Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-27
MINING NEWS.

van Mining company at Wardner.
Idaho one of the largest silver-lead
mines in the world, who made his
home at Wardner for nearly year in
1890, is said now to receive salary
aggregating 100000 a year, which is
more money than any other man ever
received for his yearly services in
similar capacity.
At Chelan, Wash, great excitement
prevails over the discovery of lodges
on Chelan Butte carrying high values
in gold and a stampede is now on to
| the scene of the find, only few miles
away. Specimens show stringers OF
free gold in large quantities. Miners
state that the ore resembles Cripple
| Creek ore. The lodges are well de,
fined. A large number of claims have
been located already and many more
Wa follow.
A report, which Is probably anthem
tic, Is circulated in Republic, WASH to
the effect that an engineer has been
engaged to survey new line of stand
ard gauge railroad from Belcher juno
ton, at the mouth of Lambert creek,
to the mines on Belcher mountain.
The parties behind the new project are
supposed to be eastern men who are
interested in Belched Mountain mines.
No matter who puts up the money the
enterprise should be of great benefit
to this community and surrounding
country.
| A specia, dispatch from Juneau
Alaska, says that the great Treadwell
strike has been settled on the open
shop basis. Not over 10 are affected
and the blacklist is abolished There
will be no further interference or rec
ognition of the union. and no attempt
at dictation to the mine management
The troops will be Withdrawn this
week.
A strike Of the utmost Importance
has been made in the Interstate mine
near Sunset peak in the Occur
d Alenes. ............ .... ....
The Big Paddy Mining & Milling
property on Crooked creek, about 10
miles southeast of Buffalo Hump Ida
no, is TO be thoroughly exploited dur
ing the coming season.
The big Jim Hill ore land lease
melon" was unlawful and the millions
Of dollars in ore certificates involved
should have been turned in as assets
of the Great Northern Railway com
pany instead of being distributed to
the Great Northern stockholders This
Is the substance of the report of the
house committed
E. A. HenchilwOod of Elk City, Ida
no. has discovered new placer
? ground of unusual richness. just west
of the American River bridge on the
F Orogrande road The area of the
ground is small but prospecting has
proved it to be wonderfully rich.
In the Occur d'Alenes.
, A contract has been let to NJ. Coyn'
I and Joseph Higgins to continue tn
= 6J3-foot tunnel on the Atlas grou
S another 100 feet The property is i
/ the Stevens Peak copper belt.
s The Hecla Mining company has dc
clared a dividend supposedly the reg
J ular monthly dividend of cents ;
c share, or $4,000.
r f. August Heinze, who recently &C
h CURED extensive mining interests il
= the Occur dAlenes is figuring upo1
|, adding to his holdings by the purchas,
n Of the O. K Consolidated, the BIacl
/ Hawk and the Wyoming groups, which
|. adjoin the ground of the Occur d'Alent
8; Development company, which is under
I bond to the Montana mining million
, aire.
S Wallace, Idaho-At a meeting of tho
+ Champion Copper Mining company di
= rectors held recently, it was decided
| to resume development work on the
/ property at once with three shifts OF
e men. .--r -.-..f ..
. Articles of incorporation have been
5 fled at Wallace for the Yreka Mining
2 company naming its capital at 500.
: COO with 100000 shares of par
value of 10 cents each. The incor-
! rorators are all residents of Kellogg.
a boarding house, bunk house and
: blacksmith shop have been erected
on the Golden Star property on Placer
creek and work has been begun on a
} 2CO-foot crosscut. Fine galena ore was
: found on the property years ago,
when it was mined with shallow
shaft
British Columbia Mines.
The CaribOO mine in Camp McKin-
| ney is now unwatered to the 400 foot
level and active mining will soon be
in progress at the old dividend payer.
The slight damage done by snow
slides to the tramway and fume on
: the Montezuma mine near Kaslo is
nearly repaired, and the old property
will be working full blast within the
week
The CRANKY smelter company at
Grand Forks, B. c., has about a 10
days coke supply at the smelter for
Ioporafipp civ furnaces Of the battery