Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-12-02
MINING NOTES.

Encouraged by the success of the
trial run of the concentrating plant
established on the creek between Wal
tailings of the mines on the canyon,
the owners are planning an extensive
mill to be built on the same creek at
a cost of $4,000. The home made
plant, consisting of a revolving table
and settling tanks, has been run for
about a 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 companys 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 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 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 81
000.00O 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 s350,O0O to the ton. 1t 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 a share and the White Bear
cents a share. Operations start Jan
uary l on a larger scale than before
The Canadian Smelling works al
Trail has blown in its 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 l, an
other lead stack will be put in opera
ton shortly after. The lead refinery
is running full blast, and is turning out
80 tons of pig lead a day.
Sumpter, Ore.-The Cracker Oregon
mill is being overhauled and will soor
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
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
shelters have treated ore as follows:
CRANKY smelter. 16,0S7 tons; British
Columbia Copper company smelter
1916 tons. Total for week. 20 ,4O3 tons
Total for year to GATE. S27.491 tons.