The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-07-24

SlucItcT III East butte uEdI LILLY
he is developing
About $4,000 worth Of equipment
and new machinery has just been in
stalled at the Rising Star mine, Of
Williams district Oregon.
1t Is reported that the Evolution
mine. in the Occur d'Alenes. will soon
resume. A deal is now pending for the
sale Of the controlling interest.
The receipts of gold and silver at the
Helena assay Office for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1902. reached total of
$2.193, 00S.24. Of which $685.. 1906 came
from Montana and $597,257.SS from
outside the state.
The Colorado Springs mining ex-
change has inaugurated new system
with companies listed on that exchange
and now demand a report of the stand
ing and condition of each company
every six months.
When boilers are left idle for long
time they should be thoroughly clean
ed, as SCOT collects and holds mois-
ture, SO that corrosion goes on under
meath the appare ntly harmless COW
ering until the plates are ruined. a
coat of good paint suitable for iron
work will assist greatly in preserving
the boilers out of use.
While no official announcement has
been made as to the future of the
Frisco mine, at Gem, it is pretty nearly
certain that it will resume operations
within short time, there being numer
GUS signs which point 20 it.
The Night Hawk Mining company
has decided to put in smelter at its
mine in the OAanogan district. Wash.
statement issued by the United
States assay Office at Boise, Idaho.
shows the production of gold. lead and
silver in Idaho during the calendar
year 1901 was $16.461 ,9l6. and for 1900
the amount was $1S.236S49 The de-
crease was attributed to the curtailing
of the production of the lead and silver
mines of the Occur d'Alenes.
Advices from Idaho state that under
the new agreement between the Occur
d 'Alene mine owners and the Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining company the
shipments of lead ores will again reach
a point about as high as at any time
in the past. At present the output
OF the district is 10000 tons a month,
the American Smelling & Refining com
pany taking 10000 tons and the Ia
coma smelter 1000. Adding 20 per
cent. to the amount taken by the trust
will swell the shipments of the dis
trict to $4,000 tons q month, or 16S, 900
tons year.
Frank Klepetko OF Great Falls.
Montana. general manager of the Bos-
ton and Montana mines and smelters
at Anaconda, has resigned his posi-,
ton. The resignation has been ac-
cepted and has taken effect already.
and Mr.. Klepetko's connection with the
has ceased. He will remove
to New Yory City. where he will open
an office as consulting mining engin-
eer, and has entered into.a contract
with ]. B. Haggin to act as consulting
engineer In the further development
Of extensive copper mines in Peru
and the erection Of great smelling
works there.
w. ]. Evans, consulting engineer of
the big Washoe smelters of the Anal |
Copper company at Anaconda,
and one Of the best known engineers
Of the northwest. was shot twice in
that city by John McGeary, q laborer.
who Is believed to be a crank, and |
fatally wounded. McGeary had a pat
emit which he wished Mr.. Evans to |
adopt at the works. and, upon being
referred to another party. opened fire
IN the engineer as he turned to leave. |
The first shot struck Evans In the |
back, bringing him to the ground.
Standing over his PROSTATE body Nc.
ieary shot him again.
At the Quebec mine, Sumpter, the |
[O-stamp mill has been started up for
he summer. There is sufficient ore
n sight to keep running six months.
The development work will be contin-
led SO that the ore reserves will be
tept up.
Fred Lack has started work on the
sampson group. running a tunnel on
he vein, which is large. Crosscuts
will be run every 100 feet and the
ground thoroughly developed. The
Jon Juan mine has been unwatered
md the shaft started down with three
hifts. Drifts are being run ON the
'ein every 100 feet. The mill will be
tarted as soon as some repairs are
ompleted.
NaJor Strong skipped,