Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

tension of our coinage to the Philip
pines or greater proportion of al
10y.
Burke, Idaho, Sept. 12.-One of the
greatest strikes in the Occur dAlenes
in recent years was recorded recently,
when the Hercules broke into the ore
shoot in the lower tunnel. Across the
full face of the tunnel seven feet there
is steel galena-the same high class
ore found in the upper workings. Shots
we're put in the sides and there. too,
the rlcn mineral lay. This tunnel gives
a depth of 1000 feet, 500 feet below the
upper workings. The tunnel is in over
24OO feet. Only the crude ore is
shipped, the Hercules having no mill.
The ore that is shipped gives a net
return of over $50 ton. Before the
ore reaches the railroad a two mile
haul is necessary, entailing an ex-
pense of $3.50 per ton. According to
the sworn statements of the owners
the shipments of the mine last year
were 1898 tons, the gross value being
s394,629. The cost Of extraction was
s65,9O0 Other expenditures were
freight and reduction, $240,330; repairs
and construction, $1S,S63. This left
net profit of $169,527 for the 1898
tons. The Mammoth netted s349,3S6
on $500 tons-about SIS per ton. 1t is
stated that the Sweeny merger de-
sired to take over the mine on basis
of $2,5O0,OOO. The owner refused.
Paul Rossier, who has the contract
for tearing down the old Empire State
mill at Wardner, Idaho, found, in tear
ing out the old bins and chutes, that
considerable amount of ore had &C.
cumulated in them, and is making
shipment of one car to the smelter,
and has two more cars on hand all
ready to ship.
W. H. Adams of the Adams-Walker
company has returned to Spokane
from the Elk City, Idaho, district,
where he has taken a two year work
ing bond on the American City for
$4,000. Mr.. Adams has placed Ave
men to work on each group.
In fierce battle in one Of the
drifts of the Watseka gold mine near
Virginia City, New, several hundred
feet underground, Norris Gailor ran
the sharp point of his candlestick
through the heart of Bud Brown, his
working partner, almost instantly kill
ing him. The trouble arose over a
trife, the two men disputing as to
positions they should take in the slope.
Brown, it is said, struck Gailor in the
face, who then made terrible lunge
at his opponent, sending his candle.
stick almost through him. Gailor
made no attempt to escape and is now
in Jail.
During the week 40 cars of ore, or
about 1900 tons, were shipped from
the mines of Republic camp to the
smelters.
General Charles s. Warren, the ge-
NAL and corpulent general, is reported
as having made an important strike in
Tonopah, New. A sharer of his good
fortune, John G.. Ralston, NJ. E., has
received advices from Tonopah saying
that the Tonopah Extension Mining
company, operating the Grand Trunk,
has encountered eight fet of 5000 ore.
The strike is believed to have been
made in a shaft at depth of about
300 feet. The Grand Trunk is an ex-
tension of the Mizpah, the original big
thing in Tonopah. The company was
floated in Philadelphia by John M.
Burke, but Mr.. Burke after some trou-
BILE with the Quakers, left the com.
pany. He is credited with having re
ceived from 40 to SO cents share for
! stock.
The steamship Oregon came into
seattle port recently from Nome with
POI passengers and $225,O00 in gold.
OF the treasure 100000 came as or
binary mail matter in bullion shape
inclosed in mail pouches. 1t was con
signed to the Pioneer Mining company.
The Alaska Pacific Express company
brought out 100000, variously con
signed.
Two freighters have arrived from
Atlanta, Idaho, bringing news of an.
other strike in the Black Warrior
district. Somebody has made dis
covery of ore running $1,000 ton, and
the news caused stampede from At
lanta, there being no horses left in
camp, while every man who could get
away was off for the new discovery.
The freighters do not know by whom
the discovery was made. A letter
from C. M. Brown, the merchant, writ
ten on the ground, says that 81 loca-
tions were made in the new district
the previous day.
e. J. Wilson. manager Of the North
mort smelter. says: 1.-THE smelter is
running four furnaces and the remain