The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-03-13
MINES AND MINING.

The greatest gold mine in the world
is the Mount Morgan, in Australia.
Thomas McKeever, a well-known
mining man, Is years of age, died at
Spokane recently.
Two carloads of machinery, consist
ing of a 450-horse power electric mo-
tor, a 29,000-pound fly-wheel and a
generator is now being installed in the
Hecla mine at Burke, Idaho, for the
electric hoist, on which work was
started last week.
w. A. Pea of Meteor, Wash, and
Charles Fish of Sprague, owners of the
New York claim, have concluded to put
in a steam hoist and pump in the inn
mediate future. The shaft has been
sunk 1875 feet with the aid of a two,
horse steel whim.
News was brought to w. Scheck yes
terday from Springdale, Wash, that
new strike of silver ore has just
been made on the Seal and Queen
claims operated by him. This ore was
found in the third level of the Queen
Mr.. Scheck has already sent two car
| loads of ore to the Tacoma smelter
which carried silver values of 100
ounces to the ton.
| Electric motors, with strings of cars
went whizzing along the side of the
hill between the North Moccasin and
the Kendall mill this week, Superin
tendent H. H. Lang having completed
the installation of the electric equip
ment for conveying ore from the NORTH
Moccasin to the Kendall mill. He
made trial runs to ascertain if every
thing was working properly before the
hauling of ore begins April 1. l
was found that the system is in per
feet shape.
One section of the concentration a
the Washoe smelter was started mill
ing copper ore yesterday, and other
will be put in motion without delay
1t will be about another week befor
the furnaces can be fired Opening O
the Washoe means much to the Coeu
dAlene district, the plants principa
supply of silicious copper ore comm
from the Snowstorm mine The smell
ing of custom ores by the Washoe wi
be boon to small mining operator
of Montana. who were forced to SUI
pend operations following the shu
down of the Washoe because of tn
immediate raising of the A. S. & F
Co.'S rates.
THE moment is opportune for tn
opening of an Independent smelter
said c. G. Titus, former assistant S,
, perintendent of the East Helen
smelter, recently, just prior to lea
ing Spokane for Montana. The trus
2 now feels itself safe in making tn
: most extortionate charges and ha
gone so far that it's hold upon the pr
q ducers of ore has been greatly loo
J.. ened. | could take you to places
@ Montana where thousands of tons
O ore are piled beside the railway tract
# because the owners can not afford
send it to the American Smelling al
Refining company's plants. They
1clare they will leave it there rath
than have further dealings with Il
l. trust
British Columbia News.
v R. B. Perry and G. G. Wilson ha'
e leased the o. X. mine and mill al
y will shortly begin operations on it.
y The Nugget mine, in the Salmo d
n trict, is making a gerat record for hi
@ grade ore shipped from the propert
n 1t is said that the last two cars of o
S shipped to the smelter gave returns
lie nearly $4,000, the ore running near
" 500 per ton.
Is The Crescent mine, in the Bot
n dairy, which is new shipper from tn
~ district, has been sending high gra
he gold and silver ore to the Trail SCI
T. ter, and is said to be yielding han
IT, some profits to it's owners. 1t is
H. pected that the shipments sent Il
week will give returns of about 81
as per ton. At present the manager
a. the mine has force of dozen m
OF employed on the property.
IN Newman Erb, for many years cha
y, man of the board of directors of I
ed B. c. Copper company, has be
elected president of the company,
IT. take the place of Colgate Hoyt,
u- tired.
" The funeral of Patrick OBrien, "
"a was killed at the st. Eugene mine
- Moyie, took place at Cranbrook S
~ day. Jack DAILY, who was W
~ O'Brien when the accident occurr
,ir lost the sight of one eye, and '
&C probably lose the sight of the otl
NJ one.
M. Denver Man Suicides.