Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-01-19
MINING NEWS.

company, but by eastern and Butte
capitalists and the Greenough inter
ests.
w. E. Zwicky, superintendent OF the
Kroa Silver Mining sompany near
Ainsworth. b. c., is enthusiastic over
the company's mine. He says that II
1t were deemed advisable the prop |
erty could begin ore shipments at
once.
Paul Roseman was probably fatally
scalded and burned by the explosion
of a converter at the CRANKY smelter
at Grand Forks. b. c., recently. Sew
eral others received severe burns, but
not serious ones.
John Kosh 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 10 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, Il.
c., milled during the first six months
Of the year S4,066 tons of ore, pro
ducing 1400S tons of concentrates
which, together with 1889 tons OF
crude ore, were shipped to the smelt
err. From this product there was ex
tracted about 41S,000 ounces OF silver
and 100000 pounds of lead; total
value, s79S,660 The output of the
second half of the year has not beer
obtained, but 1t 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. anC
with large ore reserves.
The furnaces at the CRANKY smelte
were barred out early this morning
and over $50 men are now idle, short
, age of coke being the cause. 1t Is no
u definitely stated when the plant will
resume operations.
A deal of importance has just beei
closed here for the purchase of tn
Little Bertha group of four claims
near Grand Forks. Il. c.. by Alex Mi
Ter and F. H. Knight for q sum re
. ported to be $4,000, the former Owl
y ers of this group being ]. Pringle an
w. Kendrick.
Salmon river Qdaho) mining me
= are hopeful that there will be sufl
: cient water this spring and summe
for them to work their placer claim
which has been an impossibility
more than one instance for two yea
past.
~ Rossland. b. C.-Shipments for Il
week were: Center Star, 1890;
Roi 2065; lie Roi No. 2. 1850; lie r
No. 3 (milled), $50 tons At the SINE
a err of the Consolidated company
al Trail the receipts of ore for the wei
or were 3735 tons.
w. c. Greene, the Cananea copp
ID, king, has been sued in Cochise cou
Is, ty, New Mexico, for 100000 by Ep
q Randolph, president Of the ella VI
C; ley Globe & Northern railroad and
the Canonea Yaquois River & I
Y; cifc railroad. for 5000 shares OF sto
of the Cananea Central Copper co
ut pany. The other defendants a
Lycurgus Lindsay and the Canaan
IT; Central Copper company.
81 The great tin centers of Cornw
80 are agitated over a report that
American syndicate is buying up
vt; richest tin mines there. A repres
Ia tative of the syndicate, it is stat
ba- has been in Penzance for some wee
hot The report has not been confirmed
SOC With a minimum commission
ara $3.50, the Spokane Stock Brokers
81 ISOLATION has adopted the amend
ing icale, which follows: On stocks s
les. ng up to and including &c per sha
Ige. i-Sc per share; over &c and up to
per share, lac per share; 12c and
on; to 30c per share, 1-2c per share;
$l2 md up to SOC per share, 3-4c
share; SOC per share and up to
Ieat per share, lie per share; Use per sh
ton and up to 81 per share, 1-2c
hare; 81 and up TO $3.50 per sh
r per share; $3.50 and up to 81
hare. l-2c per share; 81 and VI
$50 per share, &c per share; 5
-. nd up to SO per share. 4c per sh'
~ % and up to $3.50 per share. &c
~ $3.50 and up to 81 per share, &c
''N share; 81 and up to IS per sh
ore 1-2c per share; IS, 2 per cent on
honey.
"iSs Ranner Wear in Factories.