Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04

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The Last Chance, on Deep creek,
near Northport, Wash, has resumed
shipments, this time to Joplin, Mo.
Heinze lost his suit in the New York
court. John MacGinnis was turned
down by Judge Gildersleeve, and the
case was dismissed. 1t was held that
the defendant corporations were fully
responsible for any damage that
Heinze might sustain.
An unusual amount of snow has fall
len in the Blue mountain region of
Oregon this winter, and placer miners
are counting on a long siege of oper-
atoms during the coming warm
months. Preparations are being made
for extensive work on all placer claims
in the district.
George Cruikshank, well known
miner Of Chico, Montana, lost his life
in a snowslide in the vicinity of the
upper waters of Mill creek some time
last week.
Frank Riley, a pioneer miner of the
Pierce City, Idaho, district, about 81
years of age, died recently of heart
failure. He was a veteran of the civil
war.
Arrangements have been made for
delivering large quantity of ore at
the Sumpter, Ore, smelter. Plenty of
capital is on hand for the purchase of
ores from all nearby mines.
Colonel John Il. Grayson died at Gin
cinnati recently. He was one of the
wealthy mining men Of the northwest.
and had made Portland his home for
number of years.
Three new companies are operating
at the Hump. All roads and trails
are now open and freight can be plaC.
ed without delay whenever wanted.
The worst cave recorded in the Bun
ker Hill mine, at Wardner. Idaho, oc.
Cured recently, when the entire top
of No. Z stope, the largest stope in the
mine, came down with a crash, demol.
ishing all the timbers and everything
else in the stope. Sufficient warning
had been given the miners at work I'M
though several were caught and had
to be dug out by their comrades, but
none was seriously injured. So great
was the rush of air occasioned by the
cave that several men were thrown
into the shaft, and one miner. in the
tunnel over 900 feet away was thrown
to the ground by the air coming
through.
After the introduction of evidence
was concluded by the prosecution in
the conspiracy case at Cripple Creek
against the miners union leaders,
w. F. Davis, charged with attempting
to wreck Florence & Cripple Creek
passenger train, the court ordered Da-
Wis discharged. A motion that the
charges against Parker and Foster all
be dismissed was denied.
The Ruby mines tramway, at Sim
ililkameen, Wash, is completed and it
is success. The Ruby is sending
about 40 tons to their mill at the
Golden Zone, to be concentrated. The
mill is under the management of Mr..
Chilson.
r. Pearl Of Chelan, Wash, has in
vented a placer gold saving device.
He claims his device will revolution
ize the placer mining industry. as it
will save all the gold, no matter how
fine. Several mining men who have
examined the completed machine and
witnessed its operation pronounce it a
success.
Five lives were lost by a cavern of
earth and rock in the famous Minnie
Healy mine at Butte. The dead:
Thomas Haggerty, shift boss.
Thomas Furlong, miner.
William Dryer, miner.
Ike Abraham, miner.
Anton Trinetti. miner.
The accident occurred on the sixth
floor of the 1000 foot level. Early in
the day Foreman Joseph Kane was
informed that the ground in that place
was very soft and in danger of falling
He withdrew all the miners who were
working there. Then Shift Boss Hag
gerty took Furlong, Dwyer, Abraham
and Trinetti into the place to bulk
head and otherwise strengthen the
weak spots.
Just how the fall came will never be
known, as not one of the five men
was left to tell the tale.
The Minnie Healy mine Is being
worked by the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing company. 1t is the property that
became celebrated because of the
great legal battle for the ownership of
which just at present rests with the
Montana Ore Purchasing company.