Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-12
MINES AND MINING.

Douglas, Ariz.-As a result of the
presence of organizers of the West
ern Federation of Miners and loca
agitation friendly to that organization
an attempt is being made to enroll
the smeltermen employed by the Cop
per Queen and Caluet and Arizona
smelters as members OF the fedora
ton. The refusal of the companies to
recognize the union, which is certain
will probably result in a strike
Rock Springs, Wyo.-As a result of
the suits filed by the government
against the Union Pacific Coal com
pany, forcing that company to aban-
don coal property alleged to have been
Illegally secured from the government,
three of the big coal mines situated
on the disputed property have been
closed down. The mines belong to the
Superior Coal company, which is
owned oy the Union Pacific. The eff
feet will be a further shortage of coal
in the west.
Negotiations are now on between
the Chewelah Copper King Mining
company and the B. c. Copper com
pany for the production from the Cop
per King mine, near Chewelah, Wash.
For $4,000, with 10 per cent in
itial payment, the Dominion Explora-
ton company has taken a bond on the
Davis & Park group in the Metaline
district, Washington. The purchasers
were represented by Frank Brown,
who is widely known in the mining
camps of Idaho and Alaska. The deal
was closed up this week and Mr.
Brown has already placed a crew of
men on development work
Grand Forks, B. C.-The official an
nouncement that the Cranky company
will further enlarge its furnaces
means more than it appears on the
surface. The enlargement of the fur |
naces, which will hardly take place |
before next year, means a big expan-
sion of the whole plant. The work
will be under way IL months.
Rossland, B. Gle Roi is closed |
down to make important improve
ments. The skip service of the main
shaft was extended down in four COM
partments from the 1350-foot level to
the 165O-foot level A new crusher
was installed on the surface and a
new wire rope put on the traway.
Phoenix, B. C.-Last weeks Bound
airy smelter treatment is slightly larg-
er than the previous week, which was
new record. The total shipments
'or the week, 96,543 tons; total ship
nents for the year to date, 536,919
ons. Boundary smelters treated as
ollows: CRANKY smelter, 1873 tons;
3. Q. Copper company's smelter, 49,
'26 tons; Dominion Copper company's
melter, 5S45 tons; total for the week.
5000 tons; total treatent for year to
late, 536,919 tons.
The Panhandle smelter at Sand
Joint, Idaho, has one of the most
advantageous locations for a smelter
n the country. 1t is on the main line
It three transcontinental railroads,
nd at the head of Lake Pend
'Oreille, 81 miles long, and surround
ID by mines. The Panhandle smelter
within easy reach of the Occur
'Alenes, the richest silver-lead dis
riot in the world. and is the only ,
meter in northern Idaho. The smell ,
er was blown in about a month ago,
nd the management has already
lade arrangements to double it's ca
acity. ,,
In the Occur d'Alenes.
The Advance Mining company will
a a few days let contract for a 100 {
Dot extension of it's lower tunnel. The
ompany's property is near Mullan.
The ledge in the Sonora mine is
ow 13 feet wide and carries all but /
commercial ore. t
A 1oO-foot raise is being run to con- t
ect the lower Orc Elmo tunnel with r
he shaft. The raise is being put up t
good ore all the way. h
Some of the wooden churches of n
Iorway are fully 700 years old and I
re still in an excellent state of nres -