Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
MINES AND MINING.


tana line, in the Occur d'Alenes, which |
shut down the first of the year, will
probably not be operated this season
unless the price Of copper reaches Is
cents, according to statement made
DR.. H. ]. Read, manager.
Nelson, B. C.-The report of the pro-
ceedings at the annual meeting of the
Hall Mines Smelling company, located
here, has been received from the old
country and explained the reasons of
the shutdown of last fall. 1t is shown
that the mines connected with the
smelter, the Silver King and the
Emma, yielded a handsome profit for
the Is months dealt with, those imme-
diately preceding the closedown, the
first profit of nearly 100000 and the
latter rather more than half as much.
BY the mismanagement of the smell
ter this profit was converted into a
loss of $4,000 and the works closed
down.
Richard Mulroy, who recently Sc
cured the Republic mine at Republic,
Wash, on a bond and lease, is now
cleaning out the drifts and slopes and
putting the mine in shape to begin
active mining operations April 1, ac-
cording to the terms of the lease.
The CRANKY company again broke it's
record for the shipment of ore from
| its Phoenix mines last week. The
shipments were 27,288 tons, making a
total for the present year of 1895
tons. The smelter treated 23,595 tons,
and total for the year of 239, 5S7 tons.
1t is stated in Greenwood that the
Providence mine will shortly resume
operations. The company has lately
raised $4,000 for the purpose of sink
ing the shaft on the property to the
1000 foot level.
Ed Ellis, and ]. A. Allan, Seattle
placer men, have arrived in camp tc
take charge of the Bethel group Of
placer claims, situated on Mary AnI
creek, northwest of Chesaw, Wash.
The strike situation at the Tread
we'll mines, Alaska, is assuming seri
GUS aspect. Company F, Tenth infan
try, has arrived at Treadwell with or
ders to aid the marshals. The arriVa
of the troops was unexpected. Their
is no disorder.
Pittsburg, Kan.-On Tuesday all 0
the coal mines in this district shu
down by mutual consent of the miner
and operators, and will remain close,
80 to 60 days.
Leavenworth, Kan.-Local min
operators are preparing for the con
, ing strike of coal miners. All of tn
mine mules are being offered for sale
: apparently in anticipation Of Ion
. contest. Large quantities of coal hav
I already been stored by the railroad
= In Leavenworth 1000 men will be a
fected.
q ]. H. Ehlers of Spokane has mad
n the initial payment of $4,000 on
1885, 900 bond which he and his ass
: ciates have taken on the Black Bes
g Fraction mine, near Wallace.
= There has been gerat activity at tt
Rex mine, in the Occur d'Alenes, du
= ing the past few days, and three ca
- of ore are now ready for shipment
- the smelter at East Helena.
=, Paul Emmanuelson was taken uni
:. jured from the Bunker Hill after
. ing imprisoned by a cavern for
- hours. Rasmussen, his partner, wi
~ was found nearer the entrance, aide
in the second rescue. The party dro'
-, drift II feet by hand in order
y reach Emmanuelson. The men we
~ caught while timbering caving groun
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mimi
- company is making experiments
~ treating mine timbers to prevent the
y decay. The experiments are bell
conducted under the direction of J.
" Nelson and H. A. Paul of the COVER
ment forestry service, who have {
~ rived at Wardner from Washington.
81 picking plant will be erected at Wal
'o ner and the timbers will be treat
" with creosote and zinc chloride. /
ter the plant is in good working ord
a. Mr.. Nelson will leave to install plar
- in other places, while Mr.. Paul W
NC remain at the Bunker Hill & Sulliv
10 mine a good part of the summer.
The Sterling Mining company is RI
CD ming a crosscut TUNE Ito cut the ma
VI ledge on its property