Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
General Notes.

The Mountain Lion company Is ar
ranging for the purchase Of supplies
for repairing it's Huntington mills at
the Republic mill. The company ex-
poets to operate it's plant on the Hen
dryx system.
The dam and bridge at the Dewey
mine, on the South Fork of the Clear
water, was taken out by high water,
causing a loss to the company Of $15,.
900 to $4,000. The Dewey company
has been putting in an electric power
plant with which to run the mine. The
dam was nearly completed when high
water took it out.
The western trip of Charles NJ
Schwab and party is not, as reported,
in connection with tile recently incor.
porated Pacific Steel company. with
500. 100000 capital, but to inspect min
ing properties at Tonopah, New. He
is one Of the Pittsburgers who have
invested about $1,O00,0O0 in the camp
Developments on the Independence
mine in the Big Creek section indicate
that 1t is probably the greatest gold
mine in the world, says the Boise
Statesman.
Burke. Idaho.-When the two cleo
trio pumps are installed in the Hecla
mine steam power will no longer be
used at this we'll known property. The
only electric hoist in operation in the
Occur d'Alenes is at the Hecla, and
electric power also runs the compress.
sor. Two pumps are now being In.
stalled at the mine, and they will be
in operation within 10 days. One OF
them has capacity of 300 gallons per
minute and the other $50.
F. w. Bradley, mead of the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan Mining company, in
the Occur d'Alenes, has won the fight
brought against him by John Hayes
Hammond and others for control of the
Oroville Gold Dredging & Exploration
company. The case has been on trial
in California courts.
Mining operations in the Rapid Riv-
er and the Marshall Lake districts,
Idaho, are becoming lively.
The Diamond Hitch group. which is
located half way between Elk City and
the Hump, has been bonded by Frank
Brown and work will be started at
once.
The strike in the coal mines at Red
Lodge, Mont, is not over, despite the
order of President Mitchell of the
United Mineworkers of America to
the men to return. At recent meet
ing the miners decided Mitchell could
not understand the situation. and re-
solved to stay out until further COM
munication could be had. The opera
tors refuse to arbitrate with the local
union, but are said to be willing to
treat with Mitchell.
A special from Valdez, Alaska, says:
Judge Wickersham wires from Fair
banks in the Tanana district, that the
cleanup there this winter will exceed
100000. Also that there will be no
good summer digging. Wages are 81
an hour. Labor and provisions are
scarce. The town is building up rap
idly.
The Standard mine. near Sumpter,
Ore, will erect a large reduction plant
this season for handling all ores that
will require treatment at the mine.
The south crosscut from drift No. / in
this property has cut through IA foot
porphyry dyke, and has since cut a
large vein Of low grade ore. This is a
concentrating proposition, carrying
copper, as well as gold and silver. The
width of this ore body is about rs feet
A large amount of ore from this mine
is now ready for transportation to the
Sumpter smelter.
The management of the Black Butte
property, near Sumpter, Ore, an
nounced some time ago its intention
of installing a sinking plant The
machinery will no doubt arrive some
time next month. The plant will have
power to sink about 900 feet. A 10
stamp mill has already been erected.
This property is located in the John
Day section. Work will be resumed
at the Gold Coin. Greenhorn district.
as soon as spring opens.
BY the taking up of $4,000 worth
Of bonds. the purchase Of 100000
shares Of the stock, the receipt Of