Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-07-20
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

at the Goodenough mine in the Mar
shall lake district, and the five stamp
mill has been running steadily since
June l.
Wednesday was the biggest pay day
ever had in the history of Phoenix,
B. c., when the smelling and mining
companies distributed approximately
100000 to their employees.
A three-ton mill test of ore from the
Mikado mine in Florence Qdaho)
camp resulted in a saving of S125, or
more than $40, from each ton.
A tunnel, which will tap the ledge
at depth of $50 feet, is being driven
on the Idaho Consolidated Copper
companys property on the Salmon
river. The ore runs high in copper
and gold.
After being held for several days
awaiting word from relatives, the
body of Patrick Burke, aged 5S, a
veteran prospector of the Occur
d'Alenes, who died at Spokane. was
buried in that city last week in the
potter's field at the Paramount Gem
etery. The cause of death was a
complication of diseases brought on
| by excessive drinking.
Henry M. Rae and A. S. Wright of
Chicago were recently at Kendall,
Mont, and completed arrangements
whereby the North American Explor-
alton company, an eastern concern
with a capital of $2O,000,000, is to
take over the Barnes King mine and
1
David Sitton, who owns valuable
mining property in the Thunder Noun
tain district, was recently found dead
on the trail between Warren and
Roosevelt. On examination it was
| found that he had been shot through
the head. 1t is the opinion of his
friends that he was murdered, as he
usually carried several hundred dol
lars on his person.
! d. c. McGrath has a bond on the
Virginia galena property on Carbon
creek, near Delta, Idaho, the consid
Grafton not being made public.
Savage G. Shaw have leased the
Mascot dredge and are at work OF
Trail creek.
The total production during the yeal
from the Second Relief mine at Ymir
B. c., was s5S,OSO The Hunter V
mine shipped 5099 tons of low grade
lime rock during the year, the smeltel
returns on which were $16,S45. From
the Arlington mine shipments for the
year totaled 1872 tons, from which the
net smelter returns were $50, 1890
showing a net saving per ton of $4o.05
At the Ymir mine the attention o.
the management has been confined re
Gently to the development. Latest re
ports are that a good body of pay ore
has been uncovered on the S00-foot
level.
The Boundary smelters treated las
week as follows: CRANKY smelter
1857 tons; B. c. Copper company:
smelter, II $50 tons; Dominion Cop
per company's smelter, S549 tons. The
total treatment for the week wal
3,26O tons; total treatment for the
year to date, 1884, SS tons.
Rossland, B. c., shipments las
week were the largest for severa
months past, reaching a total of $685.
tons. The Centre Stars new hoist ii
operating in a satisfactory way ant
accounts in a measure for the larg'
tonnage which is being taken out.
IN THE coEUR D'ALENEs.
The Headlight Mining company hal
refused all the bids made for sinking
100-foot winze on it's property, ant
has called for new bids.
The Idaho Lead ?Silver Mining com
, pany has let a contract to Edwar'
Eisman for a 100-foot drift on tn
|, ledge now exposed. The property /
near the Orc Elmo mine in the Murra,
district.
f. L. Ruch and w. l. Fish of Ward
ner have sold to Charles M. Foster
one-eighth interest in the Martin
, Drew, Carrie, Edna, Mildred, Nanni
and Burton lode claims in the Yrek
, district. The consideration named i
the deed IL 81.
A drilling contest is contemplate
between Walter Joy and ]. Baker c
Murray, Idaho and William Baud
, and Joe Sligo Of Silver King. Bake
, and Joy were the winners of the $25
: purse offered for the Fourth of Jul
{ contest, with 80 11-16 inches, Will
: Baudy and Sligo drilled 3S sic il
) ches. The time and place Of the col
. test have yet to be arranger, but
is understood that the purse offere
= will be a big one.
I John Heating of Wardner has tram
e ferred to the Caledonia Mining con
I pany in consideration of 100000 share
I of capital stock, the Caledonia an
r O'Connor claims.
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