Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-02-09
MINING NOTES.

Inc evergreen mine, near Grange
vile, Idaho, has been bonded for $685.
600.
A mill is to be Installed on the Jumbo
property, Buffalo Hump district, Idaho,
in the spring.
From present indications Walla Wal
la, Wn. and vicinity is about to join in
the gas and oil excitement with posi-
biities of large coal bodies being dis
covered.
Two miners, w. G. Fisher and George
Gregor, were killed last week at Frank
lin, Wn. by a cayein at mine No. Z of
the Pacific Coast company where they
were employed.
Another Weheville property that
started up a short time ago, and that
has an excellent showing is the Bright
Spot, about 1 u miles south of the Wehe
Consolidated.
John Kennedy of Pipestone, Mont,
was killed the other day by falling
down an old stope in the Ruth at San
don, B. G. No blame is attached to any
one for the accident.
The vein cut in the @. S. tunnel early
last week has been gone through and
shows four feet of solid copper-gold ore,
assaying $50 per ton. The tunnel is in
$50 feet and the big lead that is being
driven for should be cut at no great
distance.
The Occur d'Alene Mining & Milling
company has decided to build concen-
traitor on its Elk creek property early
in the spring, and as a preliminary
step has bought the old mill in the
same neighborhood which was built for
the Alma Nellie Wood Mining COM
pany.
An injunction case which may result
in closing down the Republic mill has
been instituted in the federal court
The action is based on an alleged in
fringement of patent rights in the ore
roasting furnaces, said to be used at
the Republic property. The suit is
brought by Horace F. Brown, through
his solicitor, Samuel r. Stern, of Spo-
kane.
One of the Golden Zone mills was
started last week and is running salts
factorily. The other mill will be COM
pleted in 10 days, when the force in the
mine will be largely increased The
1000 foot crosscut tunnel, which is be-
ing run to cut all of the veins on the
Golden Zone properties, is in 800 feet.
This tunnel will give depth of about
1000 feet and will be the main working
tunnel of the group.
Ex-senator w. d. Washburn of Min
nesota says that Minnesota will soon
be producing enough Ignite coal to
supply the needs of North and South
Dakota and possibly Minnesota as well.
1t is reported that the Helena mine,
about seven miles from Cuprum, Idaho,
in the Seven Devils, will begin ship
ping ore this week. A cable tramway
was installed last week from the mine
to the Blue Jacket ore road.
The Buffalo Hump Mining company
has reduced its capitalization from 49,
100000 to $1,000,000, consequent upon
the sale of its property at Burke to the
Empire State-Idaho Mining Develop
ment company. The company has thus
discontinued operations in the Occur
d'Alenes and will confine its attention
to gold mining in the Buffalo Hump
district. Charles Sweeny is general
manager of each company. The head
quarters are in New York city.
At Wallace, Idaho, the consolidation
of the Humming Bird and Canyon
Creek mining companies, which has
been under way for a couple of months,
has been completed. Under the new
arrangements the Humming Bird Min
ing company has increased it's capital
stock from 100000 to /, 500 900 shares
the additional 100000 being paid to the
stockholders of the Canyon Creek Min
ing company in return for the ground
claimed by the latter company.
&c. Van Houten, who is we'll known
In Spokane, has made a good invest
ment in Montana. Two wears ago he
organized the Bear Gulch Mining COM
pany to buy the Legal Tender mine on
Bear Gulch from Receiver Wilson of
the First National Bank for 500. 900 on
a bond expiring November, 1902. To
DAY the balance of nearly 5000 in
principal and interest, due on the bond,
was paid Fl months ahead of time. All
the money was made out of the mine.
The 20 stamp mill and concentration is
running steadily and treating 100 tons
of ore per day.
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