Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-29
MINING NOTES.


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-
tion works will be blown in this week.
Wallace, ldaho.-One of the largest
attended funerals at Wallace was that
of George II. 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 evei
discovered in California is now being
opened up in Trinity county, in the
Bonanza King group, recently bought
by John and James Treadwell ana
associates. 1t is noteworthy that the
Treadwells also developed the largest
low grade quartz mine on the coast al
Douglas island, Juneau. 1t is esti.
mated that this Trinity mine has $2,.
100000 of ore In sight. From a seam
only seven inches wide, extending
across the face Of a seven foot tunnel,
in two weeks has been taken gold ore
that amounts to $4,000. This ore as.
says $350000 to the ton. 1t is the
richest ore ever exhibited in San
Francisco, IS the gold assays $l9 an
ounce. The company, which paid only
$4,000 for the mine, has 10 claims
along both s,des of the ledge.
Rossland. B. C.-The Spitzee and
White Bcar mining companies have
been reorg llizcd and made assess.
able. the SpitZce to The extent of so
cents = share and the White Bear 2
cents q share. Operations start Jan.
uary on "a larger scale than before.
The Canadian Smelling works at
Trail has blown in its fourth copper
furnace and this gives the plant a
daily capacity of 1000 tons of copper
ore. Odly one lead stack Is In opera
ton, but as the st. Eugene will re-
sumo operations on December ], an
other lead stack will be put in opera.
tion shortly after. The lead refinery
is running full blast, and Is turning out
so tons of pig lead day.
Sumpter, Ore.--The Cracker-O Oregon
mill is being overhauled and will soon
be treating the ores from the Taber
Fraction property. This ore Is being
extracted through the Il. & l.. tunnel,
which brings 1t out on the east side
of the ridge and within easy access OF
the mill The property Is under the
management Of the Geiser-Hendricks
company, with its 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
smelters have treated ore as follows:
CRANKY smelter. 1G0S7 tons; British
Columbia Copper company smelter,
43l6 tons. Total for week. 20. .403 tons.
Total for year to aale. S27,491 tons.