Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
MINING NEWS.

SoWPoAy, buI W CoStStu anu 0uIlo
capitalists and the Greenough inter-
ests.
w. e. Zwicky, superintendent of the
Kroa Silver Mining eompany near
Ainsworth. B. c., is enthusiastic owe
the company's mine. He says that
it were deemed advisable the prop.
erty could begin ore shipments at
once.
Paul Roseman was probably fatally
scalded and burned by the explosion
of converter at the CRANKY smelter
at Grand Forks, B. c., recently. Sew
eral others received severe burns, but
not serious ones.
John Koski was dragged into the
machinery at the Cottonwood coal
mines at Stockett, Mont, and instant
ly killed, by his hand catching in the
haulage rope. He leaves a wife and
one child.
Bakersfield. Cal-The recovery of
the body of George Warner, one of
the miners who was killed in the cave
In OF the Edison shaft December Z,
In which Miner Hicks spent Is days,
has been made. This is the second
body recovered to date. The identifi-
cation was made by means of an ar
tificial eye.
Seattle papers estimate the output
of gold from Alaska for 1906 at $24,-
100000. This estimate is based large.
ly On the receipts Of the Seattle as
say Office, which up to November first
amounted to $21,711,326, most of
which came from Alaska. The Alas
kan gold received at the San Fran.
cisco mint during the past ~ months
has been considerably more than in
preceding years and the amount, of
which only an approximate figure can
be given, brings the estimated Alas
kan yield to amount above noted.
The st. Eugene mine at Moyie, s.
c., milled during the first six months
Of the year 84,066 tons of ore, pro-
ducing 14,0O8 tons of concentrates,
which, together with 1889 tons of
crude ore, were shipped to the smelt-
er. From this product there was ex-
tracted about 41S,00O ounces of silver
and 100000 pounds of lead; total
value, $798,6s0. The output of the
second half Of the year has not been
obtained, but it was probably about
1000 tons of concentrates. The mine
Is reported to be in better condition
than ever before, developments dis
closing the occurrence of big shoots
of ore not previously met with, and
with large ore reserves.
The furnaces at the CRANKY smelter
were barred out early this morning
and over $50 men are now idle, short
age of coke being the cause. 1t is not
definitely stated when the plant will
resume operations.
A deal Of importance has just been
closed here for the purchase Of the
Little Bertha group of four claims,
near Grand Forks, Il. c., by Alex Mil
Ter and F. H. knight for a sum re-
ported to be $4,000, the former own
ers of this group being ]. Pringle and
W. Kendrick.
Salmon river Udaho) mining men
are hopeful that there will be suffl-
Gent water this spring and summer
for them to work their placer claims,
which has been an impossibility in
more than one instance for two years
past.
Rossland, B. C.-Shipments for the
week were: Center Star, 1890; LIE
Roi, 2065; LIE Roi No. 2, $50; LIE Roi
No. 3 (milled), $50 tons. At the smelt-
er of the Consolidated company at
Trail the receipts Of ore for the week
were 3735 tons.
w. c. Greene, the Cananea copper
king, has been sued in Cochise coun-
ty, New Mexico, for 100000 by Epes
Randolph, president of the ella Val
ley Globe & Northern railroad and of
the Canonea Yaquois River & Pa
cific railroad, for 5000 shares of stock
of the Cananea Central Copper COM
pany. The other defendants are
Lycurgus Lindsay and the Cananea
Central Copper company.
The great tin centers of Cornwall
are agitated over a report that an
American syndicate is buying up the
richest tin mines there. A represen-
tative of the syndicate, it is stated,
has been in Penzance for some weeks.
The report has not been confirmed.
With minimum commission of
$3.50, the Spokane Stock Brokers' as
ISOLATION has adopted the amended
scale, which follows: On stocks SELL
ing up to and including &c per share,
1-Sc per share; over Sc and up to 12c
per share, lac per share; 12c and up
to 30c per share, 1-2c per share; 3Oc
and up to SOC per share, 3.4c per
share; SOC per share and up to 75c
per share. 1c per share; 75c per share
and up to 81 per share, 1 1-2c per
share; 81 and up to $3.50 per share,
&c per share; $3.50 and up to 50 per
share, 1-2c per share; 81 and I'D to
$3.50 per share, &c per share; $3.50
and up to 50 per share, &c per share;
SO and up to $3.50 per share, SC per
$3.50 and up to "a per share, &c per
share; 81 and up to IS ger share.
Z 1-2c per share; IS, 2 per cent on the
money.