Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-22
MINING NEWS.

fire damp in the coal mine at Klein
1ossein, near here, caused the death OF
60 miners and the injury of IL others.
James A. Ward, a pioneer pros
pector and miner Of Murray, Idaho,
is dead.
A second dividend Of $4,000 has
been paid by the Success Mining COM
pany at Wallace.
The ores of the lie Roi mines, part
Of which are now being smelted at
the Train, B. c., smelter, will soon
all be going to the Northport smelter.
Two furnaces are now being operated
at Northport, and with the addition
of all the ores Of the lie Roi mines
third furnace will be necessary. The
lie Roi mines and the Northport
smelter are owned by the same in
terests.
Representatives Of the Panhandle
smelter at Ponderay, Idaho, are now
| in Butte for the purpose Of closing
deal with F. Augustus Heinze for the
treatment at the Panhandle of all of
the ores of the Stewart mine.
A payment of $1,000 has been made
by a syndicate of Spokane men on the
West Hecla group, which have been
taken over for a consideration of $780,
900.
More than 500 men employed at the
Tacoma smelter are out of work. The
employees demanded so cent advance
in their daily wages, informing Gen
eral Manager Rust that they would
strike if their demand was not granted
at a certain time. Refusing to meet
the request, Mr. Rust ordered the
smelter closed.
Tucson, Ariz.-L. L. Maiden, super
intendent of the Purcell mines III the
Serrita mountains, is dead, as the re-
suit of the explosion of blasting cap
which he was crimping with his teeth.
While A. j. Bible was superintend-
ing the removal of ore from dump
Of the LIE Roi mine at Rossland, B. c.,
he was crushed and his neck was
broken and leg fractured
1t may be taken as certain that the
present effort to bring about a con-
solidation at Kendall, Mont, is be.
tween the Kendall and North Mecca
sin companies. What may follow in
the way of still greater consolida-
ton between the Kendall and Barnes
King is for the future. 1t may also
be taken as certain that John A.
brakes property, from all the inves-
tigating and exporting that has been
MADE, is far and away the most prom
Using property that has ever been de-
veloped in the district which is say
ing much, when it is considered what
the Kendall and Barnes-King have
done. No one here knows whether or
not Mr.. Drake and the Kendall people
have actually reached an understand
ing.
The defense fund of the Western
Federation of Miners for the trial of
Charles Meyer, William Haywood and
George Pettibone, accused Of the as
sassination of former Governor Steun-
enberg of Idaho, amounted to $780,
837.75 March 1. This first official and
public announcement is made by
James Kirwan, secretary-treasurer of
the union.
1t a. reported that a strike of 18
inches OF rich carbonate of copper ore
has been made in the Missoula Cop
per property on Snow Storm hill in
the COuer d'Alenes. The ledge is a
wide one, and has been barren for
some time. The drift got into the
ore only the first of this week.
William F. Kramer reports a strike
of two feet of ore rich in chloride of
silver on his Golden Star property,
two miles below Osborne, Idaho. The
strike was made when the tunnel was
in about 300 feet.
Work will at once be resumed on
the lower tunnel on the Idora mine on
Sunset Peak, Idaho. The tunnel is al
ready in more than 1000 feet and has
crosscut the ledge, which will be
drifted on to get under the ore body.
Good looking galena ore in a lime
quartzite formation is still in evidence
in the ledge in the Springville. The
property is near Mullan, Idaho.
An assessment of 4 mills a share
has been levied on the stock of the o.
X. Consolidated Mining company. The
property of the company is near the
Stewart mine.
1t is reported that the ledge in the
Bullion mine south of Mullan has
widened to three feet of nearly pure
chalcopyrite and siderite OF copper.
The directors of the Dom Paul COM
pany have voted an assessment of u
cent a share.
1t is reported that a mill on the
Goodenough property in the Marshall
Lake mining district in the Salmon
river country, Idaho, is nearing COM
pletion and will soon be ready for the
ore that is being stored in the bins.
The baseball fans of Standpoint have
completed the organization of the
baseball association for the coming
year.
Nevada Farmer Slain by Son.
Angry at bic two eo11 AE;14o.. -. ! /