Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-31
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

Lack of coke cuts down the Bound
airy ore shipments the past week.
A telephone line is being construct
ed from Warrens into Ramey Ridge
camp in central Idaho.
A new lead has been cut on the
famous old Reco mine in the Sandon
district, British Columbia.
Work has been begun on '250-foot
crosscut tunnel on the White Tail
property on Horse creek, near Libby,
Mont
All hope of rescuing alive four min
ers who have been entombed for sew
eral days in No. IA tunnel at Blanch-
ard, Pa, has been abandoned
S. S. Callahan has taken a force of
six miners to develop the Washington
Calumet on Copper creek, near Twisp.
The property consists Of five claims.
Work has been resumed at the Mi
norca group on Fifteen Mile creek
near Orient, B. c. Considerable rich
ore was at one time shipped from the
mine.
Quite contrary to representations
which have been made extensively in
the west, the creation of national for
ests places no check on prospecting
for minerals.
The old War Eagle mine near Lew
istown, Mont, is to be reopened and
worked on a large scale. A $25, 900
concentrating plant is to be erected
on the property.
The first shipment of ore from the
Winnipeg property, located on Bel
cher mountain, started from the mine
Tuesday morning bound for the Gran
by smelter at Grand Forks.
Strangers were more numerous than
residents in Twisp last week. Many
residents are doing the annual assess
ment work on mining claims, while
those who take a couple of weeks Off
to go prospecting every year are now
engaged in that most alluring of all
occupations.
After selecting Helena as the con-
vention city for next year and choos-
ing Sheridan. Wyo., as headquarters
the United Mine Workers of America
for district No. %, embracing the
states of Montana and Wyoming, have
concluded their annual convention in
Helena All of the old officers, in
Guiding President Thomas Gibson of
Livingston, were rejected. -
miners from nearly all parts of the
northwest are pouring into the Elk
and Pierce City districts in a steady
stream; some are prospecting the
ground for undiscovered locations,
while the majority of the visitors are
moneyed eastern capitalists searching
for mines with showings which will
warrant development on a large
scale" says T. Ralph Pittock.
The big Gagnon, Neversweat and
/ West Stewart mines and the DAILY
Davis crosscut at Butte have been
forced to close down by the machin-
lists strike. Business men are be-
coming alarmed at the possibilities
of the strike on the part of the ma
chinists. 1t is feared that other mines
may follow the example of the prop
critics mentioned and shut down as
fast as the machinery becomes unfit
to use. Both the unions and the min
ing companies show no signs of weak
ening.
In the Occur d'Aenes.
Development work on the Bunker
Chance is to be resumed some time
next month. This property is situated
on Eagle creek and is owned by the
Samson Mining company.
Wilbur D. Greenough has given out
that he and his brother will not take
up their option on the control of the
Copper King Mining company, which
owns the Copper King mine near Null
Ian.
The management of the Bell mine,
near Gem, expect to strike the ore at
depth of 665 feet within the next
$50 feet.
An ore car and 270 feet of track
have been purchased for the Eldorado
mine. The tunnel will have to be con
tinued $50 feet to get under the good
surface showing.
In the Cascades.
The smelter Of 220 tons daily ca
pacity, to be constructed on the Great
Excelsior mine, will be completed by
February. 1908. The machinery has
been purchased.
A 10-stamp mill is being freighted
to the Minnesota mine near Belling.
ham. The North American, an adjoin
ing property, will also install a 10
stamp mill this season.
The Whatcom Coal company
backed by eastern capital, has secured
a lease on 1000 acres Of coal lands in
Blue canyon. An expenditure of SIS,
900 has been ordered. The lease in
cludes an option to buy.
The 15-stamp mill on the property
OF the Mount Baker Mining company
was recently destroyed by a fire
thought to be Of incendiary origin
The loss, including buildings. reaches
$4,000, covered by only $4,000 insur
ance. The mine has produced $3.50,
600 in gold since 1908.