Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-22

having left for the scene Of the strike.
Three men were drowned at the
mouth of the Klondike river recently
by the overturning of canoe. Will
liam Bailey, aged 80 years, formerly of
l.ivermore, Cal: John lIaggland, aged
i6 years, and John Frank were the vic
tins. The canoe was overturned in a
swift eddy, and the men were thrown
into the icy water.
Four furnaces are running on the
lie ROi smelter at Northport, Wash.
The new manager, E. ]. Wilson, is
having everything fed against the
blast, instead of to the center of the
furnace. Ten to ~ charges per hour
are going through. Fourteen charges
were worked on No. 5. but that could
not be kept up.
The Standard Oil company of New
Jersey has declared dividend for the
quarter Of 81 per share. The CORE
spending quarter of last year the divi-
dend declared was $40 per share.
The spiller plates are in use again,
after an idleness of about nine months.
The low grade matte will be resmelted
and made high crate before sending to
the refinery. At present the matte
crusher is working entirely on low
grade.
The Oreano Mining company oper-
ating a group of claims just northeast
Of the Standard property, near Wal
ace, Idaho, is pushing development
with all possible speed. it is working
force Of seven men in egiht hour
shifts. The long crosscut tunnel is in
$50 feet. The company expects to en-
counter the first lead at distance of
300 or 400 feet. There are two leads
on the property, and it may take 1900
foot crossc:t to explore both. The
company is about to install larger
fan.
A. E. Palmer of Spokane has pur-
chased control Of the Mountain Lion
property in Republic camp, securing
the stock held by Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
Of Portland. The purchase covered
about 100000 of the 100000 shares
Of the company, and the price paid is
said to have been in excess of 25 cents
per share. On this basis the valuation
of the property is about s370,0O0.
Mr.. Palmer has closed a contract
with the CRANKY Smelter company for
the entire output OF the mine for the
succeeding two years at favoratie
freight and treatment charge.
A stampede was precipitated recent
ly at Baker City. Ore, by the report of
rich strike in the hills south of the
White Swan mine. 1t leaked out that
two prospectors had discovered three
foot ledge of $50 ore. A local assayer
betrayed the confidence and the pros
pectors are hiking for the hills. The
assayer returned 5000 per ton on Sc
lected samples. General Manager
Mueller of the Standard Consolidated
mines at Quartzburg announces that
he will build the biggest reduction
plant in Oregon this fall to concentrate
the ores for the Sulnpter smelter. Fiji
ty men are working at the mines.
Great excitement prevails on Green
way mountain near Valley, Wash, on
account of the rich development Of the
iron mines owned by Great Northern
interests. 1t is said that development
has been carried forward in the lower
workings Of the property until the ore
body has been demonstrated sufficient
ly to warrant the building Of railway
to the property and the erection Of
such machinery as may be necessary
for the permanent operation Of the
mine. The crosscut has been run IS
feet through solid ore, running over 60
per cent iron, with no undesirable
elements. A drift has been run along
the vein for 60 feet, all in ore of the
same grade.
A strike in the lower level Of the
California mine, near Republic, is re-
ported.
The board of trustees of the Colo
RADIO state school Of mines has ap-
pointed Horace Bushnell Patton, pro-
lessor Of geology and mineralogy. to
succeed President Palmer, who retires
June 80. He was a leader Of the bolt
ing faculty at the time Of its trouble
with President Palmer.
As the result of cavein in the lower
level of the Liberty Bell mine at Tel
luride, COL, recently, two men were
crushed to death and two others were
badly injured.
Eureka gulch near Republic is re-
Stunning something Of its former activ.
ity, and the mining outlook Of the camp
is more encouraging than it has been
at any time during the past two years.
A new strike has been made on the
Belcher mine, near Republic. High
grade ore has been encountered at a
new place on the property.
BY a cavein of the drain drift at the