Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS MINING NEWS.

The cornor's jury empanled to in
vestigate the causes of the explosion at
Lawson, Washington, recently, has re-
turned verdict declaring the miners
were responsible for the accident.
Parties in from the new placer camp
in Beaver canyon near Chesaw, Wash,
report that the yield of gold is far ex-
ceeding the Expectations of the locators.
Advices received from the American
Eagle mine on Siege creek in Central
Idaho show that another bonanza shoot
has been broken into.
A deposite of marble has been found
in Stevens county, Wash, that is moth
ing short of amazing in size and in
the variety of ornamental stone which
it contains. 1t lies along the bluffs on
the west shore of the Columbia river,
two miles above Bossburg.
One of the important and growing
mining enterprises in Montana is that
of gold dredging.
There is no business under the sun SO
safe and profitable as the mining bust
ness, when conducted on business
lines
The business men of Blackhills,
South Dakota, are already laying their
plans for the next meeting of the
American mining congress.
A rich strike has just been made at
the 260-foot level by the Amador
Copper Gold Mining & Milling COM
pany in Missoula county, Montana.
Blaine county, Idaho, once a thirty
ing silver section, has again made its
mineral wealth known-in gold this
time.
The Bunkerhill & Sullivan mine at
Wardner, Idaho, have suspended all
operations at the mill and mine for
from five to 10 days in order to repair
the large tlume leading to the mill.
The Nickle Plate mine, in the Sim
ilkameen country, near Hadley City,
will have its 60 stamp mill and con-
centrator in operation by next spring.
Carr B. Neel of Montana, an expert
smelter man, has taken charge of the
Sumpter plant, which is now being
erected.
Colonel N. E. Lindsey is back to
Spokane from trip to Icttchiica and
Princes of Whales isla.d in Alaska,
where he examined some properties.
THE development work of the Gold
Ledge property in the Republic camp
hos oil col
Lack of funds and of a market for the
ore is attributed as the cause for the
suspension.
The bonds of the Chelan Transport
alton company have been sold, provid-
ing for funds for the continuances of
the work at the lake and the Holden
mines. 1t is now hoped the electric
road and smelter can be completed and
put in running order by next summer.
The Cougar mine, located near Ora
mite, Oregon, is to resume work at
once and large force of men will be
put at work. Major Larkin and D. r.
Evans of Spokane are two of the .prin-
cipal owners, and they have made all
the necessary arrangements for again
opening up the property.
G. HI. Evans was in Spokane recently
from visit to the Okanogan country,
and states that the ledge on the Six
Eagles mine has been reached by the
tunnel, and that there is four feet of
ore in the face. The ore is high grade
at the depth of over 200 feet and runs
over $15 to $50 per ton.
A large cyanide plant is to be in
stalled Immediately at the Golden
Chest property, located two miles from
Murray, Idaho.
Patrick Clark has SURRENDERED his
bond on the Blue Ribon group on Siegel
creek, near Elk City, Idaho. James
Harvey, Mr.. Clark S engineer, who has
been on the grourd for two months dir
Getting operations with force of about
10 men, has gone back to Spokane.
The consolidation of the Hecla and
the Standard mines in the Occur d
Alenes has been baked by the element
among the Hecla stockholders which
opposed the deal. All negotiations have
been dropped for the present.
A consolidation is announced as hav-
ing been effected between the Mount
Shasta Gold Mines corporation and the
California interests of Captain j. r.
De Lamar. By this consolidation there