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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
CONTINUE WORK
ON UNCLE SAM

Ed Brown, who has returned from an
outing at the hot springs, is getting
ready to resume work on the Uncle
Sam on which development work was
carried on all last winter. Mr.. Brown
intends to run the tunnel 100 feet
farther this winter. AS soon as grub
and supplies are at the camp men will
be put to work cutting a wagon road.
A, cellar at the camp will also be made.
The Uncle Sam is on Seigle creek, a
mile above the American Eagle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
May Mean New Store.

There is report, which has facts for
foundation, that prominent business
man in town in eastern Washington
has secured an option on the two In
gram lots, between Mining News Office
and Parr hotel, and that he will buy and
build providing the Investigations he is
now making are satisfactory. The gen
tleman was in the district several days,
is now in Grangeville, but will return
this week. He is hardware merchant
and president of bank in his home
town.
Lapp Store improvements.
The improvements at the store of The
o. c. Lapp Co., Ltd, that have been
under way since the middle of last
month, were completed Wednesday.
The store is easily the largest in the
mountain districts and in point of ar
rangement and convenience probably is
not surpassed in any small tewn. The
local ware house capacity of the COM
pany has been increased to three times
its former size. The store room proper
is twice as large, the partition having
been removed, and the new arrange
ment allowing use of the second floor.
A new system of gravity pressure gaso-
line lights has been installed.
Other Improvement Notes.
A partition is being placed in the
Miner saloon.
J. M. Whitaker has the roof on his
new house on Piety hill.
The George Esh house is nearing
completion.
DR.. ]. D. Shinnick is building awooc
shed at his residence on Piety hill.
Charley Tiedeman and Charley Sven
son are planning to build on their lot
across street from the new Mining
News building.
4 The Blaine building, occupied by thu
Parsell laundry, is being shingled.
j. w. Dufield has plans perfected TO
additions and improvements for hi
store building on north Main street.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
EXTENSION OF
SOUTH FORK

A. N Ingram and Leslie Belor, who
located an extension of the ledge of the
Espey South Fork mine, on which de-
velopment work is now being done, are
very much encouraged over the pros
pect. Mr.. Ingram made trip to the
property the first of the week. He re-
ports the tunnel is now in ore that pans
free gold, and which shows gold to the
naked eyer The work is not far enough
along to show the extent of the ledge.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
Dave Patterson's Property.

Wallace Mines and Metals: Dave
Patterson has returned from the st.
Joe country where he located group
of four claims, about 81 miles west of
Taft and mile from where the Mil
waukee's new line will pass. 81 have
opened up 14-foot LEDGE" said Mr..
Patterson, ''and have fine showing of
galena. expect to go back and do
some more work on the claims"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
EAGLE MILL
WILL RUN SOON

Pat Brennan, F. c. Duhrkop, Ed
Erwin and Nels Malstrom, who are ope-
rating the American Eagle under two
year lease, will probably have the mill
running before the end of this week.
Since the lease was made, several weeks
ago, the men have been giving their
entire attention to taking out ore, and,
it is reported, there is great amount
of high grade ore now ready for the
mill. The reservoir is being repaired.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
Negro a Suicide.

John Wilson, the colored man who
cooked at the Parr hotel last summer,
committed suicide at Moore's station, in
Buffalo Hump district, one day last
week by cutting his throat with a razor.
He was enroute to Concord where he
had secured employment as cook. 1t is
said Wilson was subject to delirium
tremens. Dependency is given as the
cause of suicide.
Ira Meinert arrived home Sunday
from Spokane.
Surveyor R. McGregor arrived Thurs
day from Concord.
George v. Harrington returned M on
day from Grangeville.
Edward Brown, mill man for the
Buster, arrived Sunday from San Fran
cisco.
w. F. Cramer, better known as
|
''Frenchy," was shot and killed in sa-
loon row. at Osborne few days ago.
George Glatz and Ernest Crib hat
supplies and provisions for the winter
delivered at their camp the latter part
of the week, and now have a force OF
t,,,ov, b,,,1J;rcr b,,xlr bo,,cac O d,y,,rr Lo II
and other structures near where theil
lower tunnel is to be started in the
Frisco property.
The former residents of the states o1
Iowa and Minnesota who are now re
siding in northern Idaho and eastern
Washington have formed an Iowa Min
nesota association to meet at the forth
coming lewiston Clarkston fair, ant
will hold their first meeting or reunion
at the fair grounds 'on Wednesday
October 9th, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m
There has been an appropriate an
interesting program arranged for tn
occasion, and the association request
that every person who formerly reside
in either Iowa or Minnesota, will reg
lister at the Iowa-Minnesota headquart
ers and join in making the associate
J q grand success.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
Electric Lights for Elk.

