Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-04
MINING NOTES.


er and the values are also improving
Wardner, Idaho.-J. l.. johnson has
purchased all the large towers which
held the tramway over Wardner from
the Bunker Hill mine to the mill, and
has begun the work of tearing them
down for wood. When this is com.
pleted the last trace OF the old land
mark of the tramway which did ser.
vice for some IL years for the Bunker
Hill G Sullivan mine will have beeB
removed.
Queen Natalie, mother and sole heir
of the murdered King Alexander, has
refused to accept, as his heir, any
thing that was given to him after his
marriage with Queen Draga, against
whom she had been unalterably .op-
posed. Among the gifts to King Alex
ander, and forming part of his estate
which was refused by Queen Natalie.
is gold mine, reported to be worth
100000 francs, 100000.
A telegram from Park City, Utah,
says that eight men were killed recent
ly in an extensive cavein in the lower
workings of the Ontario mine. No par
ticulars are obtainable at present.
Another strike has been made in
the Teddy group, near Wardner, Ida.
Some time ago in the upper tunnel
ore was encountered when in only 20
feet. The tunnel was driven farther,
and this week opened up large body
of first class galena ore solid chunks
Of which are being removed.
A new gold strike, which gives much
promise, has been made on the slope
Of Gold Flint mountain, near Clancy,
Jefferson county. Montana. by W..
Brown, a prospector, while he was
crawling through an old and deserted
claim.
A splendid strike has been made In
the iron properties of James ]. Hill
and Senator Paris Gibson. three miles
from Wickes, Mont., on Clancy creek.
They own 20 patented claims there,
mostly iron properties. and develop
ment work has been going on two
years. The strike was made on claims
located for them two years ago by
Martin Mulvahill. A tunnel has been
run 400 feet, and vein 20 feet wide
has been struck carrying gold, silver,
copper and iron. About 10 feet is of
high grade smelling ore. In the spring
a concentrator will be placed on the
property.
D. G. johnson, formerly of the Ever
EFT smelter, and for many years and
latterly with the American Smelling
& Refining company, has Joined the
Northport smelter as ore buyer and
commercial agent. This points to q
wide expansion Of the shelters opera
tons in the customs line.
H. s. Read, Idaho worlds fair com.
missioner, has received the photo
graphs that were taken of the Occur
d'Alenes by Photographer Myers of
Boise for the Idaho building at the
fair. They are mostly views of the
large Occur d'Alene COMMENTATORS and
views of the mountains. All of them
are excellent and will be enlarged and
made into transparencies, which will
be used as windows in the building.
The miners of the northern Colo
RADIO coal fields have voted to return
to work on the terms granted by the
operators, which embrace compliance
with every demand made by the I'm.
ions. This is the third vote taken on
the proposition.
The Hypocka Mining company, or
ganized about year ago by Augustus
Heinze and his associates, has taken
over the noted Minnie Healy mine at
Butte, recently awarded to Heinze by
Judge Clancy. The announcement of
the transfer was made today.
Johnstown, PA general order IS
sued by the Cambria Steel company.
taking effect Monday, will place the
single turn employees on nine hour
basis. The order affects 1900 men.
The idea of curtailing the working
hours Of the mechanics as well as all
floating day labor, rather than effect
ing economies by shutdown, is to
preserve the organization so that when
the busy season arrives the Cambria
shops will be effectively manned.
1t is said smelling trust insiders re-
Gently largely increased their holdings
of common stock, anticipatory to be-
ginning dividends on common Deem
Der Is at the rate of 4 or per cent,
but they are now apprehensive over
the coal strike in Colorado, since the