Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

group Of % mining claims located
near Burke, Idaho, is being developed
by the Eastern Star Mining company.
The directors of the Tonopah Min
ing company of Nevada have declared
the regular quarterly dividend Of rs
per cent, payable January 21.
About carload of gray copper ore
has been sacked at the property Of the
Butte 3 USeur d'Alene Mining conf
pany, which is located near Mullan,
Idaho.
The Hecla Mining company of Wal
lace, Idaho, has declared regular divi- |
dend No. &c for December. Steckhold-
ers win receive cents share, or $780,
600. This makes total distribution
of profits to date of $1,71O,ooo.
]. p. Graves, general manager of the
CRANKY company, states that the com
pany is not represented in the large
copper combine reported as being
formed in New York by about IS per
cent of the copper production Of the
world.
A fatal accident occurred in the
CRANKY mines Saturday, by which John
II. Anderson and Charles johnson were
killed. They had just completed charg
ing 10 holes with dynamite when there
was premature explosion. johnson 7
body was mangled beyond recognition
I A company has been formed b
Occur 'Alene mine operators for tn
+ purpose of building a smeltar Of 10
g tons capacity on the Little Mort
a Fork. The necessary funds have bee
subscribed and it is probable that ii
plant will be built and in condition
% operate early next summer.
g. A compressor plant will be installt
70 at the property of the Nabob Minir
le company, which is located near War
ID ner, Idaho. The company is driving
re 5000 foot tunnel, which is now
10 about 100 feet. A contract for zoo fe
n of work in the tunnel has just been Il
rs and the work will be started at once
n 1t is reported that great exoiteme
ut prevails in the Silver City mining car
to over the discovery of rich cinnabor @
ar on Sinker creek, 20 miles from Silv
in City. 1t is reported that there q
ng large quantities of the ore in the
ut, entity of the new discovery, and
Id SAYS made in Boise show it to run
he high as 72.2 per cent mercury.
Be- The honor of having the FIRST eli
iat trieal smelter established on a co
m- mereial basis is claimed by the city
Nelson, B. G. The electrical zine sm'
er of the Canadian Zinc company
ner Nelson is now producing spelter
ere lead siIver bullion from mixed z
ere ores, and the operations of the pl
In have proven to be complete suce
can L. W. Anderson of Seattle, presid
ion of the New Republic minc, SO
as "Twenty miners are now employ
ion and when the improvements to
ade railway leading to the No. tun
re- now being prosecuted by consi
In able force of men in the employ OF
ex- Great Northern railway, is snisl
ton steady shipments to the smeltor vii
hem made from the mine.'
any At a meeting of the bondhoider'
90 the Dominion Copper company rec
ly held in New York, the trustees
'een the bondholders handed in repor
ioi favor of selling the property OF
'en' company. There is bonded Inc
naoe edness of 100000, with interest,
rea' a floating debt of about s75,oes.
I'M trustees do not know what time WI
eoiy required to bring about the sale
There died in London this week
-. land 3 most eccentric millionaire
richest untitled man. he was ID
go Isaaes Barnato, elder brother Of
a n ney Barnato, the "Kaffir King, "
,.ht. the man of the family who kept
the lid of one of the largest fort
..,,ol in the world. The British tre'
win collect, as soon as 1t can dec'
81. SOC. 900 in death duties from th
tate.