The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14

a good prospect of the activities de
veloping into big boom.
AT Pendleton eleven placer claim;
We're filed at the county recorders OF
| fee recently from the north fork Of
the John Day river IN Umatilla coun
l ". Ii is only recently that this part
of the John Day river mas become
known as a placer mining country. bu;
25 or more claims have been located
and fled on in the past month.
Word has reached Tyson. Idaho. 0.
! an important quartz and placer strike
on Renfro creek. about six miles from
/ camp. on the opposite side of the ST.
Maries river. Sir. Griniths. OF Tyson
/ returned from the new diggings and
pronounced the find genuine IL Is a
blush quartz heavily charged with
black iron. much OF which is oAidized
The Apollo Consolidated Mining
company has filed an application in the
United States land Office at Spokane
for patent on fraction less than 255
acres Of mineral land near Republic.
The application is the largest ever
filed in the land ostice there Al So
an acre the cost OF the land 70 the
company viii be sl2T5.
Charles F. Robbins. president OF the
Lone Pine Surprise Consolidated Min
ing company. has returned 70 Spokane
from the property al Republic. and
states that everything is looking SAT
isfactoFy at the mine. AS soon as the
company begins the shipping Of ore a
tive-driil compressor plant viii be in
stalled TO sing permanent working
shaft some place on the Lone Pine
ground
The January receipts OF gold al the
Helena assay Office amounted 10 1886.
760.-3. against $3.50. as s. in January
1901. the largest receipts for thar
month In the history OF that Office
The gold was practically all from
stamp or cyanide mills. and the re
eeipts from this source are likely 10
grow rapidly this year. as more mills 4
will be put in operation and new mines
opened.
Al Baker City the IS men from the
Columbia mine who were arrested re-
Gently on the charge OF riot. because
they compelled two engineers who had
taken the place OF the striking engi.
neers 10 leave camp. had preiiml.
nary hearing before Justice Messick.
and were bound over In the sum OF
$3.50 each TO await the action OF the
Circuit court. The men ali gave bonds
and were released
The machinery for the new Jerico A.,
quartz mill has been unloaded at Troy
Idaho. and will be shipped TO the mill
site near Elk Greek falls. IS miles
EAST OF Troy The new mill. which Is
4 three stamp plant with triple dis.
will have a capacity Of Is tons
/ day. Each stamp Is a battery. 80
hat II one stamp is disabled By acct
lent the other two can still be run.
hr. Jacobs has six teams OF six and
'isht horses each. TO transport the ma.
:hinery.
Mining organizations in the west are
nanifesiing much interest in 4 bill In. ,
reduced by Representative Wood OF
california. creating a department OF !,
mining under cabinet officer Large
OF the mining interests /.
leld az Cripple Greek. Col. and Boise
daho. have urged the adoption OF the
Measure. The California Mining aaso-
iation IL also Interested. and the
are expected to speak !
through their organization. the united /.
iineworkers. The members Of the I
california delegation and those Of !.
Their mining states are secondiBg the !,
forts Of Mr. Wood. who expects TO !
ave the house committee on mines :
nd mining take up the question at an :.
arly date. :
inewoTkers Of America were reflect. d
! last week without dissenting vote
nong all the thousand delegates at.
nding the annual convention Of the I.
ganizatIon. They are: President. "
,hn Mitchell. vice president. r. l.. !"
evils: secretary treasurer, W. d. :,
'ilson.
The Lost Creek coal mine. situated =
miles south Of Oskaioosa and three =
lies north Of EddieyllIe. was the =
enc last week Of terrible disaster :,
hich cost the lives Of Fl miners
ght others we're seriously injured =
le bodies of the dead men were re. -
yered from the mine.
j. W. Brown. stone quarry man, =
rs recently bruised and crushed by 81
Hing rock while working near Dixie. he
ash. The principal injuries are to ga
) head. He will recover. ~
Big coal fields have been discovered W
d proved within about 30 miles OF %
okane. Since last July company 70
3 been working quietly at Valley. ne
ash. exploring the field and taking ne
cry means to determine the ex- "a
ut Of the deposits. That coal ex vi