Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-02
MINES AND MINING.

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River G Northeastern railroad, has a
mineral claim one-half mile south Of
Outlook, Wash, which he has been
prospecting for the last six months.
He has unearthed what he claims to
be the richest clay deposits In the
United States, mostly potters' clay.
The value of the total mineral out
put in British Columbia for 1906 Is
officially estimated at $26,39O, 900, a
net increase over that of 1905 of 49,
92S,675, to which copper contributed
$2,S13.77S.
1t Is reported that copper ore run
ming $35 ton has been opened on
the 500 foot level of the property
near DeBorgia, Montana, owned by
the Denver & Rock Island Develop
ment company. The company is con-
trolled by Anton Lutz, millionaire
brewer of Pittsburg, Pa.
Nairobi, British East Africa-A dis
covery of copper ore has been made
in the Taru district close to the Ugan-
da railway Samples show a very
large percentage of copper. If the
mineral belt turns out to be exten.
sive, the discovery will be very val
liable.
r. H. Anderson has resigned his
position as superintendent of the Sui
Ivan Group Mining company at Kim
berley, B. c., and James Finley, mayor
Of Cranbrook, B. c., has been appoint
ed to succeed him.
1--WE have taken over the Stewart
mine in the Occur d'Alenes at a cost
Of over $500,000," said E. ]. Carter,
who is associated with F. Aug, Heinze.
There has been a complete reor-
ganization of the company and new
officers have been elected.
Spokane is undoubtedly up to date
in metallurgical appliances as well as
in everything else. The latest addition
in the assaying line is a complete
plant for electrolytic assaying.
The arrival in Chewsaw, Wash, last
fall Of R. w. Brand. man of means
and ability from Newark, Ohio, has
brought about a resurrection of the
Opal mine, gold property prominent
in the Myers Creek district
Standpoint, Idaho-Ed Butler and
others have been prosecuting the
work of development on their claims
east of Garfield bay and north of Min
eral point. The tunnel which they are
running to explore the vein at depth
Is now in more than so feet and it is
expected that the vein will be crossed
within onnthnv.
showing values on the surface runs
through the entire group of claims.
The mountain is high enough to give
them a depth of more than 300 feet
above the lake level.
Rossland, B. C.-Two ore shoots of
considerable magnitude and of good
grade have been located on the 300
foot level of the White Bear. The
management feels confident that the
White Bear has the makings Of valu-
able mine.
Coke Is moving more freely and con-
siderable has been received at the
lie Roi smelter at Northport. 1t is
expected that the lie Roi smelter will
resume operations about March 1.
At the Centre Star the new convey
ors and rock breaker has started up
on trial run. They worked salts
factorily. The breaker has a capacity
of 1000 tons in 10 hours and will
break rock at the mine instead of do
ing 1t at the smelter, as heretofore
Out of nearly $4,000 mining titles
covering an area of over 10000 acres,
Mexico's greatest production is and
always has been in silver and gold
There are nearly $4,000 properties
covering more than 100000 acres, OF
these ores. Next comes copper, lead
and of recent date zinc. but these
metals by no means comprise Mexi
cos total metal production, as the
country contains metalliferous ore
from quicksilver to radium.