There is a movement on this
week among the business men to
have Elk City lighted by cleo
tricity, the fluid to be furnished
by the electric plant that is to be
installed by the Buster Mining
company, at their property, one
mile from town. Practically all
of the business houses have
agreed to use electric lights, a
number in their homes, and it is
probable three or four lights viii
be placed in the street.
The idea of getting power from
the Buster company to light the
town is one that has been talked
of frequently by business men
and citizens generally, but Super
intendent Thorn of the Buster
was not approached on the mat
ter until this week. He will
order the electrical equipment in
a short time.
About 200 lights have been
spoken for to date.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
Expected Plant VIII Be Placed in
Operation Early in November.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK
Frame Work of Mill Be Com
pleted This Week.

Construction work at the Buster re-
duction plant has progressed rapidly
the past ten days, and before Saturday
night all of the frame timbers for the
building for the 10-stamp mill will be in
place. With this completed the skele-
ton of the reduction plant proper will
be finished. The buildings for the saw
mill and the hoist will be looked after
later. Logs are arriving at the mill
regularly now, and number of teams
that were engaged in logging are now
on the road hauling freight from Sites.
About half of the machinery for the
mill and cyanide plant is now on the
ground. The rest of it is on board cars
at Sites, including the big boiler.
Superintendent Joseph Thorn is rushing
the hauling of freight as fast as pos
sible, because construction work has
reached that point where the Installing
of machinery has been begun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
F. w. BRADLEY
IN WARDNER

Mines and Metals: Fred w. Bradley,
president of the Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van mine, arrived in Wardner Tuesday.
Mr.. Bradley has just returned from the
Treadwell mine on Douglas Island,
Alaska. In Spokane he was joined by
Mrs. Bradley, who accompanied him to
Wardner.
When asked about the Treadwell, he
said:
''We are treating about 5000 tons a
day. The ore bodies are holding out as
well under ground as they were origi-
nally. About 900 men are working at
the Treadwell."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
A\bUILDINC BOOM
M IS ON IN ELK CITY
Hotels and Business Houses Enlarge and Prepare
MSMeet Increased Demands.
NJ

Work on the new building will be be-
gun just as soon as the lumber can be
secured.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28

Henry Laws returned the latter part
of the week from Buffalo Hump, where
he worked in the Jumbo mill
George Brodock and VIM Huston ar
rived Tuesday from Newsohe where
they were employed during the summer.
Mr. Brodock left Wednesday morning
for the Dixie district to do assessment
work on the Irish Lord, owned by him
and Frank Duncan.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
Plant Taking Shape.

Other construction work at the mine,
though in its early stages, gives one
fair idea of how the big plant will ap-
pear when it is complete. The trestle
on which the track will rest that leads
from the hoist to the mill was erected
last week. The pipe line from Elk
creek is being laid this week. ~
The small engine that was used on
the fan during the development of the
mine has been placed in the blacksmith
shop, to be used in operating drill that
was installed this week, and for other
machinery that is to be installed later.
Run Mill in November.
When work on the new mill and cya-
hide plant was started late in July, it
was given out that the mill probably
would be ready for use early in Novem-
ber. Superintendent Thorn has not
changed his idea on that point, for the
first of the week he stated to the Min
ing News man that he wants to begin
milling early next month, and, if there
is no delay, he believes they can be
ready at that time.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
CoIIided in Dense Fog

