The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-05
BnITIsH COLUMBIA.


d. c. Corbin's King Solomon mine in
Copper camp is now a steady shippe.
to the CRANKY smelter. IL will ship
three carloads week. There are LOCO
tons ON the dump.
The London and British Columbia
Goldfelds has thrown up it's $3.50. 900
bond on the Eva group. owned by the
Development syndicate OF Nelson and
situated on Lexington mountain, in the
Lardo.
The Waterloo company will be re-
organized on an assessable basis-new
stock for old. share for share. II may
be assessed up 10 the total OF four
cents. The mine is in Camp McKin-
ney.
The construction OF an independent
smelter on an adjoining site for the
City Of Paris and other mines. which
are to be consolidated into a separate
corporation. viii also likely be under
taken next summer.
There will be no hating stages in the
development Of the mining and smelt-
ing Of the CRANKY company. The en-
largement Of the present plant from a
capacity OF $50 10 1900 tons a day will
be completed within I'VE weeks.
Howard C. Walters has leased TO VIII
liam Fowler. we'll known in the Bound
AIRY and American okanogan districts,
the Providence mineral claim, situate
near Greenwood. for u months from
September /. inst. the lessee 10 bear
all costs OF working same and to pay
lessor 10 per cent OF net returns Of ali
ore sold.
Once baffied in his attempt TO suicide
by taking poison. because OF the promp,
efforts Of a physician. John Schneider
a prisoner In the Grand Forks Jail, sue
eeeded recently in making way with
himself by deliberately opening thre'
arteries in his wrists and neck. wher
found by Chief OF Police Mcmillan b.
was in his last gasp. Schneider Is Z
prospector who had resided in til
Boundary for several years
Lieutenant ]. A. Leckie, NJ E, and
Aeneas Shaw OF Greenwood have jus
returned from trip to the headwateri
1
Gated a nickel claim. The deposit Il
believed to be very extensive. but NJ
work has been done in the way OF de
velopment- The discovery is nOtewoE
thy, as nickel hitherto has not beel
found in the province in paying guam
titles. A small stringer OF nickel wa
found near Fort Steele several year
ago. but the showing did not justif.
, development
Since the arrival there Of the pres
, dent. S. H. C. Miner. 1t has been decid
ed. after a conference with Jay 7
!. Graves, the general manager. and A. {
I. Flummerfelt, the assistant geners
> manager. 10 continue the enlargement
4 Immediately in order to bring the CT
pacity up to the 1000 tons daily. Tw
additional furnaces viii be ordered a
once, but as their construction will o,
. cupy three or four months the plan
will not be brought up to the max
4 mum capacity before next spring. !
q converter is also being installed in COZ
nection with the enlargement now 1
a progress.
!. Possibly no mine in the Boundar
3 has had a greater variety Of ups an
n downs than the Winnipeg. located
!, Wellington camp. a little over tw
miles from Phoenix. 1t is pleasure
4 state that at present the prospects c
/. this property becoming one Of the lare
!. mines OF the Boundary are decided
a bright shipments from the new Of
|. bodies were resumed about a mont
:. ago, and several cars OF ore have bee
4 sent out each week to the CRANKY SINE
ter. This ore varies considerably
q value. but 1t is reported that one c.
y gave net returns OF sS4 per ton. othei
q. probably did not run as high. but sti
l. were encouraging to the directors.