The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-20
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MINING NoTEA
Lewiston, Idaho. has raised about
5000 for mining exchange.
House hill No. 4, by Jenkins, for the
taxation Of the output Of Idaho mines,
was passed by the senate.
The Gold Bug Mining company Of
Tacoma has resumed work on the Gold
Bug at the head Of Pierre lake, near
Bossburg. Wash.
During the calendar year OF 1909 the
gold commissioners ofiice at Dawson
did = great deal OF work. indicating
the continued activity Of the camp.
Messrs. Ewell and Galloway are
building . boarding house ct Toroda
Meadows and preparing to sink . 100
foot shaft on tho Long Green mine 1t
Republic. 8s.4s N
1t Is reported that . plan II on foot
to establish q big smelting plant near
Newport Beach. on land donated by
James Irvine Of the San Joaquin ranch
In California.
Twelve men are employed at the DO.
die mine, at Bodie camp. near Repub-
lie, and the mine IL being worked on
two shifts, the operations being con.
Quoted ON the Nos. ! and 1 levels. "A.
The Clipper group. owned BY . Spo.
kane syndicate. promoted BY W. H.
Plummer. ia pursuing active develop.
ment In the Dixie camp In Idaho. The
owners expect to develop the property
and will then install q mill.
John Downs Of Murray, Idaho, one
Of the Oldest pioneers Of the Occur
d'Alenes. has been brought to the hos
pital suffering from injuries sustained
in a fall on an icy sidewalk. DR.. Ma.
gee says his condition 10 serious.
Two carloads OF ore were shipped
from the American Flag mine. at sher.
idan camp, near Republic. 1t was for
meriy expected that IL to 20 tons
would be shipped. but It was found
that the quantity was nearer 50 tons
than 20. s
It is reported that Richard Wilson
and Walter Mckay, heavy owners In
the Mammoth, who purchased the con-
trolling interest In the Alice, between
Wallace and Mullan, Idaho. paid about
10000 for the 100000 shares which
they purchased.
F. G. Loring. mining engineer Of
Spokane. had been examining the At
las group Of claims at the Hump for
an eastern syndicate. While at the
dump, Mr.. Loring made careful In
spection Of the Big Buffalo. the jun.
bo. the Crackerjack and the Wise Boy,
and in speaking of the FIRST two nam.
ed, expressed the belief that they were
two of the great mines of the west.
"Chlorination, Cyanide and Lixiva-
ation," Is the title of catalogue No. IA,
just issued by Allis-C Chalmers com.
pany Of Chicago. Ill. This is q beau
tifully printed volume. with illustra-
lions. and will certainly take the place
of many text books ON these subjects.
Send for it-Free.
The American Eagle company, oper.
, ating the now famous gold mine near
Elk City, Idaho. has received $7544.22
from the government assay Office at
Helena, Mont. as the result Of the first
months run. The ore represents about
600 tons Of the medium grade ore,
which averaged $3.50 recovered.
All the creditors of the Republic
mine and mill. with one exception.
have agreed to take bonds Of the COM
panies in settlement Of their claims.
The one lonesome outsider is Ca
madam bank to which the mine and
mill owe $4,000 or $4,000. and in or.
der to collect its claim the bank has
brought suit back in Ontario to get q
judgment selling the machinery in the
mill. dismantle the plant and close the
deal.
Two thousand miners and smelter.
men in the camps just north of Spo-
kane are threatened with idleness as
a result Of the coal strike In the Crows
Nest fields. The six smelters In the
Spokane Falls & Northern field de-
pend almost solely upon Crows Nest
for coke. They have not enough to
last them. In many cases, 10 days, and
when that Is gone smelters must close
and the mines will need follow. The
crisis Is the most serious that the
mining district north Of here has ever
known.
The Northport smelter has shut
down tight as q drum. Jay p. Graves
OF the CRANKY plant says the CRANKY
smelter at Grand Forks had only coke
enough for 10 days, and. although he
was figuring to get more, he had little
hope.