Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-09-21
MINING NOTES.

A call has been issued for the ninth
annual session of the American Mining
Congress, to be held at Denver, Col,
October 16, II, Is and 10, 1906.
The geological survey announced
that the examination of alleged placer
deposits in eastern Washington will
be made this summer by Arthur Coll
yer, a geologist who will be detailed
to the staff of the general land office
while doing this work.
A fatal accident occurred at the Tru-
EFT lease on the Mohawk, near Gold
fieldy recently, as a result of which
Thomas G.. Leahy, miner, was killed
and Peter McAuly was very seriously
wounded. The two men, accompanied
by two other miners, were being hoist
ed to the surface in bucket
The Boundary ore output last week
was about 5000 tons more than pre-
vious week. Following are the figures
from the several shipping mines: To
CRANKY smelter from CRANKY mines,
1889 tons; from Emma, SO tons; to
Dominion Copper company's smelter
from Brooklyn-Stemwinder, 1908 tons;
from Idaho, 297 tons; from Rawhide,
858 tons; from Sunset, 1876 tons; from
Mountain Rose, "A tons; to Nelson
smelter from Emma, 33 tons; to Trail
smelter from Snowshoe, 1140 tons.
Total shipments for week, 24,533 tons;
total shipments for year to date, $685.
1856 tons.
Boundary smelters treated as
follows CRANKY smelter, 1928
tons; Dominion Copper Companys
smelter, 4562 tons. Total treatment
for the week, 1880 tons; total treat
ment for year to date, 851, 4S7 tons.
The assay laboratory at the Uni
versity of Idaho, which is nearing
completion, will be one of the finest,
if not the finest, in the west.
The labor difficulty at Goldfeld is
settled The miners who have been
idle for several days have resumed
operations.
On the theory that it is dry heat
which causes occasional explosions
during the thawing of dynamite, ]. H.
Robinson of Lewiston, Idaho, has per-
fected what he declares is an inVen-
ton. This does away with the expo
sure to dry heat. The device consists
of a miners candlestick, with a small
tin cup fastened to the upper part of
the frame of the candlestick, the cup
being in position directly over the
flame of the candle. The cup is filed
with water and the powder placed
therein, when the candle is lighted.
Mr.. Robinson says that in seven min
utes the water is hot enough to thaw
the powder.
saltwater Bill Gates, who has
been visiting in Spokane for the past
week, has gone west.
The powder magazine of the Key
stone Powder company at Nashville,
Tenn. in which was stored 10000
pounds of dynamite, exploded Satur-
day. The report was heard 40 miles
away. Houses in the neighborhood
were considerably damaged and hun.
dreds of fowls were killed. Incendiar'
ism is suspected.
The Centre Star miEe at Rossland
r. c.. has found the oreshoots so good
on the 18th level that it is cutting out
a lump preparatory to sinking the
main shaft to the 18th level. The
18th level is 1850 feet below the collar
of the shat, and the 18th level, when
IT is reached, will be $50 feet below
the 18th, or 1900 feet below the shafts
collar.
Following are the shipments for last
week. Centre Star, 261O tons; LIE Roi
POO: LIE Roi NO. 2, $50. Total for the
week, 500, and for the year, 224,O7;
! tons.
The six additional Huntington-He
berlein converters at the Trail smeltel
are about ready for operation, making
t12 in all, while preparations are il
progress for the installation of si1
more.