The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
MINES AND MINING.

ed out, is still a producer. Ed Hale and
Fred Bergen, who are working in the
upper workings, are shipping about 200
tons OF milling ore week and $50 tons
of clean ore a month.
Patents to the Blue Jacket mining
properties, located between the Salmon
and Snake rivers, will be granted as
soon as the company has performed ad-
ditional development work of $500. The
Blue Jacket is one of the most promis-
ing properties in the district and devel-
opment work of $4,000 has been per-
formed. The company has approximate
ly $500 feet of tunnel and shaft work
and has the ore bodies blocked out, so
as to facilitate the mining of the high
grade copper deposits as soon as trans
portation is afforded.
The fatal accidents which occurred in
and about British mines and quarries
numbered 1888 in 1907, causing the loss
Of 1868 lives.
There are about $40 domestic mines,
producing over 100000 tons of copper
annually, which is treated in 6s smelt-
ers and finished in IS refineries in this
country.
Preparations are being made at the
Golden Chariot property, near Oroville,
Wash, to begin shipping.
Nine men are now employed at the
Gold Point mine, which is located be-
tween Elk City and Orogrande.
The state of Arizona will undoubted-
ly again be the world 8 leader in copper
production, for it has been estimated
that the output for the year will BE-
over 274 100000 pounds finished copper.
1t is also estimated that Michigan IS
output for 1908 will reach 22O,OOO,O00
pounds and Montana's output about
244 100000 pounds.
Active work is being carried on at
the property of the Sheridan Mining
company, located in the Murray idaho
district.
1t is reported that for the last 95
feet the tunnel being driven on the
6oo-foot level in the Alder mine has
been opening solid ore of Sc in gold
values. The Alder mine is located in
Okanogan county, Washington.
Two feet of high grade ore was
opened on the Columbia group of min.
ing claims last week and the balance
of the vein is in ore that will average
$40 per ton. The Columbia property is
located in the Sheep creek district in
British Columbia, and promises to de-
velop into one of the large mines of the
district.
The country produced 96s,966, 491
pounds of copper, measured by the
smelter output in 1907.
Holders of about two-thigds of the
stock of the Sullivan Group Mining
company, owners of the Sullivan mine
and smelter, at Marysville, B. c., alst
large per cent of the bondholders ana
| creditors, have signed the agreement
placing the property in the hands of 3
committee Of three men, who are to
operate the mine and smelter in the
interest of all parties concerned.
The body of John A. Miller wa.
brought to Leavenworth, Wash, re
Gently. He was killed in a snowsldt
at his mine in the Red Mountain dis
trict Christmas day. He had with hin
miner named John Brayer, and haG
finished the work for the present OF
the North Star, one of the Metal Mon
arch group.
According to the incomplete report
of State Bullion and Tax Collector
Haley the gold output of Nevada fol
the nine months ended September 80
1908, was $10,019,73O.54. He estimate.
the mineral production of Nevada foI
1908 at $21 100000, as against the min
eral production of 1907, as shown BY
official figures, of $780, s6. The golt
bullion output for 1908 is $13,261, 730, a.
opposed to $12,099,455 for 1907.
Hazen, Nev.-The sampler of tn
Western Ore Purchasing company a
this place burned recently. 1t will be
total loss, which will aggregate abou
$4,000. This confagration follow
closely that of couple of months age
when all of the town of Hazen, excep
this sampling works and the Southern
Pacific depot, was destroyed by fire.
Fred Carrisch, the old Pittsbur,
backstop, who went from Helena il
! 1908 with Thompson to the big league
is. practically sure of berth with ST
Paul for next season.