The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-30
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

FOFelBn ore shipments from hASlo
for two weeks ending Saturday were:
Rambler-Cariboo, 263 tons. value Sz9,-
1876; Reco. 20 tons, value 1894
The Sunset mine. in Deadwood
camp. is rapidly nearing that period
when 1t will be able TO enter the ranks
Of the permanent shippers. With this
end in view work is TO be hurried on
the completion OF 2,000ton set OF ore
bins.
The development Of the Splice is
proceeding in a manner eminently sat
isfactory to the owners, principally
Rossland business men. The property
is located in the gulch between Red and
Deer Park mountains, almost due south
and about 500 yards from the lie 8;
mine in Rossland.
The long crosscut tunnel on the Buck
horn has finally encountered ore. The
BuckhOrn is a promising gold copper
claim, situated on Copper mountain
and is owned by the Monterey Gold
Mining company OF Cleveland. Ohio.
For many months work has been con
fined TO running a tunnel OF tap the
ore AZ depth OF 800 feet In nearly
zoo feet the ore body. which on the
surface measures so feec, was cut,
showing a vertical wall.
Ore shipments from Boundary mines
last week were about 1900 tons more
than the week previous. In detail
they we're as follows: CRANKY mines.
1927 tons; B. C. mine. go tols; Mosher
Lode, 1886 tons: Winnipeg. so tons:
Snow Shoe. 80 tons; total for week.
SO53 tons; total for 1901. 327.44s tons:
total for last year and this year, 425, 0l7
tons. The CRANKY ore went to the
CRANKY smelter: the Mother Lode and
the b. c. ore went 70 the Mother Lode
smelter. and the VIM peg ore went TO
tne Trail smelber, while the Snow Shoe
shipment was sent TO the Nelson smell
ter.
The enlargement Of the CRANKY smell
ter plant is nearing completion. Two
additional furnaces. with Joint capac
.ty OF $50 tons daily, are being in
stalled. The new converter plant will
have capacity OF from $50 to 200 tons
OF matte daily. As the existing smelter
plant has recently been beating its ear
ly records, there is every reason to be
lieve that the total smelling capacity
will soon exceed l.40O tons daily. The
power plant has been increased by
250-horse power horizontal turbine
water wheel a 250-horse power electric
generator directly connected with the
water wheel. making a total OF $50
horse power developed for the use OF
the smelter. This is exclusive OF the
$50 horse power developed for the city
OF Grand Forks
After four months of idlenss work is
to be started again the War Eagle and
he Center Star, at Rossland. Opera
lions have started at the Center Star.
whore the pUmpmen and engineers
commenced the task Of unwatering the
mine. That will take about one week.
and then active mining viii commence
Operations in the War Eagle Will CON-
mence as soon as the crew in the Cen
ter Star is filed. The GooderhAm-
Blackstock interests, which control the
mines, are not expected to make an con-
cessions TO the union, and nonunion
men will take the place of the strikers.
The lie Roi No. and the Nickel Plate
are now being worked with nonunion
men. The successful opening of the
War Eagle Center Star would mean
the breaking Of the strike in Rossland,
as they, with the properties now work
ing nonunion men, work IS per cent OF
ell the men in the camp when it is
working at its limit.