San Francisco, July 22-l p. m.-The collision between the Columbia and the San Pedro occurred in dense fog and the Columbia sunk in two minutes after she was struck. The San Pedro crashed into her port side, tearing a great hole through which tons of water rushed instantly. Only watch officers were awake. It is reported that at least 200 persons were aboard, includ- ing passengers and crew. Captain Doran of the Columbia went down with the ship.
 The steamer George w. Elder is towing the San Pedro to Eureka, bad To disabled. The Roanoke brought in many dead and the bodies were taken to the San Francisco morgue. Most oi the dead were tourists.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
To Work Iliamua Copper

c. ". Dutton and r. Thomas, who own a large interest in the big Dut- ton property at uiamua, came to Se- ward on the Santa Clara and went west on the Dora to do the annual as- sessmeut work, which is considerable in itself as a large number of claims are included in the group controlled by the Dutton association. C. $. Hub bell, the we'll known civil engineer and mineral surveyor, goes along to make preliminary survey ofthe claims. Next year the owners expect to make some dust ly,n Mir. DUttOn say.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
PLAN MAIL RUN
 AROUND SOUND
Representative of Post Office Department Studies
 Situation.

Y NJ. Robinson, representing the Se- cUnu @soiso"4O postmaster general, came to Seward on the steamer Elsie in tour of the ports between Valdez and Seward to determine the weight of the demands of this region for more frequent mail service. Valdez, Seward and all the intervening ports have re- ouested that twice-a-week contract be given the Elsie to run between the two large towns, calling at all ports on the sound which have a sufficient pop ulation to justify it.
 An informal session was held in the McNeiley hotel Sunday night in which a large number a of Seward citizens dis cussed the question with Mir. Robinson, giving the reasons which justify the request for better mail servlce, chief of which is the rapid growth of popula- tion on Latouche and Knight islands and the practical certainty that the eX- pansion of population at a rapid rate will continue.
 Mir. Robinson showed great interest in the subject and asked many ques- tions, but naturally expressed no opinion as his business is to report to the de- partment, and not to make promises. He was accompanied by Alvah Eames of Valdez, chief clerk of the railway mail service for Southern Alaska, who IS urging the allowance of the new route requested.
 From Seward Mir. Robinson will go to Juneau and from there to Fairbanks and Nome, studying the mail service as extensively as the limited time will permit. He goes out from Nome in the fall.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Prominent Visitors in Seward

Jas. H. Haight of Seattle, attorney and secretary fo the Alaska Central Judge w. NJ. Thompson of Danville H., and w. E. Harper of Chicago, were arrivals on the Saratoga. Messrs Thompson and Harper are personal friends of President Frost and are on 6 trip of sight seeing and pleasure They left on the train today for the interior, and will probably go as far a: the Matanuska coal fields.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
COPPER WORLD
 STUDIES ALASKA
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., July 24-Reports of government geological parties just published are turning the eyes of the copper world toward Alaska. These reports describe the copper deposits of the territory as of incalculable value and generally of high grade. Alaska now ranks seventh among the states and territories in copper production.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
We'll Known Timer Returns

Eugene Bartholf, we'll known min ing man of this section, returned on the Saratoga from the outside. During the winter Mir. Bartholf and F. P. Skeen, the Falls creek miner, prospect ed together in Nevada and secured some likely claims near Wonder, a lively mining camp of that region. A tranfer of this property is now in pro- gress. Bartholf left on the train to- day for the Cook inlet country for the summer to hydraulic ground owned by himself and brother.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
COLORADO MAN
 BUYS CLAIMS
F. p. Skeen and Associates Sell Interest in TOnSina Creek
 Quartz Properties.

