Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-12

der way at the Morning mine at Null
Ian. Idaho, which will necessitate the
expenditure of $4,000 IN new machin-
cry alone.
1t is reported that some of the east
ern capitalists interested in the Gran
by company, at Grand Forks, B. c.,
have invested in the Mountain Lion
company, and that the latter company
is shortly to be reorganized.
Two gold bricks weighing about As
pounds and valued at about $4,000 were
exhibited in Spokane recently by ].
L. Dunn as part of the output from the
Wild Rose mine near Pierce, Idaho.
The mine was discovered about is
months ago.
The Italian government has informed
the United States ambassador that
Italy will require 1000 square metres
of space at the St. Leuis exposition.
Besides display of her art and indus
tries, collection of Italy's mineral
products will be shown.
Hereafter the executive board of the
Western Federation of Miners will
have full power to direct the move
ments of local unions in case Of diff
culties. An amendment to the consti,
tuition was adopted by the convention
to that effect, and binding local unions
to abide by its decisions.
Shipments from the Mountain Lion
will be commenced shortly at the rate
of 200 tons day.
Thomas James, a Spokane mining
man, who has returned from visit to
Montana, reports the sale Of the Proc
Copper company Of Minneapolis. Mr..
James says that the price paid was
$500 cash The sellers are mining
men and merchants of Pony, Mont.
The chief development in the Kress-
ly forgery case at Spokane is the fill
ing of suit in the superior court to
determine the title to the Lucille Drey-
fus mine among the holders of the diff
ferent classes of stock. Incident to the
suit the court is asked to take control
of the property through receiver.
Ranahan and w. Townsend made an
important strike recently in doing the
assessment work on the Copper King
property on loulou mountain, IA miles
west from Bossburg, Wash. Twenty
feet of copper ore were uncovered.
The vein lies between granite and
porphyry. The ore assays from SO to
$40 in copper, with some gold values.
The Copper King is situated one mile
south of the Orient group of claims.
Fabulously rich gold ore has been
found in a group Of claims known as
the Doggett properties, near Diamond
City, Mont, which were recently taken
over by the eastern syndicate headed
by j. Campbell Cory, the former New
York newspaper man. One of the veins
contains a two foot streak of gold ore,
samples of which run as high as &c..
900 ton. The specimens fairly beam
with the yellow metal, and the owners
feel that they have encountered ver-
liable bonanza.
The celebrated Sixteen to One case
at Wallace, Idaho, has been set by the
district court for trial June 20. 1t was
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value of the property became known,
and when the owners made application
for patent an adverse claim was
filed. The case was tried in the dis
trict court and verdict was awarded
the plaintiffs. A new trial was granted
the defendants and the plaintiffs ap-
pealed to the supreme court Of the
state that it be not granted. The SUI
preme court held that the defendants
be granted the new trial
From positive sources comes the in
formation that the Northwest railway,
from Huntington down the Oregon side
of the Snake river, will be completed
at least part of Lhe distance to the
Iron Dyke mine this year. A party of
surveyors is now in the field near OK
Bow, looking for a site for 800 ton
smelter for the Ladd Smelling & Re-
filming company, which is being pro-
NOTED by Charles L. Ladd, the big
Portland capitalist. Ore will be fur.
nished by the Cornucopia, Mineral,
Iron Dyke and Seven Devils districts.
The surveyors are also looking into
the project of tunneling Ok Bow for
water power, taking water from Snake
river