The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-15
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MINING NEWS

business connected with his works,
and yesterday started on return to
the property. Mr. Phelan is an ex-
perienced California mine manager
and the very successful manner in
which he is developing the gold re-
sources of Red Warrior hill convinces
us that returns from this property
before the summer season closes will
surprise the most sanguine stock
holder Since taking hold of these
mines Mr.. Phelan has been pushing
tunnels, making crosscuts and stopping
out very rich ore from the old works
of John Shields, which cannot be
milled until summer, when the com
pany hopes to have its quartz mill in
running order A short time ago
Mr.. Phelan started a crosscut from
the shaft of the Bar lode. which was
driven only about 80 feet when a
blind ledge of well defined walls and
three feet in width was cut. This
ledge has been thoroughly tested and
he is confident the ore will mill $50
The old Henry Clay tunnel is being
extended northerly with the view of
tapping the original Shields ledge
and Others that have proven very
rich on top, and ultimately cutting
the Bray, Summit and Champion
lodes. While here Mr.. Phelan en-
gagged the services of eight good
miners to 90 to Red Warrior, which
will increase his force to Is men,
some of whom are working eight
hour shifts. He is paying So and
So. 90 per day, according to the loca-
ton of workmen-and Mr. Phelan
expresses to us a desire to give Ell
more county miners the preference
and he will do so, but when good
miners cannot be had within the
boundaries of the county he
will seek them elsewhere. -Elmore
Bulletin. The foregoing are the
claims referred to several times in
the Signal recently in connection
with Mr. Woodward, of Weiser, who
is associated with the company and
has been actively engaged in bringing
affairs to a successful issue.
Spokane, Feb. S.-A telephone
message was received here early this
evening from Grangeville saying that
a marvellous strike had been made
almost within gunshot of Elk City,
Idaho. Ira X. Lemro says he took
from 22-inch vein, rock from which
he extracted .$12, 600 in hand
mortar in two days. The vein may
be plainly traced the entire length of
the claim Forty prospectors left
here today for the district. The
gold from Lemro's claim is in the
Bank of Grangeville.
"E. G. Chase of this city has Just
returned from trip to Warren.
where he went to erect dredge for
the Warren Placer Mining company, -
says the Boise Statesman. N'He put
it in working condition, and cot
things ready for active operations on
the property when spring opens up.
He reports that things are very
lively in the camp and that all mines
now running are doing well The
Honest John is employing about 20
men, the Little Giant 10 men, the
old Rescue mine 6 men; Brooks is
employing about 4 men and there are
10 or II others who are employed in
assessment work.
The outlook is very favorable for
next year, and every one is encourag-
ed. All the ground worked the past
season was good and the work is now
in good shape for resumption in the
spring. Mr.. Chase knows of one
placer there that cleaned up over 50,
600 the past season on less than an
acre of ground. He panneds out 1O
pans on claim near this one and
got about So 80 in dust, or 25 cents
to the pan.
In coming out Mr.. Chase was
Obliged to travel on snow shoes foI