Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-07-06
MINING NOTES.

WndJ is Claimed by Olu mluluS AhSh
of the Occur dAlene section to be
the richest strike of gold ever made
has just been reported from the
tiers around one James Fairchild-the
Pilot group of claims, almost adjoin-
ing Murray. The strike consists of
18 inches of phenomenally rich gold
quartz. However narrow or wide the
vein may prove to be, the samples OF
the ore exhibited bear out even the
most sanguine reports from the mine.
No genuine assays of it have been
made. The vein was encountered at
depth of IT'S feet, 420 feet in the
tunnel being driven on the property.
The Pilot group is owned by John
Docktor, Frank Frohling and Louis
Prayer. 1t has been discovered and
worked for IA years, but this is the
first strike of any moment ever made
on the ground.
Heretofore all surface labor in the
mines of the Boundary, B. c., has been
at the rate of SO for day of 10 hours
Hereafter, in the mines of Phoenix
at least, the pay will be the same
but the day will consist of nine hours
This went into effect last week al
the CRANKY mines, and Manager
Drummond of the Dominion Copper
company states that the same rule
will obtain in his company's mines
after the celebration holiday, or on
July 4.
Only three weeks more and the
once famous Frisco mine at the camI
at Gem, Idaho, will be working full
blast, announces one of the head EN-
ployes of the company. At that time
the company will commence worl
sinking a 200 foot shaft from its 2OO(
foot level and before long the Frisco
long dormant, will be once more on
dividend paying basis.
The Boundary, B. c., mines outpu
for this week will exceed last weel
by lust 1000 tons. Total treatmen
for week 23,101 tons. Total treatmen
for year to date 635,510 tons.
Corroborative reports have beef
received regarding the phenomena
strike on the west fork of the KEITH
river which exposed big bodies of sill
yer ore a few days ago on Wallace
mountain in which cobalt has beef
found. 1t was first thought that tn
} Duncan mine, where the first sample
were found, was the only propert
having these values, but recent care
full. prospecting has disclosed the fac
that considerable virgin ground o.
Wallace mountain possesses cobalt
The average assays of the silver or
taken from these recent rich strike
l was $125 ton.
+ According to Manager Groesbecl
1 Beartop mill, Murray, has been entire
: ly remodeled and a new concentratin
t table was put into operation. TIL
t Beartop mill has been running onl
2 half the time, but beginning toda
e it will be run full time.
: Herbert Aurbach, manager of tn
( Golden Chest mine at Murray ha
+ completed a thorough examinatio
: and announces that within a shol
Y time operations will be resumed.
g Ted Mueller, representing the Oh
cago owners, has just put force
men on the Don Pedro, near neigl
Dor to the Crescent and promisin
. claim near Greenwood, B. c.
l. Four men we're precipitated to tn
II bottom Oh a 400 foot shaft of the Ro
e noke Coal & Mining company at Ro
If noke, ILL.,, Sunday night, and instant
i killed. The miners were working
J. scaffolding below the surface, ar
a. when the structure gave way the me
dropped 400 feet.
Orders have been issued at Pho
a nix, Ariz., to hold three companies
re the Arizona national guard in reat
Mt ness to proceed to Morenci and CT
to ton, Ariz., where strike is thres
ened in the mines.