Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-29
MINES AND MINING.

The most sensational gold strike OF
recent years in the state is reported
from the Hope mine at Basin, Mont,
being operated by M. L. Hewett OF
Helena and James ]. Hill, president OF
the Great Northern Railway company.
The Hope was formerly the producer
of the richest ore in the state, but was
practically abandoned years ago as
worked out. The new shaft has paid
from the grass roots down. That the
Hope will resume it's former prestige
is the belief of mining men, as the
new vein is entirely independent or
any of the old workings.
Word from Thompson Falls, Mont,
says 16 feet of concentrating silver
lead ore has bee truck in the Mon
tana Standard.
The convention he Western Fed
Grafton Of Miner 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 1000
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, near 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 few days work has four
feet of pay ore.
The tenth annual session of the
American mining congress, to take
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
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
Marysville, B. c.
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 OF
the California-Giant and states that
development will soon be commenced
Mining companies at Rossland, B. c..
have decided to pay miners 81 per day
instead of $3.50 as heretofore; shovel
ers 1925, instead of $500; timbermen
81 and shaftmen $3.50, on and after
July 1. 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 from
the Rossland camp for the week: Cen
tire Star, $500 tons; lie Roi, 1850 tons
lie Roi No. 2, $50 tons; total for week
$50 tons; and for year to date, 1874,
I 651 tons. At the Trail smelter 4,2Ot
tons of ore were received during the
week and at Northport the smelter re
ceived 1850 tons.