Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-20
MininQ Notes.

The body Of G. Lockwood Of Seattle,
victim of the Clallam accident, has
been recovered. The body of A. X.
Prince, who with Guy Daniels, was
travelling around the world giving mu-
steal recitals, and was drowned in the
Clallam wreck, was recovered in Els.
quimalt harbor.
DR.. w. A. Hendryx, accompanied by
ALT. c. Cowhard, is at Republic, to
look after the installation of the Hen.
dryx agitator at the Mountain Lion.
DR.. Hendryx will remain until it gets
into operation.
The owners of the great mines of
the Occur d'Alenes received nearly
$11 100000 from the silver.lead pro-
duct of their properties during 1908,
which is one Of the greatest records
in the history of this wonderful dis
trict. From figures furnished by the
various mining companies it is learn
ed that the total valuation Of the ship
ments from the district for the year,
considering the average value Of sill
YER at SO cents per ounce and that Of
lead $3.50 per hundred pounds, is $780,
016.468.S2. There were 6,021,145 OF.
Of silver produced, which brought re-
turns Of $3,191,zv6.85, while the pro-
duction Of lead reached the enormous
figure Of 2Ov,25i,27S pounds, bringing
the companies $7,425.261.97.
A bill Of complaint for the foreclos.
ure of the 100000 bond issue of the
Republic Power & Cyaniding company
was filed at Spokane recently by For.
ster & Wakefield. representing the
complainant, the American Loan &
Trust company of Boston, named as
trustee. Coupled with the defendant
is the name of William George Camp
bell Lanskail. as trustee. who is al
legged to have some claim to the prop
erty Of the defendant corporation.
Major R. G. Edwards Leckie. for.
merly manager of the Republic mine
at Republic, has returned to London,
almost recovered from his fight with
a leopard while in Somaliland, Africa.
When the steamer Alki left Skag-
way ten days age people not only
brought the news directly from Daw-
son that those in the Tanana diggings
are suffering from starvation, but also
brought word that the fact is so well
known in Dawson and the reports from
the diggings so substantial that a
small stampede has been going on
from the northern metropolis. Food
has been shipped into Tanana from
Eagle and other surrounding towns,
and, although the quality was not
equal to that in Dawson, it was nour-
ishing and plentiful.
Word has reached Canyon City, Or,
from Bear Valley that Jack Stowell,
commonly known as "Black Jack"
former foreman of a Prairie diggings
mine, was almost instantly killed while
cleaning loaded rife at the home
Of Dave Helmic recently.
The supreme court of Montana has
denied the Injunction asked by the
Boston & Montana company to stop
F. Augustus Heinze from mining in the
Minnie Healy. pending final determine.
ton Of the dispute over ownership;
and also denied the injunction asked
by Heinze against the Boston & Mon.
tana to stop the latter from mining
in the Piccolo and Zambetta mining
claims, pending final decision of own
ership.
The long standing dispute between
the timber holders and mining proper
ty holders over titles to a number Of
claims of mineral and timber lands
near John Day, Ore, has been settled
out Of the courts.
Advices received at Butte. Mont,
from Garland, Wyo., tell of the acct.