The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-01

Tor winch is at hand. IL IS also learn
ed from heretofore reliable sources
that the smelter with its present faci-
titles and the present condition Of it's
furnaces is unable to get certain Gus
tom ores containing huXing properties
necessary to smelt the lie ROi ores to
the best advantage. These ores, it is
believed, have been promised if the
necessary repairs are made. From
all indications, the shutdown will last
from 10 days to two weeks.
Hump, Idaho.-H. E. Elchehnan was
caught by a cavern in the Jumbo mine
and had his shoulder broken. A rs
ton slab of ore fell from the roof,
MASKING four sets of timber and pin
ming Elchehnan down.
Bill Rounds, who drives the Jumbo
team, was pushed off the grade with
his sleigh and four horses by a snow
slide recently The snow had only
little surface to cover. so no damage
was done.
On instructions from Sheriff Rutan
of San Miguel county, Sheriff Maurice
Corbett of Ouray county placed Presi-
dent Charles II. Meyer of the Western
Federation of Miners under arrest.
Meyer was placed in Jail to await the
arrival Of Sheriff kutan. He was TAX
en- to Telluride.
The senate committee on territories
has authorized a favorable report on
the bill to modify the mining laws in
Alaska, the most important change
restricting each person to not more
than one claim ON any one creek.
Governor Peabody and Attorney
General Miller of Colorado, held a
conference recently at which it is re-
ported a plan for the deportation of
nonresident union leaders from the
southern Colorado coal fields was
agreed upon. 1t is said the governor
has instructed Major Zeph T. Hill
military commander at Trinidad, to Sc
sure a special train and escort beyond
the borders of the state Mother
Jones, w R. Farley of Alabama, Ward
Jones of Iowa, Chris Evans of Indiana
, and Edward Demollie of Utah. The
four men named are organizers of the
United Mine Work ers of America. The
coal companies claim that if these per
sons are taken out of the district, two
thirds of the strikers will return tC
work.
Excellent specimens of galena ore
from the recent rich strike on the
< Chester group are on exhibition a
5 Wardner. Idaho. A long tunnel haC
{ been under way for some time to reacf
ri. 81
5 passed through Is feet of the shoot
2 which varies in width from two t.
5 three feet. Some extremely rich as
saws have been obtained, but the av
/ erage is 80 per cent lead and 80 ounces
S in silver.
j. With the coming of spring, MINING
s operations throughout Montana begil
J. to show considerable activity and de
h velopment work is being carried on eX
tensively. A deal by which the Gold
+ en-Sunlight group of mines, five mile
r northeast of Whitehall. was transfer
: red to Eugene Ring was consummat
: ed during the weeA, and the purchase
/. has gone to New York. where he wi
e arrange to work the claims on larg
v scale. with eastern capital backin
e him.
l. Sumpter, Ore, News.
7, The strike situation at the E. & +
e mine has assumed a more favorabl
y aspect and it is thought arrangement
n will be made so that the men may g
e to work again this week.
r The Scandal tunnel, in the Alan
y district, is in over 2700 feet. This
D. the longest tunnel in eastern Oregon
lie M. P. Keough of Milwaukee. int
y, ested in the Lucy group of claims
lie the Greenhorn district, is here.
p, w. c. Calder, F. d. Smith and Bel
ly Kadish. all leading mining men of tn
lie district. have started on trips in I'll
interest of their mining properties. TT
r first named has gone east, while M
s. Kadish and Mr. Smith left for differel
points in Mexico.
70 The Sumpter Valley Railway col
Id pany will resume construction work
IS it's Upton branch as soon as wealth
MS conditions will permit.