J. W. Richards has purchased an undivided one-half interest in the uaUemay s,oup O4 qu"lo~ ..ol.Hs i.oil- F. P. Skeen, John Lechner and L. F. Shaw. The purchase price was 5000, part of which was paid in cash.
 The Gateway group was only dis covered July IS by Mir. Skeen, who staked claims for himselfand associates. The group consists of six claims, locat- ed on Tonsina creek few miles down the west side of Resurrection bay. Two distinct lodges, running parallel, are exposed on the surface on discovery claim. The veins carry free gold and values in concentrates. In the larger ledge mispickel, or arsenical iron, pre- dominates, and carries gold.
 Mir. Richards, the purchaser, is a Colorado mining man who has been in Seward the past two weeks. He has visited the more promising mineral prospects in this vicinity and is great ly impressed with what he has seen. He sailed on the Portland, but expects to return next spring and make more extended investigation of the mining resources of this section.
 While the consideration received for an interest in the Gateway group is not large for such prospect, the mo- tive that actuated the sellers was a desire to interest Colorado mining men in this immediate vicinity.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
PAY ON MANY
 INNOKO CLAIMS New Creeks Being Opened Up and Encouraging Prospects
 Are Being Found.
GROUND EASY TO EXPLOIT
Comprehensive Report of New Dig gings Given by 1. s. Robe, a
 Fairbanks Surveyor.

A comprehensive report of the In- noko placer discovery is given to Fair banks paper by l.. S Robe, a surveyor. As Seward is the logical winter route from the outside to the new strike, its development is naturally watched with interest here. Excerpts from the report are herewith produced:
 "The first strike upon which the excitement was based was made just prior to the freezeup last year. Some Russian Films got big pans on what is known as Gaines creek.
 "This stream is tributary of the south fork of the Innoko, coming in at a point about 500 miles up the Yukon.
 Continued on page ?
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Survivors Reach Portland

Portland, July 24 - Steamer George w. Elder arrived here this morning with a majority of the survivors Of the Columbia wreck. Nearly all were weeping and seemed utterly overcome by the distressing scenes through which they had passed. Many thrill ling stories of the wreck and subsequent experiences are told. Several promi- nent Portland residents were among the lot.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
COPPER FIND
 ON KODIAK 0utcrOp Indicates Immense De. pOSit of ChalcOpyrite Ore, Low Grade in Character.
LEDGE BEING OPENED UP
Discovery Made Last Fall by James CIeghOrn, and Located Near Ma
 tive Village of 0zinky.

From the island of Kodiak comes the report of the discovery of a copper prospect which gives evidence of be- coming a bonanza mine when opened up.
 The find was made last fall by a prospector named James Cleghorn, and is located on Woman's bay, near the native village of Ozinky, and about sixteen miles from the town of Kodiak. The ledge outcrops on mountain side about three miles inland, and the eX- ternal indications point to huge body of chalcopyrite ore.
 Interested with Cleghorn in the prop
 Continued on page ?
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Dora Sails Westward

Steamer Dora sailed for the west' ward Wednesday morning loaded to the limit with passengers and freight. She will be crowded uncom- fortably until she gets past Cook inlet ports, for which she has numerous passengers.
 The Dora carries 139 sacks of mail for the ports from Seldovia to Nushagak. It was hard to find storage room for all of it and Mail Clerk Thwaites will be kept "rassling" some to work 1t oil his hands.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
FINDS GOOD COPPER
 PROSPECT NEAR SEWARD

On Days harbor, to the eastward and running parallel to Resurrection pay, C. F. Boggs has discovered a very encouraging copper prospect. Mr. Boggs returned from there yesterday and will go back in a few days to fur ther investigate his discovery. The find is located a, the entrance and on the western shore line of Days har- bor.
 Copper float has been found lying on the beach there by various prospectorS, and NIr. Boggs thinks he has found its source.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
CRIME REIGNS
 IN NEW YORK
Five Prominent Murders and Numerous Assaults During
 Past Few Days.
nz cabls to The paiIy aateway.


 New York, July 26-A reign of crime has prevailed in this city during the past few days. Five prominent murders have been committed and numerous criminal assaults are report ed. Citizens are aroused over the alarming state of affairs and will not hesitate to lynch offenders when caught. The police admit their ina bility to cope with the situation. The crimes are laid at the door oian organ ization known as the Mafa, or Black Hand society.
 Fifty prominent Armenians held a meeting last night and secretlyresolved to exterminate the Black Hand society. This morning each participant receiv- ed a letter notifying him ,o destsc from the effort, or be killed,
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Rumored Change in Routes

Officers of the steamer Saratoga are authority for the statement that when the steamer Northwestern again goes into commission, that vessel and the Yucatan will be placed on the outside run to Seward, and the Saratoga and Santa Clara will be transferred to the inside passage.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
ALASKA COAST
 CHANGES HANDS
py cable to Fhe pally eateway.

