Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-11-25
MINING NOTES.

Milton Webster, head man for G. III.
Fassett as Spokane, leaves this week
for Tonopah to take charge of the
Fassett-Mason property, which is now
employing about 90 men and is doing
a great deal of work. The property is
located 40 miles from Tonopah and
is one of the rich camps of that dis
trict
At 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 E. Dorsey, Nebraska;
e. r. Buckley, Missouri. For three
years-E. A. Colburn, Colorado; c. M.
Shannon, Arizona; j. w. Malcolm, Ell
| Paso.
A feature of the last weeks mining
news in Rossland camps is the discov-
cry of the Black Bear are shoot on the
1000 foot level of the lie Roi mine.
This shoot is the largest in the mine
at the 500 foot level, and on the 900
foot level it is As feet wide.
The Cranky Consolidated has placed
an order for a double conical drum
electric hoist of $50 horse power
Concessions of from 10 to II cents
more a unit for lead, announced re-
Gently by the American Smelling &
Refining Co. to the Colorado lead mine
owners, will not, in all probability, af-
feet the lead product of the Occur
u -Alene mines.
More than 100000 tons OF ore have
been treated by Phoenix, b. c., dis
trict's smelters this year.
One of the greatest mining enter
prises that has been undertaken in
Butte since the formation of the Anal.
gamated Copper company is now I'M
der way at Butte and will be consum-
mated within two weeks. The enter
prise is backed by Joseph A. Coram Of
Boston, who reorganiZed the Butte &
Boston company of the Amalgamated,
and was instrumental in launching
other large corporations in Utah, Cal
ifornia, Mexico and Montana. A $685.
100000 corporation will be organized
to take over the following mines: Vel
low Jack, Carrie, Destroying Angel
Baltic and Colorado.
Chamberlain and Make Of Mexico
champion rock drillers Of the world
won the w. c. Greene prize Of $1,000
and the Ell Paso silver cup by drilling
40 inches in Gunnison granite in Is
minutes. This is 2 IA inches less
than the worlds record held by them.
Page brothers of Bisbee, Ariz., won
second prize. Bradshaw and McIvor
of Bisbee won third prize.
strike of four feet of good mill
ing galena ore besides a small streak
of higher grade ore has just been
made on the 1000 foot level of the
Ymir mine at Ymir. B. G.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the American Mining congress was
one favoring national department OF
mines and mining presided over by
cabinet officer.
While the mill of the Jumbo mine at
Buffalo Hump, Idaho, has been closed
down on account OF shortage of water,
the chlorination plant and active de
velopment work will continue all win
ter.
By a premature explosion OF giant
powder at the Crac-erjack mine. in
Buffalo Hump, Idaho Rufus Hawley,
secretary and manager OF the mine.
William Maxey and Charles Perkins
were dangerously injured. The faces
of both were cut with flying rock and
both had limbs broken. Maxey will
lose the sight of both eyes.
Lake Titicaca. the largest lake in