Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-20
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The Gertrude and Iron Colt, two Ross
land mines show fine ore bodies.
The machinery for the stamp mill for
the Lemon mine, in Camp Mckinney,
has arrived at Greenwood.
The ore shipments from Rossland
camp for the first six days of the new
year show daily average of over 745
tons, and weekly average exceeding
5000 tons.
The Cariboo mine in Camp Mckinney
has resumed shipping its concentrates
to the smelter. Superintendent J. p.
Keane, is arranging for the shipment
Of concentrates to the Hall Mines smell
ter at Nelson.
The 150-horse-power electric hoist on
the Josie mine, which was started last
week and run for two or three days UNI
der adjustment and regulation, is now
In practical operation and running
magniflcently.
A rich pocket of ore has been found
in the l X l., at Rossland, in No. l
stope above No. l tunnel and already
ton of this rich ore has been taken out.
1t is by far the richest ore that has
been found in the mine. There is
plenty in sight. The ore is impregna-
ted with large and small masses of free
gold. Roy II. Clark, manager of the
mine, estimates that this ore will run
between $4,000 and $1,000 to the ton. A
half ton of ore taken from another
pocket gave a smelter return of $4,000,
TO $4,000 per ton, and this ore is much
richer than that was. 1t is by far the
richest ore that has yet been found in
Trail Greek division.
fine strike has been made on the
300-foot level of the Old Ironsides at
Phoenix. Crosscutting has been in
progress for some time past. Just
prior to the Christmas holidays ore was
encountered, but the holiday suspen-
sion of labor prevented determination
of the extent of the strike. Water
rushed into the crosscut when the vein
was encountered, and this has only just
been mastered by powerful flve-inch
pumps. The whole face of the cross
cut is in fine quality of Chalcopyritic
ore. The vein is yet 70 be crossed.
Accurate values have not yet been as
certained, but there is no doubt that
they are high. The strike is highly
gratifying to the Old Ironsides mana
cement, as it proves again the contin-
uity of the ore body.
MINING NOTES
The following dividends were declar-
ed by Utah mines during the first ten
days in January: Ontario, $4,000;
Mercur, $4,000; Silver King, $4,000;
Swanson, $4,000 Daily West $4,000;
Mammoth, $4,000.
1t is understood that negotiations are
now In progress in Spokane for the sale
of the Young, Butterworth, McKenna,
Gree and Glidden interests in the Big
Buffalo mine to Clark & Sweeny. The
latter firm now own the Rice and Max
Tory interests, having completed the de-
tails Of the purchase some weeks ago.
Captain j. w. Heiser returned from
the Copper Queen recently and reports
everything as moving along nicely.
They expect to be in ore in few days
and their expert, Mr.. WEIGH, has in
formed him that he will be satisfied in
putting p in a smelter' WHICH he will do
in the near future. -
Two or three rich strikes have been
reported in Baker City The Bunker
Hill, west of here, and the Union Cop
per mine. northeast of here, being the
most prominently mentioned. The
large amount of development work be-
ing done gives promise of plenty of
news in the near future.
The new ten-stamp mill on the Mag
nolia mine, in Granite district, Oregon,
owned by the Magnolia Mining Com
pany, w. L. Vinson, general manager,
started dropping stamps last week, and
from the first the machinery worked as
smoothly as a clock, not single hitch
occurring, be it said to the credit of Mr..
William Potter, builder of the mill.
Nine copper mines in the United
States paid or declared during 1899 div
idends to the amount of $26,419,775, an
average of close to $3,000,O00 apiece
The Calumet & Hecla, the greatest cop
per mine in the country, heads the list
with a record of $10000,000. Next
comes the Boston & Montana, Butte's
big producer, with $5,400,000. The
years dividends swelled the total paid
by the nine mines to S120,973,525.
An important strike, both in quantity
and quality of ore, is reported from the
Golden Zone near LOOMS. AS the
property has been developed for two
years in good ground, the strike is not
a surprising fact Some rich speci-
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