The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
der and other explosives. capital 31o,.

der and other explosives. capital $10,.
CO. 600. has been incorporated at Do
yer. Del. The new corporation is ex.
pected to take in all Of the Dupont
powder mills
The settlement OF the commission
between Reddy & Jamison and A.
klocknann over the sale of the Cont
rental has been completed and Mr..
Klockmann has turned over a tribe
less than 50.oeo shares of Idaho-C Cont.
nectsi stock to the brokers' The com
mission is one OF the largest that has
been paid in Spokane for some time
The Mckinney Mountain Mining
company. located on Mckinney noun,
tain. in the Methow district, is to put
in smelter on the Nethow river be
low the property of the Metnow mine.
1t is expected that the smelter will
have capacity Of 200 tons per day
and that il will be pyritic.
The famous Bill Nye gold mine. To-
Gated in Jackson county. Oregon, and
formerly owned by Spokane and Ore
gpn men. is soon to be developed on a
big scale, The controlling interest in
the property has been bought by a Chi
cago syndicate and a superintendent
has been sent to the mine to start up
work.
The Standard mine, owned by
Messrs- Finch & Campbell of Spokane
and eastern associates. has declared a
dividend Of $4,000. The dividend was
at the rate OF cents per share on a
total capitalization OF 500, 900 shares.
The Standard mine has paid in divi-
dends to date the sum of $2.515, 600.
The property is located at Mace. Ida.
DO. about six miles northeast of Wal
lace
One OF the big six-inch oil gushers
was being exhibited at Beaumont, Tex
as recently when it blew out the sec
ton OF the pipe connecting the gate
valve and went wild. There was a
high wind and the oil blew over the
fields. Drilling rigs were ordered shut
down and guards are patrolling to pre-
vent any one taking a light into dan
gerous proximity to the spray. 1t is
that the well wasted 1000
barrels of oil an hour.
Fourteen dead, as many more in
jured and q score or more missing are
the result, so far as known. of a series
of snowslides which recently occurred
In the immediate vicinity Of the Lib
erty Bell mine on Smuggler mountain.
three and half miles north of Tellur-
Ide- The roads between that city and
the Liberty Bell are almost impossible
and details Of the accident are hard
to obtain. It seems that no less than
Tour distinct slides occurred, each one
two or more victims, some
u them being men engaged in work of
rescue. Several bodies have been re-
covered, but a number of the known
lead are still buried under the tons of
nov. rocks and timber by which they
we're carried down.
c. w. Armour of Spokane and Allen
of Lewiston, have ar
lived. three and one-half days from
Thunder Mountain. Mr.. Armour says:
Trails by Dixie are in excellent con.
lition and lined with prospectors pull
ng Tor the new Mecca, loaded with
rom 80 to 200 pounds to the man. |
Fhey also report great excitement on
rainbow mountain. due to numerous
trikes being made there. The new
amp Is tire emiles west Of Thunder
fountain and has the same character |
4 ore. Snow location wildcats are
rowing all right. Upon sinking pros
ect holes the whole country seems
ne vast field Of goldbearing lava.
len are daily Quitting at Elk City
nd Dixie for all parts of the country"