Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-28

Mining Notes.
The steamer City of Seattle arrived
Saturday from Skagway. She brought
S230,000 in golu and 2O4 passengers.
.llners report that the water is low
ering rapidly in the Yukon, and in
parts the ice is already sollu.
Barry N. Hillard, the mining man
who shot and killed himself at the
home of his friend, 81 Donnelly, at
Lakeview, Idaho, recently, was buried
at Spokane in the Elks' rest, under
the auspices of the Elks' lodge.
H. L. Gray, who has spent nearly
=. years prospecting and mining near
Pierce City and in central Idaho, re-
ports that the outlook for the Pierce
City district next year is nne, and he
expects many properties to be work
ing.
Ralph X. Green of Spokane has
bonded the Silver Queen group, two
miles south of Kettle Falls, Wash, on
the east side of the Columbia river.
and will at once start work with the
view of making carload shipment
within 80 days.
Chelan, Wash-G. A. Head, superin-
tendent of the union tunnel to crosscut
the big Davenport galena ledge at
upper Horseshoe basin, returned to
Chelan couple of days ago. He salu:
1.-THE work will be pushed all winter
on the tunnel"
In the Esmeralda group, Cracker
Creek district, Ore, rich gold ore is
encountered in the main tunnel. where
development work has been carried on
this summer. The ore is being sack
ed for smelling here. The Esmeralda
has been owned for years by one fam
lily.
Mullan, Idaho.-The new compress
sor for the Morning mine has arrived
and will be installed Immediately. 1t
will be operated by electric power.
San Diego, Cal.-Katherine Tingley
and others have filed claims on the
beach at Point Iona, claiming to
have discovered gold and indications
of oil.
The litigation between George Over
field and his brother, John Overfield,
over 10000 shares of stock in the
Jumbo Mining & Milling company of
Buffalo Hump has been settled out Oh
court and dismissed, the stipulation
reciting that the defendant gave plain
tiff, George Overtield, valuable con-
sideration.
The fire in the Beaver Hill mine,
near Marshiield, Ore, which it was
thought was extinguished, broke out
again two days after the bulkheads
were removed in a narrow chute in
the No. gangway. Before the mine
was bulkheaded two weeks ago it was
flooded to point 1900 feet from the
entrance of the slope Pumps have
been started again, and will flood the
mine 600 feet more, or sufficiently to
embrace the whole fire zone. 1t will
require at least week to do this.
| Work on the dam being constructed
by the Keller & Indiana Consolidated
Smelling company, a mile above KEEL
Ter, Wash, is progressing nicely. The
work has been in course of construc-
ton for the past 10 days, and is near
ing completion. The penstock and
headgate for the fume have already
been built, and other tiume work is
being pushed. About 1,500, 900 feet of
logs have been cut and are being haul
ed to the mill, which has been running
constantly, cutting out lumber for the
big flume
Although the Northport smelter
operated only its two smallest fur
naces during September, the report of
the local management to the London
directorate shows that the company
cleared $4,000 on S196 tons of ore,
also paying $4,000 for development
work, besides freight and treatment.
Phoenix News.
Greenwood-The trial of Joshua
Bell for the murder of Annie Allan at
Phoenix August IL last, ended with a
verdict of guilty.
Captain Rogers, a veteran prospect
or, will run 400 foot tunnel on his
property on Fourth of July creek, near
Grand Forks, B. C.
Victoria.-Judge Spinks of Vernon
is TO be appointed a commissioner by
me provincial government to investi-
gate charges preferred against A. Dick,
Inspector of mines for the Kootenay