Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-20


Douglas, Ariz-As a result of the
presence of organizers of the West
ern Federation of Miners and local
agitation friendly to that organization,
an attempt is being made to enroll
the smeltermen employed by the Cop
per Queen and Caluet and Arizona
smelters as members of the fedora
tion The refusal Of the companies to
recognize the union, which is certain,
will probably result in strike.
Rock Springs, Wyo.-As result of
the suits filed by the government
against the Union Pacific Coal COM
pany, forcing that company to aban-
don coal property alleged to have been
illegally secured from the government,
three of the big coal mines situated
on the disputed property have been
closed down. The mines belong to the
Superior Coal company, which is
owned by the Union Pacific. The eff
feet will be further shortage of coal
in the west.
! Negotiations are now on between
the Chewelah Copper King Mining
company and the B. G. Copper COM
pany for the production from the Cop
per King mine, near Chewelah, Wash.
For $4,000, with 10 per cent in
| itial payment, the Dominion Explora-
ton company has taken bond on the
Davis & Park group in the Metaline
district, Washington. The purchasers
were represented by Frank Brown,
who is widely known in the mining
camps of Idaho and Alaska. The deal
| oil ,,r &c q nd
Brown has already placed a crew of
men on development work.
Grand Forks, B. C.-The official an
nouncement that the CRANKY company
will further enlarge its furnaces
means more than it appears on the
surface. The enlargement of the fur
naces, which will hardly take place
before next year, means a big expan
sion of the whole plant. The work
. will be under way IL months.
Rossland, B. Gle Roi is closed
down to make important improve
ments. The skip service of the mair
shaft was extended down in four com
, partments from the 1350-foot level tt
, the 1650-foot level. A new crushel
, was installed on the surface and {
> new wire rope put on the traway.
Phoenix, B. Cast weeks Bound
. airy smelter treatment is slightly larg
er than the previous week, which wa
a new record. The total shipment
= for the week, 36,543 tons; total ship
ments for the year to date, 1851
tons. Boundary smelters treated a
: follows: Cranky smelter, 1879 tons
B. G. Copper company's smelter, 10
226 tons; Dominion Copper company
o smelter, 5S45 tons; total for the weel
= $4,000 tons; total treatent for year t
4 date, 536.919 tons.
The Panhandle smelter at Sane
y point, Idaho, has one of the mos
advantageous locations for smelte
=, in the country. 1t is on the main lin
= of three transcontinental railroads
p and at the head of Lake Pen
d'Oreille, 81 miles long, and SURROUND
ed by mines. The Panhandle smeltt
- is within easy reach Of the Coer
- d Alenes, the richest silver-lead di
trict in the world. and is the onl
y, smelter in northern Idaho The SINE
n ter was blown in about month ag
and the management has alread
y, made arrangements to double it's C
as pacity.
ID In the Occur d'AIenes.
The Advance Mining company wi
in a few days let a contract for 10
foot extension of it's lower tunnel TT
company's property is near Mullan.
m The ledge in the Sonora mine
now 10 feet wide and carries all b.
k commercial ore.
n A 100-foot raise is being run to co
a meet the lower ORC Elmo tunnel wi
IN the shaft. The raise is being put l
al in good ore all the way.
"a A new boiler was taken to the H
an potheek mine at Kingston recently.
co The shaft on the Alice is still
IN the good ore shoot which dipped in
M the 350-foot level, and, from it's pre-
M ent dip, will probably stay in II
M shaft for so feet more. Part of Il
I'D ore is a shipping grade of galena
no The new concentrator at the Ste
un art, in Government gulch, has BET
r. completed, though no machinery h
Ok been installed except the crusher fro
L. the old concentrator of the Silv
King. All the other equipment h
been ordered and is now on the wa
The concentration will have a capa
ity of $50 tons daily.
A contract has been let by the Bla,
% Hawk Mining company to drive