The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-02

Bak City, Ore.-The Chicken creek
placer mines, known as the Weatherby
mines, together with the water rights,
have been sold for $4,000 cash, &C.
cording to a deed filed for record. The
purchased the property a year ago
from the Weatherby estate, to George
F. Frey, representing a syndicate of
eastern capitalists. The new owners
will purchase other property adjoin-
ing and make arrangements to work
the mines on a more extensive scale
than ever.
Republic, Wash.-Five men under
Superintendent Case, at the California
mine are unwatering the mine and re-
pairing the shaft. The shaft has been
cleaned and retimbered.
Plans for the reorganization of the
United States Marble company, which
formerly operated in Stevens county,
have been sent to the stockholders.
The supreme court of Tennessee
held as constitutional an act Of the
Legislature of 1891 relative to the nom
liability of certain corporations from
damage alleged to accrue to vegeta-
ton from smoke from copper roast
ing ovens in the Ducktown, Tenn, cop
per belt. The decision Is in favor of
the several copper companies at Duck
town, and. dissolves a perpetual in
junction granted by a lower court.
The Wood Street Smelling works,
which for many years were operated
by the Rothschilds as a gold refinery.
have just, been closed in disgust by
the great financiers because of the
gigantic frauds of which they have
been made victims. 1t vas discovered
a few weeks ago that Blumenchild,
head of one of the departments. and
the bullion buyer for the firm, had
defrauded the concern out Of about
25O, 900 pounds, or more than $1,000,
900, and fed to the continent. His
Operations date from the close Of the
Boer war. At that time Blumenthal
speculated heavily in consols and KAT
frs. 1t was thought at first that he
was operating in behalf of the firm, but
J | this was not so. He lost heavily ant
then commenced his fraudulent opera
tons by adulterating gold in the smelt
ing works and other crookedness. Th'
discovery of the frauds vas made
few weeks ago, and he absconded. TIL
Rothschilds, according to custom, re
fused to call in the police, and closet
! this branch of their business.
Neil Kaka, a miner employed in thu
st. Lawrence mine at Butte, Mont,
was caught in a fall of ground and 81
severely crushed that he died shortl,
after being taken to the hospital. Tw
Austrian miners fell while ascendinI
a ladder, and one was probably fatal,
hurt, while the other was %seriousl
injured.
Mace, Idaho.-In a fall of groun
: in the Standard mine William Seit
and Andre Konga were struck an
| severely injured.
The famous Minnie Healy mine a
] Butte, which vas closed by an il
= junction secured by the Amalgamate
!. company against Heinze, has been n
opened. The injunction was dissol'
( ed by Judge Clancy, who changed hi
Q mind and rescinded his order. on tn
D ground that the Amalgamated was nc
acting in good faith. Five hundre
e men are employed.
Springfield, Il.-State troops hav
r been added to the United States del
r uty marshals guarding Joseph LIE
8 ter's coal mine at Ziegler, Frankli
county.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron compan
has filed with the county recorder
Denver, Colo, a mortgage to secuI
the issue of $45.000,000 Of s per Gel