Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-03
MINES AND MINING.


ceedings at the annual meeting of the
Hall Mines Smelling company, located |
here, has been received from the old |
countr. 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 1S months dealt with, those imme-
diately preceding the closedown, the
first profit of nearly $4,000 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 bond and lease. is now
cleaning out the drifts and slopes and
putting the mine in shape to begin
active mining operations April /, ac-
cording to the terms OF the lease.
The CRANKY company again broke its
record for the shipment of ore from
its Phoenix mines last week. The
shipments were 27,2SS tons, making a
total for the present year of 246, 796
tons. The smelter treated 1856 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 to
take charge of the Bethel group of
placer claims, situated on Mary Ann
creek, northwest of Chesaw, Wash.
The strike situation at the Tread
well mines, Alaska, is assuming a 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. There
is no disorder.
, Pittsburg, Kan-On Tuesday all o
the coal mines in this district shu
down by mutual consent of the miners
and operators, and will remain close'
j 80 to 60 days.
Leavenworth, Kan.-Local min
j operators are preparing for the CON
/ ing strike of coal miners. All of tn
y mine mules are being offered for sale
apparently in anticipation of a lon
e contest. Large quantities of coal hav
t already been stored by the railroads
r In Leavenworth 1000 men will be a
S fected.
j. H. Ehlers of Spokane has mad
II the initial payment of $4,000 on
$3.50 bond which he and his asst
81 ciates have taken on the Black Bea
= Fraction mine, near Wallace.
There has been great activity at tn
i Rex mine, in the Occur d'Alenes, du
= ing the past few days, and three cal
IL of ore are now ready for shipment
y the smelter at East Helena.
Paul Emmanuelson was taken uni
- iured from the Bunker Hill after b
= ing imprisoned by a cave-in for
hours. Rasmussen, his partner, WI
was found nearer the entrance, aide
in the second rescue. The party dro'
a drift IL feet by hand in order
A. reach EmmdnuelSOu. ne luSh VIC
~ caught while timbering caving groun
The Bunker Hill G. Sullivan Mini
company is making experiments
treating mine timbers to prevent the
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.
pickling plant will be erected at Wal
ner and the timbers will be treat
with creosote and zinc chloride. 1
~ ter the plant is in good working ord
=, Mr.. Nelson will leave to install plar
al in other places, while Mr.. Paul W
- remain at the Bunker Hill & Sulliv
~ mine a good part of the summer.
,n The Sterling Mining company is RI
ie ming a crosscut tunnel to cut the ma
'D' ledge on its property.
The Monitor mine, near the MI
sie tana line. in the Occur d'Alenes, viii
shut down the first of the year, "
l, probably not be operated this seas
IN unless the price of copper reaches
cents. according to a statement ma
DIR. H. ]. Read, manager.
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