The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-05-22

only four men left in Elk, the others
having left for the scene Of the strike.
Three men we're drowned at the
mouth of the Klondike river recently
by the overturning of a canoe. Will
liam Bailey, aged 80 years, formerly of
l.ivermore, CAL; John Haggland, aged
As 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. j. Wilson, is
having everything fed against the
blast, instead. of to the center Of the
furnace. Ten to IL 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 SO per share.
The spiller plates are in usA again,
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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 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 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 crosscVt 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 Is cents
per share. On this basis the valuation
of the property is about 100000.
Mr.. Palmer has closed a contract
with the CRANKY Smelter company for
the entire output OF the mine for the
succeeding two years at favorabis
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 three
foot ledge of $50 ore. A local assayel
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 tha
he will build the biggest reduction
plant in Oregon this fall to concentrate
the ores for the Sumpter smelter. FIT
ty men are working at the mines.
Great excitement prevails on Green
way mountain near Valley, Wash, OF
account Of the rich development of tn,
iron mines owned by Great Northern
interests. 1t is said that development
has been carried forward in the lowe
workings Of the property until. the or,
body has been demonstrated sufficient
ly to warrant the building of railwa,
,, to the property and the erection O
such machinery as may be necessar!
for the permanent operation of tn
mine. The crosscut has been run 81
feet through solid ore, running over 81
per cent iron, with no undesirabl,
elements. A drift has been run alon,
the vein for 60 feet, all in ore of tn,
same grade.
A strike in the lower level of tn,
/. 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 rmineralogy, t,
succeed President Palmer, who retire
June 30. He was 4 leader of the bolt
, ing faculty at the time of its troubl,
with President Palmer.
. AS the result of a cavein in the lowe
level of the Liberty Bell mine at Tel
luride, COL, recently, two men wer,
crushed to death and two others wer,
badly injured.
Eureka gulch near Republic is re
Stunning something of its former activ
ity, and the mining outlook of the cam
is more encouraging than it has beel
at any time during the past two years
A new strike has been made on tn,
Belcher mine, near Republic. Higl
grade ore has been encountered at
= new place on the property.
By a cavein of the drain drift at tn,
, Eglanol placer in Lincoln gulch, fou
l miles west of Helena. three miner
: were enfnmhad II is NOT knnm,