Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

A force of 25 men is now employed
at the Goodenough mine in the Mar
shall lake district, and the five stamp
mill has been running steadily since
June /.
Wednesday was the biggest pay day
ever had in the history of Phoenix,
B. c., when the smelling and mining
companies distributed approximately
500, 900 to their employees.
A three-ton mill test of ore from the
Mikado mine in Florence Qdaho)
camp resulted in a saving of $125, or
more than $40, from each ton.
A tunnel which will tap the ledge
at depth of $50 feet, is being driven
on the Idaho Consolidated Copper
company's property on the Salmon
river. The ore runs high in copper
and gold.
After being held for several days
awaiting word from relatives, the
body of Patrick Burke, aged So,
veteran prospector of the Occur
d'Alenes, who died at Spokane, was
buried in that city last week in the
potters field at the Paramount Gem
etery. The cause of death was a
complication of diseases brought on
by excessive drinking.
Henry M. Rae and A. S. Wright of
Chicago were recently at Kendall,
Mont, and completed arrangements
whereby the North American Explor-
alton company, an eastern concern
with a capital of, $2O,0OO,O0O, is to
take over the Barnes King mine and
the North Mocassin property.
David Sitton, who owns valuable
mining property in the Thunder Noun
tain district, was recently found dead
on the trail between Warren and
Roosevelt. On examination it was
found that he had been shot through
the head. 1t is the opinion of his
friends that he was murdered, as he
} usually carried several hundred dol
lars on his person.
i D. c. McGrath has bond on the
Virginia galena property on Carbon
creek, near Delta, Idaho, the consid-
Grafton not being made public.
Savage & Shaw have leased the
: Mascot dredge and are at work on
Trail creek.
, The total production during the year
} from the Second Relief mine at Ymir,
b. c., was $58,0S0. The Hunter ".
mine shipped 5000 tons of low grade
lime rock during the year, the smelter
returns on which were $16,845. From
: the Arlington mine shipments for the
f year totaled 1872 tons, from which the
: net smelter returns were $53,315.2G,
showing net saving per ton of $4,000
At the Ymir mine the attention OF
5 the management has been confined re-
Gently to the development. Latest re-
= ports are that a good body of pay ore
: has been uncovered on the S00-foot
;. level.
The Boundary smelters treated last
: week as follows: CRANKY smelter,
3 1S,057 tons; B. c. Copper company's
4 smelter, 1850 tons; Dominion Cop
e per companys smelter, 3543 tons. The
total treatment for the week was
d S3.260 tons; total treatment for the
: year to date, 564,1S8 tons.
!, Rossland, B. c., shipments last
e week were the largest for several
e months past, reaching total OF SO55
e TONS The Centre Stars new hoist Is
d operating in a satisfactory way and
accounts in a measure for the large
f tonnage which is being taken out.
IN THE COEUR D'ALENES.
The Headlight Mining company haf
refused all the bids made for sinking
a 100-foot Wine on its property and
:, has called for new bids.
John Heating of Wardner has trans
& ferred to the Caledonia Mining com
pany in consideration of 100000 shares
of capital stock, the Caledonia and
O'Connor claims.
The Idaho Lead ?Silver Mining com
pany has let a contract to Edward
Eisman for a 100-foot drift on the
L ledge now exposed. The property Is
near the Orc Elmo mine in the Murray
q district
/ F. L. Ruch and W. l. Fish of Ward
), ner have sold to Charles M. Foster a
$ one-eighth interest in the Martin,
: Drew, Carrie. Edna, Mildred, Mamie
e and Burton lode claims in the Yreke
S district The consideration named in
e the deed is 81.
A drilling contest is contemplated
o between Walter Joy and j. Baker of
), Murray, Idaho, and William Baudy
Il and Joe Sligo of Silver King. Baker
n and Joy were the winners of the $3.50
n purse offered for the Fourth of July
d contest, with SO 11-16 inches, while
L Baudy and Sligo drilled 3S 5-16 in
ches. The time and place of the con-
q test have yet to be arranger, but it