The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-08-07

taking its place again among the big
mines of the west, says the Baker
City (Ore.) Democrat.
An important placer mining deal
was closed in Lewiston, Idaho recent
ly when d. T. Denton of Duluth and
r. B. Hibbs purchased from Messrs.
Snyder and Riley 200 acres of placer
ground on Snake creek in the Pierce
district
payment of $4,000 was made at
Boise, Idaho, recently on the Werden-
hoff property, on Big creek, in the
Thunder Mountain region. The pay
ment was made by Ex-Governor Hunt,
president of the Werdenhoff company,
to c. A. Werdenhoff, c. L. Meyers of
Warren, Jesse M. Jackman and J.
Prindle Smith. The payment is impor
tant, because it shows the company
is going ahead with the project.
The Union Pacific Coal company has
offered to settle with the relatives of
the men killed in the recent mine ex-
plosion near Hanna, Wyo., on the basis
of $3.50 for the unmarried men and
$500 to be paid each widow, with $50
additional for each child in the family.
The coroner's inquest over the remains
of the victims of the explosion will be-
gin Monday 1t will be several weeks
before it is concluded.
The Mountain Lion, in Republic,
which has been closed down for over
a year, will be started again about the
middle of the month under the new
management of A. e. Palmer
The nine mines of the Amalgamated
Copper company, which suspended
July 1, because of the incompletion of
the gigantic fiues of the Washoe smell
tiers at Anaconda, by which it is
planned to remedy the smoke nuisance,
will resume the hosting of ore about
August 20.
Patrick Clark has suspended opera
lions on the Blue Ledge mine in Siski-
you county, California, on which he
has bond for $25O,OOO. Mr.. Clark
says: Have stopped work on the
property. Development is not salts
factory for the price asked"
G. B. Dennis of Spokane has Sc
cured control of the famous Muscovite
mica mines, Is miles from Vollmer,
Idaho, and he expects to start opera
tons again within a month.
1--WE shall work about 20 miners and
about 40 girls" said Dennis recently
"There is a ready market for our
l mica, and believe that the Muscovite
mines will be in position to produce as
| much high class mica as all the rest OF
the quarries in mines in America put
1 together. The mine was worked regu
. larly until 1896, when it came under
g the influence of the mica trust and was
e closed. Two years ago l operated i
o for a time with about 10 miners anC
+ 20 girls. Now that have secured com
n plete control l shall push operations
j. steadily.
l. Suit was brought in Spokane recent
s ly by the Lucille Dreyfus Mining com
:, pany to cancel 9S2, 900 shares of falls,
n and fraudulent certificates and raiset
S certificates held by about $50 people
e The complaint makes 1855 persons de
l. PENDANTS and sets out in detail 1,1O9
II 600 shares of false certificates, raise,
t certificates and stolen certificate
upon which the court is asked to pas
e judgment. The action is brought t
e. secure a legal solution of the difflcu
o ties caused by the criminal acts O
G. Howard ]. Kressly, the absconding SEE
1t rotary of the company.
o Bringing 1913 passengers and $3.50
e 600 in treasure, the steamship Roanok
arrived in Seattle from Nome las
y week
e The owners of the Barnes-King min
Us were made jubilant when returns fro1
lie their assay office showed that tn
s north drift from the 200 foot level wa
d. all in ore of high grade, says the Kel
TO dali Chronicle. The whole face of tn
rs drift averages $12 to the ton, an
70 which can be treated at a profit of 81
per ton.
Id Leroy Masterson, a foreman at til
IN steel works, Pueblo, Col, was mu
p dered recently while lying asleep. Su
ee picion rests on members of a gang
OF laborers of which the dead man hs
n charge, and 16 of them have been a
Ky rested. MastersOn had, the night b
IN fore, discharged three men. The wea
IL. on used in the murder was 2 shove
"a and his skull was fractured
IL Development of the noted Liverpo
OK mine, in Lump gulch, about ten mile
ls' from Helena, gives indications tn
at that old time producer will soon riv
We its former record. Over half a m
an lion dollars was taken out of the mil
ry about the 400 foot level-in ear
days.
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