Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-11
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

Easily the richest strike ever made
in the Kendall (Mont) district was re-
corded last week, when an entirely
new body of cyanide ore. running SIS,
was struck on the North Moccasin,
owned chiefly by John A. Drake. the
New York millionaire.
John Trigg, miner, employer at the
Center star mine at Rossland, b. c.,
was injured by fall of rock
This winter has witnessed more ac-
tivity in the mines near Priest lake
Qdaho) than as ever before been
seen.
1t is safe to say that 100 stamps will
be dropping in the Orc Grande and Elk
City districts by next summer" said
A. Allarydice of Chicago recently. after
having spent the summer in that dis
trict
c. r. Hoffman of Libby, Mont, re-
ports a flve-inch streak of clean lead
found in a newly opened vein in the
Porcupine mine in that district
John d. Cameron, who has been
employed some years at the CRANKY
mines, died recently at the Phoenix
general hospital.
During 1907 the mines of the Boun-
Diary district of southeastern British
Columbia produced 1,14S,2S7 tons. of
ore, the largest shippers being the
CRANKY, B. c. Copper, Dominion Cop
per and Snowshoe mines, we'll known
as large producers of low grade COP
per ore. This total is about $4,000
tons less than that of 1906, but the
value of the output is probably larger.
In the settlement of the controversy
between the Western Federation Of
Miners and the CRANKY company the
union workmen accepted the reduced
scale of wages proposed at the start
by the company; that is the scale now
In force at Rossland, B. c., and Butte,
Mont.
The powder house at the Lucky
Calumet mine, in the Occur dAlenes,
blew up recently, 100 pounds of pow
der exploding. The house was wrecked
and the line of the Washington Water
Power company was blown down. This
line supplied power for the National
mine, and as a result it was put out of
commission. The shaft at this mine
Immediately began filling with water
and is now half full 1t will take sew
eral days 10 pump it out.
A good strike of free milling gold
has been mace on the Star claim in
the Orogrande district, in central
Idaho.
The Big Twenty Mining company, a
Spokane corporation which owned and
was developing a group of % lode
claims on Two Mile creek, near Os-
burne, in the Evolution district of the
Occur Alenes, has disposed of all OF
its holdings.
Iron pyrites crystals carrying $50
in god to the ton have recently been
found in the East Snowstorm mine
near Mullan.
From appearances it would seem
that the backbone of the strike al
Gold1eld is about broken and that al
mines will be IN full operation, posi-
bly, within 10 days.
Steps are now being taken to incor
porate the Spokane Stock Exchange
which is to supplant the present Spo
kane Stock Brokers' association.
A carload of ore, the first big ship
ment to be made from the property
was shipped from the Montans-Mam
moth mine, near Thompson Falls, Mon
tara, to the East helena smelter
A copper furnace with daily ca
pacity of 100 to $50 tons will be bull
this summer near Chewelah, Wash.
by the United Copper Mining company
which owns a promising copper min,
near that town. The smelter will bs
a copper mating plant and will cos
about $4,000. The force employed
at the mine has been doubled, and nov
16 men are employed at underground
work. The long lower tunnel, which
has attained depth of about 32s feet
has betn following the ledge for 3o'
feet.
A strike of l6 inches of clean ship
ping ore is reported on the Ceda
creek property, located north of tn,
Hercules mine, at Burke.