Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14
Mines and mining
Notes FROM SEVERAL Dis.
TRICTS OF northwest.
Miners Of Butte, Mont, Get volun-
tary, a Big Raise Of Waaes-Prlce Of
Silver Goes Up-Pioneer Mining
Man Dles-sig Mining Company In
Gold Fields, New.
Southern Idaho Mines.


The run of the mill on the Minerva
mine near Atlanta cleaned up $4,000
last month. All of the ore milled was
taken out in the process of deveior
ment work. drifts and a raise to con
meet the two tunnels.
Wayne Darlington has secured q
lease and an option for the purchase Of
the South Mountain mine il Owy lee
county. The mine " owned by George
A. Sorenson. The price named III the
option is said to be $65,000.
The property of the A. d. NJ. 4 r.
mining company, situated in Lenhi
county, has been sold to W. +. Mc-
Quarrie of Denver, Col, for $3.50 600,
and by him reorganized and incorpor-
tttd under the laws Of Arizona with
capitalization of 100000. With shares
at 81 par value.
Eastern Oregon Mines.
A contract has been closed with a
Baker City company for 20 clamp
mil. on the Gold Bug mine. The mill
viii be in operation before Christmas.
The vein recently struck In the
Fourteen Thousand Dollar mine in the
Greenhorns has widened to ledge of
so feet. with average values uf $26 in
copper and Sc in gold.
The Crane Flat dredge near Granite.
owned by company In which L. w.
Burbridpe of Spokane is large stock.
holder, has finished its seasons work.
The final balance was most satisfying,
for the weekly cleanups averaged near
ly $1,000, while the operating expenses
were but $3.50 a week.
Mines In the Cascadee.
The Snoqualmie Gold Mining com
psny is building Ave mile wagon
road from its mine near Snoqualm!e to
the railroad. The managers have an
Eounced that a concentrator will he
erected in the spring.
A three foot ledge of rich gold ore
has been found in the trnnel On the
property of the Esther Gold & Silver
Mining company. which lies on Gold
creek in Kittitas county. rhe average
return from samples sent 70 the Ia.
coma smelter was $1O7 ton.
Shipping galena ore has been err
countered in the property of the Belle
Fontaine company north Of Clealum
The ore was found when the shaft was
down IS feet. A steam hoist Is now
being installed to handle the ore and
to facilitate sinking on the ledge.
"SiIver is going to reach a price OF
rs or better within two years, and II
is going to hold that price," said Geo
w. Roberts, director Of the United
States mints. in recent interview.
The coal strike continues to affect
unfavorably shipments of ore from the
mines of Rossland, B. C. 1t Is evident
now that If the strike continues for an
other four or five weeks lie Roi No.
2 and the Center Star will he COMPEL.
ed to close down pending a settlement
Of the trouble.
Butte Miners Big Pay.
The miners at Butte, Anaconda and
Great Falls have been given notice Of
an unexpected raise in wages that will
mean an addition of 500, 600 q month
to Butte's payroll.
The notices posted at all the large
mines were to the effect that the
wages Of all underground men would
he increased from $3.50 to 1915 day
and that all men receiving less than
So a day would receive 50 a day after
November Is. when the changes 60
into effect.
In each case the notices state: This
increase Is made on account Of the
satisfying condition of the worlds
metal markets. and 1t may be under.
stood that the Increase will stand so
long as the price Of electrolytic cop.
per remains over 10 cents a pound.
This new scale will affect about TO-.
900 men in Butte. 1000 In Anaconda
and as many at Great Falls, and will
enable the miners to earn In II months
as much as they have heretofore
earned in a year. The increase was
entirely voluntary on the part Of the
companies, for the men had made no
rouuocf f,r cuch an actrOu