Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-01-18
MINING NEWS.

Kroa Silver Mining company near
Ainsworth. B. c., is enthusiastic over
the company's mine. He says that if
it were deemed advisable the prop
erty could begin ore shipments at
once.
Paul Roseman was probably fatally
scalded and burned by the explosion
of converter at the CRANKY smelter
at Grand Forks, B. c., recently. Sew
eral others received severe burns, but
not serious ones.
John Koski was dragged into the
machinery at the Cottonwood coal
mines at Stockett, Mont, and instant
| ly killed. by his hand catching in the
haulage rope. He leaves wife and
one child.
Bakersfield, Cal.-The recovery of
the body of George Warner, one of
the miners who was killed in the cave
in of the Edison shaft December Z,
in which Miner Hicks spent Is days,
has been made. This is the second
body recovered to date. The identifi-
cation was made by means of an ar
tifcial eye.
Seattle papers estimate the output
of gold from Alaska for 1906 at S24,-
| 100000. This estimate is based large
ly on the receipts of the Seattle as
say office, which up to November first
amounted to $21,711,326, most of
which came from Alaska. The Alas
kan gold received at the San Fran
cisco mint during the past II months
has been considerably more than in
preceding years and the amount, of
which only an approximate figure can
be given, brings the estimated Alas
kan yield to amount above noted.
The ST. Eugene mine at Moyie, B..
c., milled during the first six months
Of the year S4,066 tons of ore, pro
: ducing 14,00S tons of concentrates,
which, together with 1889 tons of
crude ore, were shipped to the smelt-
er. From this product there was ex-
tracted about 41S,000 ounces of silver
and 100000 pounds of lead; total
value, $685. The output of the
second half of the year has not been
obtained, but it was probably about
1000 tons of concentrates. The mine
is reported to be in better condition
than ever before, developments dis
closing the occurrence of big shoots
' of ore not previously met with, and
D with large ore reserves.
: The furnaces at the CRANKY smelter
were barred out early this morning
z and over $50 men are now idle, short
+ age of coke being the cause. 1t is not
. definitely stated when the plant viii
3 resume operations.
A deal of Importance has just beer
closed here for the purchase of the
j Little Bertha group of four claims
e near Grand Forks, b. c.. by Alex Mil
Ter and f. II. knight for a sum re
, ported to be $4,000, the former own
ers of this group being ]. Pringle anC
w. Kendrick.
/ Salmon river Qdaho) mining mel
a are hopeful that there will be suffi
]. cient water this spring and summe
u for them to work their placer claims
o which has been an impossibility il
e more than one instance for two year
past.
Rossland, B. shipments for tn
week we're: Center Star, 1890; l.
Roi 2065; lie Roi No 2, $50; lie Ro
No. (milled), $50 tons. At the smell
er of the Consolidated company a
Trail the receipts of ore for the weel
were 1886 tons
W. c. Greene, the Cananea cope
king, has been sued in Cochise cour
, ty, New Mexico, for 100000 by Epe
Randolph, president of the ella Va
ley Globe & Northern railroad and c
e the Canonea Yaquois River & Pr
ST cific railroad, for 5000 shares of stoc
Id of the Cananea Central Copper con
IN pany. The other defendants ar
IL Lycurgus Lindsay and the Canane
er Central Copper company.
The great tin centers of Cornwa
are agitated over a report that a
American syndicate is buying up tn
he richest tin mines there. A represel
ne tative of the syndicate, it is state'
n has been in Penzance for some week
ne The report has not been confirmed
r. With a minimum commission {
rs $3.50, the Spokane Stock Brokers' a
al ISOLATION has adopted the amende
y; scale, which follows: On stocks sci
OF ing up to and including &c per shar
ny foo POI snai o'ei DC anu up W IL
n per share, Lac per share; 12c and u
or to soc per share, 1-2c per share; &c
and up to SOC per share. SAC pt
share; SOC per share and up to Z;
per share, 1c per share; 75c per shal
in and up to 81 per share, 1 1-2c pr
ell share; 81 and up to s1.50 per shar
re &c per share; s1.50 and up to 81 pr
share, 1-2c per share; 81 and up
$3.50 per share, &c per share. s2.I
and IN IN 81 ner share Az nor share