Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-01
In the Occur d,AIenes.

In the Occur d'AIenes.
The United States Silver-Lead COM
pany has been incorporated at Wallace
by Missoula men.
A strike of galena ore is reported |
from the North Bunker Hill mine, near
Wardner.
Nathan Wittner of Wallace is or
ganizing a company to take over and
develop a group of six claims near
Mullan.
A rich surface strike is reported to
have been made on the Blue Bell, one
of the Rhode Island group of claims.
The East Hercules Mining company
will soon let a contract for 70-foot
extension of it's 100 foot tunnel.
w. A. Nichols of Spokane has bond
ed the properties of the Father Lode
Mining company, limited, for the sum
of 100000 and the first payment of
$4,000 has been made.
The Morning mine at Mullan. one of
the properties of the Federal Mining
& Smelling company, ranks as one of
the biggest producers of the Occur
d'Alene district. The mine was pur-
chased from T. L. Greenough and
Peter Larsen less than two years ago,
and prior to it's sale paid it's former
owners profits approXimating $4,000
1000. Larson and Greenough received
100000 cash for the property.
Eastern Oregon Mines.
The Buffalo Monitor mine, near
Sumpter, will begin Shipping ore from
the 3OO-foot level before the middle of
June.
The new stamp mill for the Present
Need mine is now en- route from Baker
City to that property and should be
working within 40 days.
II. e. Currey of Baker City and A.
Murray of Unity have purchased the
. Trail Creek placers from w. ]. Pat
terson of Baker City and will at once
begin operations on a large scale.
: Mining Notes.
Il The Illinois Steel company, employ
i ing more than 1000 men, supporting
h 10000 persons and operating a plant
i valued at between $50 900 and $40,
l. 100000 may abandon South Chicago
h and become absorbed in the mammoth
steel plant in progress of construc
ton at Gary. Ind.
2 1t was admitted by a representative
of the company that no further exten
n sions are contemplated at the Soutl
Chicago mills and that ultimate
abandonment of the local site is prob
lie able.
a The Gary mills, when completed
IS will be the largest steel center in tn
Of world, and the home of the Unite'
is States Steel corporation.
W After a closedown of 10 days. tn
le smelling plant of the United State
as Smelling & Mining company at Bins
IN ham Junction, Utah, will reopen. TIL
I'd company has reached an agreemen
xe with the 100 men who have been o
ne strike. Upon being assured of a me-
lie scale of wages that would be general
a satisfactory, the men voted to retur
e. to work.
Mt No word in connection with tn
in closing of the deal for the contr'
of the Alameda stock by H. F. San
uels of Wallace from Mayo. Sachs
Co. of Butte has been received as We
A nine-foot ledge of gold-bearir
m. quartz, which runs. more than S12
ton, has been cut at a depth of 30 fe'
-, on a group OF claims on Chelan butt
- which were recently located by His
Rooney and H. G. Dennis of Cripp
Creek, Col, who went to Chela
-, Wash, as soon as the first strike Wi
- made.
- The Porthill Copper Mining col
-, pany, which is developing a group
~, claims, near Porthill, Idaho. has let
80 contract for a 200-foot extension
w. the 30O-foot tunnel on the property.
Gold and silver bearing quartz h
been found in 165 foot well in t
town Of Waverly, Wash.
State Land Agent Henry NELL a
mo H. M. Collins of Helena have ma
u the announcement that hey had
ing cured the control of the MONT
ISL mine, just across the Idaho line fro
o. Saltese, Mont The mine is a p
ins Queer of high-gTade copper and e
o"' ore.
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Williams, who has been appoint
superintendent fer the California NJ
kio ing company, is arranging for
ave ginning work on the Giant and Ca
ion ornia claims Of the company.