Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-04-25

ports that a 3
and gas at a dep he.
struck. He says LIS.
and a flame shot
eral minutes. eey
With the arrival ~.
Montanians are plana,,.
Thunder Mountain dis'
Some are already on ~
der Mountain district Z
most as much attention
Creek after the riches
became known.
The Old Dominion. y.
OF Boston has announce sp \ 81
lions with the United ~
company as agent has 4
President Smith said. =.
free to dispose of our ~
see fit. We are produe,ss
900 pounds per month"
The yield of sapphi,e, ,
county, Mont. was grass.. (
than in 1900, and two ~,
now mining in the rerIos
blue stones are found
for the many fancy-colorsa
has been carried on still n.
Rock Creek region. G,s,s
Mont.
Arrangements have been
the Peoples TransportatIm 4
which is putting a boat On !,
bia river, to take the Al,
of ore, so tons, from the 4. h
ern mine. This property il,
ping ore for some time. but
waiting for transportatioo {
Is high grade, averaging M
ton. XII
The Palmer Mountain III
says of the big tunnel thai. N
pleted according to present n
will extend into the mountsI|
lance of 5000 feet: .sWorl
Palmer Mountain tunnel i |.
with the clock-like regularly 4
duces results. The force i
drifting on lodges 20, 23 and j
is no falling away in the
values shown by the daily A.,
Recently at Republic, Wash
of considerable importance
mine owners against the com
up for argument on a demurr,
mine owners, which was i
The decision establishes the
can not be taxed on ii
price of the stock, but that i
sor must try to determine
value of the mine by its abilit
duce, its location and the con
the property.
The Allis-Chalmers comps
waukee, Wis, have given
employees an increase in wag,
per cent. and a nine-hour d
Is what was demanded, in pal
union machinists who struck
mer, except that the inc
wages asked then was
'ent. The notice, which v
ed March II in the MilwaukI
will be followed by similar b
all of their plants in the Unit
A large number of teams Il
he Wise Boy and Crackerja,
Mills from Sites to Burial
Both mills are of 10 stamps.
he machinery is already on
me Crackerjack company ha
he boiler and engine of the
company at Elk City and "
hem soon. Both mills are
'peration by early fall. A.
I eight tons from the era
nilled at the Hump syndicate
all, gave a little over 500.
he ore was not selected.
AIKEN as 1t was found In the
Frank s. Hobbs. who ar
lewiston recently from
fountain after having made
rom the Dewey mine to
yer the Dixie trail in six d.
nat the Dewey company has
10 stamps more and has Loo
Their mill site on Monument
1ree miles from the mine.
I'll be transported to the new
wire tramway. There are
Oh Pittsburg firms now heav
sted In the camp, and one
rs expressed the intention Of
25o stamps before snow
ILL., That mill would be lot
lg creek, over 80 miles fir
ewey.
Work on the new wire rod
ueDlo. Col, has been begu
Hiding will be 45Ox11O0 fe,
for the tin plate nj
9r good Roadway, and the b
II the wire mills are about ,
/: So far there have been
u carloads of structural steel
a plate and sheet mills, and
amount required will am
w cars. Sixty of the new
ines have arrived; 140 more
the road, and without so
lforseen happens the entire
will be in full opera
~ l: Everything in and ali
eel plant is progressing, and
as great as ever.