Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-09
The Bunker Hill & sullivan Mining

SilVer-leau mines at WdluhOi, ~
started the new year ny paying dlVl-
dend No. rs of $4,000. This makes
a total paid since January L, 19OS, Oh
SIZE, 900, and total to date OF $l,55O,oOo.
Without any spectacular announce
ment of the fact, the Sumpter, ore,
smelter made it's initial blow In re-
Gently. A few invited guests were on
hand to witness the first run, n
we're each presented with specimens
of matte as souvenirs. The plant
works satisfactorily to the manage
ment and good results are ssured
from the large quantity of ore now
on hand.
John Geraghty, an old time associ-
ate of Patrick Clark in western min
ing ventures, is dead at Butte. He
was one Of the best known and most
popular mining men Of pioneer Mon
tana.
The quarterly statement Of the val
ne of foreign coins issued by the di-
rector of the mint shows a net in
crease in value of silver of .0231S cents
an ounce
Samuel Olson was instantly killed;
Fred Dryvel fatally injured, and Fore
man John Penaluma overcome by gas
in what appears at first to have been a
slash between the Amalgamated Cop
per company's miners from the Penn
sylvania mine operating in the Mich
ael Dewitt property, and miners from
the Rarus mine. a Heinze property ad-
joining, at Butte.
Government reports show 32, SOC, 900
pounds of copper exports in Novem-
Der against 70, 500, 900 in the previous
November, the amount SEN to Ger
many being trebled. France nearly
doubled, but England one sixth less.
1t is reported at Boise, Idaho, that
the Franklin mine, at Pine, had been
purchased by Larson & Greenough,
n Of the Morning mine, at Null
Ian. The price is said to have been
about 5000, 900. The property has been
opened during the past year. 1t shows
a great shoot of ore hat mills about
$40 on the plates. A 10 stamp mill
has been running on the ore nearly a
year.
The Hecla mine at Wallace. was
closed a few days recently owing to
a break in the main shaft of the COM
pressor.
During the last year California pro-
duced twice as much gold as Alaska,
and Colorado more than three times as
much.
Peter Sherlock, the hermit placer
miner. believes that he will take out
much gold next season from his placer
claims near the st. Joe basin, at the
head of the st. Joe River, Idaho.
Bernard Mcdonald, of Spokane, for
merly manager of the lie Roi at Ross
land, has commenced the expenditure
of $500, 900 on the development of the
%Cornucopia mines in eastern Oregon.
His project is one of the most extern
sive that has been undertaken lately
in the northwest. The C%ornucopia
mining district is near the e~asterly
end of Baker county, about 20 miles
due west of the Snake river, and about
65 miles by wagon road from Baker
City, which is the nearest railway sta
ton and the commercial center of
eastern Oregon.
Net profits of $1,456, 916.45 were
made by 10 Occur d'Alene silver-lead
mines during the past fiscal year. The
figures are supplied under oath by
the mine managers of the district, in
the statements which they are requir-
ed by law to furnish the county asses
sor of Shoshone county. Taxes are
levied on. the net profits of the mines
after paying for mining and smelling
and all improvements around the
mine. The sworn profits remaining
are as follows:
Bunker Hill & Sullivan 67,S91.S &c
Occur d'Alene Develop. Co 143, 096.S7
Cleveland Or. Wilson,. -. IL, COZ. 31
Empire State (Wardner). 279, 1871
Empire State (Bprke) -. 7,OO7.4C
Hercules ..... ........ 169, 527.03
Mammoth . ..... -. 3~47,3S6.34
Morning ........ ....... III, 054.1S
Hecla .......... ........ 45,04S.8 81
Standard ...... ...... . III ,626.SI