Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-12-25
Mining Notes.

The Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill at
Wardner is preparing to conduct a
series Of experiments with the Whitley
slime tables. and two will shortly be
installed at the mill. Mr.. Wiley him
self and his representatives are GER
tain that these tables will prove more
effective than the round tables in use
at the mill. The mill will treat the
shines that the vanners do not treat.
The reason for the degradation of
Chang vi, director of the Northern
railway, and the taking from him Of
all his honors, as cabled, is that in
1900 he sold the valuable mines at
Kaiping. Chang vi has been given
two months grace, during which he
is expected to again bring the mines
under Chinese control. Should he fail
to do this further punishment awaits
him.
1t is reliably reported that Charles
Sweeny is negotiating to buy the Sill
yer King and the Daily West lead
mines in Utah for the Federal Mining
company. For this purpose and the
acquiring of other properties the cap
ital Of the Federal company will be
increased to $50.0O0,O00.
This move will put the Federal COM
pany in position to control the lead
market, as it will have 70 per cent Of
the lead output of the United States.
Negotiations have progressed to such
O noipt that VIZ HIoutou Miller woo
sent to examine the Utah properties,
and Charles Hussey, from Finch &
Campbells Office, accompanied him to
go over the books of these companies
to verify the statements as to the bus
mess heretofore done. The Silver
King is the biggest lead mine in the
United States, having paid last year
$1,800,000 in dividends. The preferred
stock of the Federal company is mar
ketable in New York at $50, this price
carrying share of common stock
with each share of preferred.
A force of AZ men is employed at
the Providence mine, in Providence
camp, by Manager Mcintosh. 1t is
shipping two cars of ore per month,
and most of the ore will go to the
Greenwood smelter. Sinking in the
incline shaft, now down 1873 feet, will
start shortly after the new year.
The most important mining deal in
Northport vicinity during 1903 is now
taking place. Lewis P. Larson Of Spo-
kane has taken a bond on the Last
Chance mine, located seven miles east
on Deep Creek and owned by the Last
Chance Mining & Reduction company.
The purchase price is considerably in
excess of the $4,000 mark.
An explosion in drift on the 1900
foot level of the Tiger-Poorman at
Burke, Idaho, frightfully injured two
miners-Fred Sickman and James Ash
urst. The entire right side of Sick
of the skull crushed in. both eyes
of the skull crushed in. both eyes
blown out and his entire body perfor-
ated with fine rock. Both of Ashurst's
eyes were torn out by the force of the
explosion, his abdomen blown open
and his bowels filed with fine rock.
His left forearm was also completely
crushed. Both men are still alive, but
neither can possibly Hive.
The Pueblo, Col, city council and
police department recently ordered
Max Malich of Denver. a prominent
labor leader, and President Meyer of
the Western Federation of Miners to
leave the city on the first train. Both
obeyed the order. The action on the
part of the council was due to a meet
ing held when a union of smeltermen
was organized with 1873 members and
at which riot was threatened when a
former Cripple Creek miner criticized
President Meyers course. It is as
serted that practically none of the
present employees of the smelters here
Joined the union. Before leaving Pres
ident Never expressed the intention
of proceeding against certain city Of
ficials in the courts for their action.
Work for the winter has been sus-
pended at the Bodie mill and mine, q
Toroda creek property, near Republic.