The Western news., 1904-11-09
British Columbia Mines.

The Hall mines netted 100000 last
year. Working of the property on
lease proved a profitable venture for
the company and the benefits from
lead bonus. Administration expenses
were reduced, although there has been
an increase in smelter costs.
l.. E. Shields, of the we'll known firm
of Stems & Shields, railroad contract
ors of ST. Paul, is at Franklin camp,
where he is spending week inspect
ing various properties in that camp.
Mr.. Shields and Mr.. Porter, his min
ing partner, are making preparations
to do extensive development work on
claims in Franklin camp.
John Panaluna was instantly killed
Saturday at the Badger mine, near
|Susanville, Ore, by falling down a 23O
foot winze. Penaluna had just arrived
from Cornwall, England, but few
days before.
The Hogan property near Elk City,
Idaho, has been shut down temporarily.
The miners are not able to give the
be for installing the cyanide plant 1t
is expected work will be resumed in a
few days.
Officials of the Illinois United Nine
workers have received reports from
all over the state to the effect that a
large portion of the striking engineers
have decided to accept reduction of
5.5 per cent in wages and become mem.
bers of the miners union. These men
appeared at the mines Monday and
asked to be reinstated.
Louis Dahl returned recently to Lew
iston, Idaho, from Alaska, where he
has been working his placer proper
ties on Bangard creek, 16 miles north
of Nome He recently purchased sew
en- quartz claims at the head of Ban
gard creek for himself and Frank
Brown, manager of the Jumbo mine
Mr.. Brown will go to Alaska with Mr.
Dahl next spring to work the new
properties.
V. Bruschi of San Diego Cal, rep
resenting several capitalists of that
section, is making an examination of
the Simpson group of mining claims,
15 miles northeast of Baker City, Ore
with a view to closing a deal. The
group is bonded for $25, 900.
The Denver. Col, News says: A de-
|ficit of $1.5S4,S57 for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1904, is shown in the
annual report of President Frank J.
Hearne of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company to the stockholders of the
company. A year ago the books of the
company showed profit of 1856, ,112
These losses come from the labor trou-
bles, cutting off almost entirely Ship
ments of iron and fuel
At Springfield, ILL.,, James Maxwell,
president of Union No. 3, United Mine
workers of America. at Virden. has
been shot and killed by Thomas Hail.
a bartender. as the result of a practi-
cal joke. Hall was returning hole
after closing his saloon, through North
park, when Maxwell, for joke, step
ped from behind a tree and ordered
Hall to throw up his hands. Hall,
who has been a victim of holdups on
two occasions recently. drew a revol-
yer and shot Maxwell in the stomach
Maxwell, who lived for several hours
afterward, said he did not blame Hall
for shooting him.
The Pittsburg- Idaho Mining & Mill
ing company has resumed development
work upon it's property three miles be-
low Kamiah. Idaho. on the Clearwater
river, and is working three men.
The Hawkeye property, owned by
Nez Perce people and located 2k miles
below Kamiah on the opposite bank
OF the river, is also being worked by
three men, and will continue to be
|active all winter.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
& Concentrating company, operating
silver-lead mines at Wardner, Idaho
declared dividend No. IS of $4,000,
payable on November A. This makes
the total paid since January 1, $685.
600, and total to date, $2,196,OOO.
The tunnel on the Cathella property.
near Wallace, Idaho, is in 400 feet and
small stringers of galena are encoun-
tered. j. H. Smith, who is driving the
tunnel, is being paid in stock. The ore
shoot should be tapped before the first
of the year at depth of 200 feet. G.
Cunningham of Wallace is manager.
"We have an eight foot face of ga
lena ore in our No. tunnel on the
Continental mine near Porthill, Ida
no." said w. T. Bailey, Jr., Of Duluth,
Mimi, while in Spokane recently "H.
C. Kelly, formerly superintendent of
the Chandler iron mine at Ely, Mimi,
is in charge"
Extensive dredging is being done on
Canyon creek, between the towns of
John Day and Canyon City, Grant coun.
+, ty, Ore. The Pomeroy dredger, oper-
ated by the Empire Dredging & Gold
Mining company, has proven so sue.