The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-03
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

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During the week ended March 2s the
CRANKY smelter treated 800 tons OF
ore. The total amount treated to date
Is y53s25 tons. The fourth furnace
VIII be blown In on Monday. A. =.
Fiumerfeit. assistant general manager
OF the CRANKY company. has left for
Montreal
Word has been received from on.
don. England. that Ernest Mansfield
Is returning 10 kaslo with "unlimi' y
capital" 20 operate mines on the south
fork OF kaslo creek. That intelligence
would be received with more favor
were IL not for the fact that IL has APP
peared regularly with the spring for
the last three years Mr.. Mansfield
has always had unlimited cs pitai. ="
but his operations have not yet been
markedly successful
A placer gold excitement has broken
out on Cooper creek. about 20 miles
from kasio. The creek has been staked
for several miles. A company has been
formed 20 build a aume dam. Men
are rushing into the camp from all
quarters, Gravel taken from the creek
bed Is said 20 yield 20 cents In coarse
gold 20 pan. Gold has been known 70
exist ia that locality for years. bur
never been found In such large guam,
tftrs
The Roaaland camp no longer feels
the eTr~t % the strike. All the mines
Arc working almost 20 their fuiI ca
pacity. asst week new record was
made In ore shinmor's. over : 600 tons
being sent 20 tho srnciser. The pres
cat week will without donha witness
another record breaker. as the Centre
Star has recommended shipments 90
Trail and the ether producing mines
arc Increasing their production consid.
crahly. with additional smelling ia
eliitles. which are greatly needed. and
arr being supplied as rapidly as posi-
biz. the daily output can be easily /
trouEh, mp TO $4,000 or 1900 tons a 4
woek.
Nr. J. y. Graves says In reference I
90 the sneifer: we are getting caii I
mates Of the cost Of installing a large /
by electricity or by steam. The char
sctcr of tho motive power wiii be de 1
t-rmin.d as soon as the various ests.
mates are figured out n electricity 1
should be utilized We shat buy power
from the Cascade Power company.
who's. plant at Cascade IA in an nd.
vsnced stage OF completion. After the
order IL given slr months will elapso
before the plant Ia delivered We shall
Al. a.. Id g. .x< I
to 1000 tons daily. Tho new equip
mcnt will have sufficient capacity 20
no, only operate the drills. but the
hoist. pumps. etc. Our policy is 10
plan long way ahead. We now have
sufficient ore blocked out 60 occupy
our smeitcr continuously for a period
OF between is and 20 years. wi,hai
work will be prosecuted
a. vigorously in the future IA in the
past"
Toronto advices ray that about %
were present Mt the re
cent annual meeting OF the War Eagle
Mining and Development
romrauy. In the absence of George I
the president, the chair {
was occupied by the vice president .
r. q. Biackstock. Mr.. Blackstock {
spoke of tho probability OF the com. Q
pany being able to treat the ores OF {
he mine cheaper than in the past. and
,oped that they would yet be able TO
handle ore of IA low value as IS per
on. He aiso hoped that they would r
,hortly he able 10 concentrate and mill :
heir own ores. instead OF only smelt. !,
ng. a. at present, and thus effect !,
saving. Tho company \
stif1ed the giving Of mortgage 10 :
ar. Gooderham for $685.. 900. and also !,
authorized the directors to borrow :.
200 900 to carry on development work
"a outlined in the report. The profit
md ioss account shows that the coat
Il carrying on the operations Of the ;,
ear was f233072.79. and the net pro !,
ceds from ore sales, etc. was $751; "
s7.1s. showing. with the balance =
rought forward from tho preceding y
ear. a total debt balance OF S242,. VI
1854.
MrsCELLANEoUs MINING NEWS.