Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-29
The slime experiments under way

The slime experiments unueT way
at the Standard mill at Wallace, Ida
for two months have been completed
and It has been decided by the man
agement to supplant the canvas plan
of the mill with the Standard Wilheyi
and the four foot Frue vanners. Eigh
Of each machines will be installed
within a short time.
President Hill says that the Grea
Northern owns a single mine tina
yields about 100000 In freight
year.
The United Mineworkers of America
have selected President Mitchell ane
Secretary Dodd Of the Pittsburg dis
trict as delegates to the Internationa
Mining congress at Paris in May.
John P. Letter is taking out some
fine rock from the San Francisco. Mr.
Dobbin is getting some good results
from his shaft The Ajax crosscut al
It's and caught the lead in two feet
1t Is is feet wide. Drifting will be
pushed north and south.
After heavy wind storms roads are
again open Ior travel to the Hump
Idaho.
A carload of ore is being loaded al
the Snowstorm mine at Mullan, Ida.
from the lower tunnel and will be ship
ped to the Tacoma smelter. 1t is said
that the richest ore ever struck in the
mine has recently been uncovered In
the lower tunnel. 1t is the intention
of the company to continue with the
shipments as fast as the ore can be
extracted and loaded.
The present year promises to be
one of the most prosperous In the his
tory of copper mining in Butte. Bar.
ring the various properties closed as
the result of litigation between the
Amalgamated Copper company and F.
Augustus Heinze, full forces Of men
are working and their increased out,
put is shown by the tact Of the Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific and the Great
Northern railroads being taxed to the
utmost to handle the numerous trains
of ore being transported from Butte
to Anaconda and to Great Falls.
Switchmen on the Anaconda hill one
day last week broke a record, handling
17S cars of ore in the course of IL
hours.
The Washoe copper shelters at Ana
conda are practically working full
blast, every "a hours about 5000 tons
Of ore being concentrated, smelted
and reduced to copper ingots.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the district court Of Sill.
yer Bow county, In which counsel fees
to $4,000 were allowed.
The services Of the attorneys were in
connection with the famed receiver
ship of the boston & Montana COM
pany, the original action having been
brought by Forester and MacGinnis
against that company, and which was
for the recent shutdown Of
the Amalgamated properties in this
state. The lower court allowed $780,
900 to the legal nrms Of Mediation &
Cotter, Clayberg & Corbett, Robert
B. Smith and Charles Leonard. The
supreme court held that there was no
appeal possible from the order Of the
lower court, and the appeal has been
dismissed. Amalgamated lawyers con.
tested the allowance on the grounu
that 1t was excessive, as 1t did also the
fee Of Receiver Kinds, Of about $780,
900, allowed by Judge Clancy. The
supreme court now has this under ad-
visement. Kinds had nominal control
for few days only. In view Of to-
days decision, 1t is thought the su-
preme court will decline to interfere
with the action of Judge Clancy in
making this allowance, which is un-
precedently large in Montana receiv-
ership cases.
Rumors to the effect that negotia.
lions mare pending for the sale Of the
great lead mines. the Dsly West and
Silvre King, to the Federal Mining and
Smelling company are confirmed at
Salt Lake, Utah. President Charles
Sweeney of the Federal concern, said
the mines had been examined with the
view to purchase. He added that al
though the transaction was not COM
plete the report on the mines was favor
able and he considered them fine prop
critics.
When this deal is closed it will be
one of the largest of the kind ever con.
sumateed in the United States.
The DAILY West and Silver King
mines are both heavy producers.
The former pays regular dividend
monthly of $4,000 and the Silver
King pays $1,000 a month. 1t is I'M
derstood the value placed on these
mines are: The Silver King, 2,000,.
900; DAILY West, $1,000, 900.
Armstrong Hung,