The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-01
MINING MITES.

Encouraged by the success of the
trial run Of the concentrating plant
established on the creek between Wal
lace and Mullan, Idaho, to work the
tailings Of the mines on the canyon,
the owners are planning an extensive
mill to be built on the same creek at
cost OF $4,000. The home made
plant, consisting of revolving table
and settling tanks, has been run for
about month and has given a net
profit of $500. The old plant worked
only the water carrying lead shines.
The building of the proposed new
smelling plant in the boundary dis
trict, B. c., by the Dominion Copper
company, has been postponed.
Announcement is made by w. c..
Thomas, superintendent of the DOmin-
ion Copper company's smelter at
Boundary Falls, B. c., that the reduc-
ton works will be blown in this week.
Wallace, Idaho.-One of the largest
attended funerals at Wallace was that
of George H. Allen, the foreman of the
Standard mine, who was instantly
killed in the mine Thursday afternoon
by being crushed between the cage
and the shaft. The Mace mines of the
Federal Mining & Smelling Co. were
closed for the day and nearly every
one of the $50 employees, besides many
other residents of the canyon towns,
came to Wallace on the special train
to attend the services.
The richest grade gold mine ever
discovered in California is now being
opened up in Trinity county, in the
Bonanza King group, recently bought
by John and James Treadwell and
associates. 1t is noteworthy that the
Treadwells also developed the largest
low grade quartz mine on the coast at
Douglas island, Juneau. 1t is esti.
mated that this Trinity mine has ST.
0O0,O of ore in sight. From a seam
only seven inches wide, extending
across the face of seven foot tunnel,
in two weeks has been taken. gold ore
that amounts to $4,000. This ore as.
says $350,0O0 to the ton. It is the
richest ore ever exhibited in San
Francisco, as the gold assays $40 an
ounce. The company, which paid only
$4,000 for the mine, has 10 claims
along both sides of the ledge
ROssland, B. C.-The Spitzee and
White Bear mining companies have
been reorganized and made assess
able, the Spitzee to the extent of so
cents share and the White Bear 2
cents a share. Operations start JAN
uary l on a larger scale than before
The Canadian Smelling works at
Trail has blown in it's fourth copper
furnace and this gives the plant a
daily capacity of 1000 tons of copper
ore. Only one lead stack is in opera
ton. but as the St. Eugene will re-
sumo operations on December 1, an
other lead stack will be put in opera
ton shortly after. The lead refinery
is running full blast, and is turning out
SO tons of pig lead day.
Sumpter, Ore.-The Cracker Oregon
mill is being overhauled and will soon
be treating the ores from the Taber
Fraction property. This ore is being
extracted through the E. & E. tunnel,
which brings it out on the east side
of the ridge and within easy access of
the mill. The property is under the
Of the Geiser-Hendricks
with it's main offices located
in Portland. This company is also de-
veloping the Platts group as well as
the Kelly aggregation of claims in the
same district.
Phoenix, B. C.-The Boundary mines
total ore shipments last week were
1924 tons. Last week Boundary
shelters have treated ore as follows: !
CRANKY smelter, 16,OS7 tons; British |
Columbia Copper company smelter,
1916 tons. Total for week, 20,403 tons.
Total for year to GATE, 827,491 tons.