Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-12-29
MINING NEWS.

The Illinois Steel company has in
creased wages 10 per cent in its South
Chicago mills. 1t is said a like adj
vance will apply to employees of the
company in Joliet and Milwaukee, ana
that 1900 men will profit.
Master Mechanic Kipp of the
American Smelter & Refining COM
panys smelter at Ell Paso, Texas and
wife were found unconscious in the
wreck of their automobile beside the
Southern Pacific track recently 1t is
supposed they were struck by train.
Both were unconscious and are be-
lieved to be fatally injured.
While at work in the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mine at Wardner, Ida
no, A. L. Flock was struck by tim
Der and received serious injuries.
l. w. Edwards, Dorm Ratz and Mat
Tucca, three miners injured in the
explosion at the Fidelity Coal COM
pany's mine near Stone City, Kan,
died later, making five deaths to date.
1t is reported here that the Me-
teor Mining company has struck the
ledge in its long tunnel now in about
700 feet at Meteor, Wash and a fine
body of exceedingly high grade ore
| has been encountered and drifting has
been commenced.
All the leasers of mines in Gold
field have apparently by mutual agree
ment stopped work on account of
labor disputes. This brings about
practically a complete cessation of
mining operations. The Hayes-Monet-
te ces-Mohawk and several other
leasers on the Mohawk ground are
working night and day. They have
only II days to operate, and a shut
down would mean a loss of millions
They have leased the GOldfeldNevada
Reduction company's plant of 500 tons
capacity to sample their ore for the II
| days and trouble ras been avoided by
their paying S. wages to their shovel
ers and all other employees. There are
no indications of violence, and a con-
| ference will be held in a few days,
when a compromise may be made
whereby a new schedule may be made
acceptable to both sides.
Information has been received from
the east to the effect that officials of
the Dominion Copper company were
SO well pleased with the work being
done at the company's mines in this
camp and at the smelter at Boundary
Falls B. c., that it had been decided
in board meeting to enlarge the
smelling works with three more fur
naces, giving the plant a total capa-
city Of 3400 tons of ore per day
Mining in Garfield Bay Idaho, has
a bright future, as mining men with
capital are buying the good prospects
and getting them in shape for develop
ment Richards, McAlester and But
| tier came in the other day with sup
| plies. They say winter will not stop
them from work.
Grand Forks Mine News.
Grand Forks. B. Cat the Belts
and Hesperus mines in Hardy Noun
tain camp diamond drilling has been
discontinued for the present.
1t has been ascertained that the loss
| sustained by the B. c. Copper COM
pany by the burning of the air COM
pressor at the ORC Denero mine a short
time ago aggregated $4,000, part of
which was covered by insurance.
Word has reached here from Sky
lark camp that while the work of da-
mond drilling was being carried on at
the Skylark property couple of days
ago an entirely new ore body was en-
countered after drilling only 20 feet,
the rich find proved to be over one foot
in thickness and ran over 5000 per ton
in silver.
Mr.. Beardsley, formerly manager of
the Mt. Lyell copper mine in Tas-
mania, takes over the management of
the British Columbia Copper company,
while J. f. McAllster, the regular
manager, goes to New York on an ex-
tended visit for the benefit of his
health.
Baker City, Ore, Mining News.
Baker City, Ore.-The Dorothy
Flagstaff Bakers nearest mine, seven
miles east of the city, has been I'M
Watered, timbering repaired and slopes
cleared, after lying idle for several
years owing to litigation among the
owners.
Activity among Baker county mines
is more pronounced than for several
months, especially along the copper
belt east of the city.
The exceedingly rich ore encount-
cred in the Mattoon mine. eight miles
west of town, has again attracted the
attention Of the mining public to the
old Pocahontas camp
The Rosslaud, B. c., carnival COM
mittee decided to hold the winter car
nival beginning Tuesday, January 20,
and continuing for a period of four
days. Three thousand dollars will be
distributed in prizes.