The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-05

NtHatAN AaAftA WI Tue ANiAAlAiNH VI
general business the Forthcoming
statement makes clear a generally
strong commercial situation. This Is
said 60 be especially true concerning
the South and southwest
MINING NEWS.
Adviees received from New non-
yer. n. G. state that owing 20 the
breaking up % the roads and the
danger or saowulidcs. many ~ the
big properties have shipped but lit
tie orr during the past month, The
ore shipments for May have been
lower than Tor Some years, and have
na exceeded the weekly shipments
during some of the winter months.
The eight hour day win SO into effect
on June y. and Jus, what effcct this
viii have upon the working o. the
mines Is yet 10 he demonstrated.
The Whitewater Deep. slacan star
ana one or tive other mines. have not
signed the mincawners' agreement.
and VIII pay $50 day until the
question Il finally settled between
the mine managers aud mine work
crs. This vii have tendency 20
AID the miners in thclF night against
a reduction % waEcs, but judging
frem present Indications. the 81 scale
Tor eight hours viii h. adopted hy all
the working min~s IN the camp. and
unless the miners ard operators Snow
a desire 30 comur0miss. VIII finally
be tho scale In the Sloeaa camp. A.
the present stme neither side shows
any inclination % weaken. th- fnin-
crr holding FIRM FOR sl.5o. and the
miae operators standing as firmly
upon their agreement. making the
scale 81 Tho miners have lately
ptrcnwt hcnsd their unions az Sanden
ard SiIvertea by the addition Of
skilled miners In the camp are now
VITA the union But " a shuttle
down does oscur. Il cannot be 81
long duration. for u Il claimed by
the mins owners that enough men
can he had If 81 20 keep the mines
In operation until FUN farce % skill
"a men are got here from other sec-
tiouzs
ON June ! the Enterprise a, New
Denver. q. G. was opened BY the
late purchasers. and large force Of
men were employed there. II IL Tn
shape - work 10 men. and when
u starts shipping ore. the output
from shs sioean lake section will be
largely Increased.
Work on the Mountain chies. situ-
Rted short distance from New Den
YER. was started this week b. a
foree ~ -four uen This property
has lain idle for more than a.
months. with thousands os tons ~
ore Ia slwht. and /; wiz be some days
until this foree can set the mine IN
shape to employ large number.
On the Home Hun. adtolnfng the
MoufsaIu Chief. the ledge tstsIy op-
cned up il proving 81 great irnpor-
tanee. Large quantities % ore @rr
being taken out In the course %
development. end the iesig. 10 look
los better with every foot gained up
on Il.
Work on the capelia group. Goat
mountain. Will be stopped temper
Ariiy this week A force % four
men has been sinking an inclin.
shaft upon the iedxe for the past
ssx weeks. and In the course Of work
took out 90 sacks Of htgh-srade sill
vcr-eopper ore.
Night and day shifts are being
worked on the Neglected Recently
several tons of xine-gaiena ore were
taken oes from an extensive ore body
encountered 20 feet from the mouth
Of the tunnel.
Twelve feet OF solid ore was en-
countered last week IN one Of the
tunnels on the Queen Besa az New
Denver. This property viii change
management shortly. No sale OF
fhe properly has been made out
right. but the company about t.
take the management Of affairs has
bought up a large majority Of the
stock Of the Queen Hess Proprietary
company. and thereby assumes to
control.
News received from Loonia.
wash. states that the Palmer Noun
tain tunnel has reached a length Of
1900 II. and about 1000 r. In depth.
The formation through which they
are now passing Is more eucourag-
ing than any heretofore encountered.
and thcy are Jua; now entering a
section OF the mountain which has
proved very rich In surface workings
tn the past within the next 1000 It
10 be run. the celebrated Black Bear.
war Eagle and Wisconsin Central