The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-05-10
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
The Frisco Consolidated Mining CON-
pany has closed it's mine at Gem, Idaho.
for an indefinite period.
The well known Buckhorn group, IS
miles north of Bonner's 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 we'll
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 tina
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. ID. 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 a 100000 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 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. 1t
is reported that 100000 is to be the
purchase price. The prospective buy
ers already own the Great Western
which adjoins the Silver Butte. 1t 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 900 men. The
eight hour day law, which went into
effect, is responsible for the shut down
in measure, as the company under
took to reduce the wages of the blast
furnace men 20 per cent in consequence
of a shorter day. The men agreed to
work for 10 per cent reduction and the
company offered to compromise at 70
An agreement could not be reached
and an order to shut down was receiv.
ed from the New York office
The sensational reports that have
been spread broadcast that the Butte
miners union is 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 $50,
900 in copper shares. The miners were
unit in voting for the purchase on a
straight business basis. There are nc
individual holdings, all the stock being
held in the name Of the union The
investment gives the thousands of min
ers in that district a personal interes
in the Amalgamated mines, and lessons
to a great extent the danger of future
labor troubles.