,
Wash, which probably doubles the val
ue of the property.
Mining men say that the exhibit of
mining machinery at the Spokane In
dustrial Exposition this year will be
one of the most important features of
the big show.
Marble is coming to the front as one
of Washington's resources. Large de-
posits of white marble have recently
been discovered but a short distance
from Fort Spokane, near the Crystal
mine.
The mineral department of the Spo-
kane Industrial Exposition continues
to grow in Importance each day. More
camps are reporting and more interest
is being shown throughout the north
west.
Three carloads of machinery arrived
last week for the Libby Creek Mining
company, which owns the Buzz Saw
, mine on Shaughnessy hill, and four
more carloads are expected soon. This
machinery is for the 150-ton concen-
traitor.
The litigation which involved title to
the Comstock mine in Newport camp,
in Stevens county, Wash. has reached
decision in Judge Hanfords court
and the defendant, the Highland Min
ing & Milling Company, wins a COM
plete victory.
The Mexican Lead Company, with an
authorized capital of 100000, was
| incorporated at Trenton, N. j., to oper-
ate lead and other mines in the repub-
lie of Mexico. The capital stock is made
up of $1,250,000 preferred and $780,
! 900 common stock.
The United States Mining Company,
that has invested over 100000 in
Bingham properties, has bought $4,000
of the 10000 shares in the Centennial
Eureka mine in Tintic for $3.50, 900.
The mine has paid nearly 100000 in
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class ore. Second grade ore has been
thrown on the dump, as the company
never built mill.
what is known as the Baker City
country has radius of nearly so miles,
extending in every direction from Bak-
er City as center. There are a num-
Der of mines close around Baker. Some
of them have been worked for several