The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
MINES AND MINING.

The most sensational gold strike NJ
recent years in the state is reported
from the Hope mine at Basin, Mont
being operated by M. L. Hewett Of
Helena and James j. Hill, president ~
the Great Northern Railway companv
The Hope was formerly the producer
of the richest ore in the state, but was
practically abandoned years ago az
worked out. The new shaft has maid
from the grass roots down. That the
Hope will resume its former prestige
Is the belief of mining men, as the
new vein is entirely independent Of
any of the old workings.
Word from Thompson Falls, Mont.
says 16 feet of concentrating silver.
lead ore has been struck in the Mon.
tana Standard.
The convention of the Western Fed.
Grafton of Miners has practically
agreed upon a constitutional amend.
ment providing for a referendum vote
by any local union before a strike is
called, two-thirds of those voting to
answer in the affirmative.
"Within two years l anticipate that
no mill in the Occur d'Alenes will be
producing coarse tailings," says W.
Clayton Miller, general manager Of
the Federal company.
The largest consideration paid for
a grass root mining claim in an unde-
veloped mining district of Washington
Is reported from Chelan. Kingman &
Pershall have sold the Butte claim,
located on the south side of Chelan
butte, for $4,000 to Mr.. Foreman, a
mining man formerly of Denver, Col,
now of Seattle. The owners Of the
| claim reserved out of the sale 1900
pounds of sacked ore, valued at $1.25
per pound.
H. w. Jackson, while timber cruis.
ing on Deep creek, opposite the Last
Chance mine, nea Northport, Wash,
discovered an outcrop of a ten-fOot
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 a few days work has four
Ieet OF pay ore.
The tenth annual session Of the
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 recently
a six-inch stringer of shipping galena
was cut on the fOotwall.
1t seems an assured fact that
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. c.
The California-Giant company is re-
pairing its machinery and extending an
air pipe line from the compressor on
the California to the Giant territory
]. A. Miller, late foreman at CRANKY,
has been appointed superintendent Oh
the California-Giant and states tha'
development will soon be commenced
Mining companies at Rossland, B. e.
have decided to pay miners 81 per day
, instead of $3.50 as heretofore; shower
ers 1926, instead of $500; timbermen
"a and shaftmen $3.50, on and afte
July 1. 1t is thought the advance vii
, result in a 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: zen
tire Star, $500 tons; lie Roi, 1850 tons
: lie Roi No. 2, $50 tons; total for week
= OSLO tons; and for year to date ia,
, 651 tons. At the Trail smelter 4lV
tons of ore were received during tn'
week and at Northport the smelter to
ceiyed 1850 tons.