Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-08
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining

& Concentrating Company, oWnlni
silver-lead mines at Wardner, Idaho
started the new year ~ paying divi
dend No. rs Of $4,000. This make
total paid since January l, 1903. o
$4,000. and total to date of $1,55O,O 900
Without any spectacular announce
ment of the fact, the Sumpter, Ore.
smelter made its initial blow in re
Gently. A few invited guests were OF
hand to witness the first run, ant
were each presented with specimens
of matte as souvenirs. The plan
works satisfactorily to the manage
ment and good results are assured
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 mos,
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 ct 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. Heinze property ad-
joining, at Butte.
The Banner & Bangle Mining com.
pany has extended its bond on the B.
& B. mine, near Troy, Mont, and has
given Larson & Greenough six months
longer time to work the property. The
price in the bond is 100000, or cents
per share.
Government reports show 32,500,000
pounds of copper exports in Novem-
Der against z3,500,0O0 in the previous
November, the amount sent 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,
owners of the Morning mine, at Null
Ian. The price is said to have been
about 100000. The property has been
opened during the past year. 1t shows
a great shoot of ore that mills about
500 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 CON-
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
land, has commenced the expenditure
of 100000 on the development of the
Cornucopia mines in eastern Oregon.
His project is one of the most exten.
sive that has been undertaken lately
in the northwest. The Cornucopia
mining district Is near the easterly
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-,ead
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 TIE 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. S 67,S91.30
Occur d'Alene Develop. Co 143,O96.S7
Cleveland (R. Wilson,. 12,607.32
Empire State ,Wardner). 279.697.76
Empire State (Burke).... 7.O07.A0
Hercules ..... ........ 1853, 527O3
Mammoth go. 800. -. 347,3S634
Morning ........ ....... 111054.1S
Hecla .......... ....... 45O4S.SS
Standard ...... ..... :. 271,626.37
Total ............. 6,916.45