Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-31
In the Occur d,Alen..

In the Occur d'AIenes.
The United States silver-Lead i
pany has been incorporated at Won.
by Missoula men. ''ae
A strike of galena ore is -
from the North Bunker Hill mine pV ~
Wardner. ~
Nathan Wittner of Wallace !.
ganizing a company to take ovor !. y
develop a group Of six claims ~ y.
Mullan. uSa
A rich surface strike is reportes
have been made on the Blue Balr !.
of the Rhode Island group Of ol., =
The East Hercules Mining comm.
will soon let contract for 7nsag
extension of its 100 foot tunnel :
The Morning mine at Mullan ~.
the properties of the Federal Mint.
& Smelling company, ranks as ons i
the biggest producers of the Co..,
d'Alene district. The mine was L.
chased from T. L. Greenougb ~
Peter Larsen less than two wears -.
and prior to it's sale paid its forr0
owners profits approximating 90 ana
900. Larson and Greenougb receivo3
100000 cash for the propertv
w. A. Nichols of Spokane has bond
ed the properties of the Father Tods
Mining company, limited, for the nm
of 100000 and the first payment \
$4,000 has been made.
Eastern oregon Mines.
The Buffalo Monitor mine roo,
Sumpter, will begin Shipping ore from
the 3O0-foot level before the middle u
June.
The new stamp mill for the Present
Need mine is now en- route from Baker
City to that property and should ba
working within 40 days.
H. E. Currey of Baker CITY and 4
Murray of Unity have purchased tbe
Trail Creek placers from w. J. Pat.
terson of Baker City and will at ones
begin operations on large scale.
Mining Notes.
The Illinois Steel company employ.
ing more than 1000 men. supporthg
10000 persons and operating a plsnt b
valued at between $50, 600, 900 and $40, i
100000 may abandon South Chicago 3
and become absorbed in the mammoth 70
steel plant in progress of consuue 81
ton at Gary. Ind.
1t was admitted by a representathe pl
Of the company that no further extsn be
'lons are contemplated at the SoutA p
Chicago mills and that ultimate n'
abandonment of the local site is prob n
lble. aI
The Gary mills, when complied
will be the largest steel center in The ~
world, and the home of the UNITED fel
states Steel corporation. ei
After closedown of 10 days, The eli
plant of the United Stats ny
& Mining company at Bhg
lam Junction, Utah, will reopen. The 'e'
company has reached an agreenent la'
With the HOO men who have been o.
trike. Upon being assured Of new III
Gale of wages that would be generally
satisfactory, the men voted to return Ssr
o work. enc
No word in connection with hs I'm
losing of the deal for the cOntrd VA
I the Alameda stock by H. F. SAN 10
els of Wallace from Mayo, Sachs I ll'
%. of Butte has been received as YET al
A nine-foot ledge of gold-bearm W.
uartz, which runs more than sis uOp ,
On, has been cut at a depth of 30 tee a
group of claims on Chelan butte ~
hitch were recently located by Hg a.
.ooney and H. G. Dennis of Grippe ~,
reek, Col, who went to cheal Dtl
wash, as soon as the first strike va , ,s
lade. ua "a.
The Porthill Copper Mining con fo sl
any, which is developing group
aims, near Porthill, Idaho, has lei Ku
ontract for a 2OO-foot extension
lie 3O0-foot tunnel on the properly Tor
Gold and silver bearing quartz "
cen found in a 165 foot well ID iu' n,
'wn of Waverly, Wash. h
State Land Agent Henry Nell H. kini
=. M. Collins of Helena have ma9 ro w.,
e announcement that they had h :,
lred the control of the Monly maj
inc, just across the Idaho line no =,
altese, Mont. The mine Is q ~ am
lcer of high-grade copper and 3 pral
e. A..
Rossland, B. Civilian iVl lon,
illiains, who has been appOlng A
perintendent fer the California = vro,
g company, is arranging TOT Dprs
ming work on the Giant and 90
MIA claims Of the company.