The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-07-17
MINING NOTES.

Emil Meier, manager of the North
Pole group in Sumpter camp, has been
in San Francisco undergoing treat
ment for appendicitis.
Charles Rothermel was killed by a
cavein in a placer mine recently in
which he was working. The scene of
the accident was on the Boise river,
about 10 miles above Twin Bridges.
A miner in the Tiger-Poorman mine
at Burke, Idaho, the other day was
picking and struck a loaded hole.
There was an explosion and the miner
was knocked down, but was unin-
jured.
The Sumpter smelter which ranks
among the best small plants of its
size in the northwest, is practically
completed. Some copper ore is being
received. The date of blowing it in is
uncertain.
The Walter Scott mine, located two
miles south of Northport, Wash, on
the opposite side of the river has 403
feet of tunnel and a 40 foot shaft.
The Last Chance mine, on the Great
Western mountain, a galena PROPOSE
ton, is in 300 feet with the tunnel.
Manager E. w. Wilson of the North
port smelter says: 1--WE are treating
1900 tons of ore daily and expect to
continue at our full capacity. We are
assured an ample coke supply, and ex-
pect the lie Roi mine to increase
shipments largely in a few weeks
Late news from Roosevelt, Idaho, is
that Henry Brant has made a strike
of very rich ore, together with large
body of ore of fair grade. He is sack
ing a lot of the high grade with the
view of shipping it. 1t is his purpose
to order a twenty stamp mill at once
in the hope that he can get it in be-
fore winter.
Mr. Sweeny has been busy for the
past year on plans to erect such a
plant in Spokane, in order to be in
dependent of the American Smelling
& Refining company. His contracts
with the smelling combine for han
ding the output of his Occur d'Alene
mines, in the Empire State-Idaho
group, will expire in September.
All hope of reaching the bodies of
the dead miners in the Hanna mine at
Rawlins, Wyo., has been given up, at
least for the time being. When the
rescuers tapped the brattice the air
reached the smoldering fire, and it
again burst into fierce flames.
None but the most experienced are
now permitted to go into any part Of
the mine, as the danger Of a second
explosion has become too great to
permit of any carelessness.
Charles Theis option on the Lone
Pine-Surprise Mining company at Re
public has expired. The management
is uncertain what to do about further
operations. Stopping, however, will be
continued and the debt over the COM
pany will be cut down as much as pos
sible. The net returns from recent
shipments have permitted payment Of
about $4,000 to Leo H. Long and
Charles Robbins, to whom the COM
pany was indebted for about $4,000
That makes the present Indebtedness
about SAL ,000 There is little hope
that the debt can be wiped out from
the proceeds of ore in sight.
The Bullion mine, near Lookout, Ida
no, resumed operations July Is. For
the past 40 days the mine has re-
NAMED closed on account of a super
abundance of water. The Silver Cliff
mine, which is near Lookout mountain,
is installing a compressor and a dia-
mond drill. The Springfield, another
copper property, will soon drive a 1000
foot tunnel. This property is now haul
ing ore to Mullan. preparatory to
making a trial shipment to the Taco
ma smelter. The Snowstorm contin-
ues with steady work on the lower
tunnel and it is expected that the lead
will be struck within the next month.
A new strike of great Importance is
reported from Cedar canyon in Ste
vens county, Wash. A man named
Austin was working on the south side
of the mountain near the Silver Queen
He crosscut a ledge in a contact OF
quartsite and blue lime and the lead
contained nine feet of ore. 1t is es
timated that the entire ledge will av
egare better than S25 to the ton, in
gold, silver and copper. The crosscut
was made from the bottom of a 4C
foot shaft and both walls of the ledge
are perfect. The lead is said to be g
true tissure vein, stands perpendicu
lar and is entirely filled with ore. Aus
tin is backed by Spokane mining men
Montana Mines.