Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-01-26
MINING NEWS.

Dennis Clark and James Cronin. two
well known mining men, have taken
a 100000 bond on the Queen Vic
toria group of claims, which lie about
six miles from Nelson, b. c.
The miners federation convention
has adopted resolution criticizng
the governors of Colorado and Idaho
for what they termed the unwarranted
prosecution of Meyer, Pettibone and
Haywood. The resolution declares:
1t is not the intention OF the courts
OF Idaho to give the accused a fair
and impartial trial. Their extradition
was contrary to law and covered by
fraud, which disgraced the jurispru-
dence Of the people"
A robber recently stole box con.
tanning $500 in gold bullion bound
for the San Francisco mint, from an
express truck at Barstow at o'clock
in the morning. The bullion, with
much other express matter, was being
transferred from the westbound train
at Los Angeles to the San Francisco
train.
The convention of the United Mine.
workers of America adopted the report
of President Mitchell, and refused to
concur in the report OF Vice President
Lewis. President Mitchell indorsed
the action of the last convention in
allowing miners to sign agreements by
districts. Vice President Lewis had
taken the opposite position.
The Velvet Mining company, pur-
cnasers of the Grant group of copper
mines on Copper mountain Just east
of Chesaw, Wash, is meeting with
great encouragement with the develop
ment and exploration work now being
carried on at the property. Manager
McPhee was down from the mine a
short time ago and reports a strike
OF native copper in the location work.
| iDgs.
: About 250 men have been thrown out
of employment by the closing down
The mine was compelled to close on
account of being unable TO get cars
to remove the ore. All the ore bins,
shoots and storeruoms are full and
there was no means at hand of hav-
ing any of it removed and every avail
abe inch OF storage space has been
utilized
Official figures have just been made
public regarding the output OF the
! CRANKY Consolidated for the calendar
year 1906 and show the company
shipped from it's Phoenix, B. c., mines
during that time % per cent, more
ore than in 1905, and about 40 per
cent. more than during 1904.
Late advices from New York say
that the Cranky company of the
Boundary, B. c., has during 1906 earn
cd approximately $2,13J,7oO net, or SIS
on each new share, par value 500.
During the year four dividends of 3
per cent each were declared, calling
for the payment of 81 $4,000, leaving
$5107S0 either for new construction
or to be added to the surplus account.
Net surplus on June 80, 1906, was 81,
54773S.
The Dominion Copper company has
decided to remove the Office OF the
company from the Smelter at Boundary
Falls 10 Greenwood. The amalgama-
ton of the British Columbia and the
Dominion Copper companies had been
projected can not be confirmed.
1t Is said the Pacific Coast league
will meet invasion by invasion and put
a team In at Spokane and Vancouver
as an opposition blow to the projected
expansion of the Northwestern league
which is now figuring on Seattle.
A newly organized Butte mining
stock exchange opened formally on
Monday morning.
| A good strike is reported from the
Old Germany mine on Copper noun
tan. southeast of Chesaw. Wash,
which property Is owned principally
By Spokane men.
| The mother lode" Of Last Chance
gulch. now Main street Of the capital
city Of Montana. and which yielded q
sum estimated at $4,000. 900 in gold
to early day placer miners. has APP
parently been discovered In the prop
| critics of the Montana-Pittsburg COM
pany, three miles south OF the city.
The mine, which is known as the
Spring Hill. has been operated as a
nuxing proposition for the Butte
smelter of the Pittsburg company. In
this manner the property was quite
| thoroughly developed.
In the Occur d'Alenes.