The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-11-29

BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Foreign ore shipments from Kaslo
for two weeks ending Saturday were;
Rambler-cariboo. 26s tons. value s2s.-
1856; Reco. 20 tons. value $3,344-
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 2.00o-ton set OF ore
bins.
The development OF the Splice liz
proceeding In q manner eminently sat
isfactory to the owners. principally
Rossland business men The properly
is located in the gulch between Red and
Deer Park mountains. almost due south
and about 500 yards from the Le Ro.
mine In Rossland.
The shipments for the week closing
last Saturday aggregate $500 tons. di-
vided az follows: LIE Roi, 3700; LIE
Rol No. 2. 1850: Rossiand Greatwest-
ern nickel PLATED. $50 tons. The
entire output was shipped TO North
port None OF the ore from the No z
dump 1t the lie Roi went to Trail. The
total for the year TO date IL 262.slS
tons, and since the resumption $3.50
tons.
The long croascut tunnel on the Buck
horn has finally encountered ore. The
Buckhorn Is . promising gold copper
claim. situated on Copper mountain
and IL owned by the Monterey Gold
Mining company Of Cleveland, Ohio.
For many months work has been con-
nned to running = tunnel Of tap the
ore II = depth Of 800 fest In nearly
100 feet the ore body. which on the
surface measures 50 feet. was cut.
lhowing I vertical wall.
Ore shipments from Boundary mines
last week were about $500 tons more
than the week previous In detail
they we're n follow; CRANKY mines.
1921 tons: B. c. mine. go tons: Mother
Lode. 1896 tons: Winnipeg. SO tons:
Snow Shoe. 80 tons; total for week.
sos3 tons: total for 1901. 327.4ss tons;
total for Last year and this year. 425.0l7
sous. The CRANKY ore went to the
CRANKY smeltcr; the Mother Lode and
the b. c. ore went to the Mother Lode
smelter. and the Winnipeg ore went to
the Trail xmelter, while the Snow Shoe
shipment was sent TO the Nelson smell
ter.
The enlargement Of the CRANKY smell
ter plant IL nearing completion. Two
additional furnaces. with = Joint capac-
ity of $50 tons daily. are being In
stalled. The new converter plant will
have . capacity Of from 1850 to 200 tons
OF matte daily. AZ the existing smeiter
plant has recently been beating. Its car
~ records. there 10 every reason to be-
lieve that the total smelling capacity
Will room exceed 1.400 tons daily. The
power plant has been increased by 4
z5O-horse power horizontal turbine
water wheel = z50-horsc power electric
generator directly connected with the
water wheel. making total OF $50
horse power developed for the use OF
the smelter. This ia exclusive OF the
$50 horse power developed for the city
Of Grand Forks.
After four months OF idlenss work Ia
70 be started again the War Eagle and
the Center Star. at Rosland. Opera
lions have started At the Center Star.
where the pumpmen and engineers
commenced the task Of unwatering the
mine. That will take about one week,
and then active mining will commence.
Operations In the War Eagle VIII com.
mercc IA soon as the crew in the Cen
ter Star IL filled. The Gooderham-
Blackstock interests which control the
mines. are not expected to make an con-
ccesions to the union. and nonunion
men will take the place OF the strikers
The lie Roi No. and the Nickel Plate
arr now being worked with nonunion
men. The SUCCESSFUL opening Of the
War Eagle Center Star would mean
the breaking Of the strike In Rossland.
Is they. with the properties now work
ing nonunion men. work IS per cent o.
all the men in the camp when It Is
working 1t it, limit.
MINING NOTES.