Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
MINES AND MINING.

1t is unofficially reported from Fer
ME. B. c., that the miners have agreed
to return to work. The result of the
vote will be made public later. The
agreement, about which so much Sec
recy has been observed, practically
| means the achievement of the closed
shop principle.
1t is reliably reported from Null
Ian that in new winze recently start
ed on the Copper King ledge at a
point between 600 and 200 feet from
| the portal of the lower tunnel, an ore
body one foot in width has been ex-
posed. The winze is now down more
than 70 feet. The ore, which is clean
salena, is said to be exceptionally rich.
A find Of some excellent galena ore
is reported from the West Hecla mine.
which adjoins the famous Hecla prop
erty, near Burke. Idaho.
1t is reported that John c. White Of
| Clarks Fork, Idaho, has purchased
from Owen Brothers Of Standpoint
group Of lode mining claims near the
Beaver Dam property, five miles north
east Of Hope. The consideration is
said to have been $27O0.
A 500-foot crosscut tunnel is to be
run to crosscut at depth one of the
lodges on the property of the Ell Paso
Mining & Milling company on Trestle
creek, near Hope, Idaho. Surveys are
now being made.
| James Walsh, state mine inspector
Of Montana, who has returned to Hele-
ma after completing a close examina-
ton Of the Butte field, is enthusiastic
over the outlook. Not only did he find
all of the properties in splendid physi-
cal condition, with the possible excep-
ton Of an atmosphere a trife too
warm because of depth, but which was
rapidly being regulated by means Of
ventilation system, but also that the
ore was constantly improving. In an
interview he said that the present gen.
Grafton would never live to see the
| Butte mines worked out
More than 20 prominent coal opera
tors of Indian Territory, who, it is
charged, control the output and price
Of coal in this territory, are about to
be indicted.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
& Concentrating company, operating
silver-lead mine at Wardner, Idaho,
has declared dividend No 116, amount
| ing to $1S0,O00. This is the company's
| regular monthly dividend and brings
the total omunt Of dividends paid
since January 1 to 100000, and the
total to date, $S,766,000.
+ An excellent strike has Just been
made in the Golden Chest mine at
Murray, Idaho. The strike was made
in cross drift in the long lower tun-
mel. The crosscut was started about
200 feet from the raise and is now
| in about 20 feet A 24-inch ledge was
| opened all the way and this contains
some magnificent quartz, scanned with
telluride and bright metallic sulphides.
All last week there was intense in
terest throughout the Boundary in the
| outcome of the voting among the coal
miners of the Crows Nest Pass coun-
| try, as to whether they would decide
to accept the agreed-on terms of their
leaders and return to work, thus af-
fording coal supply that would once
more permit the Boundary smelters
and mines to operate at full capacity.
Owing to the lack of coke, two of
the large reduction works in this dis
| trict are now closed tight, being the
CRANKY and Dominion Copper COM
panies' smelters, thus directly throw.
ing out of employment about 500 men,.
In addition to this the large mines of
the Boundary have been gradually
closing down this week, all of the
properties shipping to the two smelt.
ers mentioned now having laid off
practically their entire forces. The
Grandby mines now have not more
than rs men employed all told, such
as compressormen, pump men, boiler
men, a few machinists and the like.