The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-05-09
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
The Frisco Consolidated Mining com.
pany has closed it's mine at Gem, Idaho.
for an indefinite period.
The well known Buckhorn group. IS
miles north Of Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
Is soon to resume work.
The Okanogan Gold Mines, Limited.
situated near Oroville. is again to re-
sumo work on large scale.
The Black Tail Mining company Is
putting up stamp mill at it's property
in the Fisher River country, near Kali.
ispell, Mont.
The Hawkeye ledge on Lambert
creek is ia feet wide. The Hawkeye
is purely copper property. 1t is well
equipped with machinery and cabins.
Work on the coal prospects on Orc.
fina creek, 16 miles above Orofino, Ida.
no. is being steadily prosecuted by the
corporation formed by Colfax, Wash,
people.
Another marble quarry has been dis
covered in Stevens county, WASH, and
the popularity Of the marble is that It
Is almost pure white in color. The
ledge has been located near the United
States marble quarry.
J. d. Flenner, of Boise, who has been
In the Occur d'Alenes collecting for
the International Mining congress
which meets in Boise during the com.
ing July. reports that much interest in
the congress is developing in the Occur
d'Alenes.
Extensive development in a new
camp of the Occur d'Alenes has been
determined on by the st. Paul & Idaho
Mining & Milling company, which
holds group on Pine creek, Yreka dis.
trict, about six miles south of Wardner,
under $4,000 bond.
Mr.. Cole, one Of the Boston men In.
terested in the hydraulic elevator plant
at Murray, has interested some of his
fellow tOwnsmen In silver-lead proper
ties near Burke, and a bond has been
taken on two groups of claims with the
Intention OF working them this sum-
mer.
Negotiations are under way for the
sale Of the Silver Butte group at North
port, Wash, to Philadelphia people. It
Is reported that 100000 is to be the
purchase price. The prospective buy
ers already own the Great Western,
which adjoins the Silver Butte. It is
presumed that the two properties will
be consolidated. The Silver Butte lies
in the Deep Creek country. about eight
miles from Northport.
Orders have been received to close
down the works Of the American Smelt-
ing& Refining company at East Hell.
ena. Mont, employing 600 men. The
eight hour day law. which went into
effect, is responsible for the shut down
In a measure. as the company under
took to reduce the wages Of the blast
furnace men 20 per cent In consequence
OF shorter day. The men agreed to
work for 10 per cent reduction and the
company offered to compromise at IL.
An agreement could not be reeched
and an order to shut down was receiv-
ed from the New York ONCE.
The sensational reports that have
been spread broadcast that the Butte
miners union IL going into the Anal
gamated Copper company have simmer
ed down to the bare fact that the union,
which has a large surplus fund lying
idle in its treasury, has invested $780,
900 In copper shares. The miners were
a unit in voting for the purchase on q
straight business basis. There are no
individual holdings, all the stock being
held In the name Of the union. The
investment gives the thousands Of min.
ers In that district personal interest
In the Amalgamated mines. and lessons
to . great extent tho danger Of future
labor troubles.