The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-16
70 RENEW ITS SHIPMENTS.
Cecter Star Mine Will Again Be
a Producer.
NEW MACHINERY IS IN PLACE.
Development to Date VIII Insure u
Largely Increased Output-Le Rot
Shipments Continne to Average
More Than 5000 Tons Per Week.
Big Hoist Now ON the Way From
Chicago-work ON War Eagle.

Special Dispatch to the Post
ROSSLAND. Il. c., Aug. 15.-Shiprnents
from the Center Star NINE which were
suspended early In February to await
the installation of new machinery. will
be resumed before the end of this month,
according to a statement Of General
Manager Kirby. II is expected that the
new 4o-drili compressor will begin sup
plying air to the mine In day or two.
This win furnish enough power to con-
tinue development on the fourth level
and the extension Of the main shaft to
the fifth level, and at the same time for
stopping Of ore from the upper levels.
Several thousand tons taken out In the
development done during the last sever
months have accumulated on the dump
and will be shipped FIRST.
Development in the mine has pro-
crossed for enough to justify shipments
on large scale. The west drift on the
fourth level is 175 feet from the shaft.
and an upralse is being made from II
at point 100 feet from the shaft. On
the third level raise IN being made
east OF the shaft and the ledge Is being
crosscut west OF that point. The In
termediate drift between the second and
third levels Is being extended eastward
but has been stopped by fault on the
west. The timbering Of the big Slope
on the second level n about completed.
The drift west on the first level still
continues In fine body of ore. good
deal Of work Is In progress on the
ground which IL in litigation with the
Iron Mask
The lie Roi shipments continue well
over 5000 tons a week. the total for last
week being 5.460 tons. of which 1920 went
to Northport and $40 TO Trail. The
l. shipped carload to Northport and
the Iron Colt sent one to Trail.
f.f<x hrt fpr 10 Ia ~ M
due 10 be shipped from Chicago on Mon
day last and will I'LL fifteen railroad cars
1t should be here in ten days. TWO 10
.horsepeWcr boilers have been ordared4 Tor.
the Black Bear plant Of this mine. which
will increase the steam capacity to 2.0G
horsepower. Grading has begun for an
extension of the boiler house. so feet
long, TO receive them. The new compress
sor Is running night and day. The work
al the Black Bear machinery plant.
which he's been in steady progress for
the last year, will be completed this week
with the exception OF the extension OF the
boiler room. The four standards for the
new aerial tramway are ready for erec-
ton and the loading terminals are be-
ing built. This tramway will be A. 800 feet
long with difference OF elevation OF
eo0 feet between the upper and lower
tunnels.
The lie Roi No. 2 mines are idle for
the present owing to the dispute with
the engineers, hut this causes no serious
Inconvenience. as the addition to the
Northport smelter. necessary In order to
enable II to treat the ore, is not COM
peted. Meanwhile the apYr from the
Red Mountain railroad has been finished.
the tramway has been tested and the ore
bins at the railroad terminal filed with
ore At the Josie shaft an auxiliary hoist
and truck will be erected for the ship
ment of the ore dump
The War Eagle shaft is down i,aao feet
at,.k tup will vrff r.
ruption. On the seventh level drift
Is running east on the north vein. An
other vein has been struck at point
20 feet In the crosscut which was rum
ming for the south vein, but this IL be-
lleved TO be an intermediate vein as the
south vein should be 50 or IS feet further
in On the sixth lavel timbers are being
set for the first hoor Of stope. Stopping
Il in progress on the fifth level
The tunnel being driven from the Iron
Colt TO tap the North star ledge Is In
] 800 feet and Is progressing five feet
The winza in the Evening star Is down
80 feet station was cut at the 100
foot level, and drifts are being run north
and south. both In ore. The ledge Mt
this depth has not been crosscut TO define
It's width.
prifts are being run each way on the
ledge struck az the IS~foot level IN the
Giant shaft and have advanced Is feet
east and . feet west, From a tunnel
Ito feet long which had been driven on
the north ledge an uprise Is being made
10 the shsft u feet above. the shaft t.
self being ~ feet deep. This ledge ts
u feet wide and carries arsenical ryrites
OF good grade A fair SAMPLE assaysd
ysss and It Is intended TO ship 1000 tons
which should average over go
carload Of ore Is being loaded from
the big cropping OF the Spitxee ledge
IN the railroad cut.
The shaft on the California Is down. 20
feet and irift has been run 80 feet 'on
the level.