Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-26
an increase of 15,4ll tons over the
period of 1908.

an increase of 15.4ll tons over the
corresponding period of 1908.
A crew of miners has been put to
work sinking the shaft on the prop
erty of the Traders Mining company,
on Moon gulch, near Wallace, Idaho.
The last 35 feet of the shaft is in good
milling ore.
The seventh annual session of the
American mining congress at Port
land was one of the most notable
gatherings of representatives of the
mining industry that has ever been
held in this country.
Upon the application of Anna e.
Hertzel plaintiff, in the case of Hert-
eel versus the Hertzel-Jay Gould Min
ing company, corporation, ID. F. Stro-
beck OF Chewelah was appointed re-
ceiver of tine property.
A strike is reported in the Arling-
ton mine, on Prospect creek, Montana,
a four foot body of shipping ore hav-
ing been encountered. The property
is developed by two tunnels, one 100
feet, the other 425 feet in length. Ore
will be shipped by way OF Thompson
Falls.
Diplomas will be offered in the min
ing department of the Spokane timer
state fair this year. This will add
much in the value of the exhibits of
the mining resources of the country.
Will Margerum and w. +. Purple
have just finished work on a rs foot
tunnel on their Newark and North
field mining claims, located in the
vicinity of Horseshoe basin, near Che
Ian, Wash. The ore assays as high as
112 to 400 ounces in silver and SIS in
gold.
The body of Joseph II. Ansted, kill
ed by a cavein at the Columbia mine,
near Sumpter, was found five days
later. 1t was not as badly crushed
and mutilated as was expected. A
coroner's inquest was held, which re-
turned verdict of accidental death.
The coal miners in the southwestern
district of the United Mineworkers,
who could not reach an agreement
/ WIN thG opCiatoio lt thO ittouui b
(Kansas) conference, but referred the
matter of a reduced scale to a refer.
endum vote, have decided to accept
the operators terms.
Some years ago there was discover
ed what appeared to be deposit of
graphite on Moran prairie, about nine
miles southeast of Spokane. Recent
Investigations have disclosed the pres
ence Of galena, carrying silver values.
The country adjacent to the deposit
shows a considerable quantity of quite
promising float.
The deepest gold mine in the world
is said to be the Bendigo, in victoria,
Australia, the main shaft of which
has reached depth Of 300 feet, from
which level a winze has been sunk an
additional depth of $50 feet, making
total depth of 1850. The Kennedy
mine, in California, which is nearly
5000 feet deep, is said to be the deep
est gold mine in the United States.
The mandate of the United States
supreme court in the case of the st.
Louis Mining & Milling company
against the Montana Mining company,
has been received by the clerk of the
federal court at Helena. The decision,
which is important to mining men, af-
firmed the decision of the circuit court
of appeals, which held that the owners
of mine could not run a tunnel
through an adjoining claim to reach
their own property, without the con
sent of the owners of the adjoining
claim. .,f.,- .,.,......; Il.
Resumption of dividends by the Par
rot Silver & Copper Mining company
at the rate of so cents share pre-,
sumably quarterly, as against maxi.
mum dividends of $1.50 quarterly in
1900. is generally regarded in New
York as precursor of larger divi-
dends on Amalgamated copper. The
cleaning up of various controversies
in Butte by the Amalgamated inter
ests led some to believe that settle.
ment with Heinze was comparatively
near at hand. AS heretofore mention
ed in these letters, good authorities
think deal with Heinze is only
question of a moderate amount of
time. Heinze's visit to New York this
week is understood to be on a family
matter, and it is generally assumed
he will give little attention to bust.
ness.