The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-09

important mining regions In the west,
ern states. and also OF those regions
where the irrigation problem IL the
most important enc
The extensive plant OF the Crescent
Powder company at Ganistock, Pa
WAS recently wrecked BY four explo-
sions. OF the 30 employees nine were
billed outright and all the others were
badly injured by being blown about the
buildings in which they were en-
rloyede
hecent developments IN connection
with the Turtle mountain disaster al
Frank, B. C., tend 70 indicate that the
damage 70 the coal mine Of the Cana.
dian-Amer'can Coal & Coke company
10 small ir comparison with what II
was hrst Jared would prove the case
The Hunter Gold Mining company
at Mullan. Idaho. was forced TO sus-
pend all operations during the greater
part Of the week just closed owing to
bad break in the machinery Of the
air compressor. As the result Of the
shutdown about 100 men were thrown
out Of employment
IL is reported on excellent authority
that Senator w. A. Clark intends 70
erect a new smelter at Butte that viii
treat copper ores Of which zinc is a
component part There are many good
properties here and hereabouts, the
ores Of which are hard to treat be
cause Of Ihe zinc contained in them.
Walter Z. Dowlen. consulting en-,
gineer Of the American Canadian Coal
& Coke Mining company. operating
al Frank, n. w. T.. has received word
from Ex-Governor A Z Spriggs ~
| Montana. one Of the directors OF the
company. stating that be had been ali
through the mine and finds II entirely
uninJured.
Considerable excitement prevailed
in the mining circles at Wallace, Ida
no, when IL was reported that a strike
OF no small importance was made on
the Sonora property above Burke A
two foot lead Of good concentrating
ore. containing shipping rock, was en-
countered by the 500 foot crosscut
work tunnel.
While the cage was being hoisted
from the 1900 foot level Of the ST. Law
renee mine at Butte recently the en-.
CINE got beyond control. The cage
was carried into the sheaves, with An
thony Gallagher on IT, The rope broke
snd the cage fell with Gallagher 70
the bottom Of the shaft Gallagher
was instantly killed
There lie great interest In New York
in the continued rise OF silver to the
highest price during this movement.
II IL continues the government is like
~ TO temporarily stop buying. as silver
would soon reach q point where II
would be profitable TO melt down the
proposed new sc cent Philippine dol
lar. The Mexican dollar Is now worth
over IS cents.
David Mccoy. superintendent Of the
Olive creek placers in Oregon, re-
turned to the diggings recently with
another crew TO work on the placers.
Three giants are employed steadily
and q large amount OF ground is being
Torn down iato the sluices. There is
PLENTY water now for all mining pur.
poses and the company contemplates
a long and successful run for the sea.
son
At Cripple Greek. Col, Judge Walter
n. Dixon has dissolved the injunction
by the owners Of the Grace Arthur
extension claim to restrain the con.
strucLon Of the 81 Paso drainage tun-
mel through that property and has
awarded the tunnel company a right
of way under condemnation proceed.
:ngs. Operations were resumed at the
1--WE headings Of the big tunnel. which
is intended to drain many Of the mines
In the district
Thomas J. Edison has perfected 4
device for separating gold from placer
gravel without the use Of water. Edi
son employs an air blast to separate
the gold from the gravel and other i'm.
rurities. The old placer system. with
a hydraulic stream. got out IS per cent
Of the gold. but with Edison's system Of
dry washing IL is said IS per cent Of the
gold is saved. After the gravel has
been eXcavated by a steam shovel It
is conveyed to a mill. where It passes
through or over a series Of separators.
BY being separated into particles OF
uniform sire the heaviest metal falls
directly to the bottom OF the separator.
but the blast throws the lighter gravel
hack into a separate compartment.
leaving the gold so nearly Undecided
that any impurities may be removed
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