Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-04-26
dend declared by the company was

mountain SOlu ore, One of these
showed gold in quantity. 1t came from
claim about 10 miles from the Dewey
mine.
With the arrival of spring many
Montanians are planning to enter the
Thunder Mountain district in Idaho.
Some are already on the way Thun-
der Mountain district is attracting al.
most as much attention az did Cripple
Creek after the riches of that district
became known.
The Old Dominion Copper company
of Boston has announced that its rela.
lions with the United States Selling
company as agent has been closed.
President Smith said: I'VE are now
free to dispose of our copper as we
see fit. We are producing about $780,
600 pounds per month"
The yield of sapphires in Fergus
county Mont, was greater this year
than in 1900, and two companies are
now mining in the region where the
blue stones are found. Exploration
for the many fancy-colored sapphires
has been carried on still further in the
Rock Creek region, Granite county,
Mont.
The presentation by Mr.. Max Brav-
erman of his collection of gems and
minerals to the Golden Gate museum,
San Francisco, Cal, is worthy of note.
The Standard Mining company at
Wallace, Idaho, has declared its April
dividend, payable the 25th inst. of S
cents per share, or $4,000, bringing
the total dividends to $2,565 900.
Arrangements have been made with
the Peoples Transportation company
which is putting boat on the Colum.
bia river, to take the first boatload
of ore, so tons from the Great West
ern mine. This property has had ship
ping ore for some time, but has been
waiting for transportation. The ore
is high grade, averaging $62 to the
ton.
The Palmer Mountain Prospector,
says of the big tunnel that, when com
| pleted according to present intentions
will extend into the mountain a dis
lance of 5000 feet: Work on the
Palmer Mountain tunnel is going on
with the clock-like regularity that pro,
duces results. The force is steadily
drifting on lodges %, 23 and "a. There
is no falling away in the uniform
values shown by the daily assays
A large number of teams is hauling
the Wise Boy and Crackerjack stamp
mills from Sites to Buffalo Hump.
Both mills are of 10 stamps. Most of
| the machinery is already on the road
| The Crackerjack company has bought
the boiler and engine of the Alamance
company at Elk City and will move
them soon. Both mills are to be in
operation by early fall trial run
of eight tons from the Crackerjack
milled at the Hump syndicate mill last
fall, gave little over 500 per ton
! The ore was not selected but was
taken as it was found in the vein.
The Allis-Chalmers company Mil.
waukee, Wis, have given their 200
employees an increase in wages of five
per cent. and nine-hour day. This
is what was demanded, in part, by the
union machinists who struck last sum
mer, except that the increase in
! wages asked then was ten per
cent. The notice, which was post
ed March II in the Milwaukee shops
will be followed by similar notices at
all of their plants in the United States
Recently at Republic, Wash, a case
of considerable importance to the
/ mine owners against the county came
up for argument on a demurrer by the
mine owners, which was sustained
| The decision establishes the fact that
mines can not be taxed on the selling
! price of the stock, but that the asses
yor must try to determine the real
value of the mine by it's ability to pro
duce, it's location and the condition of
the property.
Frank S. Hobbs. who arrived in
Lewiston recently from Thunder
Mountain after having made the trip
from the Dewey mine to Lewiston
over the Dixie trail in six days, says
that the Dewey company has ordered
100 stamps more and has located an
/ other mill site on Monumental creek,
three miles from the mine. The ore
will be transported to the new mill by
a wire tramway. There are several
| rich Pittsburg firms now heavily inter
ested in the camp, and one Of them
has expressed the intention of putting
in $50 stamps before snow flies this
fall. That mill would be located on
Big creek. over 30 miles from the
Dewey.
Work on the new wire rod mill at
Pueblo, Col, has been begun. The
building will be 450x1100 feet. The
foundation for the tin plate mill is I'M
der good Roadway, and the buildings
for the wire mills are about comnlet-