Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-21
MINES AND MINING.


Thomas McKeever, a well-known
man, rs years Of age, died at
Spokane recently.
Two carloads of machinery, consist
ing of 450-horse power electric mo-
tor, a 29,00O-pound fiy-wheel and
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 steam hoist and pump in the i'm
mediate future. The shaft has been
sunk 1876 feet with the aid of 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 120
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
r 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 n April l. 1t
5 was found that the system is in per-
feet shape.
n One section of the concentration at
the Washoe smelter was started mill
s ing copper ore yesterday, and others
S will be put in motion without delay
Y, 1t will be about another week before
C the furnaces can be fired Opening OF
y the Washoe means much to the Occur
e dAlene district the plants principal
e supply of silicious copper ore coming
n from the Snowstorm mine. The smelt-
n ing of custom ores by the Washoe will
be a boon to small mining operators
II of Montana, who were forced to sus-
Al pend operations following the shut
Al down of the Washoe because of the
- Co.'s rates.
,s THE moment is opportune for the
"a opening of an independent smelter,
a. said c. c. Titus, former assistant SUI
NJ perintendent of the East Helena
"a smelter, recently, just prior to leav
ing Spokane for Montana. THE trust
now feels itself safe in making the
most extortionate charges and has
gone so far that its hold upon the pro
a. ducers of ore has been greatly loos
ened. | could take you to places il
No. Montana where thousands of tons o
cd ore are piled beside the railway track
nv because the owners can not afford t
,+e send it to the American Smelling an
au, Refining company's plants. They dc
,on clare they will leave it there rattle
than have further dealings with tn
do trust
British Columbia News.
- R. b. Perry and G. G. Wilson hav
leased the o. K. mine and mill an
~ will shortly begin operations on it.
The Nugget mine, in the Salmo dl'
'ou trict, is making a gerat record for hig
la grade ore shipped from the propert,
mas It is said that the last two cars of OF
shipped to the smelter gave returns
nearly $4,000, the ore running nearl
800 per ton.
oli The Crescent mine, in the Bou
anu Diary. which is new shipper from Thu
ace district, has been sending high grat
pom gold and silver ore to the Trail SEN
ee" ter. and is said to be yielding han
'"n some profits to its owners. 1t is
:, pected that the shipments sent Tn
mn week will give returns OF about III
= VI per ton. At present the manager
men the mine has force of dozen me
cue employed on the property.
Newman Erb, for many years cna
" man of the board of directors OF II
~ B. c. Copper company, has pe'
oe elected president of the company
4ar. take the place of Colgate Hoyt'
tired.
The funeral of Patrick OBrien, W
was killed at the St. Eugene mine
-, - Moyie, took place at Cranbrook 81
;naa day. Jack DAILY who was WI
sbot OBrien when the accident occurr'
orrv lost the sight of one eye, and "
her probably lose the sight of the or
from one