Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-03
MINES AND MINING.

The death of John Smith, known as
yellow Dog" Smith, in Lynn, Mass,
is reported. He was well known in
the Occur d'Alenes.
John V. Richards, son of Mr.. and
Mrs, j. p M. Richards of Spokane
suffered a severe accident at Rhyolite,
New, recently.
The mines and shelters of Rossland
B. c., keep in operation, but their
output is not as large as it would be
were the coal mines of western British
Columbia and eastern Alberta at work
again.
Under the care of nurse detailed by
the Western Federation of Miners,
Mrs. w. d. Haywood and her two
small daughters have left Denver for
Boise to attend the trial of her hus-
band. Mrs. Haywood is an invalid.
Johnstown, Pain an accident oc-
curing while flooding the Foustwell
mine of the Bedwindc Coal Co. 12 men
were entombed. Their fate is unde-
termined.
Los Angeles-Every beach bungalow
from Santa Monica to Redondo has a
gold mine for front yard, according
to the assays of the shifting sand
dunes.
Fernie miners have agreed to re-
sumo work pending an investigation.
The Spero mine in the Greenhorns
has been taken over by new corpora
ton, the Stevenson Mining company.
The group comprises four patented
claims. Work will be resumed this
spring on the shaft, which will be
deepened.
The Greenwood, B. c., smelter isl
running full blast, The company had
coal enough on hand to supply the
Canadian Pacific with a months fuel
to haul its ores, and coke enough on
hand to operate the plant that length
Of time, Recent improvements made
have greatly increased the smelter's
efficiency,
A statement filed by the Federal Min
ing & Smelling company with the
county assessor shows that during the
year 1906 the net profits of the mines
of the company have been $2,685, 213. rs,
while improvements made on the diff
ferent properties are valued at $11S,-
1882.
A total of 41,3S5 tons of ore was
taken from the Hunter mine, near Null
Ian, during last year, according to the
treasurer's report to the assessor of
Shoshone county. The ore had a
value of 1921, $685..
A contract for 600 foot continue
ton of the lower tunnel of the Get
sburg-Independence group near Null |
ian, has been let by Kennedy Hanley. |
The group comprises nine claims. The
lower tunnel is in 1400 feet.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Wallace for the Anaconda Min
ing company. naming the CAPITA!
stock as 100000, divided into 1,0OO,-
600 shares of par value of so cents
a share.
The shaft on the Reindeer property
near Mullan has been temporarily dis
continued. 1t was being driven by
On account of the large
amount of water it is impossible to
this work at present The
tunnel which is being driven by the
company, viii be continued.
Within few days development work
will be resumed on the Puritan group,
which is between the Tamarack &
and the Rex mines.
1t is reported from Granite that the
Orc Elmo mine near that place. the
of Spokane men, is to be re-
opened and worked on a large scale.
The Orc Elmo has produced some of
the richest free gold ore ever mined
in eastern Oregon.
]. M. Lady of Baker City has pur-
chased for $4,000 half interest in the
Oregon Chief mine in Mormon Basin.
80 miles south of Baker The mine
will be equipped with new machinery 6
to facilitate development work. The +
ore is said to be rich in gold.
With the advent of spring there is
activity being displayed
IN the placer districts near Sumpter
md Granite.