Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-06-28
MINES AND MINING.

Inc mOSJ sSASalIOndl SOlu Strike IL
recent years in the state is renor4, I,
from the Hope mine at Basin Mos.
being operated by NJ L. Hewatt !.
Helena and James ]. Hill. presiden4
the Great Northern Railway CONNIE
The Hope was formerly the nrodnes
of the richest ore in the state. b,t ~
practically abandoned years AZ J.
worked out. The new shaft has n.ss
from the grass roots down. Thai ~
Hope will resume its former prest,r.
is the belief Of mining men. as ~ ~
new vein is entirely Independents !,
any of the old workings.
Word from Thompson Falls Mo,,
says 16 feet of concentrating silvas
lead ore has been struck in the M
tana Standard.
The convention of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners has practioopr
agreed upon a constitutional amors
ment providing for a referendum "a.
by any local union before a strika /.
called, two-thirds of those voting +
answer in the affirmative.
The largest consideration paid q,
a grass root mining claim in an undo
veloped mining district of Washington
is reported from Chelan. Kingman 4
Pershall have sold the Butte claim
located on the south side Of Cbelan
butte, for $4,000 to Mr.. Foreman !
mining man formerly of Denver col
now of Seattle. The owners Of tba
claim reserved out of the sale ism
pounds of sacked ore, valued at s12s
per pound.
H. w. Jackson, while timber cmis.
ing on Deep creek, opposite the Last
Chance mine, near Northport, Wash
discovered an outcrop of a tensfoot
ledge, between granite and lime Of
much the same character of ore as
the Last Chance, carrying rs per cent
lead. He at once started development
and in only few days work has -four
feet of pay ore.
The tenth annual session Of tha
American mining congress, to take
place at Joplin, Mo-, November Ii to
16, has been officially called by James
F. Calbreath, Jr., of Denver secre
tary of the organization.
Another strike is reported from the
Little Pittsburg mine on Pine creek
near Wardner, Idaho. Quite recenty
six-inch stringer of shipping galens
was cut on the footwall.
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Charles Sweeny of Spokane has sold
out his entire interest in the Sullivan
Group Mining company, which owns
the Sullivan mine and smelter near
Marysville, B. G.
within two years l anticipate that
no mill in the Occur d'AIenes will be T
producing coarse tailings," says "
Clayton Miller, general manager d
the Federal company.
The California-Giant company is re-
pairing it's machinery and extending an
: air pipe line from the compressor on
, the California to the Giant Territory,
! J. A. Miller, late foreman at CRANKY
, has been appointed superintendent
: the California-Giant and states that
development will soon be commenced
, Mining companies at Rossland, B. G.
have decided to pay miners $4 per DAY,
instead of $3.50 as heretofore; shovel
ers 1925, instead of $500; timberma
81 and shaftmen $3.50, on and afg
July l. 1t is thought the advance will
result in full supply of men, as Ross
land is one of the most pleasant min
, ing camps in the country.
Following are the shipments iron
the Rossland camp for the week: Gen
tire Star, $500 tons; lie Roi, 1850 tons
LIE Roi No. 2, $50 tons; total for veas
OSLO tons; and for year to date IL
651 tons. At the Trail smelter nv
tons of ore were received during Y
! week and at Northport the smelter
J ceived 1850 tons.