Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-20

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
lace, Idaho, is pushing development
with all possible speed. it is working
a force of seven men in egihte hour
shifts. The long crosscut tunnel is in
$50 feet. The company expects to en-
counter the first lead at distance of
800 or 400 feet There are two leads
on the property, and it may take 1900
foot crosscut to explore both. The
company is about to install q 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 Is cents
per share. On this basis the valuation
Of the property is about $4,000.
Mr.. Palmer has closed . contract
with the CRANKY Smelter company for
the entire output OF the mine for the
succeeding two years at q favorable
freight and treatment charge.
A stampede was precipitated recent
ly at Baker City, Ore, by the report Of
a rich strike in the hills south of the
White Swan mine. 1t leaked out that
two prospectors had discovered a three
foot ledge Of $50 ore. A local assayer
betrayed the confidence and the pros
pectors are hiking for the hills. The
assayer returned $500 per ton on Sc
lected samples. General Manager
Mueller Of the Standard Consolidated
mines at Quartzburg announces that
he will build the biggest reduction
liant in Oregon this fall to concentrate
the ores for the Sumpter 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
" 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 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 1t has been
1T 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
Eglanol placer in Lincoln gulch, four
miles west of Helena, three miners
were entombed. 1t is not known
whether they are alive or not. A shaft
is being sunk beyond tho cave with the
hope Of rescuing them. The men are
Henry Miller, Tom Persell and one
unknown.
1t is reported at Ell Paso, Tex, that
the famous Dolores gold mine Of
Chihuahua has been bought by the
Venture syndicate and the Guggen-
helm Exploration company for $780,.
900. John Hays Hammond, the gold
mining expert. is in Mexico City, it is
said. for the purpose Of acquiring a
number Of rich gold properties for
the Guggenheims. who already prac-
tically control Mexico's silver produc-
ton.
A four foot ledge Of enormously rich
free milling gold ore has been dis.
covered about 30 miles from Ellens-
burg, Wash, on the western slope of
the divide between Swank creek and
Lyons gulch, in this county. Frederick
J. Long brought down rs pounds of
ore rich in wire gold visible to the
naked eye, and it will assay in the
thousands. 1t is thorght to be the
source of the placer gold that has been
found in the district. The property
has been secured by eastern men.
Superintendent and General Man
ager ]. X. Romig of the Sanger Con-
solidated mines, near the town Of that
name in the Panhandle OF Baker coun-
~. Oregon, says his company will
this fall install an electric plant on
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