The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-11-25
MINING NOTES.

Milton Webster. head man for c. N.
Faksetg as Spokane. leaves this week
for Tonopah to take charge OF the
Fassett- Mason property. which is now
employing about 60 men and is doing
great deal Of work. The property Is
located 80 miles from Tonopah and
is one Of the rich camps Of that dis
trict
Al the last session Of the mining
congress Denver was selected as the
next meeting place. Directors were
elected as follows: For one year..
H. Richards. Idaho: Thomas Ewing,
San Francisco: Frank Watson. Ore
gon. For two years-John Dern. Of
Utah. George L. Dorsey. Nebraska:
liz u. Buckley, Missouri For three
years-E. A. ColbuTn, Colorado. {. NJ.
shannon. Arizona. J. W. Malcolm. III
Paso.
A feature Of the last weeks mining
news IN Rossland camps Is the disoov-
lory OF the Black Bear are shoot on the
io00 foot level OF the lie Rol mine.
This shoot is the largest In the mine
a, the 500 foot level. and on the 500
foot level it IL IS feet wide.
The CRANKY Consolidated has placed
an order for a double conscal drum
electric hoist OF ESQ horse power
Concessions Of from 10 10 IL cents
more = unit for lead, announced re-
Gently by the American Smelling q
Refining Co. TO the Colorado lead mine
Owners. will not. In all probability. AZ.
| feet the lead product OF the Occur
, q ..iene mines.
More than 100000 tons Of ore have
! been treated by Phoenix. B. G, dis
! tricts nmelters this year,
} One OF the greatest mining enter
/ lprises that has been undertaken in
/. Butte since the formation of the Anal
/. gamatea Copper company ia now un
). der way at Butte. and win be consum
. mated within two weeks. The enter
prise is backed by Joseph A. Coram o
Boston. who reorganiEed the Butte a
j. Boston company OF the Amaigamated
and Was Instrumental in launching
other large corporations in Utah, Cal
lfofnia. Mexico and Montana. A SIS,
! 600 600 corporation will be organized
10 take over the following mines: Vel
How Jack. Carrie. Destroying Angel
Baltic and Colorado.
Chamberlain and Make q Mexico
champion rock drillers Of the world
won the w. c. Greene prize OF slO0
and the 81 Paso silver cup by drillini
20 inches in Gunnison granite in i
minutes. This is 2 IA inches les
than the worlds record held by then
Page brothers, OF Bisbee. Aria. wO
second prize. Bradshaw and Aclvo
OF Bisbee won third prize.
A strike OF four feet Of good mil
ing galenA ore besides q small strea
OF higher grade ore has just bee
made on the 1000 foot level OF IN
Ymir mine at Ymir. b. c.
Among the resolutions adopted b
the American Mining congress wa
one fayoring q national department {
mines and mining presided over by
cabinet oHieer.
While the mill OF the Jumbo mine I
! Buffalo Hump. Idaho. has been close
down on account OF shortage OF waite
the ehlorlnation plant and active d
! velopment work will continue all vii
ter.
BY a premature explosion OF giai
powder at the Crac -erjack mine,
Buffalo Hump Idaho, Rufus Hawle
n secretary and manager Of the min
William Maxey and Charles PerkiI
were dangerously injured. The fac'
= OF both were cut with flying rock ar
- both had limbs broken. Maxey wi
= lose the sight Of both eyes.
, Lake Titlcaca, the largest lake
lnnr,t and thu hlrhnni narlnahIn lnl