Seattle, July ? - It is officially an- nounced that the Reynolds Alaska Company has purchased a controlling interest in the Alaska Coast Company, operating a steamship line from Seattle to Alaska.
 It is stated from responsible sources that there will be no change in the personnel ofofiicials of the Alaska Coast Company under the new ownership.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
ALASKA GROWS VEGETABLES
 ENOUGH FOR ARMY POSTS

Washington, D. C., July 22-The commissary of the war department will not ship any more green vegetables to Alaska for the army posts there, as enough fresh vegetables are now grown in the vicinity of the posts to snnnlY their demands.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Working On Bear River Trail

Work is fairly under way on the Bear river trail and several men are employed. Grading commenced at the Schefller homestead just north of the tide fiat and from there is proceeding northward and will soon be finished to Resurrection river. The bridge across that river will be the most expensive part of the task.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Montana Magnate to Exploit Promising Fields of North
 ern Territory.
ALREADY HAS BIG HOLDINGS
Experts in Behalf of Noted Mining Man Have Quietly Bonded Val-
 uabIe Properties.
By Cable Co The Daily Gateway.

Butte, July 26-F. Augustus Heuze' the Montana copper moguate, intends 10 move Co Seattle, and from that point direct ventures in Alaska copper properties.
 Heinze has had agents in Alaska during the past year quietlypickiDg up copper claims. until his holdings have become important enough to demand his personal attention.
 Heuze has recently disposed of his vast copper interests in Montana to the Amalgamated Copper Company, and 1t is stated he will devote his energles in the future Co the promisingco fields of the north
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27

Charles L. Erickson, chemist of the Alaska Smelling & Refining Company at Hadley, fefl from the coke shoot on an elevated tram 100 feet into coke bin, but though badly hurt will re- cover.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Death List Hard to Compute.

Eureka, Cal, July 24-On account oi the imperfect passenger list of the
 steamer Columbia the exact life loss as the result of her sinking in collision with the San Pedro will never be known. Various estimates put the number dead from sixty to ninety-siX' Boats from Shelter Cove picked up
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
FINDS ANOTHER QUARTZ
 VEIN ON TONSINA CREEK

f. P. Skeen took a run down to his Tonsina creek quartz property yester- day, and while looking over his recent discovery, found another ledge of free gold ore running parallel with the orig inal find. The vein is about foot wide on the surface and carries high values, the gold in the quartz being plainly visible to the naked eye.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
ALASKA GETS
 MORE GROUND
Error Found in Original Survey Gives Territory Immense
 Tract of Land.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Dawson, July 25--The Canadian boundary survey find the dividing line between Alaska and the Yukon Ter ritory several hundred feet from the true course along Davis creek, in the Forty Mile district
 The result of this discovery favors Alaska, and gives the territory a great slice of land, wedge-shaped, and several hundred miles in length.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
ALASKA TRADE
 SHOWS GROWTH
Preliminary Official Reports Fix Total for Fiscal Year at
 S5S,OOO,OOO.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., July 22--Alaska trade for the fiscal year ending June 30 aggregated about S58,OOO,OOO, ac- cording to preliminary figures com piled so far.
 It is estimated that the gold output for 1907 will show an increase over 1906, although the Panama district is eypected to return a loss on account of the miners strike there.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Investigating Cause of Wreck

San Francisco, July 26-Inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steamer Columbia began this morning before the marine board. Survivors of the Columbia charge Third Mate Hawse of that vessel with extreme cruelty while aboard life boat.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-07-27
Ev cnble to The pally aateway.

San Francisco, July 22-More than 100 lives were lost with the steamer Columbia, bound for Portland from this city, when she was rammed and sunk Saturday at midnight off Shelter Cove, seventy miles frem Eureka, by the San Pedro, lumber laden. Ninety eight persons were saved but many died from exposure. The San Pedro was still anoat at last reports. The steamer Roanoke brought the news this morning.