Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-24
MINING News.

Idaho, one of the largest silver-lead
mines in the world, who made his
home at Wardner for nearly year in
| 1890, is said now to receive a salary
aggregating 100000 year, which is
more money than any other man ever
received for his yearly services in a
similar capacity.
At Chelan, Wash, great excitement
prevails over the discovery Of lodges
on Chelan Butte carrying high values
in gold and q stampede is now on to
the scene Of the find, only few miles
away. Specimens show stringers of
free gold in large quantities. Miners
state that the ore resembles Cripple
Creek ore. The lodges are well de-
fined. A large number Of claims have
been located already and many more
Wa. follow.
A report, which is probably authen-
tic, is circulated in Republic, WASH, to
the effect that an engineer has been
engaged to survey new line of stand
ard gauge railroad from Belcher juno
ton, at the mouth of Lambert creek,
to the mines on Belcher mountain.
The. parties behind the new project are
supposed to be eastern men who are
interested in Belched Mountain mines.
No matter who puts up the money the
enterprise should be Of great benefit
to this community and surrounding
country.
A specia, dispatch from juneau,
Alaska, says that the great Treadwell
strike has been settled on the open
shop basis. Not over 10 are affected,
and the blacklist is abolished. There
will be no further interference or rec
ognition of the union, and no attempt
at dictation to the mine management
The troops will be withdrawn this
week.
A strike Of the utmost importance
has been made in the Interstate mine
near Sunset peak, in the Occur
d Alenes.
The Big Badly Mining & Milling
property on Crooked creek, about 10
miles southeast Of Buffalo Hump, Ida
no, is to be thoroughly exploited dur
ing the coming season.
| The big Jim Hill ore land lease
"melon" was unlawful and the millions
Of dollars in ore certificates involved
should have been turned in as assets
of the Great Northern Railway com.
pany instead of being distributed to
the Great Northern stockholders. This
Is the substance of the report of the
house committee.
E. A. Henchilwood of Elk City, Ida
ho, has discovered a new placer
ground of unusual richness, Just west
Of the American River bridge on the
Orogrande road. The area of the
ground is small, but prospecting has
proved it to be wonderfully rich.
In the Occur d'AIenes.
A contract has been let to M. Coyne
and Joseph Higgins to continue the
633-foot tunnel on the Atlas group
another 100 feet. The property is in
the Stevens Peak copper belt.
The Hecla Mining company has de-
clared dividend. supposedly the reg.
ular monthly dividend Of ? cents a
share, or $4,000.
F. August Heinze, who recently ac-
CURED extensive mining interests in
the Occur d'Alenes, is figuring upon
adding to his holdings by the purchase
Of the o. X. Consolidated. the Black
Hawk and the Wyoming groups, which
adjoin the ground of the Occur d'Alene
Development company, which is under
bond to the Montana mining million
aire.
| Wallace, Idaho-At a meeting Of the
Champion Copper Mining company d.
rectors held recently, it was decided
to resume development work on the
property at once with three shifts of
men.
| Articles of incorporation have been
fled at Wallace for the Yreka Mining
company. naming it's capital at $780,
coo, with 100000 shares Of a par
value of 10 cents each. The incor-
rorators are all residents of Kellogg.
A boarding house, bunk house and
blacksmith shop have been erected
on the Golden Star property on Placer
creek, and work has been begun on a
2c0-foot crosscut. Fine galena ore was
found on the property 4 years ago,
when 1t was mined with a shallow
shaft.
British Columbia Mines.
The Cariboo mine in Camp McKin-
ney is now unwatered to the 400 foot
level and active mining will soon be
in progress at the old dividend payer.
The slight damage done by snow
slides to the tramway and flume on
the Montezuma mine near Kaslo is
nearly repaired, and the old property
will be working full blast within the
week.
The CRANKY smelter company at
Grand Forks, B. c., has about 10
days coke supply at the smelter for
operating six furnaces of the battery
of eight.
Eastern Oregon Mines.
The Sumpter smelter has ordered
from an iron works at Baker City
three new Stag pots. The new equip
inent will somewhat enlarge the smelt-
er's capacity.
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